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Tuck Everlasting

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Tuck Everlasting sure is everlasting.The movie isn't completely terrible.It really explores life and death but it takes to long.The whole time I kind of felt bored.The plot is good but I don't think it or the book it was adapted from are all that great.Maybe this just isn't my kind of film but it just took forever to get to the climax and it was only 90 minutes.The acting definetly isn't Oscar winning; the only great performance was by Sissy Spacek.The dialogue is of course compatible to this kind of movie but I still didn't really like it.It was a little better than I thought it would be, though.If you are interested in living forever or dealing with death or your just a kid you may like it more than the rest of us out there.To add to everything else I didn't really like the time setting.Check this one out if you want to be bored.Young Winnie Foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and domineering mother, escapes into the woods only to get lost.Soon she happens upon Jesse Tuck- a boy full of life and adventure who's unlike anyone she's ever met- and falls in love.The Tucks, a kind and genorous family, have a powerful secret- a spring that holds the magic of everlasting life.And now Winnie must choose to live life as she knows it or drink from the spring.

"Like the Tuck family themselves, this movie just goes on and on and on and on"
-- Larry Carroll, COUNTINGDOWN.COM

Ce film est tout simplement magique! Je ne trouve pas les bons mots pour le décrire, mais il nous montre à quel point l'amour peut être puissant. J'ai écouté ce film lorsque j'étais adolescente, dès sa sortie en DVD, et il m'avait marqué pour une raison que je n'arrivais pas à comprendre. Aujourd'hui, des années plus tard, je le retrouve, le réécoute et comprend mieux comment il est possible que l'amour traverse l'âge, les époques, le temps en général lorsque deux être s'aiment réellement. C'est tout de même un film léger, empreint de quelques clichés, mais qui finit comme le voudrait la dure réalité. C'est un film que je recommande à tous!

It was not as great a story or character development as I could have hoped for, but overall I was not dissapointed. The scenery was beautiful, the 2 main characters also were beautiful and they had some powerful scenes between them.

The scene of him helping her in the water because she cannot swim is one of the most romantic and touching few minutes of film I have ever seen.

I liked how everything looked so real. It shows alot of bravery and its really, really good. I liked how they came up with such a good plan to get Mr. & Mrs. Tuck out of the prison. I would recommend that kids be at least 8 1/2 to watch the movie -- otherwise they might not understand everything.

I was expecting this film to be excellent, having read the book and finding it to be one of the best novels I have seen. Unfortunately my hopes were rudely shattered right from the opening sequences of the film when it became obvious that the story had been seriously tampered with. I carried on watching, however, as these changes did not overly detract from the atmosphere of the book to begin with. After about 15 minutes into the film, though, I just gave up watching completely and tried to pay as little attention to the screen as possible since I was in serious danger of having my memories of the story irrevocably tainted by the film version.
The movie bears almost no resemblance to the book in all but the broad details (names, places, base timeline etc). the Tucks' characters have been altered, especially Miles', numerous events and scenes have been added primarily it seems for the sake of drama, lines are hacked about (either spoken by other characters, omitted or altered) and, as has been picked up on in other reviews, we have a classic Disney romance rammed home to us. All of this seriously ruins the mood and feel of the original story and as a result I would recommend that you do not watch this film if you greatly enjoyed the book version or at least if you do then consider yourself forewarned of the possible effects on your memories of the tale.
I recognise that I am probably not objective and haven't really assessed the film on its own merits, there's nothing I can do about that, I can't stop myself comparing it (unfavourably)to the book. I will add, for those who are not worried about the book that my family, who had not read the story, thoroughly enjoyed the film so it clearly can stand on its own. If you can dissasociate it from the book in your own mind then you could probably add another star and a half to the score I have given it. Sorry I can't be more specific about the film itself but as I said I only really watched the first few minutes and then caught snippets of the rest (enough I might add, to convince me I did not want to see the whole thing).
So in summary I was seriously dissapointed and I imagine that most fans of the book would be as well. For anyone else I can only recommend strongly that you try and get a copy of the book to read. The film really cannot compare.

I have not yet read the book (the movie does make me wish to do so), so I won't be offering any comparisons. That said, I think this is a fine story. I find no fault with the plot. (Except... I do wonder what would happen when that water evaporates, and what about if and when the world does come to an end...?) There is a real philosophical and psychological question, about something that touches us all, at the heart of this movie: Would you really want to live forever? The story makes you face that question and reveals some truths about the reality of immortality in the wordly sense, without forcing the lessons down your throat. It is a lovely film, with beautiful natural scenery, stirring music and some of the best acting ever. I imagine the story will be too much for the sensibilities of some, but it is worth viewing for those who have the courage to consider what life would be without death. (The filmmakers' commentary adds to your appreciation of the art in this movie.)

Demand that someone release the old version on DVD. The characters were much more interesting, the action truer to the original Natalie Babbitt book, the sweet was sweeter, the evil eviler. It's too easy to portray evil as a leering, sneering, menacing "man in yellow". How much harder (and better) to put a pleasant face on it and let the actions speak for themselves. For all the characters it almost seems as though the director wrote down a two or three word description and told the actors, "This is your character; now, read your lines."

Tuck Everlasting was enjoyable and thought-provoking. However, I believe, as many others do, that Disney really could have gone a lot farther with this movie. It ended way too abruptly--just when I was really starting to get into it. Still, it was exciting because it did have a bit of suspense to it. Winnie Foster was faced with the most important question of her life: "Do you want to live forever?" All she had to do was drink the water of the spring in the woods by her home, and she could live forever with Jessie Tuck, the boy/man she was "in love" with. (Winnie just seemed too young--way too little-girlish--to be "in love.") You become involved in finding out what her decision will be while you're asking yourself what you would do. You want her to drink the water, but at the same time you don't.

While Tuck Everlasting lacked much character development and a thick plot, it was still touching and is a great movie for all ages. I haven't read the book or seen the 1981 movie that I've seen mentioned in other reviews, so I can't compare them all, but I can say that I would recommend this movie. The colors are beautiful throughout, and the cast is great, although I think that the lovers are just a tad too young to be taken seriously.

jonathan jackson has been a fav of mine since general hospital. great performances by all. Great for all ages to see as well. enjoy !

Despite the fact that this movie is much different from the book-I loved it! While it at times is dark, I enjoyed the overall story. I found the teenage love suitable for all ages. It was well acted by namely Alexis Bledel and Jonathan Jackson. I highly recommend it!