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Next year you should do Disney's Ultimate Spider-Man. In my opinion it's a it's a decent series with somebody some good elements and some bad elements in it. But still find it enjoyable. Who knows since you're one of those people can find something good in every version of Spider-Man maybe you'll end up liking it or hating it who knows
@@princessthyemis yep in a very small part he was the kid in the diner in the orange outfit playing the video game saying “you mean you have to use your hands ? That’s like a baby’s toy”
“I’m not exactly a great filmmaker myself” After following this guys career for a decade and going back and forth on whether or not he’s self aware, this was really nice to hear him say himself
I belly laughed when he said it and I'm glad to see a comment about it at the top I watched Kickassia as it came out piece by piece and here I am still watching Disneycember so the man's clearly got a voice that's hooked me more than tons of directors with more "notable" works thank you doug for over a decade of discovery and merry christmas you filthy animal ♥
I actually think the movies he made are pretty good. I mean they're not that good but I enjoyed them. I don't get it when people say they're bad. They're not bad, they're just unique types of movies. They are very amataurish made movies and I gotta say that they make me entertained whenever I watch them. I especially liked Kickassia and Suburban Commandos.
I do hope Doug has done some growing up these last 10 or so years, as the stories I've read are rather jarring concerning Channel Awesome. Still, I believe when it comes to redemption there's always a choice, always a chance and that small comment may be the start of his journey to redemption. Godspeed good sir!
On the twenty-second Disneycember, my critic gave to me: Twenty-two freed slaves Twenty-one crazy ghosts Twenty cool characters Nineteen zombies dancing Eighteen warriors battling Seventeen pet actors Sixteen speaking roles Fifteen experiments Fourteen Aliens singing Thirteen X-Men films Twelve Narration scenes Eleven mice-a-squeaking Ten wacky stories Nine cliched genres Eight X-men fighting Seven on IMDB Six Flynn-Fletchers FIVE BLAND NEW PLANETS! Four magic elves Three wasted hours Two best buds And a pigeon in a pear tree
It feels like forever since I’ve seen this one. Kind of shocked it’s taken this long for us to do a quickie review for it, but I suppose it is deeper in the vault than other Disney films (but not as deep as a certain song further South). I just remember how this film was so memorable back when I was under, it would be shown during class after we read Huck Finn. Not a perfect adaptation but still did the book some good.
Okay maybe Kubrick is an extreme example but I do get where Doug is coming from even though a lot of Huckfinn adaptations have stood out by their individual parts none of them felt like a necessarily complete movie that’s left an impact or at least for me anyway
@@louisduarte8763 how the hell did Danny’s actor not realise that. I’d think the second I’d be asked to say “Danny’s not here Mrs Torrance” whilst talking like Gollum with a soar throat I’d put two and two together
Like Doug said in his A.I review. Kubrick hated being type casted and wished he could direct films that families could enjoy life Spielberg could do. And I think if he was give the right script he could do it. I mean if you look at a lot of his uproduce projects like his adaptation of Eric Brighteyes, his LOTR film and A.I, he was interested in making movies with mass audience appeal. And Huck Finn is a story with a lot themes he is familar with, identity, morality, and what lengths do we go to do the right thing.
GOOD SON was like a child actor version of "BATMAN Vs. SUPERMAN" because I loved both of them growing up and thought them both being in a film together was amazing
As a natural blood relative of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain); I actually enjoyed this interpretation. He was the type of man that was wise beyond his years but also enjoyed life to the point he would actually sit down with you and tell you stories by the fireplace. He actually tought one of my grandmothers how to write stories and to stick to your guns on not changing what you feel the most heartfelt in that story. My grandmother in turn tought me the same things.
That speech is one of my favorite things ever written. It so perfectly encapsulates most of the themes and morals of the story, with a dramatic irony that Huck wouldn't understand, but the reader can.
Sometimes I wonder how controversial it was when people noticed they changed the ending from book to movie. I think the movie ending was much more realistic. What are the odds that Miss Watson would’ve given Jim his freedom in her will AND she’d happen to die when he got recaptured. Having Jim go back to being a slave also emphasizes the sacrifice he had to make to save Huck which parallels the risk that Huck had to take to save him, it paints Jim in a much greater light.
@@KairuHakubi the original ending may have worked if we saw some sort of deep connection between Jim and Aunt Polly. Maybe she would actually see him as a person and want him to be free but didn’t want to lose his company until she died. I suppose it makes for a good head-canon.
I'm not sure where else to say this, but thank god for the content creators on TH-cam. In a small way, or at least for me personally, these guys are heroes. So a big shout out to Stuckmann, Doug, Jeremy Jahns, the AVGN, and the upcoming greats too. It's obvious that TH-cam doesn't make it easy for them, with monetization problems, copyright issues, and so on, but they've held strong for over a decade and that's Commendable. Now that we're finally ready to put this year behind us, these people bringing us their hot takes, being funny, or insightful has definitely made the year easier. Here's to the future everyone.
Thanks for that. I really wish TH-cam would protect their content creators better. It’s a shame what they’ve now become. I really wish they’d grow a pair and improve their copyright protection system. Happy holidays.
Totally agreed. Todd in the Shadows described pop stars as “his superheroes” in how he’s more interested in them than musicians that are just people who play music. In that same fashion. Todd, the Nostalgia Critic, Linkara, they’re my superheroes.
