A great family movie for sure.
My son looked at it more like it was a story SIMILAR TO My Side of the Mountain as opposed to a dramatization of the book. Seriously??!! A "must have" movie for every person's personal video collection or library. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 176 pages and is available in Paperback format. The first edition of the novel was published in January 1st 1972, and was written by Jean Craighead George. The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness.Sorry, we failed to record your vote. I was thirteen when I went to see this movie (I am now almost 64) and it was easy to project my own young self unto Sam. A good family movie, and excellent read as well. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Sam, a brilliant child, leaves home for the mountains after being told that the family summer trip has been canceled, thus preventing him from doing the algae experiments he had planned for that summer. Great film about a boy who runs away and survives on his own in the hills. The way the movie celebrates autonomy and self reliance and then also show the limits of these aspects of a young person's personality and the need to balance independence with dependence and inter-dependence with people is outstanding. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
So I was surprised that he was totally cool with all the changes to his story... but in the end I am glad we tried it out and that h liked it. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are Miyax, Amaroq. So I'll be judging the movie strictly on its own terms.
Usually my son is a stickler for things being realistic - i.e. We watched the movie after reading the book for a Book Club, and the kids were really disappointed in the cinematic presentation. Free download or read online Julie of the Wolves pdf (ePUB) book. Parents need to know that My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George's classic novel about a teen boy who leaves New York City's crowds and noise to live a solitary life in the Catskills, is an unusual but inspiring story of wilderness survival. My son read the book, and really enjoyed getting to see it on screen. Dude. He enjoyed it, whereas I was bothered by all the departures from the book. Then, the craziness really begins. I'm an avid reader, but I've always tried my best to take movie adaptations as a separate entity from the books, or as a 'companion' rather than expecting faithful reenactments of my favorite books, and this one did not disappoint. This is simply put, an excellent movie. (I read this with my son for the first time; I had not read it myself as a child.) I find that it helps to improve reading comprehension if you discuss the differences and similarities between books/films with kids. Ob es das wert ist, wage ich zu bezweifeln! Remember seeing it when i was young and wanted to see it again and i still enjoyed it. The main characters of this young adult, fiction story are Miyax, Amaroq. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I will definitely recommend this book to young adult, fiction loversGreat book, Julie of the Wolves pdf is enough to raise the goose bumps alone.It's always fun to read Jean Craighead George booksCopyright © 2017 Blind Hypnosis | All Rights Reserved It's common knowledge that a movie never holds up to a book in terms of entertainment or the ability to convey the scope of the novel, but this movie only loosely followed the classic story and ***spoiler alert*** kills one of the main characters! Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. So - same flavor, but much different in details. Too squeaky clean for 2013. I loved it when I was a kid, and I think my kids will like it when they get old enough to understand it. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
My 7 yr old and I watched this after I had read the book to him. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
I have not read the book, but I love the movie. It's certainly not going to compare with high-budget productions that kids are used to these days, but nevertheless, it's a good movie, with nothing 'questionable' to worry about, aside from the fact that this boy ran away from home.