Spirit - Stallion of the Cimarron (Widescreen Edition)

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Summary: I love it...a MUST see!!!
Review: This movie is for all of us horse lovers. Spiritis everything a horse should be, loyal, kind, gentle, determined and FREE!! He fights for his freedom when who else but MAN takes it away from him. It's a beautiful movie, we all can learn from it.

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Summary: You know a good movie when your kids "play it"
Review: I wish we had been able to catch this in the theater. The film is really well done and the story is great. You know a film is great when your kids immediately grab their toy animals and start playing Spirit and Rain right after the film is over. My five and three year olds had no problem with the film's alleged intensity. And with all due respect to the other reviews here-reviews are always subjective anyway-I felt Bryan Adams was the perfect choice. His songs fit Spirit's thinking and ties Zimmer's score together emotionally quite well. Mr. Thomas's review claims there is a "big dose of political correctness." Any educated person will be relieved to know that what Mr. Thomas deems as "dose[s] of [pc]" are merely honest portrayals of native people and soldier culture. If it's "pc" to portray a native person as a decent human being and the Lakota's horse culture for the highly evolved civilization that it was, well then, so be it. This sort of demonizing cultural accuracy as "political correctness" nonsense just needs to stop, it's the 21st century already. If anything was distracting for me as an adult, it was the frequent geography snafus-the Cimarron is in northeastern New Mexico but the soldiers continuously talk about Nebraska and Utah (an impossibly wide range) and the Little Creek's Lakota village is located in Yosemite Valley... NOT (The Miwok lived there not the Lakota). There really is no good dramatic reason to mess around with details like that. My only gripe with the DVD widescreen edition is that the DVDROM games don't work on Mac OSX (must we all be slaves to inferior Gates'ware?). Otherwise this film is really brilliant and thoroughly enjoyable, and it holds up to repeated screenings (fellow parents of toddlers or five year olds know what I mean).

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Summary: So Breathtaking Your Spirit Will Be On A Journey
Review: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron was one of those movies that left you amazed. This movie has beautiful animation, trasporting you to the beauty of America's Old West. The music captures the emotions of the scenes, and this movie is very powerful. This movie starts out as when Spirit is born. Year later he grows into a fine stallion and Mustang. He is now the leader of his herd, the Cimarron. Here he runs free, running with the eagle, feeling like he can fly. There is nothing but freedom and happiness, something we all want for our world. Yet one night, Spirit stumbles upon humans at their camp, and his adventure begins. He is taken captive by the US Army stationed in the West, for this was the time the railroad was being built in America. Here he learns the pain, hardship, and sorrow of not being free. He is away from his loving herd and mother, now with these creatures he doesn't trust. He sees what captured horses are turned into, and he asks help from them. They want to help, but they seem to have no hope and strength. Yet, Spirit won't give up on getting his freedom back. He has something in him that rekindles himself, and he turns into the wild Mustang he is. No matter how many times men try to break him, each one flying off. Of course, this entertains the horses. But, the head of the Army in the West ties him to the post, and here Spirit meets someone. A Lakota Native American, Little Creek, is captured as well, and he is too enchanted by the appearence of Spirit. Someway somehow he gets free, with the help of Little Creek. Spirit does wonder, why this one helped him and isn't cruel like the others? Little Creek whistles up other members of his Lakota tribe, and Spirit meets someone else. It's Little Creek's horse, Rain, a beautiful painted mare. For a couple more days Spirit stays with Rain, and she teaches him trust, love, and kindness in man. Spirit now seems changed in his thinking of man, and learns of Rain's way of life. But at one point Little Creek knows no one will ride Spirit, and lets him go. But Spirit is torn between his freedom and Rain, who he seems now to love. He wants Rain to join him, but she is still loyal to Little Creek. Spirit now wants to show her his homeland and way of life, which she accepts. But now that is shattered, for the US Army sieges the Lakota tribe of Little Creek. Both horses rush to save Little Creek, and this part is heartwrenching. With Little Creek on her back, Rain is injured by a gunshot, splashing in the raging rapids of the water. Little Creek is about to be shot as well, but Spirit saves him by knocking down the man with the gun, the leader of the US Army. Spirit jumps in to save Rain, and both fall down the waterfall. Rain is still hurt, in pain by her wound. Spirit never wants to leave her, but is taken away by members of the Army. Little Creek now knows he has to repay Spirit for what he did. Now Spirit seems to think he will never be free, now in a train with other captured horses. They look to him with hopeful faces, thinking Spirit will save them again. But they see Spirit's expression, now thinking too all hope is gone. But now again Spirit frees horses, including himself. He and other horses were pulling up a part of the train, but now getting his Mustang spirit back in him, which led to this freedom. Little Creek now rescues Spirit from dying in flames, and returns him to his tribe. Yet now Spirit is sad, for he thinks Rain is dead. But out of the smoke of a small fire, a painted mare with a feather in her mane steps out, tall and beautiful. Rain and Spirit have a joyous reunion, but now Little Creek decided to let his two friends go. Little Creek says to Spirit after bidding farewell to his trusted horse Rain, "Goodbye Spirit, One Who Could Not Be Broken." Now both are free, and Spirit is reunited with his herd and mother. Spirit will truly never forget Little Creek and how he learned to trust, love, and enjoy life. Now Spirit is free, ready to fly with his friend the eagle, and to soar through on his wings.

