henryhertzhobbit
This film is suitable for young children who still have an imagination. For the rest of you trolls move right along. On the other hand, you trolls may like Queen Gnorga. I realize that even trolls are allowed to comment here but they certainly are out in force! I still have an imagination so I liked the movie despite being at the troll age. The loss of a point is because the animation may not have been first rate.This movie is nothing more than a harmless piece of fluff at worst or a mirror to look at yourself at its best. So if you don't like the movie, move along. Also realize that anything you say may be more about yourself than the movie.Morals? Since when are animated pictures supposed to have morals? Fantasia and Allegro Non Tropo don't have morals. Now if you say that movies must have story lines I can sympathize with you but for animated fantasy films you are some times supposed to provide some of that yourself. That maxim is definitely in force for A Troll in Central Park. But 95% of movies since 1990 haven't had any morals. Immorals maybe but no decent good morals.The movie starts when Queen Gnorga catches the troll named Stanley creating beautiful flowers. He is booted out of the kingdom and sent to New York City . Unfortunately or fortunately he lands in Central Park. There he meets up with the children Gus and Rosie. He is having such a wonderful time entertaining them that Queen Gnorga must come to try to spoil their happiness. It partially works but the three of them foil her actions. I will let the viewer take it from there.Just remember that nothing is every achieved without first being a dream in the mind of the creator.
anthony-rigoni
That is exactly what this movie is about: pointless randomness!!! If there is somebody who mixed together random ideas with a blender, that is exactly how this movie got made. There's this one troll who sang "I'm a bad troll" to the tune to "Eh, Uchnem" from "the Volga Boatmen". Was that even suppose to be a song? Yeah, compared that freaking song to the god-awful musical numbers from "Tom and Jerry the Movie"! And speaking of god-awful musical numbers, none of the songs were original or creative. What have you done, Don Bluth? What have you done?! You were the guy who created timeless masterpieces such as Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, and the Small One and then you have to make this random piece of crap. And take a good look at the main character, Stanley. That pea-brained pussy is the worst protagonist I have ever seen. And one scene even rips-off the classic light-saber fight between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader from "Star Wars V"(Except the fact that Stanley doesn't get his hand chopped off). If you want a movie filled with pointless randomness, this movie is the one for you. However, if you don't like pointless randomness, avoid this moronic nightmare at all costs.
TheLittleSongbird
I don't think that Troll in Central Park is as bad as people make it out to be, as a matter of fact it's very sweet, but anyone who loved Secret of Nimh and Land Before Time like I did, will be disappointed. The animation on the most part was quite flat, with the exception of some nice animation in the musical numbers and the effects, and there were some lifeless backgrounds in the scarier bits. The incidental music is lovely, but I didn't care that much for the songs. They're not excrement, but they are certainly not Oscar-worthy. This was disappointing, as Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann have done some lovely songs for American Tail and Muppet Treasure Island, but the songs they did here didn't feel the same. The script wasn't bad, but there were times where it could have been more imaginative. The characters were likable but not particularly memorable. Stanley is very sweet, with his wiggling ears, and the late Dom DeLuise voiced him earnestly, and there is some very nice singing. Gnorga is rather frightening, but Cloris Leachman was brilliant in an almost unrecognisable voice over. Phillip Glasser was good, but he and DeLuise lacked the chemistry they had in American Tail. Rosie was really sweet and Charles Nelson Reilly and the singing and dancing flowers provided the humour,(even if it reminded me strongly of the Silly Symphony Flowers and Trees) that was much needed, in a rather lacklustre plot. All in all, one of the weaker Don Bluth films is redeemed by a very good voice cast, and some nice music. 6/10 Bethany Cox
brittonlaa
This movie is for those who have not been tainted by societies cruelness. It shows young children they can have dreams and defeat those who have negativity towards them as long as they stay true to themselves. It shows patience and kindness; something that we all need just a little bit of. It shows we can be forgiven without strings attached. This is a family movie with family values.The music is thoughtful and has a go green attitude if you read between the lines we need to consider our environment treat it with love and care. Like you would or should treat your family. I love this movie it makes me feel good inside.
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