The Adventures of Mark Twain
Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn as they stowaway aboard the interplanetary balloon of Mark Twain. Twain, disgusted with the human race, is intent upon finding Halley's Comet and crashing into it, achieving his "destiny." It's up to Tom, Becky, and Huck to convince him that his judgment is wrong and that he still has much to offer humanity that might make a difference. Their efforts aren't just charitable; if they fail, they will share Twain's fate. Along the way, they use a magical time portal to get a detailed overview of the Twain philosophy, observing the "historical" events that inspired his works.
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- Cast:
- James Whitmore , Michele Mariana , Dal McKennon , Will Vinton
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One of my all time favorites.
As Good As It Gets
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Why isn't "Adventures Of Title" a trope yet? Seriously, I see that title everywhere. This was a good movie for me, but it wasn't that good. It's mostly because I wish they would have had more Mark Twain stories that we're familiar with. Then again, it was kind of nice to learn about ones I was not familiar with. The stop motion effects are the highlight.I remember seeing the part with Satan the angel on the Internet years ago. That's easily the best part of the movie. This film tells the story of how Huckleberry Finn, Tom Swayer, and Becky Thatcher stumbled onto Mark Twain's airship. Mark Twain was a critic of religion, but the stories here didn't seem anti-religious. The Adam and Eve one was more funny than anything else. It has some interesting morals to it too.
The Adventures of Mark Twain When accompanying an American Humorist, it's imperative you never mention how funny British Humorists are.Luckily, Mark Twain's guests in this stop-motion movie are from the South.Rendezvousing with Halley's comet, author Mark Twain (James Whitmore) welcomes three Mississippians, Tom Sawyer (Chris Ritchie), Huck Finn (Gary Krug) and Becky Thatcher (Michele Mariana), aboard his futurist airship.While they coast the air currents, Captain Twain regales them with a menagerie of short stories ranging from jumping frogs to Adam and Eve.Meanwhile, the airship careens closer to the comet's tail, approaching their host's ultimate objective.While the claymation can be construed as being too creepy, it is nonetheless well rendered, and lends its self wonderfully to the unorthodox vignettes, which are based on Twain's own work.In the end though, all we can do is hope that that is a comet they're chasing, and not frozen sewage from MIR reentering the atmosphere.Green Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.com
i first saw this film, god knows how many years ago (something like 18-20 years ago) and it stuck with me.... most specifically the duality of the character of mark twain himself and the roller-coaster ride thru modern western mythology... there's some fairly deep ideas in here,(which given the current social and religious climate), we are unlikely to see again on screen for a while. i cant imagine anyone making anything this experimental again for quite some time, much less expecting children to be able to understand and keep up... if this was available on DVD id buy it in a heartbeat.... has anyone come across anything with a similar flavour?
I don't know how they did it. This movie is as close to memorable as "movie magic" will ever get. As i sifted through the previously posted comments i came to realize that i wasn't the only one who was completely "tranced" by its animation and story line as a little kid. Unbelievable! Kudos to those who did it.I watched it only once before, i think i was around 7, and i NEVER EVER forgot about it! Then i watched it again yesterday, and then an avalanche of unexplained and repressed memories came down trickling as things became clearer. Well, a bit more clearer! At any rate, now that i know what it's about, i can't say i am disappointed. This time nostalgia really paid out. Beautiful movie, even if broody, in every respect. That said, this clearly isn't a movie for everyone.