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Summary: Beautifully done! Wonderful for children!
Review: This is truly one of the best movies I have ever seen! I highly recommend this for a child of any age. I hope Dreamworks continues to produce movies like this one. Children should be children and not fed a daily diet of violence and innuendo. This DVD is wonderful! The animation is breathtaking; stunningly beautiful.
A must have for your collection!

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Summary: Great family movie, also for those who like horses.
Review: Originally got this dvd for my 3 y.o. son. Dreamworks really did their homework regarding the animation for the equine and its intricate movements. The animation combined with CG is stunning, especially the opening sequence where you follow the flight of an eagle thru all these panoramic vistas of the open wild west. Unlike other reviewers I thought that the Hans Zimmer music and Bryan Adams' lyrics and singing really added to the movie as the words were the conscience for Spirit who does not talk but is spoken thru the narration of Matt Damon. Maybe a little overdone on the PC (bad white men/soldiers), never thought too feel so much emotion for a cartoon character, especially an animal in its quest to be free again to return home. Overall Dreamworks did a top notched job.

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Summary: Great film for all
Review: I bought this for the kids, but we watch it right along with them over nad over. Great Movie.

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Summary: THE WORST MOVIE ON EARTH!
Review: If there was only a way I could give this 0 stars. The story,animation,music,script,direction,& technically EVERY SINGLE THING ABOUT THIS GODAWFUL MOVIE IS DOWNRIGHT TERRIBLE,HORRIBLE,BAD,NO GOOD,NON-REALISTIC,& IT-NEVER-COULD-HAPPEN-IN-A-MILLION-YEARS!!Why does everybody like this movie? "It made my cry" many people say. But is this movie sad at any time? ANY time? Nooooooooooooo. DO NOT WATCH THIS. IT CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR EYES. I WARNED YOU.

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Summary: Oscar don't forget Spirit!
Review: ... The only good animated movie was Spirit. Right from the beginning when you hear Bryan Adams soulful voice say "Here I am...this is me" you know you're in for a good movie. Towards the end of the film you'll be saying to yourself "Oh come on! Give the horse a break!" but that just makes the ending so much more rewarding. This movie is 'The Lion King' with horses. Except it's got better music. Spirit wouldn't be what it is without Bryan Adams' songs. Particularly "Sound the Bugle" and "Brothers Under the Sun." Of course there's the brilliant animation .... If there is any justice at all left in the world Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron will win the Oscar for Best Original Score, Best Original Song, and Best Animated Movie.

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Summary: Gorgeous animation and great music
Review: A very charming tale that kids and adults alike will enjoy. The animation is first rate, some scenes will take your breath away with their realism and beauty. It was nice to see a movie that took a less traditional approach to animated animals and did not have them talking. Yet, you still had no problems knowing what they were thinking, again a tribute to the animators. The music throughout was wonderful. Definitely recommended.

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Summary: WOW
Review: I thought that this DVD was great. The animation was so amazing that some scenes even looked real. I hate to admit is but the plot was a little sappy, but some how it really worked, that is if you are as much of a horse fanatic as I am:) My personal favorite plus was the step by step instrucions on how to draw Spirit. For those Fantacy (excuse my spelling)horse lovers out there, this DVD is a must!