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Does it strike anybody else kind of odd that the DVD cover art for this film features a mountainous background ? The entire story is set in Florida !?
Rating:  -
I chose to review this film on my birthday because it's one of my favorites.
I love the way the little boy becomes so fondly atatched to his baby deer.
It's so beautiful and so sweet.It's so happy, the fun and tenderness with his new pet.
It is sad too that both the little boy and the deer part in such a way.
But at least the time they spent together was wonderful and brilliantly filmed.
And that's my birthday review.....
Rating:  -
I don't understand what the big fuss is about this movie. It took more then an 1 hour to establish the plot and anyone that knows deer's it was only a matter of time before the deer was going to start too acted wild. I also didn't understand why the father didn't call his son by his first name. He kept calling him boy through out the entire movie. I guess back in the 40's that children called that parents by Ma and Pa. The parents didn't call there children by there names either they said son or daughter or I guess boy and girl.I'm not going to tell you how it ends but there's not much in this movie that will keep you interested. I loss interest about 15 minutes into this movie because there's no action, rhythm or anything at all as I said before to keep interested. Base on that and I'm indeed being nice about this I give this movie only 1 weasel stars.
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I just finished reading the negative reviews for this movie. Although the good far outweighs the bad, I wanted to point out some of the negative comments and why they are without merit:
"I was so turned off, I turned (the movie) off" - This reviewer didn't even watch it through...enough said. This same reviewer also said "I didn't like the looks of the little boy" - Are you kidding?
"The mother's acting is nearly as bad (as the boy's) - Jane Wyman's performance is guarded and understated. She plays a mother afraid to love her young son too much, because she has lost three other children. She does eventually open up, let her guard down, and embrace her young son.
"Too many people die! It's very sad!" - Yes, the movie did include three children we never see who died in infancy before the story begins. There is another death of a child, and animals are also killed. Sad, yes, but part of life and part of Jody's journey through childhood. Life was hard in the post-Civil War pioneering country, and I'm sure people faced death often and were forced to make gut-wrenching decisions.
"He (Jody) cries too much, and sorry to say, he acts like a girl." - Jody is a lonely child longing for the companionship of a pet--any animal he can love and nurture. He was poor, he worked from sun-up until sundown, he had a cold mother, no siblings...he faced death, saw his family's crop rot from rain...I could go on and on. The point is, he had a lot to cry about. Some other reviewers criticized Claude Jarman, Jr's performance; however, critics raved over his moving movie DEBUT (amazing!), and he was awarded a miniature Oscar at the 1946 Academy Awards.
Other reviewers were critical of the Southern dialogue. Yes, Gregory Peck's accent wasn't particularly convincing, but he gives an endearing, gentle performance nonetheless. Jane Wyman was from Missouri (not far from the South), and Claude Jarman, Jr. was born in Nashville, TN. There is too much beauty and emotion in this film to disregard it because of a lack of perfect dialogue.
I agree this is not a film for young children--too emotional and graphic. I also agree that a lot of mention was made of Oliver, whose role is small--only two short scenes as I can recall.
If you haven't seen the movie, please disregard the weak negative comments, which are without merit.
Rating:  -
Summary: I was looking forward to this movie, but found it disappointing.
The people who comment on the reviews here seem to find only the positive reviews helpful. Personally, I think a well-written negative review can be just as helpful as a positive review in helping me decide what to purchase, but your mileage may vary. Also note that many of the positive reviews express significant nostalgia. If you have prior experience with the movie or book, you'll probably rave over the movie. People with no previous exposure to the story and used to the more subtle expression of modern acting may be turned off.
Some random notes:
Some people think this is a family film, but there is fighting, death, quarreling in the family, crop failure, poor grammar, stealing, and death of a pet. No murder, but still a bit too much for younger family members.
The scene where the dogs attack the bear is impressive--it sure looks like the animals are fiercely fighting.
The scene where the dog is traded for a gun (because they are tricking Lem into believing the dog is a good hunting dog) had potential, but the script didn't set up the scene very well and the delivery by Lem was weak.
I guess the dialog is supposed to be representative of the deep south, but a person can only tolerate so much of "I ain't pettin' no fawns", etc.
There is some nice scenery of the deep south...similar to the forested areas of the Everglades. Also nice scenes of animals including bears & deer.
The script didn't explain things very well...there were quite a few times that I wondered what was going on for a while. For example, the character of Oliver was discussed at length before it was explained who he was. Could be that this was a deliberate technique of the filmmaker to add a bit of suspense, or maybe it was assumed that people would have read the book, or maybe it was just a poor script.
Some people think the boy does a good job acting. I strongly disagree. His acting is over-dramatic to the point of making me cringe. The mother's acting is nearly as bad. I think acting is good when I do NOT notice the acting. Here, the acting is very obvious, as though the actors were trained in stage performances that need exaggerated movements and emotions. The acting of the father is okay at times, but other times seems very stiff and forced. Ultimately, the acting is such a distraction that I give the movie a thumbs-down.
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