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Summary: Great movie, good DVD extras
Review: As you know, the premise of "Treasure Planet" is a revamping of the old Robert Louis Stevenson tale "Treasure Island". Jim Hawkings (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) has aspirations bigger than the modest inn his mother (played by Laurie Metcalf) owns and operates. His dreams come true when a dying pirate lands drops in front of him and asks him to keep his golden orb safe from a cyborg who's coming after him. With the aid of his mother's friend Dr. Doppler (David Hyde Pierce), Jim discovers the orb is actually a treasure map. He enlists the help of Captain Amelia (Emma Thompson) and her crew to track down this treasure. But the ships cook John Silver (Brian Murray), a cyborg, has other plans for their adventures...This futuristic telling of a timeless tale is fun, and the animation is cool. I'll be honest- this film is best seen on the big screen (especially IMAX theater version), but the DVD is still pretty impressive. Extras feature alternate endings, deleted scenes, and a treasure hunt game that rewards you with a deleted scene that was cute, but in my opinion not worth the effort to see. Still, this DVD is worth the money and should be a Disney staple in your collection.
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Summary: One of the best animated movies ever
Review: The animation in this movie is so much better than in most Disney movies. It is perfect. Lion King and Hercules have such ugly animation and crudely drawn characters. I thought that Disney was going to keep making ugly animated movies like those forever until they made this movie. The animation in this movie is gorgeous, fluid, and perfect. The characters are great. The combination of computer & traditional animation is spectacular. The story is very excellent. I've seen a lot of people say this movie is "flawed" or otherwise not good, but those people are [bad]. This is a great & perfect movie. I think it is one of the very best animated movies ever. By the way, the robot reminds me a lot of Floyd, the robot from the adventure game Planetfall.
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Summary: I've seen it 13 times!!!
Review: Action, adveture, the perfect movie. Disney's Treasure Planet is a Wonderful film, one of my top ten, but maybe I'll tell you about that when I review Snow White, if at all. The movie is based on Robert Louis Stevenston's classic novel, I'm sure we've all read it, I have. Jim Hawkins live with his mother while running the Admiral Benbow Inn. Although his sort-of aligned on the wrong tracks, he know how to handle a solar-surfer. One day while coming back from surfing, a ship crash-lands on the dock near the Inn. An ugly turtle-like alien steps out, along with a chest. Being a kind hearted soul, Jim helps him into the Inn. They find out thai his name is Billy Bones, and is trying to hide from pirates. Knowing that he was dying, he gave Jim two things. A treasure map, and a warning to "beware the cyborg". Grabbing the map and his mother, they ran to the back door to escape, not a second too soon, because pirates then raided the Inn, looking for Bones' map. Jim and his mother escaped to they're good friend's house, named Dr. Doppler. (The friend, not the house). After Jim opened the map, they discovered that it led to treasure, the loot of 1,000 Worlds. Eager to see find it, Dr. Doppler & Jim hire a crew, and they set sail. Jim was to give the captain, Captain Amelia, the map for safe keeping. After that, Jim was named Cabin Boy, and was assigned to work with the ship's cook, John Silver. But Jim was terrified to see that he was a cyborg!! But after getting to know him, Jim decided that this couldn't possibly be the one he was told to look out for. They became fast friends, and became very attached to one another. But after accedentally stumbling onto his plot, Jim runs to the captain to warn her. But it was too late. The mutiny had begun. Trying desperately to get to a life boat, Jim loses the map, only to find that Morph, Silver's pet, had changed it's shape to look like it. But fortunately, none of the pirates knew. Knowing that that disaster had taken place, they were now on Treasure Planet, and Jim was to go and find shelter. On the way, they meet up with B.E.N. (Bio-Electronic Navigator) and he offers them his home. He was marooned by the same pirates, with the most famous, Captain Nathaniel Flint. In the middle of the night, Jim, B.E.N., & Morph set out to go back to the ship, dis-arm the laser-cannons, and get the map. Since all but one sly pirate, Scroop, had been left on the ship, they climbed the anchor's chain up to the top. B.E.N. was given the job of dis-connecting the laser-cannons, Morph to distract Scroop, & Jim would go and get the map. But eventually, Morph and Jim ran into each other, so now that Jim has the map, now he has to get rid of Scroop. Fortunately, B.E.N. while trying to find the right plug to puul, pulled the plug on the artificial gravity, so as jim just bearly grabbed the ship's flag as he was floating upward, Scroop passed him, flinging him into space forever. After B.E.N. finally put the gravity plug in, and the laser-cannon plug out, tthey headed back to camp, only to find that Silver had taken Dr. Doppler & Captain Amelia hostage. Forcing Jim to lead them to the treasure, they set off. They finally found it though, and Silver was filling a life boat of treasure. B.E.N. and Jim found something quite interesting, too. Jim found Captain Flint's skelliton, and B.E.N. found his missing memory chip, which Captain Flint had taken away from him, so long ago.When Jim inserted it, B.E.N. remembered about the booby trap, and the whole planet was going to blow!! ... But Jim will always remember his wonderful adventure on Treasure Planet. Well, that's it. I hope this review has helped you and encourages you to get this DVD. P.S. If you like the movie, buy the games.
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Summary: Treasure Island becomes Treasure Planet
Review: We rank this 19 out of the 50 Disney animated movies we own. The scifi theme on an old movie idea, excellent artwork, good CG and good action help elevate this movie to a solid 3 star effort. Definitely and enjoyable movie but we can't go higher than 19th, given the quality of the movie 18 movies we liked even better.
