The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003)

• Year: 2003
• Released: 29 Aug 2003
• Country: New Zealand
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367960/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_legend_of_johnny_lingo
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: G
• Genre: Action, Adventure, Family
• Runtime: 91 min
• Writer: Riwia Brown, John Garbett, Patricia McGerr
• Director: Steven Ramirez
• Cast: George Henare, Rawiri Paratene, Joe Folau
• Keywords: island, self esteem, south pacific,

6.1/10

The Legend of Johnny Lingo Storyline

When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.

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The Legend of Johnny Lingo Movie Reviews

Nice update to the old campy movie

I saw this movie on opening day with about 20 other people (total in the theater); I took my kids & wife to see it today (theater filled this time). It is a nice update to the old campy movie. Although inexpensively done it is well acted, funny, interesting, compelling and fun. It is still campy, however. The central message (that we can influence the self-esteem of others by the way we treat them, whether good or bad) has been expanded nicely. There are a few BIG plot holes and silly movie mistakes (nobody but the main characters seem to age; how did all the cows get there in the end? etc.) but overall it is quite enjoyable. It didn’t move me to tears but it was moving; the ending, though contrived, is quite satisfying. And best of all, my favorite line from the old movie (“Mahana, you ugly! get down from that tree”) is also in this version. Hey, it won’t win any awards, but it was good enough just the same. A definite 7 or 7.5 out of 10.

Great Family Movie

This movie is taken from the Church of Jeasus Christ of Later Day Saints a.k.a. Mormons.

That said it is in no way a religious movie nor does it advocate any particular faith. I only mention it as that is where I learned of “The Legend of Johnny Lingo.” I was surprised to see it was a full length movie (91 minutes).

This film teaches the idea of love, honesty, faith (not religious type)and hard work and reward for such work.

I liked seeing the longer version of this film that what I had before. It is filled with great views of the aquamarine colored sea and tropical sights they are breath taking.

While the message of the film is there it is not annoyingly so.

I simply love this movie.

That’s not how I felt about it the first couple of times I watched it, but seeing it again recently, I realized: I really, really like this movie.

You need to see it several times.

Okay, so Alvin Fitisemanu’s acting is awful in this film.

Okay, so it’s a rolling commercial for Tahitian Noni Juice.

Okay, so it’s weighed down by its share of clichés, including one scene that appeared to have been stolen directly from Chicken Run.

In the end, I just don’t care. In the end, I am overcome by the story, the music and the characters in this film. I LIKE Johnny Lingo, I LIKE Toma, and I LIKE Mahane.

No, there are no Academy Awards here – but what we DO have is a good clean film with some positive things to say and a fun way to say them. For us, that was enough. And after several times of seeing The Legend of Johnny Lingo over the past few years, what seemed to be glaring flaws the first few times around have faded. I really like what’s left.

[Edit: We just watched this again after many years. And I thought, “I really love this movie.” So I went to read reviews, and was reading a review, and thought, “Yeah, I agree.” Then I noticed… I wrote the review! 15 years ago!

15 years later and after a long absence, I feel the same. Even the obvious flaws in this movie are endearing. In fact, I upgraded my rating from an 8 to a 10.]