I read the book when I was a kid and enjoyed it quite a bit. When I saw the DVD at the library, I picked it up. I hadn't planned on making my daughter watch an old movie with me, but when she wandered through the living room, she plopped right down and we had a fun time.
The pacing was fine, the actors read their lines well, the music was exciting, and the DVD is very clear - it could have been made last year, as far as the print is concerned. I saw two bits used in Raiders of the Lost Ark - the giant boulder rolling toward our heroes, and a ray of light leading the way at a certain time and place. I'm sure there are other scenes from this movie that were aped in more recent adventure films.
One commenter really went off regarding the Freudian aspects of the film - I noticed too, but it didn't bother me - EVERY film is about sex if you let it be.
The only special features were the original trailer - which actually expected audiences to read! and a comparison of the old unrestored prints to the new one. If you only saw the old fuzzy print, you haven't seen the movie.
The pacing was fine, the actors read their lines well, the music was exciting, and the DVD is very clear - it could have been made last year, as far as the print is concerned. I saw two bits used in Raiders of the Lost Ark - the giant boulder rolling toward our heroes, and a ray of light leading the way at a certain time and place. I'm sure there are other scenes from this movie that were aped in more recent adventure films.
One commenter really went off regarding the Freudian aspects of the film - I noticed too, but it didn't bother me - EVERY film is about sex if you let it be.
The only special features were the original trailer - which actually expected audiences to read! and a comparison of the old unrestored prints to the new one. If you only saw the old fuzzy print, you haven't seen the movie.