Product: The Last Unicorn [VHS] (1982)
Rating: 3.0
I loved this when I was 10. Now.....not so much, but I still think it is good.
I remember seening this movie in theatres when I was about 10 and I loved it. I recently picked up this DVD on a whim and I guess you can't go home again. While I am impressed with the story still a few things got in the way of me fully enjoying it now.As I said I think the story, which follows the novel by Peter Beagle almost faithfully, is very good. Disney films at the time this was released (early 1980's) I thought somewhat talked down to children. That is not the case here and the story deals with love, sacrifice and even death. I think that has much to do with the source novel which was written for aduilts, not children. The cast and voice acting was very good, especially Mia Farrow.The good story aside I did have a few issues with this film. The first is the animation by Rankin/Bass which I now think is sub par and at times even sloppy. Second the DVD transfer is very bad, and as another reviewer mentioned, it looks like they used a VHS tape as the source of the transfer. Finally the movie has a few musical bits that probably worked for me when I was 10 but had me cringing at 34. These nits aside, it is still a very touching story that younger children will enjoy