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Leif Ericson: The Boy Who Discovered America
Leif Ericson: The Boy Who Discovered America
| 01 July 2000 (USA)
Adventure Animation
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Travel along on the adventure of a lifetime as a young Viking boy banished from Iceland by bloodthirsty conquerors becomes the first European ever to set foot on American soil in an animated epic adventure from the acclaimed animation director Phil Nibbelink (Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Black Cauldron). The year is 1000 A.D. and young Leif Ericson has just fled to Greenland to escape the vicious plundering of his native Iceland. When Eric falls for a beautiful slave girl and his disapproving father casts a dark shadow over the relationship, the heartbroken young adventurer sets out on the uncharted seas to tempt fate and find his destiny in the New World. Subsequently forced to return to Greenland after learning that his father is in grave danger, Leif sets sail once again to help his father, and reclaim his one true love.

Reviews
ChanBot i must have seen a different film!!
pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.
Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
stefaniaelin This is one of my all time favorite cartoon. Yeah, okay, maybe the animation quality isn't the best, but it can still be enjoyable whatsoever. I just love the character designs and their personalities, that it inspires me to make my own characters in that sort of style. I grew up watching this film and I still watch it from time to time. I'm also from Iceland, which might explain my love for it a bit. Also, of course it doesn't have to be completely logical, like the comment about the film being "on drugs" talked about. I mean, he has a goose for a sidekick. It's a cartoon! It's meant for children, for God's sake. Besides, "Thor" is close to being more fictional than accurate, but still it is popular. And by "accurate", I mean the original Norse mythology, of course. I was a bit disappointed to see how low it got on IMDb, so I'm writing my review so the grade can get a little higher, at least:) Anyway, I know this movie came out about 17 years ago, but it's never too late to make a comment! Better late than never. Thank you from Iceland!
Hilk This is easily the worst animation ever produced. Leif Erickson is a little boy in this film - OK, I could possibly accept that. But the story is so silly, so illogical, so painfully cheap that it is not even funny. On top of that, the drawings are unbelievably amateurish: when the Vikings are on their boat, it looks like they are standing next to it in the water. Really! When the villagers are rejoicing, they are jumping up and down. This is achieved by simply moving the drawings up and down, without anyone moving a muscle. Looks like they are on drugs.Bah. What a load of youknowwhatImean. Wonder how this ever ended up in our local video store?