Customer Reviews

Treasure Planet

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4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(15)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Cool characters and setting. Enjoyable for the whole family. its a shame no one remembers it

Looking for exciting adventure with humour, then Treasure Planet is it. The unique idea of travelling in space in such a way pulls you into the story. The characters capture your heart, even the ones you don't expect to. Treasure Planet is worth adding to your library. It is an adventure for old and young alike.

I'm a fan of most Disney movies, but when previews for Treasure Planet first came out, I raised my eyebrows and decided that this one was a miss.

A friend got me to watch this this past year, and surprisiningly, I loved it.

At its surface, Treasure Planet is about a teenaged boy with a dream to find the famed treasure of a thousand worlds from an infamous pirate, Treasure Planet.
At its heart, Treasure Planet is about a boy who wants to become a man, but has no one to guide him. The guide turns out to be Silver, the cook on the ship with plans to mutiny and steal all the treasure for himself.

Treasure Planet appeals to both boys and girls as a lot of young boys can much more easily relate to a male hero, and the plot itself appeals to both. Boys understand the confusion in the transition from a boy to a man, and girls can appreciate the father son relationship that Jim and Silver form.

I won't spoil the ending, but it was very satisfying. :)

The characters were all very satisfying, especially Jimmy, who I felt had more development and depth as a character than most Disney protagonists.

A wonderful and unappreciated family film, this will delight all ages and both sexes, and is definitely NOT a miss in anyone's movie collection.

I watched this movie with my three daughters and thoroughly enjoyed it. It has some good adult humour (though not to the same extent of Disney films like The Incredibles or Chicken Little). The story is good; it is a remake/re-visioning of a somewhat classic novel after all. I would certainly recommend it to anyone with small kids, but I don't recommend paying more than $10 or $15 for it; try to buy it used.

Really. The soundtrack...characterizations (especially Captain Amelia and Doppler.) I don't mind things like breathing in space...or the solar sails, or even Martin Short's screaming. I dunno what it is...I like the movie. It has a few great moments, like Amelia telling Doppler "again Doctor, with the greatest respect--shut your howling screamer".

Pretty pricey though, for a money-loser!

This is up with The Lion King in quality and is modern Disney animation at it's best, unlike the shockingly bad 'Brother Bear'.
Treasure Planet also has real touches from old Disney like Peter Pan, you could see the characters in a line-up with these classic icons.
I went with a group of adults and we ALL found it very funny and yes, I was on the edge of my seat at one point!
I don't understand any criticsm for this - and I' not one of those Disneyoids who likes any Disney film either.

Even if it isn't exactly after the rules of the book, nor gravity, I greatly appreciated this animation movie. The characters were alive and the relationship between old pirate Long John Silver and young lad Jim Hawkins showed what true friendship looks like and that people can change for the better of ways. The soundtrack is also one of the best, the music and the lyrics make you fly off and enter the wonderful world that Disney created to let people dream.

Once again Disney disappionts me by making yet another action film to target young boys. And in the proccess making a movie with no heart I could care less about the relationship between that 17 year old and Captian Long John Silver or whatever they called him. Why can't Disney come up with more orginal stuff like Lilo and Stich that movie was halrious! The future for tradional animation is looking darker and darker. Hopefully Home On The Range will brighten things up but not likely.

Within the first few minutes of this science-fiction adaptation of Stevenson's TREASURE ISLAND, you'll be amazed with the vibrant blend of hand-animation and CGI movement.

Within the next few minutes, you'll be bored with the flat charactetizations, forced unfunny humor, and lazy by-the-numbers transcription of the novel's plot into a poorly thought-out science-fiction universe.

This is Disney at its most superficial and cold. Science-fiction fans will be frustrated with the shallow and dismissive explanations for the background (why, given all this technology, do people wield swords and use ropes to tie themselves to decks -- and what are they breathing, anyway?), most adults will tire of the bland dramatics, and only the youngest kids will stay awake for most of it. Martin Short's malfunctioning robot must be one of the least funny of Dinsey's comic-relief characters. Rent LILO & STITCH instead if you have kids (or just rent it again). If you want more intelligent adult science-fiction animation, check out the similarly titled but completely different FANTASTIC PLANET. The little seen TITAN A.E. also explores the space opera animation setting in a much more satisfactory way. Even DreamWorks SINBAD: LEGEND OF THE SEVEN SEAS is more enjoyable.

Treasure Planet was surprisingly good. Not only did my three and five-year-old like it, but I found myself drawn in as well. Lots of action, but not too scary. Thoroughly enjoyable film.