"Crossed Swords" is not bad, a 70s take on "The Prince and the Pauper" chock full of "big names" such as Heston, Welch, Borgnine, etc. Otherwise, I've watched everything available, and they are all disappointing, or even maddening.
At least as good (perhaps partly because it's based on a better book) is James Garner's "Roughing It"
If/when anybody makes a faithful version of "Huck" - not tailored to kids - it will make cinematic history. I'm not holding my breath, though, nor am I for a version of "The Magic Mountain" (Thomas Mann's novel) which could be a multi-Oscar masterpiece if done right.
A biopic or dramatic mini series of Twain's life could be great, too. Ken Burns' documentary is quite good, but it is not that. Really, to do justice to Twain's life, a series of biopics would be needed:
1) Boyhood to Civil War2) Roughing It years3) Innocents Abroad and courtship4) Hartford years5) European exile years6) Business failures and around-the-world tour, to Susy's death7) Final years - Livy's death, anti-imperialist and other essays, Bermuda, autobiography, Jean's death, his own death - B. Clay Shannon
From: Leslie Rosenbaum <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, December 4, 2016 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: Brief Movie Review
Now that some have expressed opinions about Val Kilmer=E2=80=99s film =
performance & the Tom & Huck film, I would like to hear about films of =
MT=E2=80=99s works that are more positively regarded, especially those =
available on DVD or to stream. Thanks!
Les Rosenbaum
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