Movie Review for Treasure Planet

Summary: Fifteen-year-old Jim Hawkins stumbles upon a map to the greatest pirate trove in the universe. The tale follows Jim's fantastic journey across a parallel universe as cabin boy aboard a glittering space galleon. Befriended by the ship's charismatic cyborg (part man, part machine) cook John Silver, Jim blossoms under his guidance, and shows the makings of a fine spacer as he and the alien crew battle supernovas, black holes and ferocious space storms. But even greater dangers lie ahead when Jim discovers that his trusted friend Sliver is actually a scheming pirate with mutiny in mind. Confronted with a betrayal that cuts deep into his soul, Jim is transformed from boy to man as he finds the strength to face down the mutineers and discovers a "treasure" greater than he had ever imagined.

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Mike McGranaghan of Aisle Seat (7/0)
            Most Disney flicks work on an adult level; I don't feel like I need a kid to lug into the theatre...

By Eleanor Ringel Gillespie of Atlanta Journal-Constitution (7/0)
            It just may inspire a few younger moviegoers to read Stevenson's book, which is a treasure in and...

By Marc Savlov of Austin Chronicle (7/0)
            The overall tone of this rocket-paced updating is exhilaratingly giddy, making it by far Disney's...

By Nev Pierce of BBC (7/0)
            Akin to an extremely well-made Saturday morning cartoon -- great for hyperactive four-year-olds o...

By Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times (7/0)
            For anyone who grew up on Disney's 1950 Treasure Island, or remembers the 1934 Victor Fleming cla...

By Stephanie Cook Broadhurst of Christian Science Monitor (7/0)
            Though families will enjoy the classic story with a cosmic twist, the most valuable gem is the be...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Margaret A. McGurk of Cincinnati Enquirer (7/0)
            Abounds with kid-friendly thrills.

By Joshua Tyler of CinemaBlend.com (7/0)
            Treasure Planet is just a reminder of how much I liked the original template from which all these...

By David Keyes of Cinemaphile.org (7/0)
            Not since Mulan (or, quite possibly, even The Hunchback of Notre Dame) has there been a Disney ca...

By Karina Montgomery of Cinerina (7/0)
            Delicious aesthetic, zippy dry dialogue, and some great adventure. Superb voice casting.

By Paul Clinton (CNN.com) of CNN.com (7/0)
            A truly wonderful tale combined with stunning animation.

By Mark Palermo of Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (7/0)
            The studio may be taking a monetary risk by straying from its musical formula, but it can rest as...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Larry Carroll of Countingdown.com (7/0)
            A movie that will thrill you, touch you and make you laugh as well.

By Jeff Vice of Deseret News, Salt Lake City (7/0)
            This is one of the more exciting Disney animated features. It moves quickly and has some good, di...

By John J. Puccio of DVDTown.com (7/0)
            In attempting to update the novel, Disney filmmakers have dulled the characterizations and dialog...

By Erik Childress of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
            Visually rather stunning, but ultimately a handsome-looking bore, the true creativity would have ...

By Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly (7/0)
            You could nap for an hour and not miss a thing.

By Eugene Novikov of Film Blather (4/3)
            Imaginative, ridiculously anachronistic and distinctly masculine, this is Disney's best tradition...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Walter Chaw of Film Freak Central (7/0)
            Lends itself to the narcotizing bland (sinister, though not nearly so sinister as the biennial Di...

By Shirley Sealy of Film Journal International (7/0)
            The most original and thrilling animated feature the studio has turned out in years.

By John R. McEwen of Film Quips Online (7/0)
            It’s beautiful, it’s funny, it’s colorful. But somehow the magic isn’t exactly there in full meas...

By Sean O'Connell of filmcritic.com (7/0)
            Owes more to the swashbuckling serials of yesteryear cinema than it does to cold, steely science ...

By Ray Conlogue of Globe and Mail (7/0)
            This concoction, so bizarre to the adult mind, is actually a charming triumph where its intended ...

By Eric Lurio of Greenwich Village Gazette (7/0)
            Not as good as Lilo and Stitch or Spirited Away, but worth actually going with the kids.

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Ross Anthony of Hollywood Report Card (7/0)
            This is a good script, good dialogue, funny even for adults. The characters are interesting and o...

By Bruce Westbrook of Houston Chronicle (6/1)
            Treasure Planet is the rousing action-adventure Disney tried and failed to produce in last year's...

By Steve Rhodes of Internet Reviews (7/0)
            It's no Lilo & Stitch, not even close. It doesn't contain a single memorable line and has only on...

By JoBlo of JoBlo's Movie Emporium (7/0)
            Many entertaining characters, a rockin' space adventure, plenty of eye-catching animation.

By Bob Bloom of Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (7/0)
            At about 95 minutes, Treasure Planet maintains a brisk pace as it races through the familiar stor...

