Fluentiama
Perfect cast and a good story
Salubfoto
It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
SanEat
A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Nayan Gough
A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.
BreakawayDaily
This is an oldie but a goldie! I remembered watching this when it first came out (I must have been 10 years old) and I always liked it. It is always interesting when you re-watch a movie because it is almost like you have never watched it before! It is that new of an experience, I didn't really remember much of it. The brother and sister duo were so fearless, and the visuals were really beautiful, plus the polar bear was so cute! A nice relaxing film I watched the other evening before bed - however I tossed and turned all night for some reason...maybe I was scared of the poachers! All in all a great family film but I would actually caution against showing it to some children as there are a few scary scenes especially dealing with those pesky pachers! Breakaway Daily www.breakawaydaily.com
emilyda24
I watched this film when I was (where else?) in Alaska. I was eleven at the time. My sister and I couldn't believe how bad this movie was. I saw more holes in the plot of this film than I care to say, although I think one deserves special mention. When the younger sister is forced to hold up the two older males, I had to stop watching. For all those people who justify this film by saying that is "for kids", you are wrong. No one should have to suffer through this film. This makes "cheaper by the dozen" look sophisticated. I admit the the scenery in this film is nice. But scenery should not be the only reason for watching a movie. The plot is thin, the characters are annoying, not to mention stupid. I'm a city person, and even I know that travelling in a boat repaired with duct tape is a bad idea. The bear was cute, but became annoying as the movie wore on. To sum up, even mere children can see the rediculousness of this corny, horrible film.
ricecakes
I was not disappointed in this film; basically I knew going in what it would be, very formulaic.My only real gripe is the bear helping at the end - that was just too much. Well, the entire movie was a stretch in reality, but pulling on the rope was even too much for my kids to accept.Also, when they got the dad over the cliff, he was barely up there and they started hugging. My wise seven year old said "They shouldn't be so close to the edge when they do that." We then imagined a different ending to the movie: bear rescues family, family hugs for joy, whoa....AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! they go tumbling to their deaths, and the final shot is of the bear, looking over the edge...Good cheesy family flick. Not one I'm going to keep, but I don't feel cheated by watching it. I would be surprised if the kids ask to see it again.
Ryan
Alaska is one of those films that is just there. There is nothing groundbreaking involved in it, but there is nothing offensive about it either. Directed by Fraser Clark Heston, Alaska tells the story of a father, Jake (Dirk Benedict), and his two kids, who lived in the lower 48 states until Jake's wife died and the family moves to Alaska, for the reason of making this movie it looks like. If the director's name looks vaguely familiar, it's because Fraser's daddy is an actor named Charlton, who also plays a polar bear poacher (imagine that, Charlton Heston wielding a gun, what are the odds?). Jake flies airplanes, and of course on one of his trips, the plane goes down, and it is up to his two kids Jessie (Thora Birch) and Sean (Vincent Kartheiser) to find him. With the help of a baby polar bear, the kids go out into the Alaskan wilderness, meet bear poachers, Eskimos, and other fun things. Alaska is an OK movie, nothing that will make you wish you hadn't seen it, just don't expect the Ten Commandments.
