Robinson Crusoe

Movie Review
Release on: Sep 09, 2016

Movie name	:	Robinson Crusoe
Genres	:	Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Run time	:	91 min
Produced by	:	Gina Gallo ,Mimi Maynard
Directed by	:	Vincent Kesteloot, Ben Stassen
Music by	:	Ramin Djawadi
Production	:	Illuminata Pictures
Countries	:	Belgium, France

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Stars : Matthias SchweighÃ¶fer, Kaya Yanar, Ilka Bessin, Dieter Hallervorden, Aylin Tezel, Ghadah Al-Akel, Tommy Morgenstern, Melanie Hinze, Bert Franzke, Tobias Lelle, Gerald Schaale, Jesco Wirthgen, Jan Makino, Axel Lutter, Jan-David RÃ¶nfeldt, Claudio Maniscalco, Tilo Schmitz, Francois Smesny, Doug Stone, Kirk Thornton, Colin Metzger, Michael Sorich, Yuri Lowenthal, Sandy Fox, Jay Jones, Marieve Herington, Dennis O'Connor, Jeff Doucette, Debi Tinsley, Laila Berzins, B.J. Oakie, Joe Ochman, Lex Lang, Joey Camen, George Babbit, Kyle Hebert, David Howard Thornton, Terri Douglas, Alexandra JimÃ©nez

Story : On a tiny exotic island, Tuesday, an outgoing parrot lives with his quirky animal friends in paradise. However, Tuesday can't stop dreaming about discovering the world. After a violent storm, Tuesday and his friends wake up to find a strange creature on the beach: Robinson Crusoe. Tuesday immediately views Crusoe as his ticket off the island to explore new lands. Likewise, Crusoe soon realizes that the key to surviving on the island is through the help of Tuesday and the other animals. It isn't always easy at first, as the animals don't speak "human." Slowly but surely, they all start living together in harmony, until one day, when their comfortable life is overturned by two savage cats, who wish to take control of the island. A battle ensues between the cats and the group of friends but Crusoe and the animals soon discover the true power of friendship up against all odds (even savage cats).

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Tackling a revered classic can be a dicey proposition, but the directors have wisely made it an 'interpretation' instead of a faithful facsimile of the original. And wisely so, as it will no doubt help to introduce a new generation to this fabled tale.
As mentioned earlier, we get to see a different perspective here - that of the native animal life in the island. And it is indeed a paradise. The camaraderie between the animals is admirable. Not only do they coexist, but they also help each other out of troublesome situations.
We are introduced to a host of colourful characters. Mak (Howard), a parrot who is the most ambitious of the lot wants to spread his wings and see the bigger picture. He knows that the island is not the be-all and end-all of the animal world. There's a chameleon, a fast-talking tapir (Berzins), a kingfisher that appears to be quite concerned about Mak and there's also a visually-challenged goat. The animals help the stranded Crusoe (Lowenthal) and the latter blends in well with his new environment. Life is indeed peachy for them all on their island in the South Pacific. Except for a pair of cats, who seem to have some serious anger issues.

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