Extraordinary Tales
GKIDS | Release Date: October 23, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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70
Los Angeles TimesCharles SolomonOct 22, 2015
Like "A Cat in Paris" or "Sita Sings the Blues," Extraordinary Tales reminds viewers that animation can enable an artist to realize an individual vision, even on a limited budget. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisOct 22, 2015
Harnessing a range of appropriately spooky-oddball narrators and striking visual styles — including graphic novels, early photography and Expressionist painting — the Spanish director and animator Raul Garcia simultaneously honors and reimagines. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubTasha RobinsonOct 22, 2015
Each of the shorts has a markedly different visual approach, and they feel radically distinct in terms of pacing and editing as well. In spite of the common source material and tone of oppressive psychological horror, these shorts feel like they could be the work of five different people. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoOct 23, 2015
Both the source material and the man reading it are legendary. And that inherent cool factor in Extraordinary Tales carries the final product a very long way, although its shortcomings do sometimes force me to wonder if it could have been a masterpiece instead of a mere curiosity. Read full review
63
Boston GlobePeter KeoughOct 22, 2015
Perhaps Poe’s tone poses a problem; the edge-of-hysteria voice does not hold up well over the course of a feature-length film. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineCarson LundOct 19, 2015
It offers a CliffsNotes encapsulation of Edgar Allen Poe's most enduring works for viewers unacquainted with them. Read full review
40
The GuardianJordan HoffmanOct 22, 2015
Animator Raul Garcia’s 70-minute anthology of five Poe stories, Extraordinary Tales, has its moments, and will be a welcome respite for any middle schooler sitting through a boring lecture. But if we were ever asked if we wanted a second viewing, we’d have to quoth the raven: nevermore. Read full review
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