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Summary: A beautiful story, I still love it
Review: I used to watch this movie over and over again when I was a kid. After almost 10 years, I saw it again, and still loved it. The story is touching, moving, and beautiful-truly a family classic.
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Summary: Not as good as the book - but what movie is?
Review: When I was little, I loved this movie. Everything about it was wonderful, from the animation to the music to the story...everything. Unfortunately, I grew up. Now my affections rest much more on the book, but I still love this movie, despite its flaws. It's definitely worth watching again, and especially worth introducing to children who will love it as much as I did.
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Summary: I still get teary
Review: The first time I saw this movie I cried my eyes out. Now when I see it I get teary eyed before the story even starts. It's the music that does it to me. Some people are not happy with the music selection in the last unicorn but I think it's just right. My favorite scene is when Molly sees the unicorn for the first time. I cry everytime. I love this movie and will always love it. I think it's not just a movie it's a dream.
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Summary: Too Bad About the Songs...
Review: This is, overall, an excellent though, necessarily, quite simplified film of Peter Beagle's wonderful book. The animation is classic Japanese/anime style, which bothers some people but seems quite appropriate to me. The simplifications to the storyline mostly involve the town of Hagsgate and the outlaw band of Captain Cully, the Robin Hood wannabe "outlaw", but also unfortunately involve the omission of the wonderful songs that Beagle wrote and included as part of the text, which are replaced by (of all things) songs by Jimmie Webb, sung by America. (I would have awarded five stars, not four, if the soundtrack had included some or all of Beagle's original songs.) According to a story that has been confirmed by the author, Christopher Lee (who supplied the voice for King Haggard) showed up for the recording sessions armed with his own copy of the book, with several places marked to indicate things that must not, in his opinion, be omitted. All of the voices are execllently chosen -- Mia Farrow does the Unicorn/Lady Amalthea very well, indeed, Alan Arkin is wonderful as the slightly befuddled sem-competent wizard, Schmendrick, Christopher gives the perfect sad and weary reading to King Haggard, and Robert Klein is absolutely marvellous as the Butterfly. This is a story of inevitability and of the ending of things and of immortality and mortality; of heroism and villainy and of love and joy and sorrow and regret and of finding and of loss. The Unicorn must discover what it is to be human and through that rediscover what it is to be a unicorn, so that she can face the terrifying Red Bull. King Haggard's son Prince Lir (Jeff Bridges) must become a hero in order to understand that all things have their destinies and their destined endings. And Schmendrick must learn that even a wizard needs more than merely magic to be a whole person, no matter how fiercely he desires magic... The whole story is about destinies and quests and fulfillments -- "Heroes know that things must happen when it is time for them to happen. A quest may not simply be abandoned; unicorns may go unrescued for a long time, but not forever; a happy ending cannot come in the middle of the story," says Prince Lir. Wonderful and sad, uplifting and (just a little, just enough) scary, romantic and funny, this is a film for people of any age who have not forgotten the magic of the words "Once upon a time..."
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Summary: I love it---its my life
Review: I grew up on this movie...the animation was great for its time and still shows through with effort. Thactors were so great are the voices. The whole story line is a deep part of my exhistance now. My favorite scene is when the molly first sees the unicorn- its so emotional and full of truth. You'll cry every time you watch it.
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Summary: Beautifully Told Story with a Gifted Cast
Review: A film that never garnered the attention that it should, "The Last Unicorn" features a most illustrous cast in a finely-crafted tale of the search to find oneself. Mia Farrow is outstanding as the voice of the unicorn who experiences what it is like to be human. Beau Bridges, as her human suitor, is his usual reliable self. He also doesn't do a bad vocal in his duet with Farrow's unicorn. Adam Arkin is good as a slightly "off-centered" butterfly! The "bad" guys in the form of King Haggard and Mommy Fortuna are performed by the always fantastic Christopher Lee and Angela Lansbury, respectively. Their years on the screen and stage are used most effectively in their interpretation of the characters. The animation, though not up to Disney standards, does have its moments. The escape of the harpy eagle from her cage is truly a frightening scene. The emergence of the Red Bull and its assault on the unicorn is a nail-biter. And the release of the trapped unicorns at the film's end is stunning. The songs, many performed by rock group America and penned by Jimmy Webb, will not last in the memory, but are still enjoyable within the context of the film. This is a good family film, but I would not recommend it for the under-7 set. The intensity of some scenes as well as the subject matter may be a little too "mature" for them to grasp. Even though it has almost been two decades since I saw it, "The Last Unicorn" still left a positive impression on me.
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Summary: The Last Unicorn
Review: I saw this movie with my little sister. I was about 12 or 13, and she was around 6 or 7. I fell in love with this movie, as did she. We watched this movie so many times till we could say the dialogue as the movie played. I wanted to buy this video for my little girl because I wanted to share with her the beauty, humor, and even the sadness of this film. Alot of people feel that the animation is rough but I feel it just adds to the quality of the film. Not all cartoons have to be so perfect. I think it adds a little something extra. Everything in life is not so picture perfect. This film has meant so much to me and my sister, I can only hope that my daughter will see it for the gem it is.
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Summary: A WONDERFULL TALE!
Review: I was watching the TV one day flicking through the channels when I chanced upon this wonderful tale of a beautiful unicorn searching for others of her kind, I shared her journey of joy, sorrow and confusion, meeting an assortment of wonderful characters, surprisingly not all are outright evil, only sad creatures that lost something along the way, it says alot to the creator of this lovely story that your able to feel pity and sadness towards the 'nasty' characters of this tale. Children of all ages (plenty of Adults too!) will enjoy this movie, it comes highly recommended, (please keep tissues handy Im sure your going to need it! ) so please try and get your hands on a copy, the storytelling is as beautiful as its songs, see it through your childs eyes, and appreciate its beauty.
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Summary: Magical!
Review: This movie is as charming as it was the first time I saw it. The animation leaves a bit to be desired (it looks terribly similar to the animation in "The Hobbit"), but thanks to the beauty of the story, I was quickly able to overlook the "rustic" animation. An enchanting tale of a unicorn, afraid she is the last in the world, on a quest to find more of her kind and set them free from King Haggard and the Red Bull. This captivating movie is enough to rekindle even the hardest cynic's childhood belief in magic.
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Summary: The Best
Review: I watched this movie a million times when I was a kid and I cried every time. Now I'm 20 and am dying to see it again. It's been maybe 7 or 8 years since I have seen this movie and it still stays fresh in my mind...Disney could never top this film..NEVER! I highly recommend, whether you are a child or an adult..this is THE cartoon to own! :)
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