Azlan Lewis This movie is taken from the Church of Jeasus Christ of Later Day Saints a.k.a. Mormons.That said it is in no way a religious movie nor does it advocate any particular faith. I only mention it as that is where I learned of "The Legend of Johnny Lingo." I was surprised to see it was a full length movie (91 minutes).This film teaches the idea of love, honesty, faith (not religious type)and hard work and reward for such work.I liked seeing the longer version of this film that what I had before. It is filled with great views of the aquamarine colored sea and tropical sights they are breath taking.While the message of the film is there it is not annoyingly so.

reaglin This movie was surprisingly good. The story is engaging and well told. The plot does have some holes, but they are not really relevant to enjoying the film. The scenery is absolutely incredible - the locations were this was filmed was great. I spent a good bit of the first part of the movie trying to place the date and location, which is doable. I like the fact that they used actors and actresses that actually were from the islands and looked the real part.This is also a great film to watch with your family - there are not a lot of good films you can watch with your young kids and all enjoy. The entire story was suitable for all audiences. I never saw the original - so not sure about the comparisons with the older version.

john in missouri That's not how I felt about it the first couple of times I watched it, but seeing it again recently, I realized: I really, really like this movie.Okay, so Alvin Fitisemanu's acting is awful in this film.Okay, so it's a rolling commercial for Tahitian Noni Juice.Okay, so it's weighed down by its share of clichés, including one scene that appeared to have been stolen directly from Chicken Run.In the end, I just don't care. In the end, I am overcome by the story, the music and the characters in this film. I LIKE Johnny Lingo, I LIKE Toma, and I LIKE Mahane.No, there are no Academy Awards here - but what we DO have is a good clean film with some positive things to say and a fun way to say them. For us, that was enough. And after several times of seeing The Legend of Johnny Lingo over the past few years, what seemed to be glaring flaws the first few times around have faded. I really like what's left.

Sid Unrau I saw this movie on opening day with about 20 other people (total in the theater); I took my kids & wife to see it today (theater filled this time). It is a nice update to the old campy movie. Although inexpensively done it is well acted, funny, interesting, compelling and fun. It is still campy, however. The central message (that we can influence the self-esteem of others by the way we treat them, whether good or bad) has been expanded nicely. There are a few BIG plot holes and silly movie mistakes (nobody but the main characters seem to age; how did all the cows get there in the end? etc.) but overall it is quite enjoyable. It didn't move me to tears but it was moving; the ending, though contrived, is quite satisfying. And best of all, my favorite line from the old movie ("Mahana, you ugly! get down from that tree") is also in this version. Hey, it won't win any awards, but it was good enough just the same. A definite 7 or 7.5 out of 10.