Dorathen Better Late Then Never

Contentar Best movie of this year hands down!

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

adonis98-743-186503 An orphaned boy who was raised in the Amazon jungle is brought back to civilization by a priest who knows his father. Where the River Runs Black was a bit interesting but still disappointing, it's storyline is a mix between Tarzan meets Mowgli so it pretty much lacks creativity and that's kind of sad since we're talking for a 1986 film so it's pretty damn old right? The movie also has a very slow pacing that makes it even harder for me to follow it closely and as far as perfomances go? I wasn't emotionaly driven with any of the actors or their characters as a whole, definitely a very big disappointment especially for such an old movie that were talking about. (3/10)

[email protected] This film could be taken as a powerful treatise on the Catholic Church's idea of morality, or on the cultural contrasts and difficulties faced by a large emerging south American economy. I think it is both. It comments on the economics of Church-aided development, on the treatment of orphaned children in South America, and on the corruption in politics in parts of South America. The continent's poorest are shown as being seen by the richest as disposable, but it also shows a glimmer of hope. The acting is first rate, which you would expect from a cast that includes Conchata Ferrell and Charles Durning, the photography is beautiful, and the film has a sense of natural justice.

T This is a powerful story and a beautiful movie. Worth seeing if you can find it. The photography and the images are stunning. I saw the movie last on a Olympic cruise down the Amazon which made it even more magical.The movie tells the story of Lazaro, son of a priest and a beautiful woman who lived deep in the Amazon jungle. When Lazaro's mother is killed the dolphins raise him and the local Indians begin to call him Dolphin Boy believing he is part human, part dolphin. It is a powerful story of Lazaro's conflicts with society but it is also the conflict between nature and man or progress. As others have commented it is the kind of movie that only comes along once every ten years.If you enjoy the movie you should look for the original book Lazaro by David Kendall. The imagery in the book is so vivid in some ways it is better than the movie.

Apollo_11 I was fourteen years of age when I first saw this film. For me, the experience was magical. I didn't know what this film had that created an aura of mysteriousness and intrigue, but I remember seeing it again a few years later and looking everywhere to purchase a copy.The young boy, Lazarus, has an affinity with the dolphins of the Amazon jungle and it is wonderfully captured in the screenplay. As young actors go, this boy is wonderful as Lazarus. His expressions are true to life and the scenes where he is brought from the wild to adapt to civilisation are naturally brought out. The scene where he is mischievous with his orphan friend under the water tap captures the magical experience of childhood.The scene where his father rows quietly along the river makes you feel as if you're in the boat with him.I think you need to watch this film two or three times to fully appreciate the story it is telling.