So many people seem to forget about this movie. To be honest, I can't really get angry with them for that. I really wanted to love this movie going back to it. The whole concept seems pretty cool to me, and I enjoy going back to hand drawn animation that we don't see much anymore.
But, this movie really has a lot of flaws. The characters with interesting, potential interest are under used while boring or super annoying characters take the most time. For so much open ability, a lot of the character design is just kind of meh. Then you meet a crazy robot who brings nothing to the plot, yet achieves bringing utter annoyance to the audience.
This is still a Disney animated feature though, so they know how to make it moderately engaging. I do love the Treasure Island story, and adapting it is done pretty close to the original. Long John Silver is fun to see, and they get about 75% of what makes his relationship with the protagonist interesting.
So give it a watch if you've never seen it and are slightly interested. I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon, but if I had a kid who loved it on repeat my day would certainly not be ruined.
Review by saundrewBlockedParent2016-04-06T02:07:02Z
So many people seem to forget about this movie. To be honest, I can't really get angry with them for that. I really wanted to love this movie going back to it. The whole concept seems pretty cool to me, and I enjoy going back to hand drawn animation that we don't see much anymore.
But, this movie really has a lot of flaws. The characters with interesting, potential interest are under used while boring or super annoying characters take the most time. For so much open ability, a lot of the character design is just kind of meh. Then you meet a crazy robot who brings nothing to the plot, yet achieves bringing utter annoyance to the audience.
This is still a Disney animated feature though, so they know how to make it moderately engaging. I do love the Treasure Island story, and adapting it is done pretty close to the original. Long John Silver is fun to see, and they get about 75% of what makes his relationship with the protagonist interesting.
So give it a watch if you've never seen it and are slightly interested. I don't think I'll be going back anytime soon, but if I had a kid who loved it on repeat my day would certainly not be ruined.