If you are an adult seeing this movie for the first time, I can't vouch for the experience you'll have.
But if you're shopping movies for kids, I've always felt this was one of the best I've ever seen. As a kid, it was my favorite movie next to Star Wars and the animated Hobbit. It isn't just that's it's hilarious (to kids at least), it's the music. I also own the soundtrack on a very scratchy vinyl.
That this movie gets raspberries for being cheap-looking is selling the movie's music short. Aside from Mary Poppins, I have never heard a more delightful kids' movie soundtrack. The melodies can stick in your head for days.
I'd wager each one of the bad reviews given for this movie are the result of seeing it through adult's eyes. This kids' movie comes from a time when kids' movies didn't necessarily try to pander to adults. They are for kids, first and final. This is not a mark against them when you consider the movie is specializing in appealing to kids, kids' fears, kids' dreams, and kids' enthusiasm. Most kids' movies that attempt this are not effective because the filmmakers make the incorrect assumption that quality is not necessary.
The only lacking quality in this movie is the animation quality. Since kids rarely care about that, you may be surprised just how approachable and lovable this movie is to kids you know.
But if you're shopping movies for kids, I've always felt this was one of the best I've ever seen. As a kid, it was my favorite movie next to Star Wars and the animated Hobbit. It isn't just that's it's hilarious (to kids at least), it's the music. I also own the soundtrack on a very scratchy vinyl.
That this movie gets raspberries for being cheap-looking is selling the movie's music short. Aside from Mary Poppins, I have never heard a more delightful kids' movie soundtrack. The melodies can stick in your head for days.
I'd wager each one of the bad reviews given for this movie are the result of seeing it through adult's eyes. This kids' movie comes from a time when kids' movies didn't necessarily try to pander to adults. They are for kids, first and final. This is not a mark against them when you consider the movie is specializing in appealing to kids, kids' fears, kids' dreams, and kids' enthusiasm. Most kids' movies that attempt this are not effective because the filmmakers make the incorrect assumption that quality is not necessary.
The only lacking quality in this movie is the animation quality. Since kids rarely care about that, you may be surprised just how approachable and lovable this movie is to kids you know.