I knew the guy in the hat looked familiar, holy shit. I only know Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid from Harry Potter. It's weird, I often find familiar faces in movies and can't quite recognize who is it or where else they've played. Elijah Wood tho... I knew immediately it was him, he's got such a unique face
I never knew that Wood was such a good child actor. I first heard about him when he voiced the title character in *9,* (which NC should totally review) and have since looked into his other roles. I'll be sure to check out this movie!
this is the best huck Finn movie out there. All the other huck Finn films are just awful and boring . So I recommend this one it’s pretty good. But I also recommend the movie the war with Elijah wood and Kevin Costner as the leads that’s probably my favorite Elijah wood movie . It’s damn good plus it was directed by the same guy that directed fried green tomatoes.
I was a huge fan of Elijah Wood ever since I first saw this movie back when it came out. I think I'm about the same age as him, but he just seemed so much older because of the maturity of his acting.
I hope it gets a full review by the critic one day. If Batman and Robin is the worst of Mr Freeze, Sub Zero is Mr Freeze at his best. It’s the kind of story I wish was brought to the big screen.
Brad Renfro was even more believable as Huckleberry Finn than Elijah Wood was... perhaps because Renfro's own life was just as chaotic and as tragic as that of the character.
I got the book from the library and read about half of it then we went on vacation and I didn't have time to read it. So when we came back I had to return it and soon after our library was remodeled and I just haven't picked up the book since.
Still remember when I got this movie on VHS at Christmas back in 1995, first I saw with Elijah Wood! He's definitely one of the best child actors of all time in my book!
NEVER seen this film, but that clip at the end of the trailer where Danny Tamborelli shouts 'GO FOR THE GLORY, HUCK!' has stuck in my mind ever since childhood.
One bit I really liked in this was the part where Huck tries to explain to Jim that the French speak a different language. In the book, as enlightened as Twain was on slavery, it still came off as "ha-ha-look-at-the-ignorant-slave-who-can't-be-expected-to-know-any-better". But in the movie, Courtney B. Vance plays it as tongue-in-cheek, as if he knows all along what Huck really means but is just playing along. And then, at the end of the scene, he gets serious and says, "What I'm trying to say, Huck, is...just because you're taught something's right doesn't always mean it IS right."
Yes people may not like the changes in the film, but as a black person I prefer them because they make Jim more human in his own right. It's important to remember the book was still written by a white man from that era who may have had good intentions, but would still characterize Black people in an inhuman way. Jim in the book has a life that revolves around huck, but not himself or the thoughts he has.
I don't think Kubrick would have been a good choice, for one thing their would a been a ten minute scene of Huck and Jim floating down the river without any dialogue while ominous music is played.
Actually, I think something like that would've be interesting. In all seriousness: A filmmaker like Kubrick would've given the book the epic treatment that it deserves. If you've seen "Barry Lyndon", and you know how much justice Kubrick did to Thackeray, the possibilities about how much justice Kubrick could've done to Mark Twain would've been fascinating.
The CLOSEST we'll likely get to the original Twain book, and frankly, I LOVED this movie growing up. I became a fan of Elijah Wood from this film and it's truly the closest to the book that ANY film adaptation has done yet. I agree with a lot here, but really, there's no way Disney could've done a TOTAL ACCURATE adaptation with the language the original book aside (besides the N-word). HOWEVER..........the one thing I think they improve upon was the ending, which in the original Twain Novel, involved Tom Sawyer returning and starting a plot to break Jim out of jail. The film just focuses on Huck and Jim escaping and, instead of Tom accidentally getting shot, it's Huck sincerely being shot by their pursuers (I remember being in TEARS as a kid during this film's finale, thinking both were going to die). It's not perfect, but especially for Disney, it's as close as we could hope for.
That movie also hit me like a ton of bricks, and I the same reaction to the ending! It’s the only film that ever really did that, even though I had read the books (Sawyer and Finn) before. But reading the story, I actually felt that the the book Sawyer returning in Huck Finn was kind of a « cameo » that didn’t bring anything to the story. In this sense, It.s one of the rare changes where I felt it made sense to take him out and focus more on Jim. And I don’t think that d of book adaptations. But this movie was more than that : NC doesn’t do it justice by saying it should have « more » of something intangible. Rarely had a movie this impactful.
I LOVED that Elijah would go on to narrate the book for Audible! Nick Offerman did a fantastic job narrating other Mark Twain works like Tom Sawyer and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, but having Elijah go full circle from playing the character as a kid to narrating the book as an adult is so enjoyable!
What movies are referring to exactly that he is half-assing? Most of his most recent films have been fantastic. Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, The Post, Ready Player One, and West Side Story were all wonderful. I guess there was War Horse and The BFG
I almost said I never watched this but then I remembered my childhood friend was obsessed Elijah Wood and I saw it several times I just forgot. I'm also fairly sure we read the story at some point in one of my English classes but I'm not positive
I'm in the minority of people who enjoy his films. His first feature film was decent. Catch Me If You Can (1989). I liked his version of The Jungle Book (1994). Deep Rising is underrated.
