Product: The Last Unicorn [VHS] (1982)
Rating: 4.0
Weird but fascinating!
When I was a kid, I used to select this movie at the video store over and over every time my aunt took me to pick a rental. So of course I had to buy it as an adult. I think the appeal as a kid was simply because it was about unicorns, which I loved and collected (and still do). Now? I'm not sure. The movie is confusing, complicated, and not exactly a kid's story. I picked up the book recently, hoping it would add insight to the film, as films are always condensed, and it did. I have to say this is one instance I like the movie better. The unicorn - usually portrayed as such amazing creatures, was such a snob in the book, frankly. She was untouchable. She was perfect and had no compassion. It wasn't because she was mean. It was simply bacause she was SO perfect, nothing mattered. Or something like that. In the movie, the unicorn, while still coming across as infallible, was also kind.I originally owned the other DVD edition of this movie and had to replace it because this was the "25th Anniversary Edition" and I thought it would be special. As years passed in between viewings, I am uncertain, but... was this edited? I could have sworn when Molly Grue met the unicorn, she yelled "Damn you! Damn you!" several times. Not "How dare you!" While that's a pretty mean way to greet a beautiful unicorn for the first time, I really don't like my movies edited. Besides, damn is pretty much the most mild swear word there is. Anyway, the harpie still had her boobs, and that was one ugly bird!