StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Hitchcoc People today have so much access to film. I believe we have become a bit jaded as our opinions become harsh and unpleasant. I got to see this movie when I was in elementary school. We all wanted to be Jim Hawkins, going away on an ocean voyage to an island with a buried treasure and a dangerous history. And then there is Blind Pew and Long John Silver (the prototype created by Robert Newton) and the black spot. Jim is a boy, but he must be a man in order to waylay the actions of the villains. I had never seen the Wallace Beery presentation, but this one stands well above that one. Walt Disney had the clout and the creativity and the foresight to bring these wonderful adventures to the screen.

Umar Mansoor Bajwa Treasure Island directed by Haskin is indeed commendable even after a lapse of fifty years. It is the first live action film by Disney Productions. The violence is a bit more for Walt Disney level.Robert Newton steals the show in the role of Long John Silver. He has injected the exact amount of guile, treachery, crooked chivalry and maneuvering in the robust character of versatile pirate named Long John Silver. The originality exuding from the acting of Newton far outweighs that of film giants like Orsen Welles in the film version of 1972 or by Charlton Heston in TV adaptation of 1990.The special effects and computer graphics generated in the fiction movies of this ultra advanced age have failed to come up to the austere and vivid standards of this Disney Production half a century ago. Honestly speaking, in its genre, this flick has more entertaining charm and reality than in the Pirates of the Caribbean (2006). Robert Newton as the lame, rugged and craggy natured pirate (Silver) outperforms Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow (modern day pirate) of The Dead Man's Chest.I would go, even that far to say that Jim Hawkins played by Bobby Discroll consummates better as the young protagonist in comparison with Daniel Radcliffe playing Harry Potter, although Discroll seems younger in 1950 than Radcliffe in J.K. Rowlings children thriller.

TheLittleSongbird Anybody who knows me will probably know that I am very fond of Disney. Not only their animations such as Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Pinocchio and The Hunchback of Notre Dame but also their live action films especially Mary Poppins and Old Yeller. While it was still enjoyable enough, Treasure Island doesn't captivate me as much as the aforementioned did. It does have its strengths but it has its weaknesses too.Treasure Island's main merit is the performance of Robert Newton. I know there are people who dismiss Newton as being hammy, I thought so myself initially, but when I revisited it I realised I liked Newton's performance this time around because he was on the hammy side. His swagger, his eyes, his charismatic presence, while it is not my favourite performance of his(Bill Sikes in David Lean's Oliver Twist is my favourite) I thoroughly enjoyed his turn as Long John here. Another strength is the locations, sets and costumes. They are very colourful and lavish, while the cinematography is also well done and the ship itself is of majestic scale. The direction is good too, and I liked the dialogue, Long John for me gets the best lines and the story, while just lacking the magic of the book it was interesting and amusing enough.However, Treasure Island also has its problems as well as I have said already. For me the length was just right, for me the pacing was the issue particularly in the middle half I found it a little too lethargic so some scenes dragged. Also, I felt Long John and Jim's relationship could have been developed more, while the chemistry is there it never quite comes across as humorous or poignant, and any scene that strived to be any of those things didn't have that emotional impact due to the relationship not being strong enough. That is of course my opinion. My main problem though is some of the ing cast. If I were to coin the phrase hit and miss I would give it here. Starting with the good, Finlay Currie is good as Billy Bones, though with an actor as good as he was I would have loved him to have played a bigger role in the film. Less successful is Bobby Driscoll. Now I have nothing against Driscoll, I loved him in So Dear to My Heart, liked him in Song of the South(wasn't quite so sure initially) and his voice work as Peter Pan is gradually growing on me, but he didn't convince me as Jim, and I found his accent distracting. I also didn't like Geoffrey Wilkinson very much as Ben Gunn either, for me any part on his behalf that was intended to be amusing fell rather flat, sorry.Overall, not bad in fact it is pretty enjoyable, but I just don't revere it as a classic. I think people may think it blasphemy, but I preferred the Muppet version. 6/10 Bethany Cox

Neil Doyle TREASURE ISLAND is a good example of Disney's way with live action when he began departing from his schedule of full-length animated features. His money at the time was tied up in the European market and he decided to make this version of the film in England with a splendid cast of actors and handsome use of Technicolor.ROBERT NEWTON easily walks off with most of his scenes as Long John Silver, the man with the pegged leg and the parrot on his shoulder. Newton uses a malicious gleam in his eye to convey the cunning nature of his character but is usually a bit too theatrical to be completely convincing. Nevertheless, he's the focal point as far as the acting is concerned.BOBBY DRISCOLL is very competent and well cast as Jim Hawkins and must have enjoyed the experience of working in a story like this with pirates and a stolen treasure map as major themes. He's fun to watch and inhabits the role with professional ease. No wonder Disney used him as the live action model for his PETER PAN, released a few years later.Making a deep impression too is FINLAY CURRIE as Billy Bones, the man who gets his comeuppance early in the story. He gives vigor and flavor to his role, so much so that it's too bad his role couldn't have been expanded.Summing up: Colorfully done with lots of realistic flavor among the sets and costumes, all photographed in lush Technicolor and given a sentimental but satisfying ending.