I enjoyed pretty much all of Sommers’ 90s films, as a kid I really thought his version of The Jungle Book was awesome, and The Mummy Returns while not “good” is enjoyable in the right mood, which is more than I can say for everything he directed afterwards.
His last movie was Odd Thomas. Which i actually liked. Now even though i am a fan, to me his weakest film was actually G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. And from what i've been told that one was made when the writers strike happened.
4:12-4:27 also, doug, not forgetting Dana Ivey, Renee O'Connor, a Stephen Sommers cameo as Silhouetted Man, and Archie Moore who played Jim in the 1960 film version of the 'Huckleberry Finn' book.
I really liked this movie. It's not perfect, but Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance were excellent together, it's beautifully filmed and has a great score! I shudder to say this, given he directed North, which also had Elijah Wood, but Rob Reiner - channeling his tone from Stand By Me, would have done well with this movie, too. I'm surprised you didn't mention the score. It carries the film along, much like the river itself!
My mom rented this movie during one of our visits to my grandparents. I was somewhere between 13 and 15, and had been watching LOTR, so to me this movie was "The Adventures of Frodo Baggins".
As I've been doing for years now on Doug's DisneyCember videos, I'll be posting a ranking of the order that I believe Doug likes all the movies/shows he reviews. Why? Because I feel like it. And, remember, it's just my opinion on how I THINK Doug feels from what he's saying in the review! RANKINGS: 1. Mr. Boogedy 2. Hamilton 3. Phineas & Ferb 4. Lilo & Stich: The Series 5. The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse 6. Tron: Uprising 7. Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil 8. Captain EO 9. Onward 10. The Adventures Of Huck Finn 11. The Incredible Journey 12. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey 13. Candace Against The Universe 14. Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader 15. Spies In Disguise 16. Zombies 17. Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker 18. Bedtime Stories 19. The New Mutants 20. Dark Phoenix 21. Mulan (2020) 22. Artemis Fowl 23. Secret Society Of Second-Born Royals
Ooooh I've never heard of this movie. Looks great! And yes, I totally agree Huck's "I'll just go to hell!" is one of the most memorable and impactful lines in all literature. That's what I remember most from the book.
Dang. I hit the busy season and it just occurs to me I'm WAY behind on my Channel Awesome stuff. I was just thinking about this movie, and the book that inspired it. There's not yet been a quintessential rendition of 'Huck Finn' on film. Hope to see it someday. Elijah Wood and CB Vance did a great job on this flick.
I remember when this movie came out when I read Huckleberry Finn in school, but our teacher wasn’t a fan of this movie because it wasn’t like the novel.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 I know that, but our teacher told us to not see the movie until we finished the book, because we were being tested on the book when the Disney film was released!
@@Markimark151 When I was in school I had a teacher who made a point to teach the book AND the movie. We would read the book first and then watch the movie in class. At least with the books that had movies, Holes was a few years off still and trailers for the first Harry Potter just started around the same time we were reading that book in class. But we did get this story, Matilda, and I forget the title but the story was about a tall kid who was friends with a short disabled kid in a wheel chair... At least he was suppose to be disabled in the book I don't think the movie version actually did that, he was just really short but not in a wheelchair. The tall kid was just average in the movie. I mostly remember the book because I was the tallest kid in my class and everyone kept saying that I should of played that part instead of the kid in the movie.
@@RialVestro a lot of books I read in school weren’t yet adapted into big movies. We also didn’t have internet to know much about other movie adaptations. I had books like To Kill a Mockingbird and One Flew over the Cookoo’s Nest that had movies, but Ender’s Game and Huckleberry Finn weren’t adapted yet.
My school must have been one that wasn't a fan of the book (it is one of the most banned in American schools). I read the Great Illustrated Classics version, and my parents rented the Eddie Hodges movie as a reward for finishing it. This was probably just before the Wood version came out.
I read and loved the book, believing it was a masterpiece, then I saw this film and was surprised and impressed. It made me realize how complicated it must have been for a white child to be friends with a black man in those days and for a child to be the main character is much more fascinating than if it was an adult
I read the book junior year of high school, and I remember liking it but don't remember much about it, but I think Huck deciding he'd rather go to hell than send Jim back into slavery is one of the main things in life I'll ever remember.
Never saw this movie, but I'd give it a go. I will say, I am lucky enough to have met Elijah Woods and got his autograph. I was quick about it with the line behind me, but he was a nice guy and pretty eyes.
I got a chance to talk to the original Disney Land Huckleberry, Nom Nabbe, the other day and he was pretty cool. He had some awesome stories to share! There's some good interviews with him online if you want to check him out.
I have to say, the black and white version with mickey Rooney was my favorite of the huck Finn adaptations, I haven't seen this one though surprisingly so I definitely need to take a glance at this one!
I remember reading the book in high school and then watching this version right after. I hated on how much the movie changed so much compared to the book. I think it would've been better if they stick to the narrative there and the themes to a powerful degree as it was written with its satirical view and commentary. But the one thing I say that still remains strong here is the acting and the friendship with Huck and Jim.
