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Crusoe (1989)

March. 30,1989
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6.1
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PG-13
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Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked and he finds himself all alone on a tropical island. With a few tools he manages to rescue from the wreck he has to learn to support himself until help arrives.

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Wordiezett
1989/03/30

So much average

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Stevecorp
1989/03/31

Don't listen to the negative reviews

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Odelecol
1989/04/01

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

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Allison Davies
1989/04/02

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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max843
1989/04/03

"Crusoe" came on in the middle of the night on Multiplex. Do remember the buzz in 88 before it was released. Surprised it didn't do better in the American market.Optics are stunningly beautiful, sets appear authentic to my unprofessional eye - and Serbia is absolutely gorgeous. Sinful what has happened to that country.Beginning scenes reminiscent of recent films such as "12 Years A Slave" and others. Painful to watch, but a necessary back story. Agree with previous reviews that this version of Daniel Defoe's story conveys well the isolation, desperation and redemption of man. Good on director Caleb Deschanel.Thought it was a bit too convenient our hero just happened to retrieve a razor, soap and other necessities from the wreck. And especially, his ship-launching skills were a wonder to behold.Loved Aiden Quinn's interaction with the ship's dog, especially compared to his first encounter with Hepburn Graham. Telling.

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Michael Neumann
1989/04/04

This 1988 revision of Daniel Dafoe's popular desert island survival adventure has enough of a modern conscience to suggest a tropical variation of 'The Defiant Ones', with Virginia gentleman slave trader Crusoe (no first name is given: could it be Robinson?) shipwrecked off the African coast and chained by circumstance to a native tribesman. Director Caleb Deschanel brings to his own film some of the same meticulous attention to visual detail from his work elsewhere as an ace cinematographer, in this instance hiding the shortcomings of an underdeveloped screenplay behind lots of glorious surf-and-sand imagery. The story itself, perhaps because of its familiarity in outline, unfolds with a surprising lack of emotion for such a compelling scenario. Little information is offered about its protagonist except that he's a bigot with a lesson to learn, so what little character he has isn't very sympathetic. But the idea alone still carries a lingering fascination, making the film a consistently interesting if not always very involving experience.

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Azlan Lewis
1989/04/05

This version is a good watch and a freshened version of the Robinson Crusoe franchise.It shows how a lonely man can survive on tropical island.Beautiful shooting shows the great colors of the scenery of the island they were on.I originally only caught the first few minutes of this movie and enjoyed it and later found it on again and watched it to it's finish.Takes a few surprising turns that I have not seen in other versions.I felt from the start of this movie was very real of what was happening in the slave trade and Crusoe mentions this to his first captured slave.Enjoyable to watch, I recommend this for those 12 years old and above.

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victorritchie
1989/04/06

This almost wordless version, is my favorite, it captures the lonely feeling of being lost on a beautiful Island. A man lost to the world with no one to help him, finds he needs companionship. The actors did a great job expressing the parts. I feel the writer's human approach to expressing the conflict between the white and the black man shows for all to see that we are, all, in the human race and need to learn to overcome our superior selfishness whether white or black. These 2 men become friends even to learning from each other and they both show they are indeed able to share there lives with respect for each other. They learn to trust each other and to protect each other. The haunting theme music so sets off this story. It sets the stage with the emotion, giving the viewer a real feel for the truths in this wonderful story.

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