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Title: Hidalgo and Other Stories by Frank T. Hopkins, Cuchullaine And Basha O'Reilly, David Dary ISBN: 1-59048-120-8 Publisher: The Long Riders' Guild Press Pub. Date: January, 2004 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.75 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Perfect Example of Excellent Academic Research - BRAVO!
Comment: Walt Disney has not lied to you -- Michael Eisner has done that. The wreckage of Disney's company that is now run by this greedy meglomaniac has given us the movie "Hidalgo," set to open in early March 2004.
Disney (New Hollywood Revised Version) says the movie is "based on the true story" of a guy named Frank Hopkins. This book, which is a collection of all the available writings of Frank Hopkins, makes clear that NOTHING Hopkins said that he did can be verified through academic research. The documents are here, and the conclusion is unavoidable: Hopkins never rode 3000 miles across Arabia. Shame on you, Disney Company!
The editors who put this together are not the authors of this book -- Hopkins speaks for himself, and believe me, his lies are pathetically obvious. If you read the book, you'll see that there is no way for the story of Frank Hopkins to be "true," unless we re-define what the word means. The editors have even more documentation at their web site, which I checked out.
Eisner and the other suits are set to rake in buckets of dollars from this film, and there's nothing we can do about it, except point out that THE WHOLE THING IS A LIE. Why won't they admit it? Why not just say it's fiction?
I'll tell you why -- because they paid the screenwriter quite a lot of money to DO RESEARCH and write the script. Oh sure, he did some research - the kind that mediocre undergraduates do: "Oh, it says here that Frank Hopkins rode across Arabia. It must be true, because it's in print!"
Please. Actually, I've seen better research from even mediocre undergraduates.
Go ahead and rake in the dough, Disney boys. But I'll never respect you again. And I'm NOT taking my child to your silly movie.
Rating: 5
Summary: Don¿t be fooled by Frank Hopkins!
Comment: This is a fascinating book. When I saw the preview for the Disney film about Hopkins, it seemed like a thrilling adventure, especially as I am a dedicated horsewoman. I wanted to learn more about Frank Hopkins and that is how I found this book.
Hopkins' own words read like a dime-store novel, and the footnotes from the historians make it very clear how he fabricated just about everything he wrote. The editors have included short biographies of the famous people Hopkins pretended to know, which are very useful for someone like me who doesn't know all that much about late nineteenth and early twentieth century American history.
I am horrified to learn that the Walt Disney company is promoting this as a "true story" - the idea of racing for 3,000 miles in those conditions should make any true horseman's blood boil. And how could anyone fall for Hopkins' claim never to have lost an endurance race? Life's not like that! Even the greatest horse in the world loses a shoe sometimes, and the most brilliant rider can have a bad day and get lost.
Walt Disney company should just say the film is fiction. By pretending the film is "based on a true story" they are misleading millions of people - and putting parents in the position of inadvertently lying to their children.
Rating: 5
Summary: Finally exposing Frank Hopkins' lies!
Comment: Thank goodness somebody has had the sense to publish all of Frank Hopkins' writings!
When I read this book I realised the full enormity of Hopkins' lies. Even without the copious footnotes from the various academic experts involved, it is just so obvious that Hopkins was weaving a complete fantasy.
A few years ago I made a 13,000 mile equestrian journey from South Africa to Europe, and my route took me through some of the area across which Frank Hopkins claims to have won a 3,000 mile, 1,000 year old race. I found no tradition, oral or written, about any long-distance horse race in that region. A 3,000 mile race starting in Aden would have ended half way across Russia!
It is a great pity that Hopkins stated that he rode an American Mustang for he has dragged their fantastic name down with his lies.
I was surprised to see some negative reviews of this most interesting book, in which nameless people make personal attacks on its editors. These reviewers seem to be under the impression that they are the "authors." Such reviewers cannot have read the book themselves, as it is perfectly clear that the author is Frank T. Hopkins.
I recommend this book to anybody who is interested either in history, or in horses.
Gordon Naysmith
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
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Title: Hidalgo: The Junior Novelization by RH Disney, Kim Ostrow ISBN: 0736421696 Publisher: Random House Disney Pub. Date: 10 February, 2004 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11 by Gerald L. Posner ISBN: 0375508791 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:Seabiscuit (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B00005JMCN Publisher: Universal Studios Pub. Date: 16 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.54 |
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