The Black Stallion Returns

Buy This Item The Black Stallion Returns by MGM (Video & DVD)  Available from Amazon  $14.98  on 11-17-2008     A rare sequel that can stand alone, 1983's <I>The Black Stallion Returns</I> is both a fun follow-up to the 1979 Carroll Ballard/Francis Ford Coppola film and a fine adventure in its own right. Kelly Reno returns as the now adolescent, deceptively ordinary Alec Ramsay, who stows away on a plane for Casablanca after the titular horse is kidnapped by Arabs. Getting him back pitches Alec into the middle of tribal rivalries and all sorts of complicated, dangerous intrigue. The cast includes Teri Garr, Vincent Spano, and Woody Strode, but the real star here may be cinematographer Carlo Di Palma, a veteran of several Woody Allen films and a master of color, light, and framing. Director Robert Dalva edited the previous film and happily executes countless ideas he appears to have stored up from his first stallion outing. But it's Reno's resourceful hero--his anti-Harry Potter normalcy--that finally takes hold of viewers. <I>--Tom Keogh</I> Reader Reviews The first Black stallion movie was spectacular- it really captured the magic of Walter farley's timeless classic. When I saw that there was a second, I was very excited. But I was deeply disappointed. The book was full of revenge, war, and the unbrakable love between our beloved The Black and Alec Ramsay. But this movie didn't capture the true sense of evil in the desert. I mean, I know that it's meant for kids and that the climax of the book might be too much, but I really wanted something like the first movie again. I was hoodwinked. It really wasn't that good. At least the young Kelly Reno is back- but WHERE IS MICKEY ROONY? No other guy can play Henry as well as him. Well, I advise you to get it from the library instead of buying it. See ya- Moonwhisker

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