Grimerlana Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Nayan Gough A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

TheBlueHairedLawyer This movie is certainly too sinister for kids, I remember it scaring me when I was about six years old. It has vines that turn into snakes, a scene with a sea dragon trying to tip a boat and eat the passengers, a verbally abusive king and inaccurate history. One scene in particular features a young man falling in love with a servant girl. The man's father orders the girl to be whipped to death in front of everyone. The King and I definitely isn't a family-friendly animated movie at all.It's too stupid for any adults unfortunate enough to have to watch it. Full of cultural and racial stereotypes, disgustingly cute and unrealistic animals, lame singing and an array of unlikable characters, this is one movie you won't want to sit through with your kids, believe me. Anna is supposed to be a logical, brave schoolteacher from America (or England, Canada? I can't remember), but she ends up coming across as this annoyingly assertive dope. Her son is just a wimpy little dork dressed in weird stretch pants , sailor hat and blazer. The king, who doesn't seem to have a name, has exaggerated and bizarre anger issues. Master Little is a morbidly obsese, Buddha-esque guy with stereotypically slanted eyes and a weird voice. Most of the characters are flat, with no originality or personalities at all; they stick to their story roles but have no outside interests, nothing to make them memorable. Since the producers already tried turning the story into something out of a Disney movie or Scooby-Doo episode, they could at least try to make the characters interesting! My advice? Don't even bother with this, and don't subject your children to it. It's almost as bad as that stupid Ferngully movie and is probably one of the worst animated movies I've seen in some time.

mmka1 I could not believe my eyes when I saw that WXMI (a FOX station) would be showing this horrible creation! yet here it is, noon, 15 March 2009, and it is actually being shown.The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical is brilliant theatre, but is still revisionist history at best. The musical was based on Margaret Landon's novel "Anna and the King of Siam" (1944), a work of fiction.This animated piece of c*@P is not only an insult to anyone with a brain that can read a history book, it pours mud on the work of a talented team that created the original musical.Anna Leon-Owens was a shameless self-promoter and outright liar (I read all her disrespectful error filled books). Perhaps the producers of this monstrosity thought that they would simply carry-on her outrageous flights of fantasy.

Mightyzebra Genre: Animated remake, slapstick and wit humour, Siam, 1800's.Actors: The actors who do the main characters are Miranda Richardson (Anna the teacher), Martin Vidnovic (the king), Adam Wylie (Louis) and Ian Richardson (the Kralahome).Main characters: Anna the teacher, the king, Louis and the Kralahome .What happens: A woman from England has come on a ship ALL the way to Siam in Asia. This woman, Anna, is a schoolteacher and has been sent to teach the king's children there. Someone has his eye on the throne, the Kralahome and his plan involves Anna, as well as the unsuspecting king…Message: You do not know everything.My thoughts: I have watched this twice since we bought it recently and I like it about as much as I did when I was younger (when we borrowed it). I think this is underrated. Yes, it does have some slapstick and yes, it is a little untrue to the original film (which I also like but can't remember very well) and the real occasion two hundred years ago, but it is a well-animated, pleasant film with good songs from the original film! My favourite of all the songs is "I Have Dreamed" or whatever it's called. In the film, I also like the characters and the relationships between them, especially the prince's and servant's as well as Anna's and the king's. :-) Recommended to: People who would like a remake slightly more harmless than the original, people who like remakes and for people who like cartoon musicals! Enjoy! :-) P.S I have just realised something weird. There are two cartoon musical remakes with a boy and a monkey, this and "The Mighty Kong". Do the two directors have a connection between them of liking monkeys..?

parttimelover I thought this cartoon version was okay. I guess whoever produce it or put this together was trying to make this version to be as much appropriate for children viewers or as I would say "kiddy" as possible. If your children would have seen the 1956 version which I would definitely recommend later, I think that version would have seem inappropriate because it had a lot of adult themes and contents. What I see that I considered as the adult themes and contents in the 1956 version are 1.) Anna and The King (both portrayed by Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner) friendship turned into a complicated love affair. Plus, Tuptim cheating behind the King's back. TOO MUCH FOR CHILDREN! 2.) In the movie both Anna and The King talked about sexuality and other adult issues. Here's proof: The King explains how he is the "bee" and the women are his "blossoming flowers" and Anna told The King "to him, she is just another bowl of rice" (like every other woman) well it's a long story . This is definitely Rated R.3.) The King has very many wives plus concubines and whole head of children (which explains you don't have to be a polygamous Mormon). For parents how would you explain that to your children " Ummm, The King likes to sleep around and ends up having a bunch of kids?". Huh.4.) No matter how much I enjoy this movie, I always thought that Yul Brynner was such a hunk.... When I was little kid before they even thought about the cartoon version (flashbacks, again) and remembering how much I drooled over Brynner. They kinda put Brynner out as a sex object( Here's proof, Brynner was half naked throughout film, you what I mean). I had never seen so many women and girls who come up to me and tell me about their crushes and fantasies on Brynner in this film (it's not even funny). Would you want your young daughter to say " Oh momma, the guy who plays the king, he's hot!" and you shockingly answer back "What did you say, Linda?"(like I said flashbacks, again). I thought Tuptim's man LunTha was a cutie pie too. You don't want your kids to have these "weird" thoughts about the characters, it is too early to think that way. Let them be young and not to grow them up to soon. 5.) Even though I am not a guy but I do have friends who are males that do enjoy this movie and some of them do say that Deborah Kerr and Rita Moreno were very beautiful and elegant and other things I don't want to explain. To see 1956 version I suggest you wait until your children hits 20 or 30 or probably 40, they can wait. I'm just kidding just as long as they are not eight or five (too early).This is good for the kids and kids only I thought this production (1999 version aka cartoon version) was playing it safe. They did a good job by changing some of the plots.Peanut Butter with Oreos are great, not! Drink Milk Last. Part Time and too much to Love