wittkecmission I, for one, am unenthusiastic about and really disappointed in this Disney-distributed live-action feature film adaptation of the Great American Novel, but I don't really think it's horrible. I just wish it was distributed by a studio other than Disney, because they have to make their movies kid-friendly and Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is not kid-friendly in all its aspects.I saw this movie in my literature class in the 11th grade after reading the novel and both my teacher and my peers were just as displeased as I was. The movie skips over some interesting parts from the book and the scenes Disney chooses to include, they're quick, dull and without atmosphere, which the movie doesn't really have. I also think Elijah Wood was a careless choice for the part of Huck Finn, and they did it just for the sake of stardom. One thing that I was pleased with in this movie however was Ron Perlman as Huck's father, but even he can't save this movie.I'm pretty sure if Mark Twain were alive today and saw this film, he would be exasperated not only with the film itself, but with the way it's being told to today's generation. It does compare to the original source material, but in a way that is unsatisfactory, unlikeable and, dare I say it, embarrassing. But if you want to introduce yourself and/or your kids to the Great American Novel as a censored, pandering, shallow, and bland as heck version, don't let this review stop you.

mwatson-37 Huck Finn (Elijah Wood) has a knack for getting into trouble. He spends the majority of his days playing hooky from school, getting into fights, and lying to his guardians Mrs. Watson (Mary Louise Wilson)and Widow Douglas (Dana Ivey) about how he got black eyes. One day, Huck's drunken, abusive father (Ron Perlman) arrives and takes his son away with him, looking for a way to get his hands on $600 left to Huck by his mother who is deceased. Huck escapes from his father's cabin, after a night of fighting for his life, and, in the company of a runaway slave named Jim (Courtney B. Vance), the duo sets off on a journey by boat down the Mississippi with the goal of getting Jim's freedom. Along the way, the pair meets a number of interesting people and become dragged into several adventures that don't always lean towards their favor. Disney has a rep. for watering down things that may cause a social argument. Huck Finn deals with a single major issue: slavery. In the book, Mark Twain never holds back punches which are good when using a type of fiction realism since The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was the first book to be wrote in full dialect. Although the movie never uses the word "nigger", that's about the only thing that has been sanitized because it is meant to be a children's/Family movie. The evils of slavery are still shown, rather graphically, at times and it would be wrong to assume that The Adventures of Huck Finn doesn't have a social agenda. Family films are hard to find, and those that fit into the category of "good entertainment" are even less common. The Adventures of Huck Finn is a great exception, although young children may be a little frightened by some of the violence. Same as the book, there are many levels on which the story can be appreciated. Children will enjoy the adventure, but the sarcasm and funny wit is mainly for adult consumption. The Adventures of Huck Finn is a great movie and Disney has produced a film of some quality. It's not a 5 out of 5 , and it can't be considered the real version of Twain's work but it deserves some recognition and credit. I give the movie 3 out of 5 because it was entertaining and the wasn't really and crappy animation like some of the other movies of that time period.

