Adventure Little Novel I have long been looking for a film adaptation of the stories of the English writer Enid Blyton “The Magnificent Five”, consisting of the 21st volume, written between 1942 and 1963.
I read books as a child, they were obtained with difficulty in the biblioglobus with large queues and small batches.
At the moment, there are four German films from Constantinfilm about the magnificent five, called Five Friends. Unfortunately, in 2012 there was no official licensed translation in Russia, I was looking at the original German language. Now, thanks to the ivi-cinema, which pleases us with Russian dubbing.
The parents of three children Julian, Dick and Anne went on vacation, sending the children to their cousin Georgina, who does not like to be considered a girl. In other words, the boy under the name of George, the character is a heavy, difficult child, but the guys manage to make friends thanks to the charming dog Timmy so that friendship becomes the starting point of all further adventures.
I can’t help but compare it to the book, most of the plot is taken from the very first book, but still there is such a “mix” from different parts. If we consider the film as a separate story and do not tie it to the book, it turned out very not bad. It's good for kids. No blood, no violence. There is some childish, fabulous naivety and, of course, a logical ending for good and evil.
But since I also loved to read as a child, I am just sausage and bursting with this wild “transformation” of shooting places, shown time and heroes.
Of course, the action in the film takes place in the hinterland of Germany instead of England, this seems to be understandable, because the film was released there, but the essence of the stories of the author’s books about the heroes living in the hinterland of England with its ancient houses, in which there are long tunnels and catacombs. This is almost the basis in the books of Enid Blyton, which catches readers with its mystery, supported by history.
Further, the heroes of the film have smartphones and laptops, but here I must say, clearly in the film of the year is not shown, everything seems to be happening in our time. Although the author of the books implies that it is still the 50s.
The heroes of the film can not but praise, the characters are shown, as they should be. I also thank the young actors.
It's going crazy. It's either reading or watching.
I recommend watching the film without reference to books, as different from the standard, it is quite worthy of your attention.
7 out of 10