5th December 2008 Fantasia 2000 (1999) Movie Review
Fantasia 2000 (1999) Movie Credits:
Fantasia 2000 (1999) Directed by:
Pixote Hunt, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas, Gaetan Brizzi
Fantasia 2000 (1999) Written by:
Eric Goldberg, Gaetan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Don Hahn, Irene Mecchi
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Fantasia 2000 (1999) U.S. Cinema Release Date:
31st Dec 1999
Fantasia 2000 (1999) U.K. Cinema Release Date:
1st Jan 2000
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Fantasia 2000 (1999) Synopsis:
"Fantasia/2000" brings to fruition Walt Disney's dream of creating a "concert film" with a perpetually changing repertoire. Sixty years after the release of Disney's classic 1940 experiment in sight and sound, a new generation of Disney animators and filmmakers offer an exciting showcase for today's audiences as they visually interpret classical compositions by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Respighi, Gershwin, Dukas, Saint-Saens, Elgar, and Stravinsky. This animated extravaganza features seven new selections and one returning favorite from the original classic. World renowned conductor James Levine takes up the baton and leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Like its pioneering predecessor, "Fantasia/2000" embraces all the latest technological tools and innovations to tell its stories and create breathtaking imagery.
Fantasia 2000 (1999) Review:
As was allegedly originally intended, Fantasia returns with one classic segment intact (Mickey in the Sorcerer's Aprentice) alongside several new pieces.
Those familiar with Fantasia will know the score; famous classical pieces of music are accompanied with various animated sequences. I saw this on the IMAX which was an amazing experience, as you are totally immersed in the often beautiful artwork and animation.
It has also been released at the cinema, which I'm sure will be almost as good, but I advise everyone to try and find an IMAX version. I can't really remember the original well enough to compare them, but I certainly enjoyed this version a great deal.
Although there are a few slightly too Disney like moments (the Donald Duck does Pomp and Circumstance sequence wavers a bit), on the whole this is an outstanding film with some superb music (Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue is one of my all time favourites) along with some stunning artwork (especially the finale - The Firebird Suite, which is breathtaking).
Stay away if you weren't a fan of the original though, as it's basically the same thing.
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