Tuck Everlasting

This movie was nothing like the book. While the book was attention-grabbing and inspiring, the movie is cheesy and boring! Jesse falling off a ferris wheel? Did they even have ferris wheels back then? And unless Mae Tuck was attempting suicide, there is no way she could have cut her finger completely off just by cutting a damn piece of food! I couldn't even get the first 15 minutes before I literally fell asleep. If you can't fall asleep, this is a good movie, if you want entertainment, don't even think about this poor excuse for a movie.

Of the book, the new movie, and this- this is definitely the worst. I originally saw the Disney movie and fell in love with it. I then read the book and didn't like it as much but it was still good. This was TERRIBLE. It was boring! It kind of followed the book but it changed some really unnecessary things. For example- What is the point of the fair? Why oh why is it a turtle instead of a frog? Where is the "T" in the tree? I didn't care for the acting either, especially Jesse's. I was expecting the same magic from the Disney movie but this movie just tried too hard. Now I know why it's so hard to find.

If you have ever had a dream in your life that you think "has to be real" this is a must see movie. It is a very quaint unassuming movie that will take you to a trance-like state at the ending, and leave you there forever. It is sad and happy at the same time.

No matter how many past lives you have lived, this is the one that ended with integrity and a sense of yearning for those left behind. It takes the boundaries of "space/time" to an understandable level of enjoyment and acceptance but leaves a life stuck in eternity at a yearning standstill.

aka: Snow Monkey

I suppose, it is the right choice for the fans of book. Not only as adaptation of it but for a delicate, soft poetry who reminds the lines of novel. It is easy to criticize it but it has a virtue , a beautiful one - it is a story about a way who lives deeper in us. And the perfect manner to present it is the most important motif for see it. Sure, it is not Disney version. That is a good and a bad point from each perspective. But it preserves the old fashion ingenuity. And, in few situations, a turtle is more preferable than a frog.

I agree will all the positive comments made on this movie. The Disney version must be loved by a lot of Twilight fans. Winnie doesn't even LOOK like a little girl in it and in my opinion they wrecked the movie by remaking it. The original movie really does take you away to a far place in the past when things were a little bit more simple, kind and gentle. As one reader put it so well...The movie kind of put him a trance and swept him away. It did the same for me. I was curious as to what happened to some of the actors in this movie and was able to get in touch with Margaret Chamberlain ( Winnie Foster) She said she starred in this movie just before she started high school and that is was an enjoyable and positive experience for a girl at her age. In the end she became a successful attorney and still practices today. A very kind and beautiful lady. If anything, I would suggest that people watch this one BEFORE they watch the Disney version. You will truly get a better feel of the movie. The original can be watched on YouTube as well if anyone is interested as this movie is no longer in print and never made into a DVD as far as I can tell.