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Summary: Disney's best
Review: I'm not sure how to express how I feel about this movie. I just love it and I'm not sure if I can say exactly why. It is beautiful. If you don't love this movie I understand, it is different from any other Disney cartoon, but that is what I love about it. The animation style seems different but it is wonderful. I felt like I was enjoying beautiful scenery and had to remind my self that it was only animation. And the way that Pocahontus moves is so gracful it's like a dance. The score is the best score of any Disney film. Especailly the songs. With few exceptions, every song is beautiful and moving. Highlights are "Just Around the Riverbend," "If I Never Knew You" (only in the end credits, more on that later) and of course "Colors of the Wind" The character of Pocahontas and John Smith are some of the strongest and most real characters ever developed by Disney. There love is real. At the time I saw this movie I was falling in love for the first and only time with the man that is now my husband, and when I watch this movie I was thinking "That's how I feel!" My only complaint is that one of the best parts of the movie and love story ended up on the cutting room floor. There is a love song, "If I Never Knew You" between John Smith and Pocahontas, sung by Mel Gibson (he's really great) and Judy Kuhn(the best ever). And somehow someone thought that it wasn't good enough for the movie. This, I don't understand. It brought me to tears. I was hoping that the DVD version would include this song but, sadly it didn't. Maybe for the next realease. . . I loved it anyway! It's a beautiful story. It is not historically correct, but then the Little Mermaid didn't follow the story correctly either and there's another classic. Buy this one and watch it with someone you love, I'm telling you it's one of the best love stories ever. One last side note. It you love this one DO NOT watch the sequel. It ruins everything and shatters the illusion that you are left with when this movie ends.
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Summary: Poco-Loco...yucky!!
Review: 99.9999% of the time I LOVE what Disney produces!! But once in a great while everyone gets a lemon. And this is Disneys sourest!! The premise was good, but I found the animation poor and the story extremely boring. Audiences will be graced with yet another good vs. evil type story. Throw in a heroine and give her strong earthy crunchy morals and you get this dribble. And of course there is a love story. <blink blink> And as a bonus to the so so animation, you will get a so so score. The good point to this movie is Mel Gibson, who does a wonderful job. Outside of that, we are looking at a story that will appeal to young kids who have never seen another Disney flick. At least rent before you buy on this one. Perhaps your opinion differs.....
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Summary: wonderful movie
Review: i love this movie because i like pochantas!
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Summary: Peace in the Heart
Review: Pocahontas is a free spirit who goes wherever the wind takes her and knows how to listen to her heart. She sees great beauty in life and knows she will find her own way. She is highly optimistic and can't wait to see what is around the river bend. Instead of taking the calm path in life, she actively seeks adventure. Her father, Chief Powhata, believes it is time for her to take more responsibility and settle down. She faces an arranged marriage with a man she finds a bit too serious for her tastes. When she meets Captain John Smith, she feels she has finally found her soul mate. Now, she just has to convince her father and to complicate matters, John Smith and Pocahontas are caught between a confrontation between the Native Americans and the English settlers. Their love reaches beyond the feelings they have for one another and Pocahontas shows wisdom beyond her years when she helps to prevent hatred from taking the lives of her beloved people. Peace starts in the heart.
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Summary: A let down
Review: Not very true to Native American culture or the story of Pocahantas--which is true of most Disney movies. But if you're young (under age 8) and in to music, it's cute.
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Summary: Terrible video transfer to DVD
Review: Let me start off by saying the storyline of this movie was very good. It is the only thing that kept my review from going down to two stars. Now for the bad news. This has got to be the worst transfer to DVD I have ever seen. With all the digital magic that DVD boasts of having, you figure that Disney would at least match the quality of their video tape for this title. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I am not one who usually complains about such things. In fact, you won't hear me ranting and raving over the historical facts of the film. Let's face it, this is Disney and the story is written with children in mind. If anyone is going to take historical figures and turn them into a fairy tale, it is Disney. That is to be expected. What is not expected is a grainy horrible video transfer we find here. This DVD is for Disney DVD collectors (unfortunately like myself) only. Otherwise, buy the video tape.
