Swiss Family Robinson (Vault Disney Collection)
starring: John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, Sessue Hayakawa
directed by: Ken Annakin
directed by: Ken Annakin
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Studio: Buena Vista Home VideoRelease Date: 03/18/2003Rating: G
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The Disney touch is all over this grand, colorful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family set off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multilevel tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck, the tale is pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions, and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film--even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and nonlethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully photographed film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire costars as the proper, worry-prone mother. (Ages 5 and older) --Sean Axmaker
Studio: Buena Vista Home VideoRelease Date: 03/18/2003Rating: G
Amazon.com:
The Disney touch is all over this grand, colorful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family set off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multilevel tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck, the tale is pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions, and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film--even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and nonlethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully photographed film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire costars as the proper, worry-prone mother. (Ages 5 and older) --Sean Axmaker
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- MMM...
This movie is expensive, since it is an old movie the price is a little bit high.It is a good movie for a 5 or 6 year old.
Rating: 
- fantastic
i was very pleased with my dvd and the time it took to get to me. the cost was great and brand new too!i couldn't be happier
Rating: - Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson is a fantastic family movie, something you don't see very often anymore. Everyone young or old will enjoy this film immensely. Highly recommend. Even my 20 year old daughter loves this movie.
Rating: - One of Disney's all time best films!!!
This is it the original Swiss Family Robinson from 1960! This great 2 DVD package from the Vault Disney Collection is spectacular!!! Includes a beautiful anamorpic widscreen transfer of the film a "boatload" of great supplimental material!!! I remember watching this on TV w/ my famliy ions ago,never knowing that the TV version was chopping almost 50% of the picture,now w/ this wonderful dvd,one can it in all it's widescreen glory,the way it was meant to be seen!!! I'm pretty sure a Blu Ray version ... Read More
Rating: 
- Rousing adventure still fun for kids
Based on the Johann Wyss novel, this longwinded adventure hasn't aged perfectly, but is still exciting for children. There are pirates, a cool treehouse and a hearty slapstick finale. The colorful Panavision film looks great, though the sound is just OK. Adults can delight in the many logical absurdities. Coconut bombs? A tropical island with elephants, tigers and zebras? But of course!
- MMM...This movie is expensive, since it is an old movie the price is a little bit high.It is a good movie for a 5 or 6 year old.
- fantastici was very pleased with my dvd and the time it took to get to me. the cost was great and brand new too!i couldn't be happier
- Swiss Family RobinsonSwiss Family Robinson is a fantastic family movie, something you don't see very often anymore. Everyone young or old will enjoy this film immensely. Highly recommend. Even my 20 year old daughter loves this movie.
- One of Disney's all time best films!!!This is it the original Swiss Family Robinson from 1960! This great 2 DVD package from the Vault Disney Collection is spectacular!!! Includes a beautiful anamorpic widscreen transfer of the film a "boatload" of great supplimental material!!! I remember watching this on TV w/ my famliy ions ago,never knowing that the TV version was chopping almost 50% of the picture,now w/ this wonderful dvd,one can it in all it's widescreen glory,the way it was meant to be seen!!! I'm pretty sure a Blu Ray version ... Read More
- Rousing adventure still fun for kidsBased on the Johann Wyss novel, this longwinded adventure hasn't aged perfectly, but is still exciting for children. There are pirates, a cool treehouse and a hearty slapstick finale. The colorful Panavision film looks great, though the sound is just OK. Adults can delight in the many logical absurdities. Coconut bombs? A tropical island with elephants, tigers and zebras? But of course!
