Critic Reviews
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Laura Shapiro, Newsweek
Just about everything in this lavish, animated feature is for the pigtail set.
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Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
[A] handsome, deeply felt, even more deeply reverent animated musical.
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Overall this seems like a reasonable stab at an impossible agenda.
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Rita Kempley, Washington Post
All Disney has really done in its disappointing 33rd animated feature is revive the stereotype of the Noble Savage.
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Jeremy Gerard, Variety
The Disney artists have created a vivid palette for the picture.
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Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Why make a Disney cartoon and take all the fun out of it?
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Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews
It's hard to excuse the reconception of the eleven or twelve-year-old Pocahontas...as a statuesque supermodel, especially as kids don't need their stories to be hung on romance to deem them, err, shapely. [Blu-ray]
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James Plath, Movie Metropolis
"Pocahontas" isn't an A-movie in the Disney catalog, but it's a solid second-tier film that, despite its romanticizing of the "noble savage," nonetheless features themes that are wholesome and consistent with Disney's messaging.
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Scott G. Mignola, Common Sense Media
Fine for kids; just don't expect a history lesson.
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
The film of the Disney Renaissance likeliest to elicit a shudder of dismay from all but the most maniacal Disney buffs.
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David Hepworth, Empire Magazine
Not only historically dubious, but the dullest Disney animation for years.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
Overall, Pocahontas is a triumph as a visual experience (though the music is unusually bland), but a disappointment as a film.
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Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
One of the most scattered of the studio's famed animated features.
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Michael Szymanski, Wordmag.com
Disney is always great about re-releasing their classics, but each time, something new is in store.
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Featured Audience Ratings
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One of the most powerful films in the Disney collection, Pocahontas suffers from a weak villain and some throw-away characters, but features raw emotions and tension, a haunting, beautiful score, and some of the best songs ever written for film.
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Pocahontas is one of the worst Disney films that I've seen. This was the end of an era as far as I'm concerned. The film was well drawn and had a good cast, but it just lacked the key ingredient that makes a Disney film so special. This film just feels like it was rushed and… More
Pocahontas is one of the worst Disney films that I've seen. This was the end of an era as far as I'm concerned. The film was well drawn and had a good cast, but it just lacked the key ingredient that makes a Disney film so special. This film just feels like it was rushed and it just doesn't have anything memorable about. I really liked The Lion King, but this was such a disappointment. For me, it ranks as one of the most boring, uninspired Disney films. This could have been far better, but it failed to entertain me. This film feels uninspired and by Disney standards, it's a shame that they couldn't make a better film than this. This is a clichéd film that just doesn't succeed at pulling off what it tries to do. There are so many great Disney films, but Pocahontas just feels like the filmmakers took the easy way out by rehashing the same old ideas that have made Disney a brand name. By this point, you could tell that animated features were no longer the studios strong point, and as a result they would start to venture into more live action films. The Lion was a great film, this one, not at all, and then there was The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a decent flick, but nothing good or great. This film had potential in being a great little flick, unfortunately, it fails. If you want a terrific film about Pocahontas, watch The New World.
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A childhood favourite and a classic! I loved Pocahontas as a child!
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I loved this movie when I was a kid, but now, I'm not as crazy about it. It does have a good Disney Princess, good songs, and nice animation. The story isn't fantastic, but it's good enough for a kids movie. Overall, a good Disney movie.
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not the best disney movie and definitely doesnt follow history at all
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It blew my mind when I found out John Smith was played by Mel Gibson. I don't think I've ever seen a proper Mel Gibson movie, save for this one. Regardless, I just don't buy the romance between Pocahontas and Smith. Just because you guys had a jaunt painting with all… More
It blew my mind when I found out John Smith was played by Mel Gibson. I don't think I've ever seen a proper Mel Gibson movie, save for this one. Regardless, I just don't buy the romance between Pocahontas and Smith. Just because you guys had a jaunt painting with all the colors of the wind I'm supposed to believe that your love is one for the history books? Please. Plus Kokoum was ten times hotter.
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Pocahontas is a severely under-appreciated movie. On the basis that it contains the voice talents of Mel Gibson and Christian Bale alone makes it a must see. It also has some really great ideas about the world that existed before the English took over America. Sure, some of it is… More
Pocahontas is a severely under-appreciated movie. On the basis that it contains the voice talents of Mel Gibson and Christian Bale alone makes it a must see. It also has some really great ideas about the world that existed before the English took over America. Sure, some of it is historically shady and the supernatural element is hokey, but it's the best way to tell the story of Pocahontas to kids. The truth is, this is a very well done movie that is much more fun and genuine than it gets credit for.
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A really enjoyable kids movie, but what really stands out is the mind bending and wonderful music. The story will bore some kids, but other will really like this.
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The end of Disney draws nigh.
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Everything about this movie was cheap. But still I will give it two star because somehow I find it a little tiny miny bit interesting.
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Holy racism! Why am I shocked? Mel Gibson and Disney. Ouch.
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Not one of my favorite Disneys
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another disney classic. just not as classic as others
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This movie is one of the indicators that contemporary Disney hand-drawn animation was going down. A really ridiculously romanticized plot and an unlikeable title character make this hard to watch. The villain wasn't even any good. I can't think of anything good to say about… More
This movie is one of the indicators that contemporary Disney hand-drawn animation was going down. A really ridiculously romanticized plot and an unlikeable title character make this hard to watch. The villain wasn't even any good. I can't think of anything good to say about this. Blech. It didn't even entertain me as a child.
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While not an instant classic on a par with other contemporary animated musicals from the Disney Studios, <i>Pocahontas</i> is still a genuine pleasure, with fine songs, superb animation, and a story that can entertain young and old alike.
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Relies too much on Disney's formula. Adds nothing new and no effort seems to of been put into the character designs or songs. Even the vocal talents are pretty flat and it also contains DIsney's least threatening and laughable villain. Don't mind about the historical… More
Relies too much on Disney's formula. Adds nothing new and no effort seems to of been put into the character designs or songs. Even the vocal talents are pretty flat and it also contains DIsney's least threatening and laughable villain. Don't mind about the historical inaccuracies as this is Disney. Terence Malick's The New World this is not.
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I loved the "Colors of the Wind" song. A Disney American History lesson. Well-done, but not too interesting.
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