The Island of Adventure Film
-
- Posts: 6386
- Joined: 26 Dec 2004, 12:20
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
This was actually a thread of on the film of The Island of Adventure, but suddenly it seems to have turned into an Anecdotage offshoot!!
I am sure that you are absolutely right, Stephen, that Enid was heavily influenced by Joseph Conrad's The Nigger Of The Narcissus and couldn't possibly have written The Island of Adventure without a copy of the book lying beside her typewriter!
I am sure that you are absolutely right, Stephen, that Enid was heavily influenced by Joseph Conrad's The Nigger Of The Narcissus and couldn't possibly have written The Island of Adventure without a copy of the book lying beside her typewriter!
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
At least he could then see what he was eating....Enikyoga wrote:I think what Enid Blyton did was to skillfully transpose the "white" in the eyes of Joseph Conrad's man into Jo-Jo's teeth.
Society Member
- Lucky Star
- Posts: 11493
- Joined: 28 May 2006, 12:59
- Favourite book/series: The Valley of Adventure
- Favourite character: Mr Goon
- Location: Surrey, UK
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Hopefully not the nigger of the narcissus' eyeballs.Moonraker wrote:At least he could then see what he was eating....Enikyoga wrote:I think what Enid Blyton did was to skillfully transpose the "white" in the eyes of Joseph Conrad's man into Jo-Jo's teeth.
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero
Society Member
Society Member
- Paul Greaves
- Posts: 95
- Joined: 16 Jun 2011, 15:58
- Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series
- Location: Lewes, UK
- Contact:
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Right. This has appeared on Amazon at a VERY expensive price. Has anyone seen it/got it? Is it legit? What's the quality like etc?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D ... 6JBZZOHIE1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00D ... 6JBZZOHIE1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Carlotta King
- Posts: 2828
- Joined: 15 Mar 2013, 19:01
- Favourite book/series: Adventure, Barney, Secret Series, Famous Five
- Favourite character: Bill Smugs,Lucy-Ann,Snubby,Mr King,Diana,Kiki,Paul
- Location: England
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Hmm not sure what to think about that, it's incredibly pricey and the seller's feedback isn't that great either. I wonder if the picture of the dvd case is actually what it looks like or if it would be some sort of hand-printed thing.
If it was me I would contact the seller first and find out exactly what format it is, where it's from, and a hundred other questions, etc etc, before parting with any money.
If it was me I would contact the seller first and find out exactly what format it is, where it's from, and a hundred other questions, etc etc, before parting with any money.
"Fussy Gussy! Polly, Polly, Polly-gize!"
Society Member
Society Member
- Poppy
- Posts: 5725
- Joined: 24 Apr 2012, 16:06
- Favourite book/series: Famous Five/ Adventure Series/ Malory Towers
- Favourite character: George Kirrin, Andy, Jack Trent & Diana.
- Location: UK
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
I was not aware of the DVDs before now, but I knew that that vidios are quite rare and expensive. I was lucky enough to come across the vidio of The Castle of Adventure a few years for about 50p. I was eager to see more and I looked them up on eBay with the same result. I wouldnt have thought the DVDs would have been so expensive, however.
"Beware of young men with long hair - that's what dad says, isn't it?"
Pat, Holiday House
Poppy's Best of Books
Society Member
Pat, Holiday House
Poppy's Best of Books
Society Member
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
I have a copy of this adaptation, copied from a VHS tape by myself. I agree, the Amazon cover does look a little amateurish.
I found the adaptation to be pretty dire, Wilfrid Brambwell was a terrible Uncle Jocelyn.
I found the adaptation to be pretty dire, Wilfrid Brambwell was a terrible Uncle Jocelyn.
Society Member
-
- Posts: 295
- Joined: 01 Jan 2013, 00:02
- Favourite book/series: Famous Five
- Favourite character: George
- Location: New York
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Enikyoga wrote:Since I have been reading Joseph Conrad's The Nigger Of The Narcissus for quite a while and then The [/i]Island Of Adventure (Mystery Island), I am increasingly starting to believe that the Jo-Jo character was in part inspired by Joseph Conrad's observation...
Stephen:
I can understand you feeling insulted by racial stereotypes in books. You seem to be so very aware of all the black stereotypes, yet you cannot see when you yourself are reinforcing them. For someone with a PhD degree, you don't seem to have the slightest understanding of causality, the most fundamental principle of science, of western civilization, and of education. You are quick to point out the association of magic with blacks, yet your wild associations are nothing but magical. The goal of Western education is to understand that the world works by causality, not by magic. Wildly associating one author with the next without a shred of evidence is nothing but magical thinking. You need to think about what you are doing, if all this is not just one big charade.
If you wish to do something useful in this field, maybe you should become familiar with a more credible kind of analysis - the Structural Anthroplogy of Claude Levi-Strauss, foe example - which is used to analyse myth and narratives in general.
