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The Black Cauldron (1985)

The Black Cauldron

Plot Synopsis: Disney's first PG-rated animated film is a thrilling swords-and-sorcery epic that will amaze older children. In an ancient land, the dreaded Horned Ki... (read more)

Rated PG, 80 min.
Directed by: Richard Rich, Ted Berman
Release Date: Jul 24, 1985
On DVD: Oct 03, 2000
All Flixster Ratings: 3.0 Stars (11999)
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3 days ago
3.0 Stars
The ending sucks. There was no big struggle, I felt like the movie has to end. So cut the crap, end it now, anyway you can... The last scene where the group goes ''home'', the background is all green and with flowers. But the scene before, they were ... (read more)
9 days ago
4.0 Stars
Disney do Tolkien! Whilst the scenery and the character design are instantly Disney, the darker plot concept is more similar to Lord of the Rings or the Hobbit.
10 days ago
2.5 Stars
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen ... (read more)
13 days ago
2.0 Stars
If I'd never seen Pocahontas, I'd say this is the worst animated feature Disney ever made. In fact, I think I'd rather watch Pocahontas. It's nothing like the book, it's depressing, it's mildly satanic, and just generally no fun. And Gurgi is *all* w... (read more)
36 days ago
2.5 Stars
While the film in some aspects stays loyal to the material by Lloyd Alexander, its lack of interesting character development among the group of protagonists, diluted plot, and childish tone borders between being too dark for children and too juvenil... (read more)
40 days ago
2.5 Stars
It's not a good sign when NONE of the characters are even likeable. This just might have been Disney's worst animated picture.
45 days ago
2.5 Stars
Not as good as I was hoping it would be. An odd story that wasn't easy to get into, which is what Disney films are meant for.
51 days ago
5.0 Stars
A teenage boy longs to be a great warrior and unwittingly finds himself with a young princess, a quirky minstrel, and a curious furry creature, trying to keep a powerful artifact from the frightening and evil Horned King, voiced to diabolical perfect... (read more)
58 days ago
4.0 Stars
The animation is fantastic - very expressive and lifelike. The plot moves a bit too fast, but a good film overall.
63 days ago
0.5 Stars
what a horrible horrible adaptation of Lloyd Alexander's classic work. I would like to burn the memory of watching this out of my brain. Gurgi does sound like Gollem's cousin on Ritalin.
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