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Summary: *Highly* underrated
Review: Now that I've finally seen this movie on DVD, I regret having been among the box office throngs who DIDN'T turn out to make it the success it deserved to be. "Treaure Planet" is truly wonderful! Granted, the concept of old, tall sailing ships flying about in the vacuum of space is dubious at best, but it's an odd creative choice that settles in quickly as the strength of the amazing visuals sets in. And that's just the beginning. "Treasure Planet" quickly develops a well-plotted story that is not only characteristic of most (if not all) animated Disney movies, but holds up remarkably well to Robert Louis Stevenson's original "Treasure Island." The characters are also surprisingly appealing, and the story of Jim Hawkins finding a sort of surrogate father in place of the dad he never had with John Silver, who, naturally, turns out to be the villain, provides a terrific and genuinely emotional character arc with which to anchor the rest of the story. As with all good movies, "Treasure Planet's" abundance of excellent story and character arcs are coupled with a perfect, very nautically-themed score by James Newton Howard (who, by and by, provided an equally great score for the equally underrated "Atlantis"). All in all, this is a movie that comes together far better than audiences obviously expected it to based upon the awkwardness of the theatrical trailers. I was among those audiences, myself, but my love of every other movie from Disney's recent past got me to take a chance on this one, and I was not disappointed in the least. Give it a shot, and I promise you'll enjoy "Treasure Planet" quite thoroughly!
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Summary: Disney is finally making a come back.
Review: After the succes with Lilo and Stich, we get another great movie from Disney. The animation is spectacular and all the characters are cool. I strongly suggest you get this movie.
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Summary: 1a Movie !!!
Review: You're gonna love this if you
a. love Disney movies
b. love Sci Fi movies
c. loved treasure island
d. loved Titan A.E.
e. love 3d CGI Animation
so if you love anything of the above go get this DVD !!!
It's absolutely brilliant and you'll regret it if you miss this one !!!
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Summary: Wonderful!
Review: This is yet another example of a really great movie that got totally shafted at the box office. It was only in my local theatre for a short time (because of all the other big hyped up movies coming out at that time), but I saw it twice and it is, in my opinion, one of the best things Disney has come out with in the past 5-10 years. Lilo and Stitch was entertaining, I'll give it that, but Treasure Planet was far better. Apparently a disfunctional child and a space koala just don't have the brilliant witty repartee of a cat woman in a space age captain's uniform.
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Summary: Good movie that puts "Atlantis" to shame...
Review: This was a very underrated animated gem of last year which didn't get the box office attention it deserved. All the elements of classic Disney are here, and the plot works well in context. The only place where it falls short is a robotic character named B.E.N., who can be classified as a poor man's Jar-Jar Binks. A definite must for a DVD collector, mainly for the excellent sound and visuals.
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Summary: You can lose your eyelashes it's so great!
Review: Okay, okay. I lied about losing your eyelashes when you see a good movie. But to me, this movie was packed with action and hope. It teaches little children to not give up on your adventures and dreams. Also, it gets kids to read the book "Treasure Planet" is based on, "Treasure Island". I say it's a perfectly good movie. And if Jim Hawkins were real I'd freak out! Hee hee! Well, that's it. I hope for the people who hate this movie understand how the movie is good to my point of view.
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Summary: One of the best animated movies ever !
Review: Treasure Planet is an instant classic !. I am a 35 year old video game designer and found the movie a delightful experience. The integration of 3D graphics and cell animation was by far the best to date. Easily surpassing the stroboscopic " Titan AE ". The movies art style and visual design was incredibly stimulating, and the "extra" content on the DVD gives a great insight as to the conceptual design process. I really cant recommend the movie highly enough, just go out and get it, you wont be disappointed, and will want to watch it over and over again.
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Summary: So so
Review: This movie lost 100 million dollars at the box office, an absolutely amazing feat. Treasure Planet is pretty good for what it is, but i'm not sure why it was even made. We all know the story and have seen previous versions hundreds of times. There were no surprises at all in this movie. Actually this movie was made in order to appease the two directors. But at what cost? Well the movie lost 100 million, all the artists lost their jobs and now Disney is hell bent on making only computer animated movies because they are convinced that the medium of a movie dictates how much a movie will make. Treasure Planet was overall pretty bland and the first thirty minutes absolutey bored me to tears. I hated the character design of Jim Hawkins and the character of Long John Silver and his relationship with Jim Hawkins was never particulary dynamic. The directors said their mission in making this movie was to really focus on the relationship between Jim and John Silver but they didn't really get into it. I think Disney is too concerned with keeping the story so quick and tight that they don't allow anything unique to happen. It may have something to do with all the time they spend on story, or the tons of people contributing to the story, the lack of experience of the story people, or simply not thinking outside of the box. I occasionally enjoy watching animation by Miyazaki because character relationships and mannerisms feel genuine and the story is more concerned with relationships and genuineness of character development. DISNEY CARICATURES EVERYTHING. In fact, they caricature caricature. All reality and sincerity is completely gone by the time the movie is finished. With Treasure Planet, except for the part where the song is playing, there was nothing particularly stirring. It didn't have that magical, goose bump enducing quality like in Aladdin or The Lion King. It was just ok.
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Summary: There's a reason it's now my favourite movie ....
Review: Moviegoers cannot glance once at this movie and criticise or review it. Yes, it's a Disney film; yes, it's based upon {what I believe to be} a wonderful, classic novel; yes, most would look at it as your typical cartoon. Personally, it stole my heart. I don't believe in comparison - comparing anime dubs to the original, the book to the movie - and the same goes for this. This cannot compare to 'Treasure Island,' and vice versa, not only for the fact that they aren't the same. Don't ever compare; it's like comparing apples and oranges and finding the orange better because it's orange. This is my disclaimer. I love the plot, of course. The characters were incredibly lovable to me; I was guilty of finding myself completely charmed by John Silver's hearty chuckle; I giggled madly at Morph and his adorable nature; Captain Amelia just made me grin wickedly on the inside at her wit; I despised Scroop, as you're supposed to - I believed in his malice; I was proud of Jim, I felt for him; even BEN - probably the only part of the movie I wince a bit at - I think was cute and lovable in his own little robotic way. The animation is just beautiful; astounding, even. The effects and the work put into it is phenomenal. I'm not entirely biased; I saw this movie fifteen times, and am namely obsessed, but I do see its flaws. And they are there. But I believe that if you're open-minded and can see its adorable Disney messages within this wonderfully put-together film, then it's a perfect recommendation. If Morph doesn't charm the pants off of you, the sight of Monstressor or Treasure Planet ... or the RLS Legacy ... will. This movie is spectacular - go get it. ^_^
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Summary: Treasure Planet
Review: I must admit that I bought into Disney's hype machine on Treasure Planet, and I wish I hadn't. Treasure Planet is a pathetic movie. Nothing is orginal at all, there's no character development. It's like they took a bunch of ideas from previous kids movies and threw them into this mess. The animation, which was one of the big reasons I wanted to see it, was nothing special at all. I wouldn't waste anytime watching Treasure Planet. Lastly, Treasure Planet didn't fail because of production fiascos, the reason it failed is that it's just not very good.
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