By James Sanford of Kalamazoo Gazette (7/0)
            Although the plot is marginally faithful to Stevenson, a considerable helping of the usual Disney...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Robert Roten of Laramie Movie Scope (7/0)
            While the artwork in the film is very good, the story is curiously cool and emotionally uninvolvi...

By Kenneth Turan of Los Angeles Times (7/0)
            The genre's recent past has set the bar quite high, and Treasure Planet doesn't quite make it ove...

By Rene Rodriguez of Miami Herald (7/0)
            If Treasure Planet falls short of Lion King's classic status, it still proves there is plenty of ...

By Duane Dudek of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/0)
            As action-adventure, this space-based homage to Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island fires on...

By Marty Mapes of Movie Habit (7/0)
            Its sense of adventure is a minor saving grace in a flawed movie

By Nell Minow of Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (7/0)
            This is exactly what animation should be about, presenting us with a thrillingly imaginative adve...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Michael Elliott of Movie Parables (7/0)
            A rip-roaring thrill ride of a movie that will excite young and old alike.

By Kevin A. Ranson of MovieCrypt.com (7/0)
            "Treasure Planet" is unfortunately more like a Saturday morning cartoon, even with a running time...

By James Rocchi of Netflix (7/0)
            Disney's animated pirate tale has masterful visuals -- and an amateur's script.

By A. O. Scott of New York Times (7/0)
            The adventures that youngsters act out on the french fry-littered seats of the family minivan wil...

By Jeffrey Westhoff of Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) (7/0)
            Looking at Treasure Planet is a wondrous thing, but listening to it is another matter. The Disney...

By Frank Swietek of One Guy's Opinion (7/0)
            A winningly fresh take on a tale that has never gone out of style...Disney has done Stevenson pro...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews (7/0)
            The film failed to be imaginative enough.

By Jon Popick of Planet Sick-Boy (6/1)
            A typical trip that resembles The Goonies as much as it does Stevenson's novel

By Linda Cook of Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) (7/0)
            It's a rollicking adventure for you and all your mateys, regardless of their ages.

By David Nusair of Reel Film Reviews (7/0)
            ...just the sort of fast-paced adventure flick that today's kids aren't getting enough of.

By Mary Kalin-Casey of Reel.com (7/0)
            Anyone who's seen Titan A.E. will have a hard time not feeling deja vu, even though Disney's effo...

By Laura Clifford of Reeling Reviews (7/0)
            ...spiced with humor ('I speak fluent flatula,' advises Denlopp after a rather, er, bubbly exchan...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By James Berardinelli of ReelViews (7/0)
            As family films go, this one offers an engaging and exciting 90 minutes.

By Forrest Hartman of Reno Gazette-Journal (7/0)
            The movie is paced with precision. Although we spend plenty of time getting to know the character...

By Jack Garner of Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (7/0)
            Once you excuse the silliness of the concept, the movie is actually entertaining enough to win ov...

By Joe Baltake of Sacramento Bee (7/0)
            A perfectly competent and often imaginative film that lacks what little Lilo & Stitch had in spad...

By Jean Lowerison of San Diego Metropolitan (7/0)
            This is a good ride. Take the kids or go by yourself.

By James O'Ehley of Sci-Fi Movie Page (7/0)
            There is nothing in Treasure Planet we haven't seen in recent animated efforts such as "Titan AE"...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Jim Judy of Screen It! (5/2)
            A rousing good time that should entertain kids and adults alike.

By William Arnold of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
            There's no mistaking the fact that this hybrid misses the impact of the Disney classic, and even ...

By Ed Gonzalez of Slant Magazine (7/0)
            It brings to mind the bookish charms of undervalued Disney cartoons like The Rescuers and The Bla...

By Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat of Spirituality and Practice (7/0)
            A spiffy animated feature about an unruly adolescent boy who is yearning for adventure and a chan...

By Rob Blackwelder of SPLICEDWire (7/0)
            Sucking all the 'classic' out of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and filling the void wi...

By Nick Rogers of State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (7/0)
            It’s not one of Disney’s greatest, but it’s solid entertainment.

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Gerry Shamray of Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (7/0)
            Half Star Wars and half Classics Illustrated, Disney's Treasure Planet is a total blast, filled w...

By Tony Toscano of Talking Pictures (U.S.) (7/0)
            Although there are some minor problems in the script and storytelling plus the characters seem as...

By Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone of TheMovieChicks.com (7/0)
            It's a fun adventure movie for kids (of all ages) that like adventure.

By Audrey Rock-Richardson of Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah) (7/0)
            Disney gambled on the whimsical but oddball idea of catapulting a rickety old boat into space. A...

By Angel Cohn of TV Guide's Movie Guide (7/0)
            Some of the computer animation is handsome, and various amusing sidekicks add much-needed levity ...

