Rating: 8 out of 10, This was one of the defining movies of my early life. I think as a very young child I realized I absolutely loved movies when I saw this Disney classic at the venerable Scenic Theater in Keene, NH. The theater had a huge billboard over the entrance and I clearly remember a movie poster showing the race involving an ostrich jockey. Most of all I remembered a thrilling adventure film that captured my imagination the way few films ever did. Everything is geared towards a young viewer – you can sense the presence of Walt Disney behind the filmmaking. The ship wreck, the recovery, the best tree house in movie history, and the final battle against the pirates – it has everything a young boy would love. It seems I’ve got a bit of that young boy in me still because I still absolutely love this movie.
MVP: MacArthur as Fritz in his pre-Dan-O days, the big brother we all hoped for
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