XoWizIama Excellent adaptation.

Logan Dodd There is definitely an excellent idea hidden in the background of the film. Unfortunately, it's difficult to find it.

Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

runningman-87959 Before I get started, I just want to clear what 20 days of Disney is. For the next 20 days I will review 1 Disney film. And yes, that sounds exactly like Channel Awesome's DisneyCember. I will admit, I am exactly ripping that off. But I'm putting my own twist, where I don't go in order. I just choose randomly. Also, I will NEVER give any spoilers. Anyway, here's the review:Treasure planet is defiantly a different film from Disney's past films. For one, it's very modern from others. Where something like Romeo + Juliet (1996) was a modern version of Romeo and Juliet, Treasure Planet is a modern spin on Treasure Island. In some respects, it works. In others? Well... let's look at the story. Jim Hawkins is a boy who, unlike in Treasure Island, is a delinquent. His dad left when he was young. Yes, a father figure left the protagonist early in Disney Film. I don't understand either, but let's move on. One day he finds a map shaped like a sphere that leads to Treasure Isla- Planet! I keep forgetting this is Treasure Planet. He is joined by Doctor Doppler, some friend of his mothers, and is later joined by a whole gang of different characters, including Long John Silver, who is actually a Cyborg in this film. He is also joined by a robot played by Martin Short. That sentence make me love him already. I freakin LOVE Martin Short. So, for the story, in my opinion, even if it's a little different from the original source, it's still a good story. The characters: Jim is sort of a typical Teenager who want to be cool, and blah blah. Silver, I kind of liked. He's played by Brian Murray, and he's actually kind of funny in this film. And to be honest, Martin Short robot was probably my favorite part. So obviously I like this film. Perfect? MMMMMMM. No. For one thing, it's WAY to modern. Instead of a pirate, long John silver is a cyborg... eh. The ships suddenly can fly... wait what? Yeah, so all in all. I like it. It's problems can be annoying, but all in all, it is a film I can definitely recommend.

idontneedhave When this movie released I was too young to give it the support it deserves. Now looking back, having watched this movie more than 10 times in the past year alone, I wish it got more love at release. If you haven't watched it I highly recommend it. The animation is breathtaking, the story is well written and the sound track fits perfectly. If you have seen it go watch it again. You know you want to.

Wizard-8 For some reason, animated movies that involve the science fiction genre tend to do poorly at the box office. "Treasure Planet" was one such example, not even managing to return a third of its budget at the domestic box office. I'm not sure what exact reasons audiences at the time ignored it, but I have a good guess. While the idea of mixing pirate culture from centuries past with futuristic technology does give the movie a unique look and feel, all the same it feels kind of weird. That's not to say that the movie lacks interest. It moves along pretty well, following the classic "Treasure Island" novel more closely than you might think. There's action and humor along the way as well. All the same, in the back of my mind I wasn't able to totally accept this world I was being shown. It seemed a little forced, as well as unbelievable. So I think this particular Disney movie is best reserved for a child audience, since kids are more often than not willing to accept the weird and unusual. Parents will find it watchable, but I think they will consider the movie kind of strange as I did.

popcorninhell Treasure Planet (2002) was one of those turn of the century hand drawn Disney movies that were released just after the computer animated boom. Along with Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Brother Bear (2003), Treasure Planet was one of the nails in the coffin of traditional animation due to its poor box-office returns. Now does that mean that the movie is bad? No, but its not great either.The story begins with young Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as a boy reading the legend of Captain Flint and his infamous band of pirates. Years later the boy turns into a rebellious young trouble maker desperate for adventure. How can you tell he's rebellious? He has a rat tail in the future! After coming across a map to the legendary treasure planet, he and a family friend commission a ship from Captain Amelia (Emma Thompson) and her first mate Mr. Arrow (Roscoe Lee Browne). Things however aren't what they seem aboard the ship as the crew led by John Silver (Brian Murray) are actually pirates in hiding.Like a massive man-o-war in a modern harbor, the film is impressive to look at but listless and mostly for show. The visuals are the only thing that gets the star treatment while the script itself is lacking anything that isn't dated Disney fair or clunky exposition. There also seems to be a problem with general writing mechanics. When Jim tells his mother that he wants to go on his grand adventure she doesn't seem that adamantly against it. When the Dr. Doppler character (David Hyde Pierce) seems distracted by Captain Amelia we get nothing to show a growing romantic relationship. When the film should emotionally invest in the characters of Jim and Silver, we instead get montage. In other words this movie has a hard time getting from point A to point B.Still It's not like Treasure Planet was a failure of epic proportions. Say what you will about Disney, if this is the worst it can get than I'm actually impressed.