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List Price: $19.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 1346
Released: May 7, 2002 |
| Our Price: $13.22 |
| Used Price: $12.74 |
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MPAA Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
One of Disney's biggest and most fondly remembered hits, the spectacular screen version of the literary classic SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON is full of breathtaking South Seas scenery, hundreds of exotic animals, and treacherous pirates. This heroic tale chronicles the courageous exploits of the Robinson family after they are shipwrecked on a deserted island. Using teamwork and ingenuity, they skillfully overcome the obstacles of nature and transform their new home into a "civilized" community. But the ultimate challenge lies ahead when a band of cutthroat pirates threaten to destroy the Robinson's Makeshift paradise. Capture the thrills, romance, and fun of this unforgettable Disney film!
Description of Swiss Family Robinson (Vault Disney Collection):
The Disney touch is all over this grand, colorful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family set off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multilevel tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck, the tale is pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions, and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film--even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and nonlethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully photographed film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire costars as the proper, worry-prone mother. (Ages 5 and older) --Sean Axmaker
Swiss Family Robinson (Vault Disney Collection) Reviews:
Awesome for all times 
2009-11-27 - I purchased this as a birthday gift for my grandson. He really likes it.
I want to marry Fritz!
2009-09-29 - Actually, he's a little young for me now, and I'm already married...but I used to want to marry him. And I would still love to live like that! Another good movie to pull-out when you just want to watch something bright and happy :o)
MMM... 
2009-05-27 - This movie is expensive, since it is an old movie the price is a little bit high. It is a good movie for a 5 or 6 year old.
fantastic
2009-05-04 - i was very pleased with my dvd and the time it took to get to me. the cost was great and brand new too! i couldn't be happier
Swiss Family Robinson
2009-05-04 - Swiss Family Robinson is a fantastic family movie, something you don't see very often anymore. Everyone young or old will enjoy this film immensely. Highly recommend. Even my 20 year old daughter loves this movie.
