Robinson Crusoe

1997

Action / Adventure / Drama

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 39% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 39% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 14216 14.2K

friendship island indigenous shipwreck survival loneliness

Director

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George Miller

Top cast

Pierce Brosnan Photo
Pierce Brosnan as Robinson Crusoe
Polly Walker Photo
Polly Walker as Mary McGregor
Damian Lewis Photo
Damian Lewis as Patrick Connor
Lysette Anthony Photo
Lysette Anthony as Mrs. Crusoe
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832.69 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 4
1.67 GB
1920*1024
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles it  pt  us  es  fr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 30 min
Seeds 27

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Thomas_Dachsel 6 / 10

Nice entertainment, but you won't miss anything...

This is a condensed (only 90 minutes!) film version of the ageless classic, with lots of modifications though. I give kudos to the impeccable work of the actors, and directing and editing seem to work equally well for a very nice entertainment experience.However, as soon as I start comparing this version to the original book, I feel an immense let-down as so many things have been changed (I won't give a list because it would be just way too long). I liked the look of Robinson's island a lot, and all the buildings and mechanical contraptions were nicely designed. But for the most part, the plot was just *too* smooth, leaving out most of the meditative moments and the setbacks that the "original" Robinson experiences in the book. For such a compact film version of the long book, some cuts had to be made, though.I won't give away the ending, but it was a) way too different from the book and b) way too brief, it even felt forced to some degree. There's lots of nice scenery, however. So there are much worse ways to kill off 90 minutes...
Reviewed by stamper 7 / 10

What this is (in the aspect of: Is this what Defoe wrote?) I do NOT care, How it is, I CARE

And how is it. It is good. The story, about friendship and loneliness and also society as it was then, is good of course even if it is slightly modified. But I do not care if it is, for the actors are good and the filmmaking is too. I especially like William Takaku (Friday). He is very good and plays his role perfectly and he is of course in the best scenes of the movie, which actually doesn't start until Crusoe meets Friday. Before that meeting there are some scenes of lesser quality. But there are far more good or very good scenes, favourite scenes are: the burial, the readying of the boat, the last fight scene on the island, the last shot plus the afterwards inserted text and especially the DUEL at the end. 7 out of 10
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