Treasure Planet [DVD] [2003]

Disney Not Bad Movie Treasure Planet A Masterpiece Movie By Disney Made By A Talented Film Maker Love This Movie Growing Up At Age 21

I've always enjoyed this film, and what makes it good is that it centres on how it must feel to grow up without a parent. Fifteen year old Jim Hawkins just so happens to have no father, and this makes it hard for his mother to teach him anything, and also proves that it really is a bad thing to be bereft of a male role model which is what Jim really needs. Good at getting himself into trouble and a cool dude, he must contend with robotic policemen, until he finds that he's in for a treat much later when pirate Billy Bones leaves an orb shaped map in Jim's possession. To Jim's delight, the map soon turns out to contain the entire solar system, and the fabled Treasure Planet. This discovery sparks the interest of astrophysicist Dr. Delbert Doppler who is half man, half dog, and the two of them later land on the space port which makes up the moon. As soon as they board the RLS Legacy (great name!) Jim has to watch himself as a gang of pirates make up the crew, and slowly but gradually he makes friends with the cook, Long John Silver, and Morph, a cute pink blob with goggly eyes that can take on lots of different appearances. Emma Thompson provides witty humour as feline Captain Amelia, and works very well as an animated character in comparison to her many other characters from unanimated films. It's all high rides, adventure and fun, and incredibly entertaining. I think the Special Features are really cool, and some of it is really interesting, like the making of the film and the magic of Disney animation, particularly in this film as it's an incredibly popular story and Robert Louis Stevenson is a very well known author. Then there's the more technical stuff, such as a look into how Silver's cyborg eye, robotic arm and peg leg were put into animation, which is pretty fantastic. My favourite Special Feature is the RLS Legacy game because it keeps your mind busy and your brain working. I enjoy this film a lot and even though I haven't read the book it is based on, I do know what it's about, and I have to say that Disney do stick to a classic to the best of their ability. It's a very well executed take on "Treasure Island", and suitable for both boys and girls.

Disney during its "boys age" (just after it released the Disney princesses and just before it bought marvel) tried hard to appeal to the male Demographic. And if I could complain about anything in this amazing film, it does feel as if its pandering to boys (and apparently really stupid ones too) a tad much - with superfluous "sky surfing" sequences and way more action than it has intrigue.The novel was focused largely on whether or not you could trust Long John Silver, he's adventure and charisma and charm personified, but also a mass murderer and quite the secret keeper; the movie makes it clear he's inherently good ("methinks you have a soft... Spot for him," says Scroop as he rather heavy handedly impales a grape) and the addition of Scroop himself (a villain even evil let than he) serves to absolve him from blame.It's the same with Frozen - Hans exists purely so Elsa can look innocent, whereas the source material makes no mistake that the snow queen is a morally ambiguous force of nature.Which brings me to my firm belief that treasure planet represents something rare: a sympathetic Disney villain. He's not Elsa crying in a corner, Nor is he the extremely manipulative parent you find in Mother Gothel. Silver is this amazing study in morality and how greed can push good people to do bad things.Kids will love the visuals of this steampunk-esque universe, and it's amazingly nuanced villain, lack of love interests that derail the plot, and it's message on rebuilding your life after the loss of a parent, is a rarity that you won't find from Disney nowadays. Be sure to get it!!

This a Disney adaptation of 'Robert Louis Stevenson's' classic tale 'Treasure Island' only set way in the future.Young Jim Hawkins has been brought up solely by his mother after his father had deserted them, he grows upreading/hearing mythical stories of 'Captain Flint's' treasure.Now as a troubled young-man he helps his mother run a guest-house....one day he see's a small-craft crash-land,the occupant near death who 'Jim' tries to help gives the young man a small globe, something it turns out he hasdied for, he'd been chased to his death by Cyborgs who sought possession of the globe.After the Cyborgs had destroyed Sarah Hawkins and Jim's livelihood young Jim whist twiddling with the Globediscovers it contains a map of how to find Treasure Planet and Flint's long lost treasure-trove.Well, though his mother insists they were only stories, Jim wants to travel the galaxy's to find out for himself, joinedby family friend 'Doctor Doppler' they hire a ship to seek their dream.The ship is full of many diverse and colourful characters including the cook 'John Silver' a cyborg who Jim is assignedto serve on the voyage through space.Well, Jim seemingly gets on well with John Silver who teaches Jim much on the voyage, however John Silver has amore sinister side, in secret he's a pirate who has long craved finding Flints treasures.A delightful tale based loosely it has to be said on the great authors works, an adventure sailing through the galaxy'sencountering a super-nova and black-hole along the way......not sure it's what Robert Louis Stevenson ever envisagedhowever given the Disney treatment it is a delightful family cartoon-style movie that Disney-fans will love for sure.Good Blu-ray upgrade.Features -Disney Animation Magic - Hosted by Roy DisneyDeleted Scene