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Summary: Another Disney movie that is not approitate for young
Review: Does Disney ever get tired of making animated movies that will scare kids, and animatyed movies that are not good for young kids? I do not know. The only real Disney movie that is good for kids that are very young is Piglet's Big Movie. But please don't let kids watch Disney animated movies until they are older, maybe like 10 years old, where they can watch them and not be scared by the stuff on the screen. As the movie opens, young Jim Hawkins (Austin Majors) is caught by his mom (Laurie Metcalf) up late reading a book while the narrator (Tony Jay) is reading the story. She joins him in bed. 12 years later, Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is caught in a restricted area riding a bike. He is brought home by police robots, where he is warned that if he is caught again, he will be thrown in jail. He meets a dying man (Patrick McGoohan), and is given a map to treasure planet to hide from pirates who is looking for it. He decides to make the journey to Treasure Planet, his mom is against it, and a family freind (David Hyde Pierce) decides to make the journey with Jim Hawkins. If you have kids, that want to watch this movie, please view it ahead of time, and decide whether or not to let them.
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Summary: TOTALLY breathtaking,but NOT for the under-8 crowd!!
Review: I mean it. Giving this movie less than 5 stars would be stupid.
This movie is NOT for kids under 8!!Why?? SCROOP!! HE WILL TERRIFY PRESCHOOLERS!! HE ALMOST SCARED THE HECK OUT OF ME AND I'M 11! Of course,it has a happy ending and all,but my gosh, you have to set through every ailen Disney has ever came up with,endlessly coming at you and freaking you out.But compared to the new movie Pirates Of The Carribean,Treasure Planet is a Sunday drive in the park.
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Summary: Treasure Planet is a masterpiece!
Review: Treasure Planet is a Great Movie and this is a great DVD. Irressistible! Here are the DVD Extras : Visual Commentary. Music Video RLS Legacy Adventure Game. DisneyPedia Pirate Facts. Disney's Animation Magic. Behind the Scenes : Deleted Scenes, Dimentional Staging, Characters, and Story Art Galleries Plus Things Found In Other Places.
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Summary: Entertaining
Review: Though this movie has been out quite a while, I saw it for the first time last night after borrowing it from my wife's boss. The story follows a young boy that was abandoned by his father at a young age, and became rebellious and arrogant as a teenager. He even has a ponytail, an earring, and a flying skateboard/hovercraft/wind surfboard! He is arrested by the robot police for skate/flying in a restricted area, and his mother is upset at him for ruining his future by getting into so much trouble. A space ship crashes close to their house, and the owner of the ship gives the boy, Jim, a small sphere before he dies. The sphere turns out to be a map to Treasure Planet, a legendary planet that contains the plundered treasure of 1,000 worlds. Jim saw this good fortune as a way to turn his life around and prove his worth to himself and everyone else, while also becoming terribly rich in the process. He set off with long-time family friend Doctor Doppler who used his life savings to commission a boat for the long trek across the galaxy to Treasure Planet. The crew of the ship they end up on is rather questionable at best, and it is quickly apparent that they are not the friendliest bunch one could hope to be aboard a ship with. Regardless, Jim becomes friends with John Silver, the cook on the ship and eventually comes to see him as a surrogate father figure. There are a few twists and turns in the plot, but you have to remember this is a Disney movie, so it's pretty easy to see them coming from about the first ten minutes of the movie. Cliche'd storyline aside, I thought the movie was pretty entertaining. The animation is great, with a combination of impressive 3D renders for the backgrounds and environment, and hand-drawn 2d animation for the main characters. The "world" of the movie is interesting as well, combining elements of the traditional pirate universe with space ships and cyborgs. This allows the artists quite a bit of freedom to come up with whatever they can think of, and makes for a visually rich movie. The best part of the entire movie however was the little side-kick character Morph, who, in my opinion is quite possibly the cutest cartoon character ever. He's basically a pink blob that can float and morph into any object he wishes. He provides most of the comedic relief in the movie by morphing into objects and illustrating certain jokes. He generally brought a smile to my face every time he was on the screen. Overall the movie was entertaining in a Disney Cartoon way, and as long as you don't watch it with the expectation of an engrossing and original storyline, I think you can find some enjoyment in it. Heck, I'd watch it again just to see Morph.
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Summary: deserves to be a cult classic
Review: This is a beautiful, well crafted movie, and I am so glad I picked it up on a whim. The TV ads never really captured how lovely (and fun!) the movie was--and so I missed out on a real cinematic treat. Now I consider it an essential part of my DVD collection, right up there with Lord of the Rings. Similar to Peter Jackson's work, repeated viewings only increased my admiration for the care and skill that went into making it. The commentary is very informative and I loved seeing a little bit of the process involved in producing an animated film. Have fun with this one!
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Summary: MIDWEST BOOK REVEIW - DELIGHTFUL!
Review: I really enjoyed this movie and watched it 3 times with each
one of my grandchildren. The characters, Jim Hawkins, John Silver, Captain Amelia, Doppler, well all of them, were top notch in my eyes, as were all the extra aliens mulling about.
Wonderful! I feel the movie stayed quite close to the original
storyline, it was packed full of action, adventure and a sprinkle
of humor here and there which only spiced up the experience of
watching the movie.
I believe my favorite was the space whales, I actually gasped
when I saw them! Animation, computer effects, I feel were top of
the line. I recommend this movie, great family entertainment!
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