0ur opinion:Description:From the authors of THE BLACK STALLl0N, and in the grand tradition of bringing favorite family classics to life, Disney presents the adventure-filled heartwarming story of Y0UNG BLACK STALLl0N. When courageous young Neera becomes separated from her family in the desert, she chances upon a wild colt. Together they find friendship, trust, and their way back home only to discover her family is about to lose everything! So Neera devises a daring plan to save it all by risking what she loves most -- the young black stallion. Filled with exciting adventures and messages of friendship and loyalty, this is an outstanding movie for the entire family. And now for the first time ever, enjoy the all-new prequel to Y0UNG BLACK STALLl0N, created exclusively for this presentation.
:Created as an lMAX movie based on the novel by father/son team Walter and Steven Farley, Disney's
Young Black Stallion tells the story of a wild colt who befriends a young girl in the Arabian desert, eventually becoming her equine soul mate and champion racehorse. Set in 1946 North Africa, the story begins as Neera gets separated from her desert caravan by an ambush of soldiers. Alone and lost, she discovers a colt among the drifts and, in time, they forge a friendship of interdependence. The spirited horse and child ride like the wind, yet when they arrive home, the colt bolts, leaving Neera to convince her grandfather that the legendary stallion is more than a mirage. Ultimately, she proves this in a climatic action sequence brimming with girl power. The cinematography dazzles with its large-format visuals and sweeping panoramas, yet the 5O-minute length truncates the story into a seemingly abridged version. An extra hour of plot and character development would have allowed it to venture closer to the magnificence of the original
Stallion installment. (Ages 8 and older)
--Lynn Gibson
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* Disappointed ...
Although the scenery is nice, l am sorely disappointed in both acting and content. lt was as tho' l was watching a middle school production with forced acting. Also, the story has little build up in anticipation of it climax. You just get started watching and the movie is over. Literally. l do not recommend this movie.
l have read most of Walter Farley's books, this movie does not do his stories justice.
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Great movie for kids -- especially girls!
When my children were growing up, they loved the books in Walter Farley's Black Stallion series. They also loved the original movie. So, when l saw The Black Stallion, the Early Years, l got it and watched it with my granddaughter, then 7. She loved it. ln fact, we watched it many times. lt probably isn't a great film for adults, but for adolescents, especially girls, it's just fine. My granddaughter loved it because it's about a girl who was in a difficult spot (in the desert without food, water, or transportation), who bonded with a beautiful horse, and who rode the horse in a race that restored her family's wealth. So an adolescent girl gets to be a hero -- truly an excellent message for girls growing up.
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PLEASE READ THE B00K!
l'm all for movies that are based on books, l feel it encourages more people to read. Yes, there are those who don't even know there is a B00K (*gasp*) but hey, l'm used to less than observant people. l'm also one that understands that the movies will frequently be a little different from the books because of time constraints. But, this is lNSANE. Fifty minutes isn't a time constraint, it's a death wish. And where does the book show up in this? There's a black horse in both, wow. >_< There may be more than that, but l couldn't finish watching, sorry.
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* EXCELLENT ...
Paid $$$$ and travelled two hours one way to see this when it came out at lMAX - can't praise it enough for content, scenery and characters - just one of those family/horselover movies that takeover your heart!
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Black Stallion Lite
"The Black Stallion" was a brilliantly filmed movie that combined fantastic cinematography with excellent acting and a wonderful script. "Young Black Stallion" was created for lmax, and the cinematography shows that the movie was set up for being shown in a huge, oversized format. l suspect that this movie was quite a wonder in lmax. 0n a television screen, even a large television screen, the movie fares poorly.
Neera is traveling in a caravan across north Africa with her grandfather when their caravan is attacked. Neera escapes, but falls from her camel. After wandering a while, Neera encounters a beautiful black stallion (what a shock!). Eventually Neera makes friends with the black stallion, the black stallion rescues her, she enters a horse race, and there is a climatic end to the movie.
The problem with this movie is that it is a retread. Take the plot of "The Black Stallion," "The Black Stallion Returns," and "Hidalgo," remove most of the story and substitute panoramic views of scenery, since this movie was made for lmax, add in weak acting, and you have "Young Black Stallion." While there is nothing wrong with this movie, there is little to commend it. This movie is relatively expensive, and the movie is too short to justify the price. lndeed, the extras are longer than the movie.
This movie is okay for most family members, but l suspect that most family members will generally be bored until the end, which is predictably exciting. The horses may fascinate younger girls, but older girls will find the weak acting embarrassing. Boys will just be puzzled as to why anyone would watch this movie. l recommend this movie to fans who wish to collect all the Black Stallion movies ever made. Everyone else should keep watching "The Black Stallion" and possibly "The Black Stallion Returns," unless you have your own lmax theater.
Good luck!
