Crusoe

I viewed this movie on TV and in Spanish, and it mattered not.This is visual movie making at its best, the story being told throughgripping physical encounters and gut-wrenching emotions on anenchanting island. Crusoe and Friday are fiercely strongindividuals who... Full review

If you can't sleep some night, I recommend this flick from 1988 starring pretty Aidan Quinn and the beautiful Seychelle Islands. Very loosely based on "Robinson Crusoe", the story is switched to 1808 America at the beginning with Quinn as... Full review

Master cinematographer Caleb Deschanel is, not unexpectedly, stronger on visuals than substance in his direction of Crusoe (though the camerawork is officially credited to Tom Pinter). Director Deschanel busies himself with gorgeous scenery (mostly lensed in the Seychelles) and languid sunsets, permitting screenwriters Christopher Logue and Walson Green to pursue the politically correct message of Crusoe without interference. ... Full Review

In both the storm scene and the sequences with the dog, Deschanel seems inspired somewhat by Carroll Ballard 's "The Black Stallion," a film he photographed. Deschanel, on the other hand, allows himself time to establish the mystery and isolation of his island and to show us the personalities of his characters, rather than have them impatiently describe themselves. ... Full Review

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Premieres tonight on NBC, 8:00 p.m. ET77:00 p.m. CT Everyone's got a reason for being drawn to the Robinson Crusoe story in its varied iterations, whether it be for the philosophical considerations of man's tenuous self-sufficiency, or the stories' meticulous... ... Full Article

Filmed in the lush coast of South Africa, the setting and island trappings for "Crusoe," which premieres Friday night with back-to-back episodes will entertain younger kids who are fans of "Pirates of the Caribbean." ... Full Article

From Power, Muse and Moonlighting Films comes an ambitious adaptation of Daniel Defoe's masterpiece, "Crusoe," a new NBC primetime series for a 21st Century audience. ... Full Article