By Urban Cinefile Critics of Urban Cinefile (7/0)
            If you don’t have a youngster handy to give you an excuse to see Treasure Planet, hire one, just ...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Jeffrey Chen of Window to the Movies (7/0)
            Although Disney follows its standard formula in this animated adventure, it feels more forced tha...

By Phil Villarreal of Arizona Daily Star (3/4) No reference
            If you're searching for a treasure, look elsewhere.

By Josh Gilchrist of Billings Outpost (Montana) (3/4) No reference
            Treasure Planet is certainly suffering from creative schizophrenia.

By Michael Tunison of Boxoffice Magazine (3/4) No reference
            Only occasionally succeeds in transposing the romantic spirit of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 ad...

By Robert K. Elder of Chicago Tribune (3/4) No reference
            Directors John Musker and Ron Clements, the team behind The Little Mermaid, have produced sparkli...

By Alex Ramirez of Cinenganos (3/4) No reference
            Flátula es tal vez el mejor idioma para expresar mi valoración, algo que me da tristeza y no gust...

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By Bill Pearis of Citysearch (3/4) No reference
            Viewed on its own terms, Treasure Planet is better-than-average family entertainment, but true fa...

By Steven Rosen of Denver Post (3/4) No reference
            One wants good storytelling from animated films, and Treasure Planet is working with a good one. ...

By Robert Denerstein of Denver Rocky Mountain News (3/4) No reference
            We're not talking a Disney treasure here, but if Treasure Planet falls short of gem status, it sh...

By Susan Stark of Detroit News (3/4) No reference
            Moody, involving and endlessly inventive, Treasure Planet lacks only the element of delight, of j...

By MaryAnn Johanson of Flick Filosopher (3/4) No reference
            A moviegoing pal of mine calls it ‘Disney goosebumps,’ the awestruck, think-I’m-gonna-cry feeling...

By Liz Braun of Jam! Movies (3/4) No reference
            Will grab your children by the imagination and amaze them and amuse them.

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Louis B. Hobson of Jam! Movies (3/4) No reference
            Treasure Planet moves like the story's rocket-powered flying ships taking viewers from one breath...

By Marshall Fine of Journal News (Westchester, NY) (3/4) No reference
            A film that will enthrall the whole family.

By Robert W. Butler of Kansas City Star (3/4) No reference
            This version does justice both to Stevenson and to the sci-fi genre.

By Danny Minton of KBTV-NBC (Beaumont, TX) (3/4) No reference
            Martin Short gives as much energy and flair to this film as Robin Williams did to Aladdin and Edd...

By Jon Strickland of L.A. Weekly (3/4) No reference
            It's doubtful the 'tweens' they're aiming at here still embrace Disney, and little kids don't car...

By Bob Strauss of Los Angeles Daily News (3/4) No reference
            Like Atlantis, it's one of those Disney adventure cartoons that takes too long getting to anythin...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Shawn Levy of Oregonian (3/4) No reference
            Treasure Planet is a handsome picture, with lots of nifty borrowings from the Star Wars galaxy, b...

By Jay Boyar of Orlando Sentinel (3/4) No reference
            Has its moments, but it's pretty far from a treasure.

By Gary Thompson of Philadelphia Daily News (3/4) No reference
            What makes the movie work is Disney's reliable artistry, superb as usual.

By Sean Means of Salt Lake Tribune (3/4) No reference
            Contains a lot of cool little ideas ... but is lacking the one big idea that opens up the possibi...

By David Elliott of San Diego Union-Tribune (3/4) No reference
            In visual fertility Treasure Planet rivals the top Japanese animations of recent vintage.

By Joe Leydon of San Francisco Examiner (3/4) No reference
            It's yo-ho-ho and a bundle of fun, along with an abundance of imagination and a bounty of spectac...

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Stefan Birgir Stefansson of sbs.is (3/4) No reference
            splendid

By John Hartl of Seattle Times (3/4) No reference
            Don't look for gravity-bound logic here. This is cartoon fantasy, not a literal translation, alth...

By Peter Bernard of South Florida Sun-Sentinel (3/4) No reference
            The plot's clearly mythic structure may owe more to Disney's strong sense of formula than to the ...

By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) of St. Paul Pioneer Press (3/4) No reference
            No matter how confused the story gets or how unclear Jim's motivations are, we still have Long Jo...

By Josh Larsen of Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (3/4) No reference
            Like its source novel, `Treasure Planet' brims with the spirit of discovery.

By John Venable of Supercala.com (3/4) No reference
            There's loads of eye candy, but nothing that's terribly engaging. It's not bad, but no classic.

                         Reviews of Treasure Planet
By Dustin Putman of TheMovieBoy.com (3/4) No reference
            Treasure Island may be a much-loved story, but you would never know it from viewing the uninspire...

By Desson Thomson of Washington Post (3/4) No reference
            Enjoy the spectacle.

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