Boring, long, and too preachy.

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

This is ultimately a movie about the very bad things that can happen when we don't address our unease, when we just try to brush it off, whether that's to fit in or to preserve our self-image.

I saw this movie as a young child my mother made me watch it. It left me with the feelings of no room for discrimination. The length's at which a child will go through for a friend. The young are so pure at heart and this film really reflects that idea. I am not to sure if I would watch it depressed. The movie portraits abuse and death. But above all there is plenty of unconditional love. I am currently looking for a copy to share with my children. I feel that every generation could learn a few things from this film. This movie was uplifting and left a very big impression on me, as I stated before I was young and yet I still remember it.

I will never rate something a ten without really believing that is what it is worth. The acting may not have been the best, the story had holes and there are technical issues. But this movie was released in 1976 in (Apartheid) South Africa. It was filmed and funded in South Africa at a time when no money was going to be given to something that was not going to appeal to the main-stream. With that taken into account it was a brilliant effort. The story is memorable, entertaining, thought-provoking and very touching. Viewed as 90 minutes of entertainment created with a budget of X against something like "Day After Tomorrow", created with a budget of X + $100million, then this is truly worthy of a rating of ten against a rating of somewhat less!

Forever Young Forever Free is one of my most favorite movies. I saw it as a kid(1976), and loved it. I watched it in 2005, and I still Love it. I am saddened by all the violent movies being produced today. Family movies have gone the way of the Dinosaur.I recommend it highly. Other movies that I recommend are the "Sheriff and the Satellite Kid","Ring of Bright Water","Chitty Chitty Bang Bang","Doctor Doolittle(Rex Harrison Version)", "Secret of NIHM", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "The Dark Crystal", "My Side of the Mountain", "The Treasure of Matacombay", "Escape to Witch Mountain and Return From Witch Mountain", "The Last Unicorn", and "Fiddler on the Roof" I hope that there will be more movies like "Forever Young Forever Free " will be put on DVD. The relationship between the Blacks and the Whites in the movie was a breath of fresh air.

I saw this movie as a 13-year-old boy as E' Lollipop. At that time I was wrapped up in Star Wars and other entertainment films. I went to see this film and it was the first time I cried in a movie--I was practically balling, secretly of course so I wouldn't be made fun of. I couldn't help it. This was the first time I actually had an appreciation for filmaking and seeing the deeper meaning a director has worked for. Forever Young has had a profound influence on me and the simple story of two boys sacrificing all for each other in a deep, nonsexual, relationship caused me to re-examine my boyhood friendships in a new light. It is not simple entertainment and carries a very serious message at many levels. Show it with care--it's not a movie to be seen by children by themselves or without any comment afterward; if they are paying attention at all, they will be affected by this powerful story.