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Fantasia 2000, a review by Danae Cassandra




Fantasia 2000
Year of Release: 1999
Directed By: Pixote Hunt, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Don Hahn
Starring: James Levine, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Genre: Fantasy, Animation, Musical

Overview:FantasiaFantasia 2000DestinoFantasia over and over again.

My Thoughts:
This is not only a worthy successor to Fantasia, it's one of the very best Disney sequels.  In many ways I like it better than the original.  If for nothing else than the introductions are both shorter and better written.  The computer animation lacks the warmth of the original's hand-drawn drawn, but some of it is so spectacular as to make that a minor criticism.  "Pines of Rome" and "The Firebird" are my personal favorites, though "Rhapsody in Blue" comes in close behind for a lovely trifecta.  Recommended if you enjoyed the original film. 

Bechdel Test: Fail
Mako Mori Test: Fail

Overall: 4/5

(From July Movie Marathon: Musicals (Yes... You read right!) on July 18th, 2016)

Member's Reviews

Toy Story 2 , a review by Tom


     Toy Story 2 (1999/United States)
IMDb | Wikipedia

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Germany)
Director:John Lasseter
Writing:John Lasseter (Original Material By), Pete Docter (Original Material By), Ash Brannon (Original Material By), Andrew Stanton (Original Material By), Andrew Stanton (Screenwriter), Rita Hsiao (Screenwriter), Doug Chamberlin (Screenwriter), Chris Webb (Screenwriter)
Length:89 min.
Video:Anamorphic Widescreen 1.77
Audio:German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Italian: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles:English, French, German, Italian, Spanish

Stars:
Englische Stimmen
Tom Hanks as Woody (voice)
Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear (voice)
Joan Cusack as Jessie (voice)
Kelsey Grammer as Prospector (voice)
Don Rickles as Mr. Potato Head (voice)

Plot:Awards:
Won:
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Theatrical feature (Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios)
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Directing in an Animated Feature Production (John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon)
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Music in an Animated Feature Production (Randy Newman (Composer, Songs, Music))
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production (Dan Jeup, Joe Ranft)
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production (Joan Cusack As the voice of Jessie)
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production (Tim Allen As the voice of Buzz Lightyear)
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Writing in an Animated Feature Production (John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlin, Chris Webb)
ASCAP Awards (2000)  Top Box Office Films (Randy Newman)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards (2000)  Favorite Family Film (Internet Only)
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (2000)  Best Animated Film
Golden Globe (1999)  Picture - Musical or Comedy (Karen Robert Jackson, Helene Plotkin)
Grammy Awards (2001)  Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media ("When She Loved Me": Randy Newman)
Satellite Awards (2000) 
Satellite Awards (2000)  Best Original Song ("When She Loved Me")
Young Artist Awards (2000) 
Nominated:
Academy Award (1999)  Best Music, Song ("When She Loved Me": Randy Newman (Music/Lyrics))
AFI (1999)  100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) ("Song": When She Loved Me)
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Character Animation (Doug Sweetland)
Annie Awards (2000)  Outstanding Individual Achievment for Production Design in an Animated Feature Production (William Cone, Jim Pearson)
Golden Globe (1999)  Original Song ("When She Loved Me": Randy Newman (Music/Lyrics))
Grammy Awards (2001)  Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or other Visual Media (Randy Newman)
MTV Movie Awards (2000)  Best On-screen Duo (Tom Hanks and Tim Allen)
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2000)  Best Film
Online Film Critics Society Awards (2000)  Best Screenplay, Original (John Lasseter, Pete Docter)
Saturn (1999)  Best Fantasy Film
Saturn (1999)  Best Music (Randy Newman)
Teen Choice Awards (2000)  Film - Choice Hissy Fit (Joan Cusack)

Extras:
  • Featurettes
  • Kurzfilm "Die kleine Lampe"
  • Outtakes
  • Scene Access
  • Trailers


My Thoughts:
This one didn't age quite as bad as the first one. But you still see that it is in the early days of computer animation. But again, the story is great.

Rating:

(From Tom's Random Reviews on June 19th, 2011)

Member's TV Reviews

"Stargate SG-1" Marathon, a review by DJ Doena


Disc 5

Ethon
Synopsis: Jared Kane comes through the Stargate to aks for SG-1's help. One year after the Rand Protectorate and the Caledonian Federation have been at war (caused by the arrival of SG-1), the Ori have given the Rands a weapon (a satellite) that could wipe out the Caledonians. Kane wants to end the hostilities that have lasted for centuries. Prometheus is dispatched to destroy the satellite.

My Opinion: I always try to find out why an episode is called the way it is called. But I didn't find any connection and thus Wikipedia had to help out. And I was delighted to find out that they've once again made an effort to find an appropriate title.
The end of the episode was especially shattering because I already went into "SG-1 has saved the day" mode. But episodes like this are important to show that you simply can't always win.

Off the Grid
Synopsis: SG-1 investigates in a case of chemically modified crop that makes people addicted to it. But then they get captured by the Lucian Alliance and the Stargate is beamed away. The new battle cruiser Odyssey saves them but more Stargates are disappearing and Ba'al seems to be the one who is responsible.

My Opinion: In my opinion the new BC-304 "Daedalus" class is not as pretty as the old Prometheus. Additionally the form reminds me of already existing ships in other Sci-Fi universes. Anyway, that's not the point.
The way the Lucian Alliance was presented wasn't really convincing to me. I didn't understand how they were able to track down Ba'al and how they managed to get a hand on that many Ha'taks. It's unlikely that the Jaffa parked them somewhere after their "god" had died.

The Scourge
Synopsis: SG-1 accompanies some members of the International Oversight Committee to the Gamma Site, on a "Sightseeing Tour" so to speak. But then some bugs escape from a lab and these bugs were made by the Priors and they spread fast - and they are flesh-eating.

My Opinion: I like Cameron a lot and they HK G36 is much for fitting for him than the FN P90. I liked the episode especially because of the symbolism at the end, when SG-1 is standing side by side defending the civilians. I also liked that Woolsey realises that some things can go wrong and that there's nothing anyone could have done to prevent it.
But the best thing was Cameron's line, that they would watch Starship Troopers this evening.  ;D

(From "Stargate SG-1" Marathon on May 1st, 2008)