darry-1

i bought this DVD at a car boot sale , and it lay around the house for ages . i was in two minds whether to watch it or not, as the movie had been totally savaged by the critics in the UK. i have to say though i am glad i watched this movie , as i thoroughly enjoyed it. this movie has everything going for it, drama, excitement, romance, tension and humour. the performances are great and the movie ie well made. it put me in mind of the perfect Sunday afternoon movie. the critics all seemed to think that, the fact the movie was claiming to be a true story when it actually was mostly fiction was a huge bad point. sorry but i disagree, when a movie is this good and this enjoyable, it doesn't really matter whether the producers took liberties with the truth or not, it's the end result that counts, and the end result is a thoroughly enjoyable boys own adventure type story that i would recommend to anyone.

i remember seeing this movie as a young boy more than 30 years ago, it was part of a double bill , i don't recall what the main feature was and i think that is testament to just how memorable this movie is. the images of the young boy believing he has eaten his dog , and his father dropping thousands of leaflets to try and help him, have stayed in my mind for all this time.there was also a scene where he crossed from one desert to another , made visible by the different coloured sand, also the ostrich egg scene which i vividly remember.

i really can't believe that so many people were moved by this film in the same way that i was . it amazes me that this film has never shown up on British television , or been released on video/DVD.

i rented this movie at the weekend after seeing some pretty decent reviews, and i have to say that this movie must be the most overrated, pretentious pile of s**t i have ever had the misfortune to watch. my son lost interest after approximately 35 minutes , and i gave up after roughly another half hour. described as a comedy , it is not even vaguely funny , pretentious , boring , rubbish it certainly is . if you want to be entertained by a movie , please do yourself a favour and give this one a miss. if you want to be bored rigid , asking yourself existential questions for a couple of hours , then by all means rent this movie. otherwise , avoid it like the plague. truly awful !!