World Famous Comics: Nim's Island (Widescreen Edition)
Nim's Island (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler, Michael Carman, Mark Brady Directed By: Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 05, 2008 Running Time: 96 minutes Theatrical Release Date: April 04, 2008
Product Description: Welcome to Nim's Island a tropical paradise where imagination runs wild and adventure rules! Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler shine in this fun "exhilarating and enchanting family picture" (San Francisco Chronicle) based on Wendy Orr's beloved novel.Nim Rusoe (Breslin) lives on a deserted island with her scientist father Jack (Butler) and her best friends: Selkie a sea lion; Fred a bearded dragon lizard; and Galileo a plucky pelican. But when Jack goes missing at sea and the island is "invaded" Nim reaches out via e-mail to the adventurous author (Foster) of her favorite books and together each discovers what it takes to truly become the hero of your own life story.System Requirements:Running Time: 96 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: CHILDREN/FAMILY Rating: PG UPC: 024543527527 Manufacturer No: 2252752
Amazon.com: Adventure doesn't always begin with pirates on the high seas or explorers deep in the desert; sometimes it starts with an idyllic life on a private island in the middle of the South Asiatic Sea. For 11-year old Nim (Abigail Breslin) and her father and microbiologist Jack Russo (Gerard Butler), life is perfect thanks to their love of nature, Jack's mechanical ingenuity, and regular deliveries via supply ship. Loneliness is never an issue for Nim because of her special friendships with Selkie the sea lion, Galileo the pelican, and Freddie the iguana and her education is intensive, if rather unique. Adventure and imagination are ways of life for Nim whether she's heading out to sea to help her father collect plankton specimens, playing soccer on the beach with Selkie, or delving into the latest Alex Rover adventure novel, but everything changes when Jack departs on the boat for a two-night expedition to collect plankton specimens and gets caught in an unexpected storm. Alone on the island, Nim begins to worry about her father's safety as well as her own and, through a chance email, connects with Alex Rover (Jodie Foster) whom she begs to come help find her father. Problem is, author Alexandra Rover is an unbalanced big city shut-in who's afraid to leave her townhouse, not the fearless adventure hero portrayed in her books. Nim, Alexandra, and Jack embark upon the adventures of a lifetime in which each must overcome his or her own fears and perceived powerlessness and limitations in order to grow and help one another. The question is; can each prevail against his or her own insecurities and the fury of nature? Based on the novel Nim's Island by Wendy Orr, Nim's Island is first and foremost a captivating adventure full of suspense and peril which also offers a touching look at the love between a father and daughter. (Ages 7 and older) --Tami Horiuchi
A good film for kids Nim (Abigail Breslin) lives with her scientist father (Gerard Butler) on their own tropical island. They have all the modern conveniences and are devoted to one another. One day, Dad gets lost at sea and Nim starts an email correspondence with Alex Rover (Jodie Foster), the neurotic, agoraphobic author of Nim's favorite adventure novels. Alex vows to come to Nim's island to help the little girl.
If I were eight years old, I'd have fallen in love with this movie. It's all about living a dream-life with a great father and lots of spunky wild animals to play with. But I'm not eight, and I found the movie way too precious and utterly boring. Foster had a few cute scenes as the phobic hermit, but seemed wrong for the part. Butler is eye-candy for the ladies but seemed to phone in his performance, and Breslin looked too old for the part, rattling off dialogue that sounded like, well, movie dialogue or a clever Leno interview. She was too perfect, confidant, and capable and lacked the cuteness and sincereity she had in earlier movies (Signs and Little Miss Sunshine).
While the island scenery was lovely, there was a lot of obvious CGI and the movie felt like an over-long cartoon. There is never any doubt that the movie will end happily and the lack of suspense ruined it for me. Highly recommended for kids; adults may find it provides a nice nap.
