The Last Unicorn

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Summary: Amazing Movie Poor Presentation.
Review: The Last Unicorn is one of the all time great animated classics. The reason my review for it is so poor then is because of how the production company has chosen to release it. The Last Unicorn was released into theaters in 1980 and thus anyone who saw it originally is far older than this dvd is targeted at. Using cheap re-release artwork that PALES in comparison to the amazing animation of the movie and placing it in a purple box really bumps down the quality of this release. Every other country uses beautiful original poster artwork, what happened in the US! As well this release is in standard which means the sides of the animation have been cut off because this film was originally in wide screen. I got the imported German version that is in wide screen and has special features and I tell you it is incredible. Did you know that there is a shot of Mommy Fortune dead after she is attacked by the Harpies? This shot is edited out in the standard transfer. I will buy this dvd but I wish the production company would have taken this release more seriously.

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Summary: Finally Found it!!
Review: I LOVED this movie when I was little! I probably would still watch it along with Pippy Longstockings and The Land Before Time, if someone hadn't have stolen them from me. I was able to get the others again but i havent been able to find this one, now i can't wait to get it!

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Summary: Ugly cover art¿ great movie
Review: I'm so happy that "The Last Unicorn" has finally been released on DVD like it deserves. However, I am appalled by the cover art. It's hideous! I really hope it doesn't turn anyone away from this amazing film. It concerns a unicorn who, believing she is the last, leaves her lilac wood to embark on a quest of discovery. Along the way, she picks up a bumbling magician and a jaded cook, and together they journey to King Haggard's country. It is here that the unicorn believes all the world's unicorn have been driven, pushed by the horns of the mysterious Red Bull. This isn't a kiddy film! It's much deeper and more mature. Enjoy. :)

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Summary: Full Screen Only
Review: Just a note for collectors, the movie on this DVD is FULL SCREEN.

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Summary: Anway, I love this movie...that's all I've got to say.
Review: So many great reviews and with good reasons; just reading them (and some were so aptly described) got me a little choked up. I saw this movie when I was 18 --not the ideal age for appreciating it-- and was on a trip I didn't want to be on. Somehow I ended up stuck babysitting kids I didn't even know and they were watching this movie. I slowly got caught up in something so unexpectedly wondrous. At 40 it is still one of my favorites, and can't wait to own it on DVD.

As one reviewer said, it captures the inner child in you with it's magic, melancholy and music. I ask anyone who hasn't seen it to watch it. It is a masterpiece on many levels, the most important one being emotional.

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Summary: Last but not Least
Review: Since childhood I have enjoyed most animated movies. I saw this one as a man in my late twenties and I thought it a joy. Several years ago I showed it to my mothers godsons and they loved it as well. It helped them to appreciate good animated movies. The voices of the characters are great. Many you should recognize. Anyone that likes animated stories and anime movies will probably enjoy this movie. Fans of movies like "Legend", "Labrynth" and "Dark Crystal" should enjoy it. I have had the video for about twenty years so I am looking forward to getting the DVD.

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Summary: A Must See!!
Review: I had to watch the Last Unicorn for school and boy, I must say it was great! I'm not really into cartoons much, you know, except for the Disney classics, but when I watched this, it was auesome. It's and enchanting story about a unicorn on a quest to find all the other unicorns in the world, but as she soon finds out she will embark on a long, fabulous journey which will teach her many things. This is a light-hearted movie and is well worth the time to watch it. The characters, as well as the plot are great! Schmendrick the Magician is my favorite character as well as the Lady Amalthia. This great, fabulous, light-hearted movie, of which I would give five stars, is by far a classic!

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Summary: Childhood Favorite
Review: I can clearly remember the many emotions I felt during this movie. The joy you felt at the return of the unicorns. The stark terror you felt at the sight of the red bull (by the way, he STILL gives me the willies), and the sense of sadness when our heroine unicorn is hunted for selfishness. This is not a film for the small kids (red bulls ran after me in my dreams for many nights after I saw this) but it is a masterpiece of animation. The score is phenomenal and sucks you deeply into the movie. I recommend this to everyone, not just fantasy fans. See what real animation and storytelling is like.

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Summary: master songwriter -- nice little picture
Review: Almost no one, it seems, has pointed out what to me would be the primary reason to be excited about this film appearing on DVD -- that it boasts a rare score and songs by the great american songwriter, Jimmy Webb. The songs are sung by America but make no mistake -- it all came from the hand of the genuis who has given us MacArthur Park, The Highwayman, By The Time I get To Phoenix, Wichita Lineman, and many many others that many of you are probably not aware of. The score became available not long ago on a German import CD, but it will be great to have the movie so that the music can be enjoyed in its original context. Long live the king, Jimmy Webb -- last of the great american songwriters!

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Summary: The Last Unicorn is a wonderful piece of animation!
Review: I can honestly say this is one of my favorite movies ever. I love the story and the animation (it's beautiful!) and the characters. It is a lovely film of a lovely book.