Let's be realistic.

A lot of fun.

it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Come on, it's obviously made only for children. That's highly obvious. So complaining about it seems a little bit ... Nevertheless, the base is ok, but with just a little more effort they could have made it more believable. In just few points. Not more than that, and the film would've been just all right.

This is a genuinely dreadful film for all the reasons previously mentioned; but the question which sprang out a mile, is why on earth, after changing so much of the story from the original and dropping all references to Switzerland or anything Swiss, did Disney still call it "The New Swiss Family Robinson"? For heaven's sake, at the start of the film the family boat was even flying a US flag rather than the Swiss flag. Why not just call the film "The Family Robinson"? It makes no sense at all. Can't believe that no one else has questioned this. But I guess that just sums up the naffness of the film as a whole.

This movie begs the question: was it made by a Film School as a worst-case scenario as to what will happen if you sleep in class? One would think that Disney had the resources to avoid a thoroughly mindless disaster like this. Watch it only if you're a film student or if you like to slap you forehead constantly for 90 minutes.

Oh my God ... what a bunch of twinkies this crew was. Can you really see this cadre of know-nothings and yahoos building a stable sandcastle, let alone a small freaking village? And why, yes, an adult male and two kids take on twenty submachine-gun toting pirates with their bare hands ALL the time and win. Well, yes, it's so heartwarming and nice to see loving families overcome all obstacles with the help of togetherness, but what message does this really send? That if you have enough drunk scriptwriters mailing it in, general incompetence miraculously vanishes and is replaced by split level treehouses and liana-wrapped elevators? I've been in love with Jane Seymour for 25 years, but give me a bloody break.Awful, awful, awful. 1/10