Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Redwarmin This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

barrencreekfarms Greetings, I ordered this film from Amazon UK and if you and your children enjoy boating and sailing like mine do, then this will be an excellent movie for them.This film will expose your child to a cast of charming and intelligent children who lived in a time when innocence, resourcefulness, and self reliance were valued virtues.My wife and I both felt that this film taught valuable lessons to young children.We found it nicer than the other movies Koot Club and Big Six, which do share some of the same themes as this movie.I truly wish I could find out more about the late 60's British television show of the same name.

avjones I read all the Arthur Ransome books as a child, and re-read them recently as an adult, but until today had not seen this film.It's well filmed, with only minor plot adaptations (although large chunks are missed out), and the scenery and period details are especially well done. The boats look good!The chunks missed out from the original story do give the film a slightly "chopped" feeling - it's difficult sometimes to work out how the characters got where they are. The acting lets the film down a bit, I think. The best of the Swallows is Titty by quite a long way - Susan is OK, but nothing special, and the boys are both awful - the worst kind of declamatory child acting. The Amazons are pretty good, but as they feature less in the book the bad acting of John and Roger really does spoil the film a bit. Odd that of these actors, John seems to have gone on to have the best career!The thing which the film lacks most, perhaps inevitably, is the narrative. Watching the film made me realize just how the skillful prose of the books draws you into another world - something the film doesn't quite manage.

Stephen Tilley (Yellit) A difficult story but translated to film almost perfectly.It is not easy to meet the expectations of thousands of readers of these popular adolescent novels once they have grown up. But this is an excellent try.Spoilt to a certain extent my unspectacular casting of the children, but Ronald Fraser more than compensates!Needless to say for a UK film of the period the lighting etc. is professional to the extreme.

David Litchfield I read the Swallows and Amazon books about 40 years ago, but waited until now to see the film! I felt the film perfectly captures the quaint atmosphere of the books and the times in which they were set. The film may not be to modern taste, but it must be considered as a faithful rendition of the original writing, and viewed in that light. Not for the unsophisticated viewer.