The writer the scientist and the island Nim Rusoe (Abigail Breslin) lives on an unknown island with her scientist father Jack (Gerard Butler.) One day her father sets out on the sea to make a discovery. Unfortunately there was a storm and her father did not return. So Nim turns to her adventure book hero Alex Rover to help her find her father. Well you guessed it Alex is really Alexandra Rover (Jodie Foster) the writer of the adventure novels. Can Alexia overcome her agoraphobia and help Nim? Mean time back at the ranch or island Nim but throat off an invasion from a ship, "The buccaneer."
Loosely based on a story "Nim's Island" by Wendy Orr, with all its hokeyness and predictability could well turn out to be one of the best kid's films available. There is no underlying moral clap trap; it is just pure fun adventure.
The only real problem is that they crank the music scenes up so loud that you can not hear the dialog or is it the dialog so low that when you turn the sound up the music decibels shakes the whole abode.
----------------------------------- The film was just asking for the Blu-ray treatment and even with Blu-ray and a big screen it is impossible to tell when the Nim's anthropomorphic friend lizard "Fred" is animal, CGI, rubber or a hybrid of all three.
Joe Versus the Volcano ~ Tom Hanks
"Nim's Island" is a fun-filled fantasy for nearly all ages. This is exactly the kind of film I've been waiting for Jody Foster to do. I always knew she had this well-hidden comedic side. In addition, Gerard Butler makes a great Scottish Indiana Jones!
Again, Amazon has done a nice job summarizing the film, so not much of that here. This is just a special film to me because I just love how this family friendly film intertwines fantasy, adventure, relationships and love into one clever package. Gerard Butler does terrific double duty as Abigail Breslin's father and Jodie Foster's alter ego who gives her the courage to face her fears to save Breslin who has been separated from her father on their island, which has been "invaded" (another clever storyline). Foster must get over her fear of the outside world in order to get to Breslin's character on that isolated island and those moments when she battle with herself and her alter ego (Bulter) are the show stopping moments for me.
The films sparkles with originality and heart. I was delighted by the performances and left smiling when the closing credits ran. This film may not delight all though. It is an awkward mix and bounces around wildly as if the writer and director had forgotten to take their A.D.D. medications, but for some, like me, that is the charm of this film, but for others, that can grate on one's nerves. It's a matter of taste.
Although just a bit too uneven at times, I completely enjoyed this film.
Nice family movie Not the cleverest story ever told, but an adventure movie focused around a bright, energetic young girl. The producers took the time to tell it in an interesting fashion, that keeps younger viewers engaged in trying distinguish the real dialogue between characters and that between figments of their imagination. The animal interactions were cute as well. A bit sappy, but good for a family night.
Cute Kids Adventure That Will Help Pass An Hour Or Two Half fantasy, half kids-adventure, Nim's Island is more aimed at the tweens crowd than anyone else. Abigail Breslin plays 11 year old Nim, a young motherless girl who been raised and lives on a remote island with her scientist Dad played by Gerard "300" Butler (who after that first flick you might not recognize as that same guy). When Dad gets lost at sea, Nim goes on-line to speak to Alex Rover (phoning it in by Jodie Foster, who at least isn't shooting men in a vengeful way this time), who she thinks is the man in all her "Indiana Jones-like" novels, but actually is an agoraphobic female writer who never leaves the house and sees her creation talking and walking with her (again played by Butler). When little Nim is injured while searching the beaches for Dad, she calls to her hero to save the day and come from San Francisco to her South Asiatic Sea location to come save her and Daddy. Of course she does.....
Okay you get the point. Sure, it's as far fetched as you can imagine, but at least my nine year old daughter was entertained. As for the adults, it's cute with beautiful breathtaking scenery, but the story will make you roll your eyes every so often. Not to mention some of the animals are real, some are CGI, and those latter ones really look pretty fake. And while not writing any more spoilers, you can also figure out how it ends. A nice little rental, or something to show the kids in the other room, Nim's Island is okay, but rent it first before buying. (RedSabbath Rating:7.0/10)
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