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Summary: Friendship Fighting Cultural Bias
Review: Excellent production with beautiful animation. Good depiction of the fight against cultural bias. Portrays strong values regarding the importance of friendship. Stimulates discussion about American history. Children loved it. "This was a very exciting story." "My favorite part was when Pocahontas sang to Grandmother Willow." "This story showed white people treating the Indians bad and then they treated them good." "The music was great." Ages 5-8.
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Summary: Letdown after several Masterpieces
Review: No Disney movie has ever been awaited with such anticipation as was Pocahontas. After the series of early '90's masterpieces--The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and The Lion King (which broke both box office and video records) everyone expected the trend to continue. I was wary before the fact that this one might be a letdown, and indeed it was. It didn't live up to the anticipation or the pre-release screening. The "Colors of the Wind" song was good enough to tantalize, but the rest of the score and songs are far from Alan Menken's best (seen in Mermaid and Beast).
Simply put, this movie was a disappointment after the Great Four. It isn't all bad by any means. I appreciate its good points, especially the fact that it didn't give us a predictable white=bad/all things Native American=good scenario and showed us the Indians' prejudices as well as those of the whites. That being said, however, the movie's heart-on-sleeve political correctness becomes very stifling indeed to the escapist joy we expect from even the most serious Disney animated stories. Aladdin proved that Disney animation can be both fun and appealing to adults at the same time. Pocahontas is seriously deficient in the fun factor.
It really was the beginning of the downturn in the latter half of the decade for Disney. None of the other films following it come close to the quality of the Great Four, even though "Hunchback" is undeniably powerful. Now, with the disturbing trend away from musicals seen in "The Emperor's New Groove" and "Atlantis" (which began as early as "Tarzan"), it's hard to believe that Disney can catch the early '90's magic again. Unfortunately, Pocahontas is clearly the beginning of a decline.
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Summary: It Gets No points for Accuracy, But it's Beautifully Drawn
Review: Walt Disney's "Pocahontas" could never be used in any classroom as a depiction of textbook history. But it is a tale of people learning to overcome their personal prejudices, and to enjoy the beauty of nature without always letting civilization take over. It offers the viewers a tale of adventure, greed, heartbreak, tradition, and sacrifice.
What impresses me about the way many cartoon movie characters are drawn is the accuracy in capturing the features of the actors who give them their voices. Captain John Smith looks and moves like Mel Gibson (with the exception of the blond hair), with his classic features captured to perfection; Pocahontas looks like Irene Bedard, Powhatan like Russell Means, Grandmother Willow like Linda Hunt, Thomas like Christian Bale, etc.
The musical score is intense, as is the final confrontation between the English and the Native Americans. Judy Kuhn's rendering of "The Colors of the Wind" is very uplifting . When I had a chance to view the edited version of "If I Never Knew You", I realized that Gibson's singing has potential; with a little training, he could handle the range of either Al Martino or Robert Goulet.-- I wouldn't write him off completely as a singer even though he does leave something to be desired there.
David Ogden Stiers, is reprising his role on M.A.S.H. in a different medium as the snooty Radcliffe.
The woodland cuties, Flit, and Meeko,and the bulldog, Percy continue the Disney tradition of giving the main characters a few animal sidekicks. The ending where a wounded John Smith literally beams at the site of the reconciliation among the animals is a delightful one.
I would recommend this benevolent, politically correct tale to children of all ages. The younger ones can always deal with historical accuracy later.
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Summary: Independent Disney Princess and Company
Review: "Pocahontas" was not exactly what I expected from Disney. (For one thing, the princess doesn't wind up with the "prince" -- a little closer to Pocahontas' real life story). That said ... the music, animation, and so on are all outstanding. One of the real surprises in this film is Mel Gibson's talent as a voice actor and *singer* - he's extremely good. Gibson describes himself as a "shower-only singer," and I think that is a real misnomer. Pocahontas has her amusing animal friends, Flit (the humming bird) and a truly humorous little raccoon whose name escapes me at the moment. It is because of her friendship with these animals that she works so hard to convince John Smith (Gibson) of the importance of living in harmony with the land. I think the film carries a couple of good messages, along with its high entertainment value. The first is, of course, to live in harmony with the land. The second is that "savage" is often defined by which side of the line you happen to stand on - people often see those who are different as "wrong." "Pocahontas" goes a long way toward teaching young people the importance of shedding that viewpoint.
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