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) 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 in a place were everything was grey without any life. What the f***? There were no transition.
I like the fact that it's not a standard Disney film. The story evolves with a pacing of the Lord of the Ring. I think that the Black Cauldron influenced the movies the Lord of the Ring, especially with the effects of the skeleton's army.

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.

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) 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 will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers. With the aid of a stubborn princess, an exaggerating bard, and a pestering creature called Gurgi, Taran will try to save the world of Prydain from the Horned King. As the new friends face witches, elves, magic swords, and the Cauldron itself, Taran starts to learn what being a hero really means and that some things are more important than glory.

This is very much more of a grown up Disney film aimed more towards boys. It is darker, scarier and has more action than most Disney films, but the story is dull, and some of the characters were very annoying, most of all a little fur ball called Gurgi, who bugged me from start to end. Visual though this film looks amazing and there are some nice background effects, but overall this is a very average film.

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) 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* wrong. Nope, this one flunks.

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) 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 juvenile for adults, and in essence, the movie is ultimately not every entertaining.

It's not a good sign when NONE of the characters are even likeable. This just might have been Disney's worst animated picture.

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.

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) 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 perfection by John Hurt. This may be one of the best animated Disney films ever, it isn't cute and happy, it's actually dark and even a bit violent. The main characters are flawed and have their own weaknesses, the villain is truly evil and not comical, and there is even a little blood.

I'm impressed that the directors were willing to make a popular fantasy novel into the first animated Disney film to get a PG rating. Another great thing is that there are no musical numbers. There are plenty of things traditional of an animated fantasy film, an evil sorcerer, mischievous fairies, ferocious dragons, crafty witches, and little creatures for comic relief. It's a fun and exciting movie about lust for power, self sacrifice, and friendship. The only annoying part was the main character, who is not only headstrong and cocky, but simply sounds annoying as well.

Overall, I think that this is a great movie that is sadly overlooked. It breaks all the rules of a Disney film by being dark and violent as well as not being a musical. One of the darker scenes is when the boy's pig, who can actually summon images of the future, is cruelly being forced to show the Horned King the location of the all powerful Black Cauldron, another great scene is when the Horned King uses his new powers to raise an army of the dead. In my opinion, this is a wonderful movie for movie lovers of all ages, it's very cool.

The animation is fantastic - very expressive and lifelike. The plot moves a bit too fast, but a good film overall.

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.