Product: The Last Unicorn [VHS] (1982)
Rating: 1.0
We are not always what we seem, and hardly ever what we dream
This film is single-handedly responsible for turning me into an avid reader. I saw the movie when I was 7 years old and loved it. My father then found a copy of the book, brought it home for me, and helped me as I struggled through it relentlessly. I was determined to read the whole thing and understand every word, even though I didn't know a lot of them yet.No, the animation isn't great by today's standards. No, the DVD transfer isn't great either. But the voice acting is superb, and most of all, the story is fantastic. There has never been a time when the movie or book has failed to move me to tears.This is why it pains me *so much* to have to give this a 1-star rating.The author of the book on which this film was based, Peter S. Beagle, also wrote the screenplay for this film. Granada Media owns the rights to the film, and has sold over 500,000 copies in the last two years alone. However, Granada Media has not paid Beagle the (large amount of) money that he is rightfully owed, leaving him financially unstable.As a long-term fan of the book and the film, I urge you to go to the Conlan Press (Beagle's business manager) website and read about the situation. What is happening here is wrong.