Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

triple8 So many bad reviews! Why? I loved this as a kid-OK so maybe now it's not my favorite but being that this movie stayed with me as a kid and helped fuel my interest in movies I'd say there was plenty of good to this.What I liked best about it was the adventure. In these times, a movie like this would never be made at all, or at least not without computer generated monsters chasing the family and lots of car chases. The best thing about this movie is it's earthiness and tranquility. The feeling of being in the middle of nowhere-I can appreciate all types of environments but there is something so beautiful about being in the country when it's perfectly still with just yourself and the environment. In this movie that feeling is created beautifully, it touches the nature and quiet, country feeling. The scenery and country feeling created is beautiful.It is also not boring at all as this family struggles to make it out in the middle of nowhere.Lots of wildlife and lots of Action packed adventure.Lots of adversities to overcome. And as mentioned, the cinematography is great-you'll feel like your out there in the wilderness too!I'm not saying this is the best movie in the world-but for those who can appreciate a story revolving around a family and their struggles out in the wilderness it's great. I was enamored as a kid. I wanted to be out there with them! I think this is a good movie and would give it at least an 8. Of coarse it wont appeal to everyone but shouldn't be forgotten either.

di_Notte I saw this film from what my father told me about it; I like watching cheese, and from what he'd said, this is CHEESE. As people started moving into the mid-1970s, they were leaving behind the hippie-dippy daze, getting into more sophisticated drugs, then becoming clean corporate slaves. Everyone began forgetting how wonderful the earth was because they were too busy drilling it for oil or tearing down trees to make room for our growing population. This film's answer?? Make a senseless decision involving your entire family by moving into a wooded area you know NOTHING about where there's no help for miles and you have no skills dealing with wild animals, baking from ABSOLUTE scratch, hunting, etc. We went from the streets of L.A. to the hills of the Rockies in less than two minutes. Were there books taken out of the library on survival techniques in the wilderness? Did the family take shooting lessons? Was there any talk on food, such as how are we going to grow a garden or bake bread or fish or hunt? If there was, we weren't allowed to see it. We are supposed to believe that this family knew all this, that they had a thriving garden in the city, that the woman could bake bread without so much as a wooden spoon, and that the father had been shooting at the neighbor's cat regularly. The only reason the mother and father had had kids is for the cute factor alone, though it fails miserably at the feigned feel of it all. The little boy sounds like he's reading lines but can't read yet, and the daughter seems drugged into a dazed happiness about everything. Their dog Crust (is that honestly his name?? Crust???) must have attacked wild animals at home as well, seeing as he attacks EVERYTHING in this film; it's surprising he doesn't mutilate flowers if they move too much in the wind, becoming a threat to the family. Here are some things that make me refuse to have suspension of belief: ~The father fly-fishes. He is NOT going to feed a family of 4 on fly fishing. That's called sport, not necessity. ~The dog survives brutal attacks of wolves, bears, and MOUNTAIN LIONS. Something is wrong when a domestic dog from the city makes it out alive in those circumstances with barely a scratch. ~How much does a contruction worker make? Enough to ensure a plane to bring supplies every so often? How about when he has no more job and makes no more money? ~A 10 to 13 year old girl would never outrun a bear. ~Just from my own opinion, I would have lost all faith in myself, my family, and my dog to be able to survive in this place with the attitude and lack of planning that this family accomplished.Reviews of the plot aside, I'm thinking of starting a drinking game. It's called "Take a shot everytime you see the boom mike."

tellafriend I saw this film when I was 13. Loved-it-to-death! I have since watched it through the eyes of a much older person and a parent. AH! What was I thinking!?!?!The parents live in the hussle and bussle life of L.A.(although it doesn't seem so bad to me at all) Dad gets this thought one day that he's not very happy living that kind of life so he throws around the idea about leaving it all for the quiet life of the wild, wild wilderness (you know, the wild, man-eating bears, the wild, man-eating cougars etc...) and there, under the glow of the traffic light they decide to leave it all(why do my life altering decisions seem to take years to make and they can decide their fate in an instant?).So they move.Blah, blah... man chops down trees, builds home, makes friends with nature, nature turns on them and they run for their lifes until the dog comes to the rescue yadda, yadda, yadda.Great premise-not very realistic. Aside from the fact that they were literally dropped into the middle of "wild African Safari" as a parent, the majority of their problems stemmed from poor parenting and nearly cost the children their lives on more than one occasion. This upset me (I know, it's only a movie).What I liked? Beautiful scenery, good, wholesome family entertainment without one questionable word, phrase or action. Hard to find these days.What disturbed me? Children riding in the back of a pick-up doing 50 mph down the street, children allowed to run-off into the wilderness with no parental supervision, children and adults constantly domesticating wild animals, feeding wild animals and the overall obvious lack of respect for nature the Wilderness family showed in this film.

rydia I don't understand how anyone could like this movie. I saw it when I was about 4 and didn't like it. I watched it recently just for kicks and laughed the entire time. OK, so as an easy target for mockery, this movie's about as good as they come. But when a movie begins with at least a minute of no dialogue followed by five minutes of straight whining, I can't like it. But that's just me.