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Summary: My kids watched it 7 times in one weekend.
Review: I always rent a movie for a week, to see if it's worth buying. My kids are 6 and 8 years old. I rented 2 movies on a Friday, and let them watch them as often as they wished (it was early in the year, and homework was light). By Monday they had watched Spirit 7 times. Monday afternoon, they watched it again with their grandmother. On Tuesday, I made them watch the other movie, which was a wash-out (I don't even remember what it was). You can guess what they watched Wednesday. I am definitely adding Spirit to our home video library. I am especially fond of the song "Here I am."
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Summary: wonderful movie
Review: Spirit non deve mancare assolutamente nella videoteca di chiunque voglia insegnare ai propri figli i valori fondamentali della libertà. E se non si hanno figli una visione non guasta di certo anzi se ne può uscire sicuramente arricchiti. L'uomo ha in comune col cavallo la grande qualità di poter essere, se vuole, indomabile eppure nondimeno nel corso della vita sempre più spesso si è costretti ad abbassare la testa ed a cedere il passo al più forte. Spirit insegna che la forza di non essere sottomesso può essere più forte di qualunque violenza ed imposizione. Il team Dreamworks confeziona così un film politicamente ipercorretto dove, ed è sempre meno raro nella cinematografia statunitense, vengono ristabilite delle verità storiche addebitando ai bianchi la responsabilità della fine della civiltà nativa americana e dei disastri ambientali perpetrati sul territorio. E' da salutare con entusiasmo inoltre un film d'animazione che per una volta lascia agli animali le loro caratteristiche ed il loro linguaggio anche se ogni tanto si fa largo l'impressione che la voglia di antropomorfizzare i cavalli sia stata forzosamente soppressa. Tecnicamente ineccepibile il dvd, restano delle perplessità solo sulla versione italiana dei brani di Bryan Adams: Zucchero appare francamente fuori posto, specie nel brano conclusivo, dove appare chiaro che con la voce proprio "non ci arriva".
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Summary: Great animation, great dialouge, great movie
Review: A decent animation, first ever to tell a story of a horse that doesn't talk. Worth buying.
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Summary: Great Movie...beautiful music and animation.
Review: My almost 3 yr old daughter LOVES this movie. We just started to let her watch movies and she loves Spirit. It's very enjoyable for Mommy and Daddy too. It's a really nice story, beautiful animation and the music is excellent. There's nothing too scary for young children to process and thankfully Mother horse doesn't die.
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Summary: Breathtaking Animation, Beautiful Story, Wonderful Music
Review: OK, so it is a wee bit on the corny side - horses are not able to do some of the things the horsey hero (Spirit) in this story is capable of doing; a horse with quite human-like intelligence. But, quite frankly, I didn't care. It was a great, fun story with a wonderful, feel good ending. The animation was beautiful, even breathtaking at times. It is a movie I would have liked to have seen on a big screen actually. I watched this movie with a 12-year old neighbour (it was her's, and she wanted me to see it; I think it was a sort of "I'm sorry" for having subjected me to the horrendous "8 Crazy Nights" the day before, lol). I was as enthralled as she was! I am not a Bryan Adams fan, but the music fit the story well. I personally wouldn't buy the sound track, but a Bryan Adams fan would enjoy it. The only slightly annoying thing (probably just to adults) was the continuous whinnying. While this made sense since it was, after all, about horses, it did become a bit much at times. At least the horses didn't talk like humans. The animation and story more than made up for any of the longer whinnying scenes, however. Most of the story was told in the eyes of the horses which were animated in wonderfully expressive ways. Every emotion was expressed successfully; bewilderment, fear, anger, sorrow, and more. A real tribute to the talent of the animators. I am sure that no-one will regret purchasing this movie - it can be enjoyed by children and their parents alike.
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Summary: A must have for horse-loving kids!
