Fantasia 2000 -Walt Disney Pictures Presents-

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What have they wrought?
I am a fan of the original Fantasia, and was thrilled to death to learn there was going to be a sequel at long, long last. I'd even heard that Mozart's music would be included, having been inexplicably left out in 1940. Stravinsky's Firebird Suite and Respighi's Pines of Rome were both stunning to look at as well as to listen to, just as the carnival of the Animals sequence was pure comedy. The story of the Steadfast Tin Soldier was nothing short of wonderful, and the Pomp and Circumstance piece, wiuth Donald & Daisy Duck playing Mrs. & Mrs. Noah, was funny and imaginative as they tried to fill up the Ark with pairs of animals. My favorite section was Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, which was...perfect. Always a fan of this exciting concerto, it was a delightful Hirschfeld-like adventure in Tin Pan Alley in mid-20th century New York. The film is worth seeing for this piece alone. As nice as these selections were, there are nevertheless some big downsides to Fantasia 2000 which made it a great disappointment. For instance, why did they make these selections so short? Several of them were quite spoiled this way, and I'd have preferred to see more of the animated musical selections than all those superfluous celebrity introductions. All the famous faces actually annoyed me. I also found myself repeatedly asking, "Why the Sorcerer's Apprentice - again?" That was a wonderful segment that belonged entirely to the original Fantasia; there was the Donald & Daisy segment for harkening back to the panteon of classic Disney, so why could they not have done something else? Why could they not have made the musical sequences a little longer (this is a concert, guys!)? Whatever happened to Mozart? And why couldn't they get rid of all those silly celebrities? I enjoyed the film; it was beautiful it was imaginative. But it just wasn't what I expected, and it wasn't really Fantasia.

Horrible.
I knew what I was getting as far as the movie with this purchase, however what the seller failed to mention was that the DVD was actually a bootleg. Not in new shrink wrap, it was in a cheap plastic slip with a printed cover. Worst of all, upon popping the DVD in the player to make sure it at least worked it is dubbed in JAPANESE!! This seller was by far the worst experience I have ever had on Amazon. No reply, no refund, nothing. I urge anyone who comes across this seller not to buy these cheap bootlegs from them.

Great Movie
This is a great movie for kids and adults. It's better than the first Fantasia. Besides the flying whale during the Pines of Rome (the only part I don't like--who thinks of flying whales with a song like the Pines of Rome?), everything is incredibly creative and exciting to watch!

Postive
I received this movie within a decent time and it was actually a wonderful movie. I am satisfied with my purchase.

Not as good as the original
The original Fantasia is two hours long. Fantasia 2000 is only 75 minutes long. Sure, it's more attention-grabbing, but this is even less compelling than the original. Beethoven's 5th is underused (only four minutes worth of music compared to the twenty minutes of the 6th). The second movement of "Pines of Rome" by Ottonio Respighi is entirely cut out. WHY? The Finale to "Carnival of the Animals" is more bombastic than it should be. "Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin has some good points, so no loss there. "Pomp and Circumstance" by Sir Edward Elgar is a hit and miss. Donald Duck is supposed to be a nonchalant, hot-headed duck, but I guess political correctness got its wish here. Shostakovich's "Piano Concerto" is uninteresting, and it lacks the beauty and charm that's found in the original. And finally, they could've used the complete 1910 version of Igor Stravinsky's "Firebird" rather than the 1949 suite. The villain of the sequence is awe-inspiring, however. So the animation is much better-looking than the original, but it lacks the intrigue and extreme risk-taking that was found in the original. So I give this a C+.