PlatinumRead Just so...so bad

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Desertman84 Count Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella entitled Le Petit Prince was adapted into a fantasy-musical screenplay that resulted into a film that stars Steven Warner together with Richard Kiley,Bob Fosse,Gene Wilder,Donna McKechnie and Joss Ackland entitled The Little Prince.This film directed by Stanley Donen tells the story of a French aviator whose airplane crashes in the middle of the Sahara deserts and gets in contact with a young prince who comes from another planet.The Little Prince tells the aviator about his perception and impressions of Earth as well as the other planets he has visited.No question that this film is a cute adaptation of the novella.The music maybe campy especially this being a movie more than 40 years ago but the performances are good.Warner as the Little Prince will definitely provide enjoyment and entertainment.Added to that,adults will get the benefit of enjoying it more than children despite the latter being its target audience.

giorgiaori A good movie from a great book. Favorite book of all times for many of us, The Little Prince has the capacity to absorb you in that world we all wish could still exist. The movie was great until... the end, it felt rushed. What happens with her test? Her school? Her future? Her mother relationship? Her father? Was him on that asteroid?Like... YOU CAN'T finish a movie like this. It was all about that one day and that one test and the you cut it out? In so many moments I thought "okay she now will know what to answer at that final test because/thanks to this experience". It was out of the blue. But overall a great/feel good movie :)

cknob-1 Stanley Donen's cinematic adaptation of Antoine De Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince is a delightful musical that will appeal to children and adults alike. The film is adequately paced at 88 minutes and will hold the attention of its young audience. The cinematography of Christopher Challis does justice to Saint-Exupery's original art work in the novelette. The stark beauty of the desert and the crisp brilliance of the night sky provide a beautiful backdrop to the sweet interaction between The Pilot and The Little Prince played by Richard Kiley and the adorable and competent Steven Warner. The film remains faithful to much of the original story except for a 1970s upgrade of the inhabitants of the Prince's neighboring planets. The drunkard, the lamplighter and the vain man of the novel are replaced by more contemporary representations of frivolously driven grown-ups. There is more than just a hint of Cold War era futility and fear flavoring these characters. In the novel, The King ridiculously rules over no one on a small empty planet. In the film, he has been replaced by a boarder patrolling royal figure demanding "Where are your papers. Where is your passport?" Another planet is home to a general commanding an army without soldiers who proudly lectures on the virtues of military discipline. In a world 30 years into the Cold War and exhausted from a decade of Vietnam, these were much more appropriate symbols of pointless and aimless grown-up affairs. In viewing these planetary visits, Challis' work is technically impressive. A majority of the scenes are shot through a circular, fish eye lens adding a claustrophobic feel to the action played out on these tiny worlds. Bob Fosse's choreography is impressive. I wish the same could be said of his performance in the film as The Snake. I wondered how he would work some of his trademark accessories into the portrayal in a subtle and intelligent manner. Instead, he looks ridiculous in chapeau, black gloves and spats dancing well worn steps from "Cabaret" among the rocks and sagebrush. I'm certain young viewers will enjoy the movie regardless but Fosse is an actor with average delivery skills who truly shines by creating in the dance studio or directing behind the camera. Several years later, he wisely turned portrayal of the thinly veiled biographical character Joe Gideon in "All That Jazz" over to actor Roy Scheider and the result was 9 Oscar nominations and 4 awards. Gene Wilder is excellent as The Fox. His gentle voice and appearance is wonderfully suited to roles in children's film and he taps into the same spirit he brought to Willie Wonka in "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory". No child would fear taming this gentle creature.In all, the film is cinematically beautiful, wonderfully told, sweet, sad and endearing. Like the novel, it should be enjoyed by film-goers of all ages.

cbcerteza I have read the book a couple of years back and when I stumbled across this VCD of The Little Prince, I snapped it up straight away.While watching the movie, I was so enchanted with the innocence of the little prince. The film made me realize that even as a adults we should not lose our child-like qualities. The movie is very touching, especially when Gene Wilder (the fox) and Steven Warner (The Little Prince)were sitting together and the prince is about to say goodbye and the next scene was the fox sitting on a wheat field. I was on tears really! Also the part when the Prince was bitten by the snake and the pilot carried him to his plane...In my opinion...the little prince did not die...he was a reminder to the pilot of his lost childhood.I recommend this movie to young and old alike...especially to students who have read the book...also to the students who finds it hard to appreciate literature...this movie will certainly encourage so many people to appreciate films (of substance!) and literature.