OH MY GOD!!!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT MOVIE I SAW ENOUGH TIMES ON TV BUT NNEEEVVEERR KNEW WHAT IT WAS CALLED!!!! JUST REMEMBERING REALLY ENJOYING THIS MOVIE AS A KID BUT AGAIN FOR SOOOOO MANY YEARS I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS CALLED!!! ELIJAH WOOD?! REALLY?!?! ROBBIE COLTRANE?!?! REALLY?!?!?! THANK YOU DOUG AND OTHER FANS WHO BROUGHT THIS MOVIE UP AND GIVING THE TITLE!!! Sorry, had one of those super mind-blowing moments.
What did everyone think of The Adventures of Huck Finn?
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Talk about the two Maggie Simpsons shorts (The Longest Daycare and Playdate of Destiny).
I think its great, I watched it after reading the book.
Please review Tom and Huck later on please.
Next year you should do Disney's Ultimate Spider-Man. In my opinion it's a it's a decent series with somebody some good elements and some bad elements in it. But still find it enjoyable. Who knows since you're one of those people can find something good in every version of Spider-Man maybe you'll end up liking it or hating it who knows
So which Pooh bear movie are you gonna review this Disneycember?
Elijah Wood is also one of the extremely few child stars who grew up to be decent human beings,and have a great career simultaneously.
I met him!
“It helps that Elijah Wood pretty much has anime eyes.”
That’s the PERFECT way to describe it.
I can't unsee that ,now.
That's why he's my favorite actor
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Huck: “All right then, I’ll go to hell. And I'll drop this ring in it while we're there."
Apt, when you consider that Frodo was known as the Terror of Buckland for all the mischief he got into as a kid.
I almost forgot Elijah Wood was in Back to the Future 2.
He's not even 40 and has been acting for over 30 years.
"you need to you your hands?..."
HE WAS IN BACK TO THE FUTURE 2?????????🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
@@princessthyemis yep in a very small part he was the kid in the diner in the orange outfit playing the video game saying “you mean you have to use your hands ? That’s like a baby’s toy”
@@breejames6323 Damn. I gotta rewatch that scene
@@NyGeL_Derey that's like a baby's toy
“I’m not exactly a great filmmaker myself”
After following this guys career for a decade and going back and forth on whether or not he’s self aware, this was really nice to hear him say himself
I belly laughed when he said it and I'm glad to see a comment about it at the top
I watched Kickassia as it came out piece by piece and here I am still watching Disneycember so the man's clearly got a voice that's hooked me more than tons of directors with more "notable" works
thank you doug for over a decade of discovery and merry christmas you filthy animal ♥
Exactly what I was thinking
I actually think the movies he made are pretty good. I mean they're not that good but I enjoyed them. I don't get it when people say they're bad. They're not bad, they're just unique types of movies. They are very amataurish made movies and I gotta say that they make me entertained whenever I watch them. I especially liked Kickassia and Suburban Commandos.
I do hope Doug has done some growing up these last 10 or so years, as the stories I've read are rather jarring concerning Channel Awesome. Still, I believe when it comes to redemption there's always a choice, always a chance and that small comment may be the start of his journey to redemption. Godspeed good sir!
@@emeraldcrusade5016 I'm just glad that most of his works aren't like... *_shudder..._* his _The Wall_ video. :S
On the twenty-second Disneycember, my critic gave to me:
Twenty-two freed slaves
Twenty-one crazy ghosts
Twenty cool characters
Nineteen zombies dancing
Eighteen warriors battling
Seventeen pet actors
Sixteen speaking roles
Fifteen experiments
Fourteen Aliens singing
Thirteen X-Men films
Twelve Narration scenes
Eleven mice-a-squeaking
Ten wacky stories
Nine cliched genres
Eight X-men fighting
Seven on IMDB
Six Flynn-Fletchers
FIVE BLAND NEW PLANETS!
Four magic elves
Three wasted hours
Two best buds
And a pigeon in a pear tree
Twenty Two Miles of River traveled I think would have worked as well.
@@jamesmoyner7499 That's not bad, but it's a bit of a mouthful and doesn't match the pace of the song.
@@HB-fq9nn I suppose, but it is more fitting with the film reviewed for the day.
Guess the Line Game
Friend One: Twenty-two life lessons
Me: Twenty-two life changing adventures
Nice
"Ron Pearlman
Anne Heche
....Pete"
Hell yeah, PETE!!!
That guy is ALWAYS going to be 'Pete'...
I felt that.
Two brothers both named Pete?!
For a frikkin' *child,* he's not that bad of an actor
Neel Sethi, much?
ya mean Elijah Wood? i like/love the actor.
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It feels like forever since I’ve seen this one. Kind of shocked it’s taken this long for us to do a quickie review for it, but I suppose it is deeper in the vault than other Disney films (but not as deep as a certain song further South).
I just remember how this film was so memorable back when I was under, it would be shown during class after we read Huck Finn. Not a perfect adaptation but still did the book some good.
I totally love the score in this movie. Sounds so golden age of western adventure movies.
You wanted a Huck Finn movie directed by Kubrick? Exactly how much therapy did you want Elijah Wood to have to go through?
Okay maybe Kubrick is an extreme example but I do get where Doug is coming from even though a lot of Huckfinn adaptations have stood out by their individual parts none of them felt like a necessarily complete movie that’s left an impact or at least for me anyway
Even Kubrick had his limits. The kids in The Shining had no idea they were making a horror movie (or at least the boy who played Danny).
@@louisduarte8763 Fair point. It's just that every time I hear Kubrick's name, I see Shelley Duvall's panic-ridden face.
