Sadly Over-hyped

Brilliant and touching

The acting in this movie is really good.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

This was spectacular! Love the art of claymation and especially when it's well done like this. There were surprisingly many emotions expressed through the characters' facial expressions and a great music score to enhance the mood of every scene. Especially the darker segments like the nihilistic Mysteious Stranger. Love how disturbing it is, but still in a thoughtprovoking way. In general, the whole adventure gives you a lot to think about. Mark Twain and the characters of Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer and Becky have some engaging conversations about his journey to go out with Haley's comet which makes a beautiful ending. It was a pleasure watching this journey through different works of Mark Twain, especially the one about Adam and Even which was amusing and made me smile several times. And, of course, The Mysterious Stranger made a creepy tale with a disturbing yet engaging nihilistic view of humanity. I like when animated movies go into such territories. Go watch it if this provoked your interest. I hope it will get more praise for its artistic value.

The Adventures of Mark Twain When accompanying an American Humorist, it's imperative you never mention how funny British Humorists are.Luckily, Mark Twain's guests in this stop-motion movie are from the South.Rendezvousing with Halley's comet, author Mark Twain (James Whitmore) welcomes three Mississippians, Tom Sawyer (Chris Ritchie), Huck Finn (Gary Krug) and Becky Thatcher (Michele Mariana), aboard his futurist airship.While they coast the air currents, Captain Twain regales them with a menagerie of short stories ranging from jumping frogs to Adam and Eve.Meanwhile, the airship careens closer to the comet's tail, approaching their host's ultimate objective.While the claymation can be construed as being too creepy, it is nonetheless well rendered, and lends its self wonderfully to the unorthodox vignettes, which are based on Twain's own work.In the end though, all we can do is hope that that is a comet they're chasing, and not frozen sewage from MIR reentering the atmosphere.Green Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.com

This film was one of my favourites as a child, and has remained so for many and various reasons. The Claymation in the film is second-to-none, with objects and characters continually reshaping themselves in a most psychedelic fashion. The story is fantastic, and weaves together several of Mark Twain's lesser known tales using a fantastically depicted frame story of his most famous characters (Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, and Becky Thatcher) stowing away on Twain's balloon in which he intends to meet Halley's comet, there in the year of his birth and the year of his death. (Quote: "There go those two unaccountable freaks, they came in together and they must go out together") This movie is not just visually superb, it brings its viewer through the story with all the emotions that a great movie should bring to its viewer. From joy in the touching antics of 'Our Ancestor Adam' from the 'Diary of Adam and Eve' section through some brilliantly evocative quotes spoken by the fantastically animated 'Twain' to the eerie and fearful intensity that comes when the central characters meet 'An Angel', this movie has true and unconventional value.I would recommend this to everyone, but as I'd like it to remain one of cinema's rare hidden gems, don't watch it unless you're ready to be amazed...

This movie is a wonderful treat for any age. A child can grow up with this movie and see it differently as he/she matures. As a great fan of Mark Twain, I can say this movie has never disappointed me.It has a wonderful storyline and the claymation makes for better than average animation. There are some truly dark parts in this movie that young children will not understand, but that adults may find disturbing.I have watched this movie many times and have never tired of it. There are few movies I have watched more than once. The script is so well developed from all the material that Twain wrote, that I have been continuously impressed at its depth. The broad outline of the story is based on the fact that Samuel Clemens was born and died in successive passes of Halley's Comet. Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher are along on a ride on an airship invented by Mark Twain. Portions of Twain's stories are presented as "chapters" in the overall storyline.The sad part is the unavailability of the movie. It was released on video tape, but now there are only a few used tapes for sale. I vote for release on DVD so the movie could reach a wider audience. I will certainly buy multiple copies to give as presents to all the Twain fans I know.