Review: My daughter, age 4, is what I consider to be almost borderline obsessive about horses. When she discovered Spirit, she was absolutely in love! There has not been a day since we purchased the DVD that she has not BEGGED to watch it. I'm not a huge fan of animated movies, but I have to say that this animation has done a pretty good job of making the horses real (aside from the wide range of facial expressions that they have!)... they don't talk to each other in words like in other animal films but are still able to convey mood and emotion in their own language. I think this movie has a lot of great messages and has truly captivated my daughter. The extras on the DVD version are pretty fun too... we practiced drawing spirit with the artist and colored him in.
The only problem... the knees on her pants are constantly needing patches with all the horseplay going on around in and around the house!
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Summary: an amazing movie!!!!
Review: i looooooooooooooooooooove this movie!!! i read all those crazy reveiws about how "lame,boring,dumb ect.", dont beleive it! and someone said "not as bad as the lion king" what do you mean! the lion king is probaly one of the best movies ever made!!! and to all the adult who coplain THIS IS NO ADULT MOVIE!
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Summary: A struggle for freedom...
Review: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a visually beautiful story about Spirit, a wild mustang, who gets caught by cowboys. The story is about Spirit's struggle for freedom and through his struggle he meets several different characters and learns the lesson of freedom. Throughout the story Spirit is mute, which provides a feeling of authenticity. However, this is what makes the film a little sluggish, since it balances on a thin line between serious and comedic where there is almost no dialogue. The film offers a good moral cinematic experience through Spirits adventure, but fails in keep the audience's attention due to lack of staying on track.
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Summary: Magnificent
Review: Spirit is one of the most moving, well-written and beautiful animated feature films ever made. I absolutely loved this movie and so did my 2 girls, ages 2 and 3. I loved the story about a wild and freedom-loving horse who experiences plenty of adventures as he gains and loses his independence--at the hands of humans who unsuccessfully attempt to tame him. Spirit has often finds himself punished for his adventurous spirit, but his stoic personality and determination keep him seeking a state of freedom. Spirit reminded me so much of the child in all of us, who just wants to be free, peaceful and independent. I thought the movie had wonderful life lessons about conformity or being "tame"--and how sometimes it isn't always an admirable thing. I also loved Spirit's resillent personality. He experienced many losses in his life and even abuse--yet he perserveres and continues to seek freedom--even in his darkest hours. I loved that Spirit's spunky innocence repeatedly won over the brazen machismo know-it-all humans in the film. Spirit truly represents the beauty, wonder and moxxy in all of us--that sometimes is squashed under societal pressure. Spirit reminded me that staying true to yourself--despite what others want you to be--is essential for a meaningful, happy life. The animation was breathtaking and realistic. Water is difficult to animate, and the river and waterfall scenes were absolutely gorgeous. "Spirit" is full of beautiful scenery--billowing grasses, glassy icicles, exploding forest fires, craggy canyons, dusty, colorful landscapes and the most beautiful snowfall ever depicted on film. There is also a powerful action sequence that combines realistic 3D animation, lifelike sound effects and compelling visuals that rival any live-action film. I was blown away. In addition, there are many tender and emotional moments in the movie that were accentuated by the wonderful expressions of Spirit and the beautiful scenery. The music was meaningful and pleasant as well. I've never been a Brian Adams fan--until Spirit. The songs are beautiful and fit with the story well. My children were mesmerized with the music and repeatedly ask for the songs to be played again and again. I highly recommend Spirit. This action-packed animation feature film has plenty of heart, meaningful messages and a feast of eye candy. Spirit is truly a magnificent work of art.
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Summary: Bryan Adams last stand
Review: This is quite possibly the worst animated feature I've seen in awhile.Not only are you subjected to a simplistic,unresearched, unrealistic,and predictable storyline,the constant Bryan Adams music is enough to make anyone want to run from the room screaming.If your looking for a few hours of total torture or something get rid of unwanted company this is the movie to see.
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