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Black Beauty [1994]
Black Beauty [1994]
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Director: Caroline Thompson
Actors: Sean Bean, David Thewlis, Jim Carter, Peter Davison, Alun Armstrong
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD

List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £1.77
You Save: £11.22 (86%)
Buy New/Used from £1.77

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars(11 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4042

Format: Dubbed, Pal, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Arabic (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Dutch (Dubbed), Italian (Dubbed)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: DVD
Running Time: 84 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 7321900144001
ASIN: B00004U8NB

Release Date: August 21, 2000
Theatrical Release Date: July 29, 1994
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

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  • The Black Stallion [1979]

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
Don't waste this one on your children: buy it for yourself. A spectacular adaptation of the Anna Sewell Inovel/I, this is faithful to the source material but creates a life of its own on the screen. Told from the point of view of the horse, it recalls a time and a place that could be both beautiful and cruel. IBlack Beauty /I faced both hardship and kindness as he passed through the hands of many owners throughout his life. Some are generous, but the agonies endured by the title character may be too harsh for small children. Unfortunately, director Caroline Thompson did not resurrect her magical touch a few years later with another animal tale, IBuddy/I. --IRochelle O'Gorman, Amazon.com/I


Customer Reviews:   Read 6 more reviews...

3 out of 5 stars What a lovely horse!   December 26, 2008
br /I thought this film quite slow and needs more action or attention to it. Black Beauty looked wonderful. I like horses, but this film seems for too long. br /Mind you I would recommend it to small children. They would love this story.


2 out of 5 stars depressing.   August 13, 2008
  1 out of 4 found this review helpful

I bought this for my 6 and 9 year old girls, we watched it once and they told me they never want to see it again.br / They sat horror-struck at the worsening cruelty and rejection suffered by the poor horse. Me too.I kept wondering why it's hailed as a great family film when we all felt miserable by the end! Not even seeing Sean could cheer me up.br /I daren't even give it to a charity shop for fear of traumatising any more kids.br /


5 out of 5 stars Brilliant adaptation!!!   July 16, 2007
  4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I first saw this film when i was 4 and i still love it!!! Unlike several other adaptations this film remains very true to the book. It really takes you inside the mind of black beauty and can be very emotional in places. br /Overall this is a truely classic film all the family can enjoy again and again.


5 out of 5 stars Easy Sunday Afternoon Viewing - and M.G.Hatfields Reviews are hilarious!!   June 3, 2007
  3 out of 3 found this review helpful

First of all, the film itself. br /br /I've seen several Black Beauty films over the years (and the television series). I am pleased to say that it's possibly one of the best adaptations I have seen. Beautifully staged, it will not dissapoint any horse mad daughters (or sons) in your household. As an equine neutral adult, I can appreciate the care taken in the production of this film, and as a previous reviewer commented, it indroduces fairly adult themes to younger viewers (in a gentle way), which is no bad thing.br /br /And onto M.G.Hatfield - an earlier reviewer of this film. What a star!! If you like reviews devoid of punctuation and any clear train of thought, then have a look at other films this person has reviewed. A copy of 'Eats Shoots Leaves' should be sent to this guy/women without delay.br /br /I'm still laughing...


3 out of 5 stars Black Beauty   April 4, 2007
  0 out of 6 found this review helpful

This film has been done and redone over and over again and again which really begs the question why again. br /br /Everyone knows the story of the beautiful black horse I can endorse this film as I am bored to the back teeth with the same film just updated for the next generation I also must say I hate the book version which the film is based upon.br /br /There is a number of DVD's out here on Amazon which doesn't follow the book The New Adventures of Black Beauty are from an old TV series in my opinion far more appealing that a tired over used film idea.br /br /I urge you not to bother if you own a older version of this film and try the title above it will be a better buy.

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