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DVD Flipper
The 1963 film that inspired a popular television series about a chatty, lovable dolphin gets a sunny makeover in this 1996 update. Elijah Wood plays Sandy, a bleak adolescent from Chicago struggling with the recent divorce of his parents and wanting only to immerse himself in familiar comforts. Instead, Sandy is sent to Coral Key, an island off Australia, to spend a summer with his Uncle Porter (Paul Hogan), a benevolent old fisherman. The sights and pleasures of the island, including a pretty neighbor named Kim (Jessica Wesson), aren't enough to shake off Sandy's gloomy outlook. But when he meets Flipper while boating with Porter, his morale improves considerably, then gets another boost when Flipper develops a loyal attachment to him. A subplot about a crooked charter-boat company dumping toxic waste off the coast feels like a necessary evil, just to give the screenwriter something to do. Other than that, the film is quite fun and charming, and Hogan is a pleasure to see with his cracker-barrel wisdom. Great fun all around for ages 6 and up. --Tom Keogh
I love Elijah Wood, and I know that this would make a great part of my movie lair of his films. I already do have Lord Of The Rings, Oliver Twist and Forever Young. I added this to my Christmas wish list, so I might get it. You never know.
Flippin good! A splash of fun!
I really enjoyed this movie! It's very cute and quite funny in places, has decent acting and of course the dolphin is simply delightful!
Sandy (played by a tender Elijah Wood) is a rebellious teenager from Chicago who is sent to stay with his Uncle (aussie Paul Hogan) over the summer. Thinking there will be NOTHING to do accept fish on a crummy boat for 8 weeks, Sandy finds pleasure out of being difficult and objective. However things take a turn when he saves the life of a friendly and intelligent dolphin, who later on becomes known as Flipper and the two soon develop a strong friendship.
Being an Australian, it was great to see an old classic in this movie to bring a little something extra. Elijah Wood did a wonderful job i thought! Best known for his portrayal as Frodo in the "lord of the rings" Wood shows real profession at such a young age.
And i wont finish without mentioning the beautiful dolphin! Those animals are such a joy to watch because you can really sense that they are smiling! He was simply beautiful! Children are going to love the several sequences in which Flipper dives and plays in the water. Beautiful cinematography!
So in conclusion, "Flipper" is just wonderfully light and fun escape from heavier films and the other destractions of life. It'll make you wanna jump in the pool and you will laugh in several places. Good acting and gorgeous animal interaction work together to make this sweet tale of friendship a pleasure to watch over again!
Disappointing and not for kids
The name of the movie is misleading. Very little is about flipper. It's about a boy, an older man and their problems. Not much of their behaviour that I would call good guidance for children. Even worse, the movies' first scences have dolphins shown as they are being shot by sports fishermen. I don't see how that can be entertaining to kids. Sorry, but this one shouldn't be allowed to have the name "Flipper" on it.
none of the so-called actors in this movie could act if their lives depended on it. the plot is stupid, the characters are dumb, the British accents are totally fake; this is one of those cheesy movies that you get just to laugh at. basically what happens is this kid has a dolphin, finds out it's being sent to an aquarium, and runs away to an island. then a british family's boat is hijaked by some bad guys, and the mother and two daughters are kicked off (the dad stays to drive the boat). the dolphin guides them to the island, and the boy has to keep himself secret from them. he ends up meeting one of the girls. the scene can't get any lamer - they crash into each othe because they are each carrying something and looking down so hard i thought their chins were glued to their chests. ... More Info about this DVD Director(s): Leon Benson DVD Release Date: Released the 24 August 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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The color was really good on this DVD, and the picture clear. Having grown up in south Florida, I can remember playing in many areas much like you see (except for maybe the scenes filmed in the bahamas). It's a good clean movie, with action and outdoor adventure. Now maybe they will release Gentle Ben on DVD? More Info about this DVD Director(s): James B. Clark DVD Release Date: Released the 24 August 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Some of us will never understand why this boy-and-his-whale tale became the hit family film of 1993 and one of the bestselling videos of all time. But it is easy to see how clever marketing and a tear- jerking story could touch the hearts of kids and parents the world over, especially because the endangered Orca whale named Willy is such a majestic creature. The story couldn't be more conventional--it's like Old Yeller and The Black Stallion with a big sea mammal--but as the boy who comes to Willy's aid against the whale's exploitative owner, young Jason James Richter gives an appealing performance with which children can readily identify. After two sequels and an animated television series, this popular film also had a happy real-life ending: Keiko the whale (who plays... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jason James Richter - Lori Petty - Michael Madsen Director(s): Simon Wincer DVD Release Date: Released the 28 January 2003 Usually ships in 24 hours
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I ordered two of these movies separately in April of this year and never received them at all.
This collection of movies was received almost before I ordered them. I'm impressed and grateful. They're for my grandson and it was all he wanted for his birthay. Well, he'll get them for Christmas now but Thank you for your wonderful service... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Steve Kahan DVD Release Date: Released the 13 April 2004 Usually ships in 24 hours
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Psst: don't tell anybody, but this time the whale, and all of his whale pals and relatives, are either computer-generated images or old-fashioned miniatures (models). The humans in this film are reasonably real, however, including Jason James Richter, returning to his role as the former delinquent whose advocacy for an imprisoned orca turned his life around in Free Willy. You may recall that Willy jumped the aquarium fence, so to speak, at the end of that 1993 family movie, and regrouped in open seas with the pod from which he had been cruelly snatched. This 1995 sequel again finds Willy in trouble at the hands of the civilized world, this time due to an oil slick and explosion that may very well kill him or cause him to be locked away again. Meanwhile, Richter's growing... More Info about this DVD Actor(s): Jason James Richter - Michael Madsen Director(s): Dwight H. Little DVD Release Date: Released the 01 June 2003 Usually ships within 24 hours
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