Do NOT wait for this to come out on video ...

Rating: 10/10 (23 June 1999)

From the opening sequence to the end of the credits, this is a masterpiece...
This is a great movie with incredible animation and music.
Phil Collins did a magnificent job on the music. Not any real catchy or hummable tunes but the songs that are there make the story complete.
I do not like going to a film with an audience full of children but because this movie is so entertaining all the children (three-fourths of the audience) were totally mesmerized.
The animation was breathtaking.
I happened to run into Joe Pantoliano (Matrix) right after the movie and he was as thrilled as I was.
Only the people in this film were cartoonish ... the apes and the jungle were more than real ... I was thrilled.
The way violence was handled was brilliant -- there was never any blood -- except in one of the very early scenes and it would be missed by most people.
All death was handled discretely -- with all of it happening off screen -- with one exception.
This movie may be too intense for young children but I highly recommend it for adults.