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Summary: Wonderful French Hallucination
Review: Fans of animation , science fiction, or just plain weirdness must not pass this up. Contains some of the most mind-bendingly surreal creatures and backdrops to ever make there way into a feature-length animated film from any country. My only problem with this DVD is the language options. French audio with English subs is fine, but English audio with English subtitles - what is the sense in that? I found it very annoying and unecessary.
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Summary: Great for people that are really into that kind of movie
Review: No question - this is a great story, set up in a really weird environment. I do not doubt that there will be many people out there, who, like me, owe much of their SciFi addiction to watching 'Fantastic Planet' when they still were kids. What should be mentioned with regard to this DVD edition (US, region 1) is, that it is impossible to turn off the subtitles. They are part of the image, and not encoded separately, as otherwise usual.
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Summary: Extremely good movie, but this edition suffers.
Review: Imagine how I felt finally being able to buy this on video, only to find out that this particular version is dubbed into English (as in the original USA release) and subtitled into English. The subtitles do not match the dubbing. I'd really like to see it in the orignal French...
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Summary: Well worth watching (more than once even!)
Review: I have just purchased this movie and watched it as soon as I got home. The imagination and animation are fantastic!(As the name implies =) ) The ability to listen to it in French with subtitles or no subtitles and listen to it in English makes this film even more pleasurable to watch. The movie has dark undertones and may not be suitable for all family members, however, I think that everyone in the family would learn something from this movie. I recommend the purchase of this movie. This is an excellent addition to anyone's collection.
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Summary: Weird, dream-like... fascinating to watch
Review: For animation fans or admirers of strange cinema, check this film out. As a kid, I'd seen it on cable television many times and was really taken by the strange characters and design work.It still holds up and the DVD is beautifully done.
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Summary: If you enjoy high-concept animations, buy this film.
Review: I have been a fan of this movie for a long time and only now as an adult have I finally felt the full depth of the concepts conveyed through this film. Set in a strange world not unlike our own, a culture of large alien giants reigns over the planet while 'infestated' by a type human culture the size of hamsters. As these little "pets" are treated like slaves and abused as a lower lifeform, you feel yourself identifying with rats and other small pets. The protagonist learns more about the culture and the world by finding a learning device which is used to teach the GIANT children about the universe. After a daring escape, our hero steals the learning device and teaches "wild" humanoids about the world and together they rebel against the alien giants. This thrilling film also features a fantastic soundtrack with 70's synth stylings in full effect. A must own for animation enthusiasts.
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Summary: Rene Laloux freaks us out
Review: "Fantastic Planet" is an animated movie, released in 1973. It chronicles the life of a human named Ter, kept as a pet by a young girl who belongs to an alien race. He escapes his master and joins a civilization of wild humans (called "Ohms" by the master race). This film is bizarre and sometimes even thought-provoking. The adversarial relationship that develops between the Ohms and their masters nearly destroys them both, and the road to ruin is fascinating and surreal for the viewer. Early 1970s period music and what seems to be colored-pencil animation make this movie truly unique (the animation was completed in Czechoslovakia). Accolades for the film include the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Summary: A beautiful and fascinating obscure little movie.
Review: I actually caught this on some movie channel, in a motel, at about 3 in the morning. This is one of those movies that you never have heard about, but really rewards a person for having an open mind about what movie to watch. Rene Laloux presents a surreal atmosphere throughout. It also has a deep plot; unlike U.S. animated movies, this was made for adults, and therefore it speaks on a very mature level. Though, what makes this movie worth it is its sublime enviroments and beautiful artwork.
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Summary: Exceptional political and social commentary
Review: "Fantastic Planet" is one of the most profound and unappreciated commentaries on the Soviet Empire. Produced in Chzechoslovakia shortly after the 1968 Russian invasion, this film is an incredible, under-the-table commentary about life under Russian rule. The giants are the Russian invaders. The humans are the Czechs and Slovaks, kept as curious "pets" but who eventually become troublesome and must be exterminated. The pets organize to resist the giants. This is not a fantasy but one of the finest metaphors of the Cold War and the nuclear age since the Japanese created Godzilla in the wake of the atom bomb. That the Czechs were allowed to produce this film right under the noses of their Russian captors is a testament to their spirit and cunning.
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Summary: Quite the Bizarre and Unusual Movie..
Review: This is a cartoon that is not for kids because they wouldn't understand it. It is one of the most bizarre movies I have ever seen- the animation, music and sound combine to produce a very strange experience. I bought this on sale somewhere for $2.99 (the EP version - not very good quality) and it was worth every penny! Seriously, I would recommend this because you have to watch it and see for yourself. It is a film with an interesting premise.
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