The Magic Voyage

Rating:
Summary: Ummmmmmm.......
Review: I felt that this movie was a true family movie.The story is full of imagination,you can dance to the very cool songs,and laugh your socks off! The year was 1492-while most still believed the world to be flat,Christopher Columbus had a good idea:he rhough the world was square!Together with his new woodworm named Pico,Columbus embarks on a wonderful adventure to discover America! With the help of the crew,some animals and a lot of luck,Pico and Christopher make it to the New World.But the battle is not over as Marilyn,a pretty and magical firefly is captured by the evil "Swarm Lord".It's up to Pico and Christopher to save the day! "The Magical Voyage"features a colorful collection of fun and memorable characters,brought to life with the voices of an international all-star cast.It's a classic the entire family can enjoy,time and time again! Cast Dom DeLuise-voice of Christopher Columbus Corey Feldman-voice of Pico,the woodworm Irene Cara-voice of Marilyn,the firefly

Dan Hagerty-voice of Swarm Lord Mickey Rooney-voice of your narrator

Rating:
Summary: A MAGICAL,MUSICAL TALE!
Review: I felt that this movie was a true family movie.The story is full of imagination,you can dance to the very cool songs,and laugh your socks off! The year was 1492-while most still believed the world to be flat,Christopher Columbus had a good idea:he rhough the world was square!Together with his new woodworm named Pico,Columbus embarks on a wonderful adventure to discover America! With the help of the crew,some animals and a lot of luck,Pico and Christopher make it to the New World.But the battle is not over as Marilyn,a pretty and magical firefly is captured by the evil "Swarm Lord".It's up to Pico and Christopher to save the day! "The Magical Voyage"features a colorful collection of fun and memorable characters,brought to life with the voices of an international all-star cast.It's a classic the entire family can enjoy,time and time again! Cast Dom DeLuise-voice of Christopher Columbus Corey Feldman-voice of Pico,the woodworm Irene Cara-voice of Marilyn,the firefly

Dan Hagerty-voice of Swarm Lord Mickey Rooney-voice of your narrator

Rating:
Summary: The world may be round but this picture is flat.
Review: This is one of those films where you just don't have any idea why it was even made. Why in the world would Germans feel drawn to a story featuring Christopher Columbus, a wood worm, a firefly princess and some sort of horribly, horribly animated swarm something-or-other? I just keep asking myself over and over again, "Why?"

The overall animation doesn't even come close to looking like anything out of the 1990's. It is very simplistic, drab and amateur-looking. Supposedly stationary objects jiggle back and forth and the mouths of characters don't match the words being spoken way too many times.

Forget about all of the important ingredients necessary to make a decent animated film. Dom DeLuise and Corey Feldman as your main voice talent? Ugh. Sheesh...and the songs in the film! You will thank me for the following advice: Do not keep any sharp objects lying around while watching this film! If you happen to find a pencil before you find the "Mute" button on the remote, well, you will probably be tempted to use it to puncture your eardrums. The sole good song is the one by Al Jarreau over the closing credits.

I don't even know where to begin as far as the story goes. Something about a wood worm who walks and talks and wears clothes. He has a carrot for a nose and tells Christopher Columbus that the world is actually round and not flat or square. The wood worm, named Pico, snags a girlfriend but she is later kidnapped by a swarm creature. Columbus convinces the Queen to give him three ships so he can sail to Asia and Pico tags along to try and find his girlfriend. They end up landing on a tropical island and find a fortune in gold. Is any of this sounding interesting to you?

This is one of those many films where you just know that the story behind the development of it is infinitely more interesting than the film itself. I don't know why the Germans didn't make something that they could relate to better. They tried to emulate an American animated film but completely and utterly failed. Even early episodes of "The Smurfs" are filled with more complex storytelling and cutting edge animation than this disaster. Bon Voyage!

Rating:
Summary: Ummmmmmm.......
Review: Well, let's see, where to start...oh yeah: this movie is very, very stupid! This movie is so stupid that during certain parts of the movie i shut off teh sound and forced myself to give the movie its own voiceover, often using the words "Borscht". It is really that bad. Apparently, this movie claims that Columbus discovered America while searching for teh pixie girlfriend of a worm that carves things with its face. It also claims that Columbus was Italian, but then, five minutes later, he says that he lived in Spain all his life. Basically, the DVD is featureless, so there's not much to say other than talking aobut the movie. If this is a feature film, and it was set out to have a wide audience, then why does the entire first hlaf hour of the film include about 6 different animations, repeated over and over? And why, during ht eentire film itself, do none of the characters mouths move like the voices? And why, last but not least, who dresses up woodworms in red vests, then make them drill holes in a seagulls beak? Often i wondered if the whole film was improvised , even in the animation. Example: When the worm that carves with face yells "I can't believe it!", his mouth forms like an "O" when he yells "Belieeeeeve". now that i won this movie, i usually just watch it with my friends, who not only laugh at the movies pure stupidity, but add their own voiceover that actually has more substance than the actual movie. And yes, that does include saying "Borscht"

Rating:
Summary: Enchanting animated feature for the entire family
Review: While most of Europe thought that the world was FLAT, Christoper Columbus had a novel idea. He thought the world was SQUARE, and thus begins this fictional and humorous adventure to discover the new world. Seen through the eyes of some funny animals and insect friends of Mr. Columbus, this story accurately portrays the important historical facts of the Columbus mission, while infusing enough music and comedy to hold the attention of kids steadfastly and repeatedly. Featuring a top cast of voice talent, and a stunning orchestral music score, this animated feature from acclaimed filmmakers
Michael Schoemann and Phil Nibbelink has every bit of charm as seen in other films of theirs (i.e., "We're Back", "An American Tale: Fievel Goes West", "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?"). I would strongly recommend this for any family with a Dreamworks or Disney animated video collection.