Platicsco
Good story, Not enough for a whole film
InformationRap
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
Aiden Melton
The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Jonah Abbott
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Lee Eisenberg
OK, you're going to tell me that a cartoon doesn't have to be historically accurate. Even so, Don Bluth's "Anastasia" contains what has to be one of the most ridiculous excuses for a story ever. At the very least, the movie could've looked at the reasons why Russia had a revolution in the first place (the monarchy and aristocracy owned everything while the people owned nothing). At least it showed the people carrying out the revolution rather than giving the Bolsheviks credit; after all, the latter merely used the revolution to seize power. As Noam Chomsky noted, Lenin killed anyone who held authentically socialist views.Most importantly, I can't figure out what went wrong with Don Bluth. In the '80s he made two of the greatest animated features ever: "The Secret of NIMH" and "An American Tail". Then in the late '80s and '90s, he turned to movies that tried to be fluffy and scary at the same time. Seriously, the depiction of Rasputin - with his name not even pronounced the Russian way - seems like its purpose is to give the tykes nightmares. Basically, every character is a cardboard cutout from Disney: the beautiful woman, the handsome man, the power-hungry villain, and his bumbling sidekick. I should say that Bartok is the only interesting character in the movie. As for the song that received an Academy Award nomination, let's just say that there's a reason why it didn't win (Elliott Smith's song from "Good Will Hunting" should've won).As for the cast. Let's see, we've got America's alleged sweetheart (Meg Ryan), a political activist (John Cusack), Frasier (Kelsey Grammer), Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd), several Simpsons voices (Hank Azaria), the woman who wrote murder (Angela Lansbury), a Broadway star (Bernadette Peters), Aunt Voula (Andrea Martin), Mr. Dawes (Arthur Malet) and Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst). As it turns out, another Spiderman cast member (J.K. Simmons) also provides a voice."I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain"Sympathy for the Devil
inerrsh
A really nice wholesome movie. The music is beautiful, story-line is pretty predictable though. Nevertheless, really enjoyed it. This is the sort of movie that and group of people can enjoy together; whether it's a bunch of friends, a family or a couple. Be warned, the songs will be stuck in your head for a long time and you'll end up playing them on repeat for a long time after the movie.
Davis P
Anastasia (1997) is honestly one of the greatest animated films of all time! Meg Ryan and John cusack voice their characters wonderfully, their voices really fit the animated characters well. The script and screenplay is awesome, very well constructed. This movie is of course very family friendly, and it's also very smart and clever, it really shows the writer's talent. I adore the visual effects too, the animation is very state of the art, and the effects are cool looking and a pleasure to see. Rasputin is a great character too! He is the films villain, and he is written very well! He is funny when he needs to be, menacing when he needs to be. His cute little bat assistant is hilarious! I absolutely loved his character, he brought lots of cute amusing anecdotes and lines to the movie. The chemistry between Anastasia and Dimitri is electric! I love the great romantic chemistry between them. Angela Lansbury was cast perfectly to voice Anastasia's grandmother, and her character was written beautifully as well, when they sing once upon a December together, oh my gosh, chills!! The musical numbers are fantastic too! I really love the songs, they just click and work well with the scenes they are in. 10/10 for Anastasia! Will always hold a special place in my heart!
hannaliz
Whilst growing up, I watched this every single night, I knew all the words to the songs, I could of probably acted out the whole film. A few years ago I re-discovered it, whilst helping to sort out the old cupboard. I decided to watch it, as I remembered how much I used to love it. And afterwords I could totally see why. This film, (even though, it is an animated film, and I'm fully aware of that), is actually the most romantic and adorable film I have watched. Every time I watch it I just can't stop thinking about it afterwords. I did think it may be because of my love for it when I was little, but this film just causes you to feel so happy afterwords. I watched it with my younger cousin who is 4 years old, (sort of as an acceptable form of watching it) and as expected she loved it too. This film, honestly doesn't get enough credit at all. No one knows about it, yet, when anyone watches it, they automatically love it! What also makes this film so much better, it that it is loosely (only in a tiny way) based on a real story, and it you research what it is based on, actually links with the film well. The songs are catchy and imaginative, the script is witty and funny, and the outcome is so romantic and adorable. Amazing film, defiantly worth a watch!