kitt0200 Mark Twain wrote the book The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Disney remade it into a movie in 1993. The adventurous, action packed movie, The adventures of Huck Finn takes place in the fictional town of Saint Petersburg, Mississippi. The main characters were Huck played by Elijah Wood, Jim played by Courtney B. Vance, The duke played by Robbie Coltrana, The king played by Jason Robards, Pap Finn played by Ron Perlman, Widow Douglas played by Dana Ivey, Mary Jane Wilks played by Anne Heche, and Deputy Hines played by James Gammon. I think the cast of the movie was bad at acting because, for the most part, they didn't really own their roles. In the movie, Huck was talking to a black man named Jim who could see the future, and the man told Huck that Pap was coming back to town and told him he needed to run away that night. Instead, Huck decided to sneak out with his friends one last time and when he got back Pap was in his room and grabbed him and ran off taking him back to his place. Pap got drunk and tried killing Huck and when he woke up the next morning Pap left to go into town and Huck climbed through the fire place and went and killed a goat and dragged it through Pap's place and to fake his own death. Then Huck ran off to Jackson County because no one lives there and he runs into Jim. They start to swim in a pond and Jim tells Huck he's running off because he found out Widow Douglas was going to sell him to someone in New Orleans, so he was going to run down the Mississippi river to become a free man and earn money to buy his family back. On their way down the river Huck and Jim run into a lot of adventures. These two men hopped on Huck's and Jim's raft and at their next stop the two men found out that Jim was a runaway slave and they blacked mail them by saying they would tell the cops on them or kill them, unless they did as they said. You need to watch the movie for yourself to find out the rest. In the movie I thought the directing wasn't very good. The directing just kept going from one thing to the next. For example after Huck and Jim started down the river Huck changed his mind and wanted to tell on Jim and they run into police then he changes his mind and doesn't want to tell on him so he makes up a huge story about his mom and sister having pox. Then that night a steam boat crashes into Huck's and Jim's raft and then some men grabbed Huck and took him back to their house where the mother and son said he could stay as long as he wanted. In this movie I think the director should have added a few more scenes that showed the building of the friendship between Huck and Jim because I never got to really actually see that between them in the movie. Mark Twain started the realism era in literature. Realism is the use of everyday life and putting it into prose. He showed slavery and how some slaves would run away to free land. Jim ran away from Widow Douglas because he overheard that she was selling him to someone in New Orleans so he left and started down the Mississippi river to free land. Mark Twain also showed stereotypes and how everyone believed slavery was a good thing. Since Disney likes everything to have a happy ending the only real part in the movie that made us feel bad about slavery was when Jim got whipped and they showed the slashes on his back. If you want to know what Huck learned about Slavery at the end of the movie you will need to go watch it for yourself. I would give this movie one star, I think it's a boring movie and doesn't have good directing. It's just about a boy who runs into the wrong people and what he goes through once he meets them. It also just goes from one thing to the next and doesn't really have a calming point or show the friendship of Huck and Jim. The only way that I would rent the movie is if I read the book and wanted to see it to understand it better, otherwise I would advise you not to go see it.

ehrh7295 Huckleberry FinThis story starts off in pre-civil war era. Huckleberry Fin is a great story produced by the legend Samuel Clemens also known as Mark Twain. The excellent actor Elijah Wood plays Huckleberry Fin, Elijah is more known for his later years for being the star in Lord of the Rings. Huck's main buddy Jim is played Courtney B. Vance. These two are together most of the story and they go on a comedic adventure that leads to a little trouble at times. The story unfolds nicely into a drama filled ending.Let's start this story from the beginning where Huck's drunk of a father Pap kidnaps him from his foster parents to take the trust fund his mother left him. Huck escapes from his Pap's cabin by faking his death and accidentally meets up with Jim, who is a runaway slave, at Jackson's Island. Since men of the town think Huck is dead they assume the runaway slave Jim killed him. During this time period it isn't much of the fact that he supposedly killed Huck more of the fact that he is a runaway slave which was a very large penalty at this time. Then from Jackson's island Huck and Jim's satire adventure begins.Now that Huck and Jim are on their adventure it starts to become this great story. Elijah Wood's acting was phenomenal. Even at such a young age he puts on an excellent show. This movie really showed Elijah's strengths of humor and a strong attitude. These are showed when Widow Douglas dresses him up and he runs away throwing his clothes off and messing up his freshly cleaned hair. Courtney B. Vance did a fantastic job with his ambitious mind to be free slave and his frightening of getting caught. He truly shows these skills once Huck floats across the river top turn in Jim for being a runaway slave. At this time, Jim leaves the raft and is about to take off then Huck uses satire and lies about his family being deathly ill on the raft which probably saves Jim's life and helps these two become closer. The costume design for this movie fits the pre civil war era perfectly. Most middle lower class wore roughed up dress clothes like Huck during most of the movie. Since Jim was a slave and a runaway slave at that he wore these torn up clothes that no one would want to be caught dead in during our time period, but this all changes once Jim is set free from slavery. Then he acquires some puffy dress clothes that the upper class would wear during this time period. I have seen many a lot of movies in all my years of being a movie critic and this is one of the best in its class. Elijah wood did such an amazing job to make this movie such a great production. If you plan on seeing this movie you should read the book first or learn a little on Mark Twain's writing style. This will you understand this film and make your overall experience better while watching this film. I will give this movie 4 ½ popcorns out of 5. This movie made me laugh, really get involved in the story, and tear up a little. The director and producer did a fantastic job to create such a great story.