- Studio: United Artists
- Release Date: Oct 13, 1979
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- Starring: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney
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Summary:
A boy forges a special friendship with a wild stallion after both are shipwrecked on a deserted island. (MGM)
- Director: Carroll Ballard
- Genre(s): Adventure, Sport, Family
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Positive: 5 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 1 out of 7
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100This touching and beautifully photographed, if slightly overlong, tale of a boy and his horse follows the escapades of young Alec Ramsey (Reno), who is traveling across the ocean with his father.
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100Generations from now, when people talk about horse movies, they won't be talking about "National Velvet" or "My Friend Flicka," they'll be talking about the majestic beauty of Carroll Ballard's The Black Stallion. [07 Feb 1980]
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50For all its pretty glimpses of the desert island, the film never offers a clear, overall sense of what the place looks like; neither the camera nor the boy really goes exploring.
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30Though the freckle-faced Reno and Mickey Rooney (as the horse's crafty old trainer) are well cast, then-scenes together are perfunctory and impersonal. Emotions are provided in stead by a busy and overbearing musical score. The film's story begins to move in fits and starts.
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