Comments on: Overlooked Animated Films: Treasure Planet

By: danay

danay — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:43:54 +0000

i totally agree with everything you have said!! i actually remember seeing the posters when it was first released in 2002, but i must admitt, that i didn’t pay attention to them! The film hadn’t really attracted me (maybe beacause of the comments i read, as you said) but, really, what a pity!!!! This is one of the films that i would truly love to watch in the cinema, but… i had no idea. Last September, that’s when i first watched! Can you believe it?? i mean, it’s 2010! And i didn’t even rent it or something. I saw it accidentally on the tv (like Stephanie did) , and i was captivated, anchanted!!! Everyone has overlooked this beautiful movie, as if all the others that disney has created are spotless!! The soundtrack, the scenery, the plot, the characters(even that robot named “B.E.N.” that you critisised), the whole concept were just so fascinating!! It makes want to read Stevenson’s book “treasure island”(the original story). Thanks for your wonderful review! Keep up the good work!

By: Liz

Liz — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 04:40:32 +0000

I saw this movie in theatres when it came out, and was so proud until I discovered that it was also released in Imax. Now I’m kicking myself. It made a huge impact on me, and I still recall every cringe-inducing memory this film brought about. The songs and score, the scenery, and the fabulous fusion of traditional 2D and 3D animation all worked together seamlessly to create a fully realised universe. The only thing that seriously mars Treasure Planet is the severe lack of attention it was paid. thanks for taking the time to watch it and put together this review.

Oh, and the reason they can breathe in space? It’s a Disney concept: it’s called etherium, and it’s basically space filled with air. Simpler than you’d think.

By: retro

retro — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:03:24 +0000

I just love the classics!

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:56:13 +0000

Thanks for your comments. I am excited about the future of Disney animation now that Lasseter is running things. Hopefully we see more films of this quality soon.

I am going to be posting more reviews of animated films in the near future, so check soon!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:08:06 +0000

I just wanted to comment, I agree with a lot of what you said here. And at first I wasn’t surprised that this movie wasn’t a best seller. When I first saw the previews, I thought it looked stupid. It didn’t have anything that interested me. That was of course, years ago, and only this last summer, I was flipping through channels one night and caught the Disney channel as a movie was about to start. When I saw what it was, I was hesitant to watch it, but I had seen there was nothing else good on at the time, and I figured now was as good a time as any if I was ever going to watch Treasure Planet, because I’d never rent it. Once it got going, I couldn’t pull myself away from it. I would get mad because my grandma kept trying to talk to me while I was watching and I didn’t want to miss a single thing :). I’m still not sure what made me love the movie so much but I think it does deserve a little credit. I mean, if it can change my oppinion that drastically (and on the first viewing too) It’s gotta count as something good. Thank you for posting your review and for reading this. I know a lot of people who have never seen the movie yet and I hope to convince them that it’s worth watching. - S.C. (age 18)