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Disney's first PG-rated animated film is a thrilling swords-and-sorcery epic that will amaze older children. In an ancient land, the dreaded Horned King (voiced by John Hurt) is trying to gain control...( read more 
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MCT:August 4, 2008Oh, poor miserable Gurgi deserves fierce smackings and whackings on his poor, tender head. Always left with no munchings and crunchings... I love you Gurgi!
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MCT:July 27, 2008Eager to produce something different from their usual output, Disney attempted this 1985 animated swords-and-sorcery tale based on a well-loved series of books, Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain. Unfortunately, it was a colossal box office disaster and wasn't released to video until about 10 years after its release. In spite of its failings (save Gurgi and the Horned King, the rest of the characters aren't particularly well-defined and the plot is both underdeveloped and overplotted), THE BLACK CAULDRON is not as bad as its reputation suggests. It's an appropriately dark and occasionally scary adventure (very fitting for a story of this kind)with moments that may be too intense for youngsters (hence the PG rating), and Elmer Bernstein's musical score is spectacularly epic and rousing; arguably one of the best from Disney (it should also be noted that the movie has no songs--a rarity for a Mouse House production). And of course, the animation is amazing, particularly the climactic moments where the titular object unleashes its contents skyward and an army of skeleton warriors comes to life. In short, THE BLACK CAULDRON may not be a true Disney classic, but it remains noteworthy for a daring feature of its time and certainly runs circles around far worse disasters the studio would produce (TREASURE PLANET and HOME ON THE RANGE being good examples).
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MCT:July 15, 2008
Slight but somewhat entertaining Disney film that follows a skeletal version of the 'Lord of the Rings' storyline. Nostalgic for me, as I saw this as a young chap in the theater. Nothing spectacular, but worth a look if you like Disney.
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MCT:June 17, 2008Freaky! Demonic! Definitely not a children's movie! They will start chopping the heads off small animals and maybe jumping down a ladies bra!
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MCT:March 31, 2008i have to say i really enjoyed this film wen i was younger and i thought that the dog was really cute and the evil man Scary
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MCT:March 23, 2008The first thing that struck me when I started watching the movie, was how bad the animation was and how poor voices there were for the main character and his master. I instantly had to recheck whether it really was from '85, as I thought it looked more like '60s animation. The voice talents of the other characters were much better. In particular the horned king and the little furball Gurgi who reminded me a lot of a sweet version of Gollum. The story seems to have borrowed more than one chapter from the Lord of the Rings. So many in fact that it could be called plaguerism. There's a few sweet and imaginative scenes and characters, but we get to know way too little about each one. The movie leaves us with many unanswered questions that should have been explained. A bit scary for the smallest kids, but for the little older ones it might be appreciated. At least if they haven't seen the animation version of Lord of the Rings.
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MCT:March 6, 2008
Not as good as the books but a delightful and fun animated romp with sword and sorcery from Disney with a PG rating and some fine animation.
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MCT:January 26, 2008
I didn't get so annoyed with this. It wasn't as bad as 'some' people say. But that's probably because I never read the book.
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MCT:January 22, 2008A little creepy at times, this isn't a Disney movie for the very young as it has some creepy bad guys. Overall though, ok.
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MCT:January 9, 2008
A censored cut of a Disneyfied version of watered down Celtic fantasy series = about 3 minutes of interest in an 80 minute cartoon.
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MCT:November 29, 2007
i love this film its great you have a boy a pig and a dog thing and theres witched and ghouls and creeps but it reli good sweet and lovely
he has a special pig that can sense danger as well as show where this caldron is the caldron is meant to bring back all the dark lords army and create havect on farmers and the other people and this boy stops this from happening
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MCT:November 2, 2007
I finally saw it after all these years!!! You can tell that it's an older cartoon, not just the film but it was kinda korny!! Cute & perfect for the 6 yr old.
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MCT:November 2, 2007A Disney light, that should have gotten the recognition it deserves. The story of Taran, a assistant pig keeper, and his dream of becoming a hero, but first he must find the black cauldron, before the Horned King does. Wonderfuly told, and is the continuation of the Chronicles of Prydain the book series. The Horned King, is definitely one of Disney's most scariest villains, and Gurgi one of its funniest. Supposedly was Disney's most darkest animation that they made, so they had to edit out alot of scenes, for it to be shown in theaters. Your Disney collection is not complete without this installment.
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MCT:October 22, 2007
I saw this movie when I was young but it wasnt a Disneys best. I couldnt even say what happened in it,
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MCT:October 8, 2007
The dark tone of this animated classic plays out more like a Don Bluth feature than anything Disney had previously done.
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MCT:September 29, 2007
Old-school Disney. This made me read the books the flick was based on, which were pretty cool, as I remember.
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MCT:September 21, 2007
Aww! I remember this movie! I love the little animal dude! With his "Munchies and Crunchies" lol *sighs* good times, good times
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MCT:September 2, 2007
starts of great,really promising but it kinda loses its punch half way through.it just goes alittle flat.the characters and look are amazing,the animation is good and the voices work well.the music is alittle uninspiring and the story is very old but it is unrated.the look saves it really.
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MCT:September 1, 2007have never seen this movie in the stores, would so love to watch it again as I can't remember what its about
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MCT:August 30, 2007
Watched this film many times... pretty good, but i always confuse the music with that of "Ghostbusters"... confusing!
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MCT:August 14, 2007
The first PG-rated film ever made by Disney, it was a noble effort but failed miserably at the box office. In spite of good animation and excellent voice acting, the poor storyline prevents the film from rising above mediocrity. A flawed film at best.
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MCT:August 6, 2007
One of the more darker Disney films, but still keeps with their constant good defeats evil plot. Not made for the very small children though. Likely to cause nightmares.
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MCT:July 28, 2007
Another gem that Disney tried to make us forget about. It is quite good, just different to Disney's normal fare. Would be more accepted these days thanks to LOTR.
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MCT:July 24, 2007
Once again...read the books. The movie is ripped from a series of five books called the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander....great books...mediochre movie
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