@@louisduarte8763 how the hell did Danny’s actor not realise that. I’d think the second I’d be asked to say “Danny’s not here Mrs Torrance” whilst talking like Gollum with a soar throat I’d put two and two together
Like Doug said in his A.I review. Kubrick hated being type casted and wished he could direct films that families could enjoy life Spielberg could do. And I think if he was give the right script he could do it. I mean if you look at a lot of his uproduce projects like his adaptation of Eric Brighteyes, his LOTR film and A.I, he was interested in making movies with mass audience appeal. And Huck Finn is a story with a lot themes he is familar with, identity, morality, and what lengths do we go to do the right thing.
Elijah Wood and Macaulay Caulkin were the 2 revered kid actors in the 90s. No wonder they were casted in The Good Son! Man that movie messed me up!
That casting director must've been psychic or something, since, you know, how the actors (or one of them) ended up.
@@audreym3908 exactly
GOOD SON was like a child actor version of "BATMAN Vs. SUPERMAN" because I loved both of them growing up and thought them both being in a film together was amazing
@@van8ryan COMPLETELY AGREE! Perfect comparison!
As a natural blood relative of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain); I actually enjoyed this interpretation. He was the type of man that was wise beyond his years but also enjoyed life to the point he would actually sit down with you and tell you stories by the fireplace. He actually tought one of my grandmothers how to write stories and to stick to your guns on not changing what you feel the most heartfelt in that story. My grandmother in turn tought me the same things.
That speech is one of my favorite things ever written. It so perfectly encapsulates most of the themes and morals of the story, with a dramatic irony that Huck wouldn't understand, but the reader can.
So glad that Doug loves this story!
Sometimes I wonder how controversial it was when people noticed they changed the ending from book to movie. I think the movie ending was much more realistic. What are the odds that Miss Watson would’ve given Jim his freedom in her will AND she’d happen to die when he got recaptured. Having Jim go back to being a slave also emphasizes the sacrifice he had to make to save Huck which parallels the risk that Huck had to take to save him, it paints Jim in a much greater light.
@@KairuHakubi the original ending may have worked if we saw some sort of deep connection between Jim and Aunt Polly. Maybe she would actually see him as a person and want him to be free but didn’t want to lose his company until she died. I suppose it makes for a good head-canon.
@@KairuHakubi my mistake, I haven’t read the book in like 7 years.
The ending of the book is terrible.
Any change that the movie does, I'm will happily accept.
@@mjtubeme yeah, the book ending rubbed me wrong.
@@mjtubeme It bothers you that the book has a happy ending?
I'm not sure where else to say this, but thank god for the content creators on TH-cam. In a small way, or at least for me personally, these guys are heroes. So a big shout out to Stuckmann, Doug, Jeremy Jahns, the AVGN, and the upcoming greats too. It's obvious that TH-cam doesn't make it easy for them, with monetization problems, copyright issues, and so on, but they've held strong for over a decade and that's Commendable. Now that we're finally ready to put this year behind us, these people bringing us their hot takes, being funny, or insightful has definitely made the year easier. Here's to the future everyone.
Thanks for that. I really wish TH-cam would protect their content creators better. It’s a shame what they’ve now become. I really wish they’d grow a pair and improve their copyright protection system. Happy holidays.
Even after the hsrrasement debacle? Lmao
Totally agreed. Todd in the Shadows described pop stars as “his superheroes” in how he’s more interested in them than musicians that are just people who play music.
In that same fashion. Todd, the Nostalgia Critic, Linkara, they’re my superheroes.
@@666slateran666 There’s always room for improvement here.
Rob: "The charts say that Huck Finn is a great story. But, what if added a subplot where he had to carry a ring?"
Man, I haven't seen this one in years; for me, this is like the most definitive version of that story.
I knew the guy in the hat looked familiar, holy shit. I only know Robbie Coltrane as Hagrid from Harry Potter. It's weird, I often find familiar faces in movies and can't quite recognize who is it or where else they've played. Elijah Wood tho... I knew immediately it was him, he's got such a unique face
He also played ex-KGB agent/Russian mafia boss Valentin Zukovsky in GoldenEye.
He DOES doesn't he?!?!😍😍😍😍😍
I never knew that Wood was such a good child actor. I first heard about him when he voiced the title character in *9,* (which NC should totally review) and have since looked into his other roles. I'll be sure to check out this movie!
this is the best huck Finn movie out there. All the other huck Finn films are just awful and boring . So I recommend this one it’s pretty good. But I also recommend the movie the war with Elijah wood and Kevin Costner as the leads that’s probably my favorite Elijah wood movie . It’s damn good plus it was directed by the same guy that directed fried green tomatoes.
He's really fun in North. It's weird but I enjoyed it
I was a huge fan of Elijah Wood ever since I first saw this movie back when it came out. I think I'm about the same age as him, but he just seemed so much older because of the maturity of his acting.
I remember watching this movie in class and we were all making the lord of the rings jokes the entire times.
I just saw this for the first time earlier this month, it was surprisingly good for an early 1990s family movie.
It's funny you mention Batman Sub Zero; that _was_ the only Batman animated movie I saw as a kid. And I loved it. It was great.
Same.
