Great Movie, But Not Top 100

Rating: Null/10 (25 November 2001)

I watched this movie the other day on DVD and was quite impressed. The animation, humor, and voices were all outstanding, placing together a fun, entertaining, and adventurous movie. But come on! This is not one of the top 100 movies of all time! How is it that this film surpassed the likes of "The Graduate", "Glory", and even "E.T", is beyond me. Animation should not exceed the achievements of real actors and actresses, otherwise we may eventually find cheaper substitutes in animation to replace them ("And the Academy Award goes to.....Shrek!!!"). It was funny, but not hilarious; it was exciting, yet I was never at the edge of my seat; and it was romantic, but I never felt an emotional connection nor a warm feeling for the animated kiss at the end. Sure it great for kids and had adult humor, but its the same basic story most animated features have; nothing extraordinarily original. So while it is a great movie, I believe it should not be in the Top 100 placing some real classics in its shadows. 7*'s out of 10.