The Adventures of Mark Twain

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Audience Member This is one to crack out during the literature class, either in high school or Freshman year in college. It's... trippy. Will Vinton's claymation work is always gorgeous, and this is no different, but it's a movie about a death seeking Mark Twain being accompanied to his final reward by living versions of his characters - characters that are ACKNOWLEDGED AS BEING FICTITIOUS within the same movie. Characters that interact with several of Twain's other, far lesser known works, including The Mysterious Stranger and The Diary of Adam and Eve. If you can pop an edible before watching this one, I recommend it. Also, full confession, the theme song by Billy Scream has not stopped running through my mind in the last 30 odd years. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review Cees T Wonka's spooky tunnel with worse animation. Watch Moonwalker and Three Little Pigs by Green Jelly instead. 5/10 - Bad. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Jacob B Probably one of the most underrated animated films of the '80s, The Adventures of Mark Twain is a treat for both fans of the author and animation enthusiasts alike. With very expressive claymation that still holds up, attention being drawn to some of the lesser-known entries in his bibliography and respecting its audience enough to not shy away from darker elements such as the Mysterious Stranger segment, which I found unsettling but not truly scary, and the premise being made more obvious as the film progresses that it's about a man's death wish. It's also quite funny sometimes, mainly during the "Diary of Adam and Eve" segments. Overall, while I admit this film might not be for everyone, primarily if you dismiss it because of its art style, for animation fans, this is a hidden gem from what I consider to be an experimental decade for the medium before the dawn of the Disney Renaissance. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Steve D I hate Mark Twain's stories. They look good in comparison. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/06/23 Full Review Chris M The claymation can be beautiful and a little terrifying at the same time. The stories work but sometimes with some odd or annoying parts. But overall, it's a flawed but still very good movie that needs to be seen to be believed. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Kyle E Amazingly for those who haven't seen it (and usually neither heard of it), this unknown animated masterpiece regularly makes it into the shortest short-list of best films of those who have - and i don't mean list of animated movies, but movies in general. Uncomparable to anything else - much like Twain himself - it's every aspect is just amazing. It will feast your eyes (as much as any claymation can), fill your heart (with a both joy, sorrow, warmth and eeriness), boggle your brain, and make your jaw hurt. And you'll still have to find time to enjoy acting (yes, _acting_ of the clay figures here is just amazing) and clever solutions. For example, Mysterious Stranger is the best visualization of Devil(?) i ever saw in film. Some have pointed out that it is "not necessarily a kids movie"; Not AT ALL a kids movie, i'd rather say. Nobody forgets seeing it, and as soon as one remembers it later, one starts to look for it. Alas, it is extremely hard to find - at least i never succeeded. I saw it only twice, on TV, no less than 10 and 14 years ago, and my filmometer jumps high every time i think about it. Find it. See it. Enjoy the ride. Copy it. Copy it again, for your grandchildren, and save the copy somewhere safe till they grow up. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/06/22 Full Review Read all reviews

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