Manthast Absolutely amazing

GarnettTeenage The film was still a fun one that will make you laugh and have you leaving the theater feeling like you just stole something valuable and got away with it.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

cheezarbizzani For a long time, it seemed like only Disney could make great traditionally animated films. Nothing traditionally animated not made by Disney not made in America was good, or at least worth remembering. But then came Anastasia, which dare defied the rules! There's a reason this got two Oscar Nominations for it's music! (I say it should've won Best Original Song over that overrated Titanic crap and Best Original Score over that forgettable The Full Monty stuff.) The songs are outstanding, and can top some of Disney's. The score is amazing, if only David Newman would continue to score movies like this. The story is strong and absorbs you into it for one hell of an amazing ride. The characters are well developed and unforgettable, and Meg Ryan's performance as Anastasia is the best thing. The animation is beautiful and I couldn't take my eyes off of it for one second. So with all that said, how come it only has a 7.1? If you ask me, it deserves closer to the 7.5 to 8.0 range. And Metacritic, why does it only have a 59?! Shame on you for giving it a score lower than a lot of inferior stuff that I can't name right now! And one more thing, if Best Animated Feature was made a few years earlier, like as early as the 70th Academy Awards, this would have won hands down!

Alyssa Jordan Eckenroth This movie is very special to me because it's a movie that my grandma and I used to watch together before she died. I feel like I am Anastasia sometimes because I lost my grand mother however I can't find mine as easily as she did. I love how Dimitri started to remember her and then fell for her all over again. The music is amazing and the music box will always be iconic. I actually have my own music box that is special to me because it keeps me close to my grandma. My favorite song will always be "Once Upon a December" and every time I hear it or sing it I start to think about her and all these memories start flooding back. This is my absolute favorite movie ever and I will never get sick of it. I always use the kids as an excuse to watch it.

movienightenvelope I've seen this movie, very literally, dozens of times. It is one of my favourite and most watched (and most listened to) musicals! Anastasia must journey from St. Petersburg to Paris to discover whether or not she is the missing princess but more importantly, she must sing songs along the way. Aided by con-men she takes a journey to the past to help her find her future. This movie has beautiful animation and a brilliant soundtrack! One time my brothers girlfriend borrowed this DVD without telling me and I spent weeks trying to find it. I made a post about it on Facebook, she saw it and felt bad that she had taken it. Luckily I own more than one copy of this DVD and I was still able to watch it.

ComedyFan2010 This is one of my favorite animation movies. It is beautiful and appealing to both children and adults.The story is not historically accurate, but I would think any adult, even the ones not familiar with Russian history at all would sense that there is no truth in Rasputin selling his soul to put a curse on Romanovs. Yet I am sure this beautiful movie would awake interest in people regardless of age to find out more about it. And it is also obvious why. Which kids would want to sit through the details that lead to Russian revolution, the main story of the movie isn't that anyways but the legend of Anastasia.The greatest strength of this movie is the animation. It is so beautifully mastered together with amazing colors and use of shadow. They also went a big way to be accurate in details when it comes to the settings, mainly the palaces. The story takes mainly place in St Petersburg and Paris and both places get a spirit about them I was especially in love with Russian scenery. So much magic and beauty about it. Not just in the palace but the beautiful snowy are out of the city as well.The cast to give voices to the characters is amazing. Angela Lansbury was a perfect choice for the Empress Marie. All the other main characters were also very impressive considering their star status.The music is another important element for the movie. The songs have a big variety and are beautifully sung. My personal favorite is Once Upon a December. They also did so well with collaboration the voices of the singers with those of the actors. Except for Kelsey Grammar who as I read mastered to sing Vladimir's songs on his own. I would love to go see it on stage as a musical.And as I sad it is a wonderful movie for both kids and adults. It follows a well known princess movie formula which children love. But even so the main princess is an exceptionally strong female character who does a lot of brave things in the movie and for the most wants to find herself and her roots. The evil scenes of the movie are also appealing to children, Rasputin's character was sure created to entertain them including the little bat that is his buddy. And adults enjoy more the artful animation and the music.