Eupheminism
The Princess and the Goblin has absolutely terrible animation. Terrible as in The Legend of Zelda Saturday morning cartoon terrible. Which is too bad, because otherwise it's really a nice movie. The story is magical and exciting. The characters are likable. The English dub is surprisingly well-acted, with competent performances from even the most minor of characters. The background painting is beautiful. The music is appropriate and pretty. It's well-directed, with the grandmother scenes likely to trigger little thrills of awe in even older and more-cynical viewers. If the animation had been vaguely above sub-par, this might have been a great movie. Unfortunately, it isn't.
Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71)
Here is another film that my Aunt Sharon has in her house that I would watch whenever I visit her. I really enjoyed it, and it has become another of my favorite animated/literary films. You know I thought the animation was very well done, and I should tell you that after seeing the film, I had read the original book and also it's sequel "The Princess and Curdie" too.I love little Princess Irene, she's cute and little her kitten Turnip too. I also love the wonderful music score, and as I always say I love a film with a good soundtrack. So overall I love this film, and it's a fine adaptation of George MacDonald's wonderful book.
oobrey5
I loved this movie when I was a child. It was just so fantastical and lovely, and the main song just sticks in your head for days upon days. When I watched this movie recently (as in 10 years later), I saw how fine the animation was designed to be, and how well it was done in some areas. It's old, and the animation dosen't really compare to the computer graphics we have today, but it's CLASSIC. And although someof the actions are exaggerated in the movie, it's like opening my Hans Christian Anderson book, and seeing stories come to life.So if you're a lover of fairy tales, or enjoy telling stories, this movie was MADE for you.
irishgirl
For anyone who has seen this movie, they know what I'm talking about. This movie is pretty good although there is exaggeration in some parts. Personally, I like the song. It has a nice beat, very medieval and it gives hope. It was made in Hungary and it won a prize. YES! When I first got this movie, people who came to my house always wanted to watch it and I got sick of it. Now I just watched for the first time in 3 years and it was good. Watch it! You'll like it! If you've seen it already, you must really think the goblin cat is the most hilarious thing in the movie.
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