The New Swiss Family Robinson (1998)
When Angelino Jack Robinson gets a new job in Australia, he decides to take his sissy wife Ann, brave sons Shane and Todd and wining daughter Elisabeth 'Lizzy' by sailing yacht from Hong Kong to Syndney. The gun he gets thrown in by Sheldon Blake proves disabled, and for a sinister reason: near Borneo, Blake's men turn up to capture them. The family escapes but loses the yacht on a reef. They build a cool camp on an island. But the pirates keep coming back, and the boys discover why: he hid a treasure in the yacht. Shane is also discovered and captured in more then one way by French plane wreck survivor Françoise, who later teams up with the family.
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It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.
It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.
In this case this remake out classed the original. One of the best movies I ever seen.I haven't seen a best female supporting actress since Kim Hunter in a Street Car named Desire or Patty Duke in a Miracle Worker. This is Jane Seymour's Best film. I think she really re invented herself in this role. Action ,Adventure, Drama and comedy all in one. Best picture for 1999 should have been the New Swiss Family Robinson not American Beauty. This picture easily is as good as Titanic or Ben Hur. I think that the scores and selection of actors where better then The Return of the King. What was wrong with the Academy? I am surprise this movie didn't stay #1 at the box office for a couple of months. They need to use this movie at film school for an example of a true creative masterpiece. I really wish they would have considered making this into a franchise, like Lethal weapon or Star Wars. Its in the same caliber.
I am in lack of words as to how amazed I am, that this movie exists..This movie contains very serious with pirates shooting and wild animals (sharks, panther, crocs, apes...), and in other times the movie changes to almost circus clown comedy. As a result it is nothing but a poor script with ridiculous comedy twists, and with so bad special effects and film editing tricks.To not be insulted by this movie at least a couple of times is impossible, unless you are very very young, or like very childish unthought movies.I am amazed I haven't changed the channel after one hour, but more amazed that it is being shown 20:00 on a Saturday.. this should be shown at 06:00 in the morning, when adults sleep...The orangutang is the worst part of this movie, please adults do not waste time on this, you will hit yourself..
Oh my God ... what a bunch of twinkies this crew was. Can you really see this cadre of know-nothings and yahoos building a stable sandcastle, let alone a small freaking village? And why, yes, an adult male and two kids take on twenty submachine-gun toting pirates with their bare hands ALL the time and win. Well, yes, it's so heartwarming and nice to see loving families overcome all obstacles with the help of togetherness, but what message does this really send? That if you have enough drunk scriptwriters mailing it in, general incompetence miraculously vanishes and is replaced by split level treehouses and liana-wrapped elevators? I've been in love with Jane Seymour for 25 years, but give me a bloody break.Awful, awful, awful. 1/10
Yowza! This one's a real groaner. The acting is abhorrent, the script is poorly written, and the plot is like swiss cheese. Full of holes. A 12 year old kid from Ohio could write a more interesting and realistic high seas adventure.