I hope it gets a full review by the critic one day. If Batman and Robin is the worst of Mr Freeze, Sub Zero is Mr Freeze at his best. It’s the kind of story I wish was brought to the big screen.
I love both sub zero & mask of the phantasm. They hold up years later.
Batman : Mask of the Phantasm was my first and only Batman animated movie. Though I don't remember much of it.
Same here. To this day, it's still my favorite Batman animated film.
Thank you for producing such great content during the time of covid and keeping us all entertained.
All I remember was that Huck Finn looked like a serious grown up film while the Tom Sawyer movie looked like a kids film.
Also: PETE!
I watched the 2000 anthropomorphic animal version of Tom Sawyer, and even that terrified me as a kid.
Can only imagine what Doug thinks of the other Huck Finn movie, Tom & Huck with Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Renfro
That movie was fantastic. The guy playing joe gave a terrifying performance.
@@paulferancik7766 Injun Joe. Yeah, he was very menacing . Also, his death scene was awesome.
I grew up watching Tom and Huck so I have a soft spot for the movie
@@laterferaligatr2947 It's a classic.
I love that movie but I think Doug hates it. xD
Is "Tom and Huck" starring Jonathan Taylor Thomas and Brad Renfro coming next?
Maybe some day; that came out when I was an 8 yo who had a celebrity crush on JTT, speaking as a bi man
I hope so. I actually really liked that movie.
I hope so!
Brad Renfro was even more believable as Huckleberry Finn than Elijah Wood was... perhaps because Renfro's own life was just as chaotic and as tragic as that of the character.
CB Vance is a fantastic actor loved him in the 12 angry men remake
The way the title is put together, I almost read it wrong.
I got the book from the library and read about half of it then we went on vacation and I didn't have time to read it. So when we came back I had to return it and soon after our library was remodeled and I just haven't picked up the book since.
You could probably find it for free online since it predates copyrights
@@bemusedbandersnatch2069 Yeah but I always prefer an actual book. I was thinking about picking it up soon.
Still remember when I got this movie on VHS at Christmas back in 1995, first I saw with Elijah Wood! He's definitely one of the best child actors of all time in my book!
NEVER seen this film, but that clip at the end of the trailer where Danny Tamborelli shouts 'GO FOR THE GLORY, HUCK!' has stuck in my mind ever since childhood.
One bit I really liked in this was the part where Huck tries to explain to Jim that the French speak a different language. In the book, as enlightened as Twain was on slavery, it still came off as "ha-ha-look-at-the-ignorant-slave-who-can't-be-expected-to-know-any-better". But in the movie, Courtney B. Vance plays it as tongue-in-cheek, as if he knows all along what Huck really means but is just playing along. And then, at the end of the scene, he gets serious and says, "What I'm trying to say, Huck, is...just because you're taught something's right doesn't always mean it IS right."
Yes people may not like the changes in the film, but as a black person I prefer them because they make Jim more human in his own right. It's important to remember the book was still written by a white man from that era who may have had good intentions, but would still characterize Black people in an inhuman way. Jim in the book has a life that revolves around huck, but not himself or the thoughts he has.
"Anime eyes." Perfect description!
Still hoping for Tangled the Series! Crossing my fingers!
I don't think Kubrick would have been a good choice, for one thing their would a been a ten minute scene of Huck and Jim floating down the river without any dialogue while ominous music is played.
Actually, I think something like that would've be interesting. In all seriousness: A filmmaker like Kubrick would've given the book the epic treatment that it deserves. If you've seen "Barry Lyndon", and you know how much justice Kubrick did to Thackeray, the possibilities about how much justice Kubrick could've done to Mark Twain would've been fascinating.
The CLOSEST we'll likely get to the original Twain book, and frankly, I LOVED this movie growing up. I became a fan of Elijah Wood from this film and it's truly the closest to the book that ANY film adaptation has done yet. I agree with a lot here, but really, there's no way Disney could've done a TOTAL ACCURATE adaptation with the language the original book aside (besides the N-word). HOWEVER..........the one thing I think they improve upon was the ending, which in the original Twain Novel, involved Tom Sawyer returning and starting a plot to break Jim out of jail. The film just focuses on Huck and Jim escaping and, instead of Tom accidentally getting shot, it's Huck sincerely being shot by their pursuers (I remember being in TEARS as a kid during this film's finale, thinking both were going to die). It's not perfect, but especially for Disney, it's as close as we could hope for.
That movie also hit me like a ton of bricks, and I the same reaction to the ending! It’s the only film that ever really did that, even though I had read the books (Sawyer and Finn) before. But reading the story, I actually felt that the the book Sawyer returning in Huck Finn was kind of a « cameo » that didn’t bring anything to the story. In this sense, It.s one of the rare changes where I felt it made sense to take him out and focus more on Jim. And I don’t think that d of book adaptations. But this movie was more than that : NC doesn’t do it justice by saying it should have « more » of something intangible. Rarely had a movie this impactful.
Ahh man, it’s been a long time since I seen this film. I forgot how young Elijah Wood was in this film.
I LOVED that Elijah would go on to narrate the book for Audible! Nick Offerman did a fantastic job narrating other Mark Twain works like Tom Sawyer and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, but having Elijah go full circle from playing the character as a kid to narrating the book as an adult is so enjoyable!
