Pierce Brosnan stars in a new movie version of the classic adventure tale Robinson Crusoe. After killing a friend in a duel, Crusoe flees his native Scotland and takes to the high seas. A storm casts him ashore on an island in the Indian Ocean, where he builds himself a home out of bamboo and goes a little crazy from solitude--until he finds a footprint in the sand that isn't his. The relationship between Crusoe and Friday, a native from a neighboring island, gets a more contemporary (less colonial) interpretation than in the original story; the result is quite enjoyable. Brosnan is particularly good at depicting Crusoe's borderline madness from isolation, and William Takaku gives Friday both dignity and intelligence. The cinematography of the island is gorgeous. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Rating:
Summary: one of Brosnan's better ones
Comment: good story line, good scenery....interesting...Brosnan is usually such a light weight to me in most movies...too stuffy, bit I really liked his character in this movie...

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Crusoe Crucified
Comment: I am sure Daniel Defoe would spin in his grave if he knew there were so many people so fanatic about his book they would crucify any movie titled after his book that did not follow his book to the letter and be many hours long and bore people to death. Consider this movie is more likely to get people to either read the book or to reread it. Keep in mind after all any movie that followed the book in detail would be longer than all three Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings movies together. Now that might be a good thing, but consider Peter Jackson did not follow J.R.R. Tolkien's books exactly. Somehow though either he is forgiven, or there are so many fans of the LOTR movies, the book readers figure they better keep there mouths shut about critical summations or they might wish they had.

I suggest to anyone if they want to see an adventure movie that tries to convey some of the hardships that Defoe told of in his book, be sure to rent this. I think you will find the Brosnan is good and the production and story don't damage Mr. Defoe's reputation. I don't see to many decent versions of this story unfortunately and I consider this to be one of the better ones. You may want to check the Brunel version as well. this DVD is sharp and clear with good picture and sound quality. The DVD does not include much in the way of extras.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: so so ...
Comment: average movie. Nice to see Pierce Brosnan with a beard.
Not much action, but how much action can you have stranded in the Pacific?

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Pierce and Cruseo
Comment: What a lovely combination.An old story played by a great actor. I am sure that you will all enjoy.It is a story as olf as time itself.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: An interesting variation
Comment: The slavery aspect was offputting, but the pleasure of the other natives at hearing Friday's story raised my rating.

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