Review of Treasure Planet

I saw "Treasure Planet" today and was very disappointed. The

animation is pretty terrific, and the blend between computer and

traditional animation is seamless, but the movie seems only to

concern itself with outlandish effects, while the characters and

story get only sporadic attention. There is a nice relationship

shown between Jim Hawkins and John Silver, but the other

characters are mainly annoying "types." One exception: the captain

of the ship, who is voiced by Emma Thompson. In her British

accent, she uses her extensive vocabulary as a weapon. Example,

when explaining something to a rather dense character: "Let me

make this as monosyllabic as possible." From an animation

standpoint, this is a technical accomplishment, but not much else.

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