- Wolfgang
- Posts: 3139
- Joined: 06 Apr 2008, 05:26
- Favourite book/series: The children at Green Meadows/Adventure-series
- Favourite character: Fatty
- Location: Germany
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
I just finished reading the book of this film, and it's a strange mixture between the film script and the original book text, making it unfortunately a queer reading experience. Things are not always logically ordered, and the description "The main story in this Colour Illustrated Edition remains unchanged from Enid Blyton's original book The Island od adventure, but the setting and dialogue have been brought up to date" is pure euphemism.
Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.
- Spitfire
- Posts: 1055
- Joined: 16 Jun 2010, 20:57
- Favourite book/series: Most of the stand-alone stories
- Favourite character: Snubby & Mr. Twiddle.
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
I'm wondering how they've 'updated the setting'? That seems crazy, as the wild, lonely coast with the mines, under-sea passages and remote isle are crucial in the story.Wolfgang wrote: "The main story in this Colour Illustrated Edition remains unchanged from Enid Blyton's original book The Island od adventure, but the setting and dialogue have been brought up to date..."
Enikyoga wrote:I think what Enid Blyton did was to skillfully transpose the "white" in the eyes of Joseph Conrad's man into Jo-Jo's teeth.
I know this post is a few months old now, but I just read it for the first time and had an unexpected giggle to myself for five minutes!
I completely agree Liam, and it's well put.Liam wrote:You are quick to point out the association of magic with blacks, yet your wild associations are nothing but magical. The goal of Western education is to understand that the world works by causality, not by magic. Wildly associating one author with the next without a shred of evidence is nothing but magical thinking. You need to think about what you are doing
Sarah
Society Member
Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. Psalm 139
Society Member
Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. Psalm 139
- Paul Greaves
- Posts: 95
- Joined: 16 Jun 2011, 15:58
- Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series
- Location: Lewes, UK
- Contact:
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Well, I've recently discovered the DVD of this film, that I mentioned earlier in this thread, on eBay for £6. They're quoting it as a transfer of the US video to DVD so that all regions can play it. The quality may be dreadful, I don't know, but for £6 I'll take a chance and let you know...
- Paul Greaves
- Posts: 95
- Joined: 16 Jun 2011, 15:58
- Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series
- Location: Lewes, UK
- Contact:
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Okay, so my copy of this DVD arrived and the verdict is... It's better than nothing!
Essentially, it's a transfer of the US VHS release to a DVD, however it looks like a generation down as the picture is okay but not spectacular. It reminds me a bit of watching an NTSC Star Trek The Next Generation in the days when you had to get a mate in the US to convert it and post it to you. A bit fuzzy round the edges but you'd survive.
They've gone to the trouble of a menu screen and broken it down into five chapters. However, the cover is a cheap paper print-off and it arrived in a broken DVD case and the DVD has the title written on it in felt pen. Classy.
The sound is actually pretty good, all told, and for £6 I'm not going to grumble as it's perfectly watchable and I'm not likely to get it anywhere else. There is NO WAY I'd pay the £30+ their asking for on Amazon though.
If you really want it and can find it for under a tenner, go for it. Anything higher and you will be disappointed. For me, it brought back memories of watching it as an 8 year old and I was pleased to discover that the theme tune I've been humming for years was spot on
Essentially, it's a transfer of the US VHS release to a DVD, however it looks like a generation down as the picture is okay but not spectacular. It reminds me a bit of watching an NTSC Star Trek The Next Generation in the days when you had to get a mate in the US to convert it and post it to you. A bit fuzzy round the edges but you'd survive.
They've gone to the trouble of a menu screen and broken it down into five chapters. However, the cover is a cheap paper print-off and it arrived in a broken DVD case and the DVD has the title written on it in felt pen. Classy.
The sound is actually pretty good, all told, and for £6 I'm not going to grumble as it's perfectly watchable and I'm not likely to get it anywhere else. There is NO WAY I'd pay the £30+ their asking for on Amazon though.
If you really want it and can find it for under a tenner, go for it. Anything higher and you will be disappointed. For me, it brought back memories of watching it as an 8 year old and I was pleased to discover that the theme tune I've been humming for years was spot on
-
- Posts: 6386
- Joined: 26 Dec 2004, 12:20
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
I sense there is a pirate on the high seas!
- Paul Greaves
- Posts: 95
- Joined: 16 Jun 2011, 15:58
- Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series
- Location: Lewes, UK
- Contact:
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Well, if they'd give it a proper release I'd pay full price. The same goes for The Castle of Adventure...
- Paul Greaves
- Posts: 95
- Joined: 16 Jun 2011, 15:58
- Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series
- Location: Lewes, UK
- Contact:
Re: The Island of Adventure Film
Watched this for the first time in almost 30 years last night. Despite being heavily truncated and some fairly dramatic 'liberties' being taken, I actually thought this was rather fun. I know I enjoyed it more when I was eight years old, but I thought Rentaghost was funny when I was eight, so you can't take anything as gospel, really