I know Spielberg has been half assing it on some of his recent movies, but I'd bet if really wanted to, he'd make a brilliant adaptation.
What movies are referring to exactly that he is half-assing? Most of his most recent films have been fantastic. Lincoln, Bridge of Spies, The Post, Ready Player One, and West Side Story were all wonderful. I guess there was War Horse and The BFG
Talk about the two Maggie Simpsons shorts next.
I can't wait for NC to cover The 2002 version of The Count of Monte Cristo.
Merry Christmas Doug, Rob and the other amazing people at Channel Awesome
I almost said I never watched this but then I remembered my childhood friend was obsessed Elijah Wood and I saw it several times I just forgot. I'm also fairly sure we read the story at some point in one of my English classes but I'm not positive
You make Stephen Sommers directing sound like Michael Bay, The Mummy wasn't that bad.
I'm in the minority of people who enjoy his films. His first feature film was decent. Catch Me If You Can (1989). I liked his version of The Jungle Book (1994). Deep Rising is underrated.
lol
I enjoyed pretty much all of Sommers’ 90s films, as a kid I really thought his version of The Jungle Book was awesome, and The Mummy Returns while not “good” is enjoyable in the right mood, which is more than I can say for everything he directed afterwards.
I mean that was his entire point, that their films aren't bad and are pretty okay but they're not cinematic greats.
His last movie was Odd Thomas. Which i actually liked. Now even though i am a fan, to me his weakest film was actually G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. And from what i've been told that one was made when the writers strike happened.
Lmao, 4:18 "PETE"
Hope to see a review of Pete & Pete one day.
it's funny Elijah Wood's face never changed one bit
4:12-4:27 also, doug, not forgetting Dana Ivey, Renee O'Connor, a Stephen Sommers cameo as Silhouetted Man, and Archie Moore who played Jim in the 1960 film version of the 'Huckleberry Finn' book.
Have to say, definitely liked Brad Renfro as Huck a lot more.
I really liked this movie. It's not perfect, but Elijah Wood and Courtney B. Vance were excellent together, it's beautifully filmed and has a great score! I shudder to say this, given he directed North, which also had Elijah Wood, but Rob Reiner - channeling his tone from Stand By Me, would have done well with this movie, too.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the score. It carries the film along, much like the river itself!
Speaking of which, are there any good adaptations of Tom Sawyer?
I would not call in the greatest, but Tom and Huck is a decent movie.
Like every story, the Wishbone adaptation gets top marks in my book!
I remember an animated film where the main cast were cartoon animals it was ok I guess
Fun fact: I was interested so I looked up the audiobook on Audible. Not only is this story free, but Elijah Wood does the narration.
Aw Elijah Wood is so tiny and cute here!!!! What an amazing actor, child and adult!
With how good Elijah Wood was in this movie it's weird to think he starred in North the very next year.
Yeah, really weird how he goes from a good film like this to star in.... that abominable abomination.
@@chasehedges6775 Did his parents pick his roles for him? He was a minor then.
@@louisduarte8763 Honestly, I can't really say or confirm that.
A Frodo/Hagrid crossover? Sign me up!
Coming off the Back to the Future part 2 Elijah Wood rocked this part.
“Ron Pearlman, Ann Hesch,...Pete!” Hahaha
I remember watching this a few years ago and loving it :)
My mom rented this movie during one of our visits to my grandparents. I was somewhere between 13 and 15, and had been watching LOTR, so to me this movie was "The Adventures of Frodo Baggins".
I totally forgot about this movie, and I read half the book in high school (it was a big one).
I can’t believe people are trying to ban this book. It was a staple of my childhood.
As I've been doing for years now on Doug's DisneyCember videos, I'll be posting a ranking of the order that I believe Doug likes all the movies/shows he reviews. Why? Because I feel like it. And, remember, it's just my opinion on how I THINK Doug feels from what he's saying in the review!
RANKINGS:
1. Mr. Boogedy
2. Hamilton
3. Phineas & Ferb
4. Lilo & Stich: The Series
5. The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse
6. Tron: Uprising
7. Star Vs. The Forces Of Evil
8. Captain EO
9. Onward
10. The Adventures Of Huck Finn
11. The Incredible Journey
12. Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
13. Candace Against The Universe
14. Chronicles Of Narnia: The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
15. Spies In Disguise
16. Zombies
17. Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker
18. Bedtime Stories
19. The New Mutants
20. Dark Phoenix
21. Mulan (2020)
22. Artemis Fowl
23. Secret Society Of Second-Born Royals
Ooooh I've never heard of this movie. Looks great! And yes, I totally agree Huck's "I'll just go to hell!" is one of the most memorable and impactful lines in all literature. That's what I remember most from the book.
You had me at the mummy movies and Van Helsing
Dang. I hit the busy season and it just occurs to me I'm WAY behind on my Channel Awesome stuff. I was just thinking about this movie, and the book that inspired it. There's not yet been a quintessential rendition of 'Huck Finn' on film. Hope to see it someday. Elijah Wood and CB Vance did a great job on this flick.
I remember when this movie came out when I read Huckleberry Finn in school, but our teacher wasn’t a fan of this movie because it wasn’t like the novel.
Movie adaptations are always different from the source material to make it look interesting, and not some carbon copy of the story.
