Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Expected more

What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

There are a few problems: I didn't like B.E.N., the plot wasn't the best, and I'm not a fan of the early-2000s trope of putting CGI animation over standard animation. But Jim Hawkins was a great protagonist, Captain Amelia was wonderful, the animation was still good despite the CG, and Long John Silver is one of my favorite Disney villains of all time.

I thoroughly enjoyed Treasure Planet! It has likable characters, great animation, a good pacing and amazing voice actors. My favorite voices in this movie are John Silver (Brian Murray), Captain Amelia (Emma Thompson), Mr. Arrow (Roscoe Lee Brown) and Scroop (Michael Wincott). But the absolute best thing about this film is the relationship between Jim Hawkins and John Silver. Jim gets the father figure he lacks, because his dad apparently left him. Speaking of his dad, the flashback during the song "I'm Still Here" makes me cry almost every time. But Silver cares for Jim, but is still a pirate who wants his treasure. That interaction between Jim and Silver is just great! Scroop is actually a more scary character than the leader of the pirates himself!Of course there are some of those comedic characters that can seem either out of place or annoying. Personally, I find Morph entertaining, because he is a quite clever take on a futuristic parrot, not mimicking other people's voices, but transforming into other people. B.E.N. on the other hand can be REALLY annoying, but he is not a pointless comedic character without a role in the overall plot. The fart joke kind of pirate had me smiling a little, but is rather pointless. There are also some things about the setting which are never answered. Like how they breath in space, but I can live with that. After all, it is a fantasy film.Really underrated movie which despite its flaws and unanswered questions about the setting. I highly recommend it.

Disney has always been at its best when adapting existing stories and characters. So in that regard this film was almost like a match made in heaven. Robert Louis Stevenson's classic adventure novel is full of pirates, excitement, exotic locations, humongous characters and personalities. Everything that Disney does so well.And for the most part they succeed here as well. The story from the novel is adapted without any major hitches and the characters are very likable. Brian Murray as Long John Silver is terrific in his role and is easily the character you want to see the most. Emma Thompson and Roscoe Lee Browne are a lot of fun as the ship's captain and her impeccably mannered first mate. Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Jim Hawkins is a bit of a hit and miss for me, but not by much. I think they were going for a younger Aladdin, but overshot the "I'm a rebel" factor.The film also looks amazing. All the ships and most of the backgrounds are done with CGI, but they went with such stylistic designs, which are not even supposed to look realistic, that they have aged barely at all. The character designs are also inventive, especially Silver's new and improved cyborg arm and leg. The score is not bad, though perhaps a touch too modern and pop for it to be truly classic.Where the film does stumble slightly is the story. Nothing major is changed, and the original is one of the best ever written, but the film suffers from the same problem Atlantis: The Lost Empire did. Namely that there are so many events to cover that the normal Disney running time simply does not cut it. This needed to be about half an hour longer for it to flow properly. Now more than one scene feels rushed and they fail to capture the emotions and the themes behind the buccaneering and hunting for lost gold.It's a fun film and definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of Disney or adventures in general. It doesn't quite have that edge of Renaissance films, but it's still definitely one of the better animated films of this millennium.

Disney's 43st full-length animated feature film is a story about the classic story of Treasure Island, but with the backdrop set in outer space.This movie brings back The Little Mermaid directors Ron Clements and John Musker, who gave us quite an adventurous movie full of sci-fi action and drama. While I thought the reason behind the co-habiting of humans beings and space aliens should be explained more, the characters somehow worked in the film. The animation wasn't as colorful or vibrant as in earlier animated pieces in the Disney canon, but it is serviceable. The visual effects, particularly for the action and adventures scenes, were quite mesmerizing.The plot, though, does take a long while to gain any steam and nothing really captures your interest until the treasure hunt kicks into high gear toward the middle of the movie. The characters also take quite a long while to develop, but the concept of paving your own path in life, as John Silver suggests Jim Hawkins do, and Jim wanting to find the treasure to help his mother rebuild her business are good strong points that drive the movie.The movie doesn't stick out as iconic or captivating as earlier Disney movies do like those from the Walt Era and the Renaissance Era, but it's still not too bad to watch at least once.Grade C