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Summary: Not a top flight Disney effort
Review: While an enjoyable show, Pocahontas does not rate in the same class as other recent animated offerings from Disney, e.g., "Beauty and the Beast," "Mulan," "Aladdin." There have been numerous jabs at the lack of the historical believability of this film -- rightly deserved for the most part -- but, when one watches Disney they have to realize that sometimes that kind of accuracy takes a back seat to story telling. Disney provides its own historiography (writing of history, that is). The reason I rated this show at three stars has little to do with the issue of historical accuracy, rather, I think that the villain you love to hate (a la Cruella) never shows up. Oh, sure, the governor is a greedy rascal, but, I hated his dog more than I disliked him! At the same time, the heroine/hero combo was somewhat lackluster. In addition, the story didn't seem to really get going before it ended. There was some promise of development, though, with the Grandmother Willow character and with the tribe member who wanted to marry Pocohontas. I also liked Miko and Flick -- my favorite characters in the show. The strongest part of this show was an environmental message, which encourages us to live with nature, not in opposition to it. Worth a look, primarily if you have already seen the other, better, Disney efforts. Alan Holyoak
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Summary: Decent Movie; Horrid DVD!
Review: Though the movie may only be decent, I feel it at least deserves a semi-decent DVD. The image quality of this DVD is far below that of the video and is constantly adorned with specs and dirt and whatever else could find its way onto their worn-out film reel. Add the fact that it is non-anamorphic and you have an avoid-at-all-costs dvd.
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Summary: Absolutly Breathtaking
Review: When I first heard about Pocahontas back in 1994, I knew Disney wouldn't do the story justice. Boy was I wrong. This movie has beautifully crafted visuals, strong leading characters, and wonderful music. Though for me the music works on two levels. One, of course, the obvious "Disney" songs, which get better or worse depending on the movie. Colors of the Wind is the best Disney song to date. Also the pop song If I Never Knew You blew me away. And two, the underlying soundtrack perfomed by Alan Menken. The music was absolutly riviting, as it has to be to convey the serious emotions Disney was going for. A bit depressing in it honesty of hate and love, this movie shows that animated movies can convey more emotions than just laughter.
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Summary: Each Disney Film Has Its Own Unique Merit
Review: Coming after the four-film punch of "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast," "Aladdin," and "The Lion King," Disney had a tough act to follow: itself. As a result, many critics were overly condemning of "Pocahontas," dismissing it as having lackluster music, altered historical facts, and less-than-stellar animation. Sorry, guys, but Disney scored. The songs are quite memorable and delivered well by non-singers Mel Gibson and David Ogden Stiers. Both actors do a credible job with their respective solo efforts. Yes, there were some liberties taken with the depiction of such a curvaceous and liberated Pocahontas and the ready-for-the-beach Captain John Smith, but this is just entertainment. Remember "Titanic" featured ficticious lovers, too, and we all know how much it grossed. The conflict between Native Americans and the invading "colonists" is glossed over somewhat but is still presented in such a way to cause little minds - with adult supervision - to ponder what really occured in Colonial America. Not a perfect film but deserving repeat viewing an ownership.
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Summary: Unique style, excellent animation ... tired old formula.
Review: Disney's animators did such a great job on this film. The designs, colors, effects are all superb ... so why is this film so tiresome? Revisionist history, pervasive cutsey side kicks (Jar-Jar syndrome), politically 'correct' mystification, and intrusively obnoxious camp broadway singing reminisant of bad old musical movies make this film a shameful pandering to media percieved audience clamorings. As the relatively (for Disney) sad box-office earnings displayed, no one wanted to see a white bread perversion of history. I should have rated Pocohontas at less stars, except the masterful art staff elevated pc filth into a higher form. Kudos to the animation staff, shame on Disney.
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Summary: Yuck!
Review: I was so disappointed in this movie. And it has nothing to do with the "historical accuracy" of the movie...what really bothered me was the way Pocohontas and her man apparently learned to speak each others' languages in about 5 seconds. I know they've got to condense that part of the story, but this is ridiculous!
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Summary: Bad DVD Transfer Revisited
Review: I enjoyed the Pocahontas movie, but do not rate it as highly as the other recent Disney animated movies. I don't think it is as important for Disney to stick to the exact storyline as it is to tell an interesting story. I agree with endder of San Francisco. The video transfer to DVD is terrible. The picture looked very grainy, especially when compared to other Disney DVD movies. When viewed on an enhanced widescreen TV, there was a lot of shadowing. The video still looked better than the VHS version, but not by much. I agree it might be better to wait for a new release before purchasing. Better to rent first.
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Summary: Disney At Its Classic Best!
Review: This feature film lives up to Disney's great name. It's the Romeo & Juliet Story set in Early Colonial America. Memorable songs include the Oscar winner "Colors Of The Wind". Children and adults alike can enjoy this timely Family Classic. I highly recommend this DVD for its obvious advantages over the video. You will enjoy this DVD!
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Summary: Ultimate PC on DVD not too G (good - apology to Dilbert)
Review: I don't think the problem with this film is the look (it is very competently made) or the music (decent Broadway stuff, if not exceptional) or even the historical accuracy (which no one should expect from Disney, or even from Hollywood in general). It's the very aggressiveness of the film's political correctness, which is so bold (to the point of self parody) that it starts to swamp the good time that one expects to have watching a big Disney summer cartoon. I mean, how many times do we have to absorb "Indians good, Europeans bad" in one film? How much of the whites grubbing for gold? How much of the noble, upraised profiles of the Indians? Even the appearance of a pug as a main character (OK, that was a cheap one - I own 3 of the critters) doesn't help. Even the pug is a little creep at first! Must be from hanging around all those Europeans.... If you want vintage latter day Disney, stick with "Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast".
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Summary: Bad DVD transfer
Review: I have most of Disney's Animation collection and look foward to the re-releases. Pocahontas on DVD is a disappointment. Don't get me wrong, this is a good movie. However the DVD version is NOT good. It is a bad transfer. The DVD version is grainy and the colors bleed. At this poor level of transfer, I would stick with the VHS version and wait for a better transfer version to come out.
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