@@poweroffriendship2.0 I know that, but our teacher told us to not see the movie until we finished the book, because we were being tested on the book when the Disney film was released!
@@Markimark151 When I was in school I had a teacher who made a point to teach the book AND the movie. We would read the book first and then watch the movie in class. At least with the books that had movies, Holes was a few years off still and trailers for the first Harry Potter just started around the same time we were reading that book in class. But we did get this story, Matilda, and I forget the title but the story was about a tall kid who was friends with a short disabled kid in a wheel chair... At least he was suppose to be disabled in the book I don't think the movie version actually did that, he was just really short but not in a wheelchair. The tall kid was just average in the movie. I mostly remember the book because I was the tallest kid in my class and everyone kept saying that I should of played that part instead of the kid in the movie.
@@RialVestro a lot of books I read in school weren’t yet adapted into big movies. We also didn’t have internet to know much about other movie adaptations. I had books like To Kill a Mockingbird and One Flew over the Cookoo’s Nest that had movies, but Ender’s Game and Huckleberry Finn weren’t adapted yet.
My school must have been one that wasn't a fan of the book (it is one of the most banned in American schools). I read the Great Illustrated Classics version, and my parents rented the Eddie Hodges movie as a reward for finishing it. This was probably just before the Wood version came out.
When I was in high school, my English teacher showed us this movie in class shortly after we finished reading the original book.
Same thing with me in my High School English class.
I read and loved the book, believing it was a masterpiece, then I saw this film and was surprised and impressed. It made me realize how complicated it must have been for a white child to be friends with a black man in those days and for a child to be the main character is much more fascinating than if it was an adult
Remember when they made an animated Tom Sawyer movie that was weird.
Remember the Huck Finn anime from the 70's?
I remeber the atom Saywer one from the 90s. It was from the same group that made Anne of Green Gables and Les Miserables an anime.
“....Pete!”
Made me smile 😄
I read the book junior year of high school, and I remember liking it but don't remember much about it, but I think Huck deciding he'd rather go to hell than send Jim back into slavery is one of the main things in life I'll ever remember.
Elijah Wood's eyes are GORGEOUS child or adult!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Saw this in my 9th grade reading class. It was nice and enjoyable
one of my fav Disney movies XD and I almost forgot about it till you mentioned it.
I remember watching this in school after reading the book.
The score is great, too!
Just finished the audio book and Elijah was the one to read it! It was awesome
Never saw this movie, but I'd give it a go. I will say, I am lucky enough to have met Elijah Woods and got his autograph. I was quick about it with the line behind me, but he was a nice guy and pretty eyes.
I remember enjoying this as a kid but , not being American, Mark Twain was never on our reading list so I don't have any connections to the book.
What did you think of the movie as a non-American?
@@ThePa1riot Like I said, I enjoyed it at the time. But we didn't read Mark Twain.
Elijah Wood does the narration for the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn audiobook
as a guy who loved the book also but had never heard of this I need to check this out even if it doesn't live up to expectations
Anyone have an opinion about the the 80s Huckleberry Finn miniseries?
I got a chance to talk to the original Disney Land Huckleberry, Nom Nabbe, the other day and he was pretty cool. He had some awesome stories to share! There's some good interviews with him online if you want to check him out.
My thoughts exactly! Great review.
I have to say, the black and white version with mickey Rooney was my favorite of the huck Finn adaptations, I haven't seen this one though surprisingly so I definitely need to take a glance at this one!
It's actually not that bad of a film.
The one great adaption is the TV show, Huckleberry Finn and His Friends, made in Canada in 1979 with Ian Tracey as Huck. It's brilliant.
I know this sounds stupid but I had no idea Elijah played Huck in this movie until today. Holy crap....
Thank you very much for your overview of iron giant, this is a very awesome cartoon which I learned from you
This movie helped me with a history paper in College.
I only had one weekend to read the book so I just got the movie
I remember reading the book in high school and then watching this version right after. I hated on how much the movie changed so much compared to the book. I think it would've been better if they stick to the narrative there and the themes to a powerful degree as it was written with its satirical view and commentary. But the one thing I say that still remains strong here is the acting and the friendship with Huck and Jim.
Whenever I think of Huckleberry Finn I always think of Peter Griffin.
3:17 that's the landscape of my college campus what the flip!!!!😍🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
I hope that next year you do 'Tom and Huck'.
Please do Top 11 Malcolm in the middle episodes!
R.I.P Mr R Coltrane 1950-2022.
OH MY GOD!!!!! I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT MOVIE I SAW ENOUGH TIMES ON TV BUT NNEEEVVEERR KNEW WHAT IT WAS CALLED!!!! JUST REMEMBERING REALLY ENJOYING THIS MOVIE AS A KID BUT AGAIN FOR SOOOOO MANY YEARS I DID NOT KNOW WHAT IT WAS CALLED!!! ELIJAH WOOD?! REALLY?!?! ROBBIE COLTRANE?!?! REALLY?!?!?!
THANK YOU DOUG AND OTHER FANS WHO BROUGHT THIS MOVIE UP AND GIVING THE TITLE!!!
Sorry, had one of those super mind-blowing moments.
0:54 how dare you insult The Mummy movies sir when they are such high camp. Though your not wrong about those other movie's.