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| Fantasia 2000 | 
 enlarge | Directors: Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, James Algar, Francis Glebas
Actors: Kathleen Battle, Paul Brizzi, Hendel Butoy, Eric Goldberg, Ralph Grierson
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  164 reviews
Sales Rank: 4222
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 74 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.5
UPC: 717951008374
EAN: 0717951008374
ASIN: B00003CWPX
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: November 14, 2000
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Condition: Original packaging. DVD is guaranteed. Ships first class same or next business day.
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More ambitious in scope than any of its other animated films (before or to come), Disney's 1940 Fantasia was a dizzying, magical, and highly enjoyable marriage of classical music and animated images. Fantasia 2000 features some breathtaking animation and storytelling, and in a few spots soars to wonderful high points, but it still more often than not has the feel of walking in its predecessor's footsteps as opposed to creating its own path. A family of whales swimming and soaring to Respighi's The Pines of Rome is magical to watch, but ends all too soon; a forest sprite's dance of life, death, and rebirth to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring too clearly echoes the original Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria sequence. But when it's on target, Fantasia 2000 is glorious enough to make you giddy. Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a perfect narrative set to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Donald Duck's guest appearance as the assistant to Noah (of ark fame) set to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches is a welcome companion piece (though not an equal) to The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the one original Fantasia piece included here. The high point of Fantasia 2000, though, is a fantastic day-in-the-life sequence of 1930s New York City set to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and animated in the style of cartoonist Al Hirschfeld; it's a perfect melding of music, story, and animation. Let's hope future Fantasias (reportedly in the works) take a cue from the best of this compilation. The music is provided by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Levine, interspersed with negligible intros by Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Itzhak Perlman, James Earl Jones, and others. --Mark Englehart
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 What have they wrought? January 7, 2009
I am a fan of the original Fantasia, and was thrilled to death to learn there was going to be a sequel at long, long last. I'd even heard that Mozart's music would be included, having been inexplicably left out in 1940.
Stravinsky's Firebird Suite and Respighi's Pines of Rome were both stunning to look at as well as to listen to, just as the carnival of the Animals sequence was pure comedy. The story of the Steadfast Tin Soldier was nothing short of wonderful, and the Pomp and Circumstance piece, wiuth Donald & Daisy Duck playing Mrs. & Mrs. Noah, was funny and imaginative as they tried to fill up the Ark with pairs of animals.
My favorite section was Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which was...perfect. Always a fan of this exciting concerto, it was a delightful Hirschfeld-like adventure in Tin Pan Alley in mid-20th century New York. The film is worth seeing for this piece alone.
As nice as these selections were, there are nevertheless some big downsides to Fantasia 2000 which made it a great disappointment. For instance, why did they make these selections so short? Several of them were quite spoiled this way, and I'd have preferred to see more of the animated musical selections than all those superfluous celebrity introductions. All the famous faces actually annoyed me. I also found myself repeatedly asking, "Why the Sorcerer's Apprentice - again?" That was a wonderful segment that belonged entirely to the original Fantasia; there was the Donald & Daisy segment for harkening back to the panteon of classic Disney, so why could they not have done something else? Why could they not have made the musical sequences a little longer (this is a concert, guys!)? Whatever happened to Mozart? And why couldn't they get rid of all those silly celebrities?
I enjoyed the film; it was beautiful it was imaginative. But it just wasn't what I expected, and it wasn't really Fantasia.
 Horrible. January 6, 2009
I knew what I was getting as far as the movie with this purchase, however what the seller failed to mention was that the DVD was actually a bootleg. Not in new shrink wrap, it was in a cheap plastic slip with a printed cover. Worst of all, upon popping the DVD in the player to make sure it at least worked it is dubbed in JAPANESE!! This seller was by far the worst experience I have ever had on Amazon. No reply, no refund, nothing. I urge anyone who comes across this seller not to buy these cheap bootlegs from them.
 Great Movie December 28, 2008
This is a great movie for kids and adults. It's better than the first Fantasia. Besides the flying whale during the Pines of Rome (the only part I don't like--who thinks of flying whales with a song like the Pines of Rome?), everything is incredibly creative and exciting to watch!
Postive November 16, 2008
I received this movie within a decent time and it was actually a wonderful movie. I am satisfied with my purchase.
Not as good as the original September 30, 2008
The original Fantasia is two hours long. Fantasia 2000 is only 75 minutes long. Sure, it's more attention-grabbing, but this is even less compelling than the original.
Beethoven's 5th is underused (only four minutes worth of music compared to the twenty minutes of the 6th). The second movement of "Pines of Rome" by Ottonio Respighi is entirely cut out. WHY? The Finale to "Carnival of the Animals" is more bombastic than it should be. "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin has some good points, so no loss there. "Pomp and Circumstance" by Sir Edward Elgar is a hit and miss. Donald Duck is supposed to be a nonchalant, hot-headed duck, but I guess political correctness got its wish here. Shostakovich's "Piano Concerto" is uninteresting, and it lacks the beauty and charm that's found in the original. And finally, they could've used the complete 1910 version of Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird" rather than the 1949 suite. The villain of the sequence is awe-inspiring, however.
So the animation is much better-looking than the original, but it lacks the intrigue and extreme risk-taking that was found in the original. So I give this a C+.
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