Fantasia 2000
Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: January 1, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
9
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Although it's less novel and feisty than the original "Fantasia" of 1940, this collection of music-filled animations is highly entertaining at times. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
The rest of these animated sequences...depend on gimmickry, cuteness, or facile ideology, and don't come close to demonstrating the complex relationship between sound and image found in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice." Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
What's missing from Fantasia 2000 is the shamelessly pandering Disney cutesy that made the original such a full-blooded nostalgic memory. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Whether it's any good depends on your expectations. Read full review
90
TNT RoughCutChristopher Brandon
Walt would be proud.
67
Entertainment WeeklyBruce Fretts
Oh well, back to the drawing board. Read full review
88
New York PostLou Lumenick
More than lives up to its clever positioning as the first movie of the new millennium.
50
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
It musters both the merits and the drawbacks of the landmark original.
67
Mr. ShowbizF. X. Feeney
The good news is that they've resurrected a franchise with wonderful potential and may eventually grow bored enough of recapping past triumphs to take it in more daring directions.
75
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
A millennial medley to the max. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Though not as good or as massively innovative as its predecessor, is still a mountainous undertaking.
100
Miami HeraldHoward Cohen
It's so rare to be swept away by a presentation of this magnitude. By all means, go.
70
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Like the original "Fantasia's" eight segments, the results are a mixed bag. Read full review
40
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Arriving just after the best year for animated film in recent memory, Fantasia 2000 doesn't play like a celebration. In its sentimental yearning for a golden age when another one's upon us, it feels a little like a rebuke. Read full review
88
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
Still a one-of-a-kind mind-blower.
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Movies like this renew my faith that the future of the cinema lies not in the compromises of digital projection, but by leaping over the limitations of digital into the next generation of film technology. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Better in theory than in practice. Read full review
60
Film.comJohn Hartl
For all its flaws, Fantasia 2000 is certainly something to see. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Grainy as it looks in its massive Imax blowup, Mickey's misadventures with water and a broom still have the kind of magic even modern technology can't always manage. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Then as now, visually pleasant and (of course) musically wonderful but, all-in-all, a mixed bag. Read full review
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
State-of-the-art. Read full review
30
SalonCharles Taylor
There's some sort of gross egotism involved in linking great music to visuals that are so unabashedly kitschy. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Not especially innovative in its look or subject matter. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Like a light buffet of tasty morsels rather than a full and satisfying meal; all the episodes are more or less agreeable, but as a whole it lacks a knockout punch, one dynamite sequence that will galvanize viewers. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeJay Carr
A solid two-bagger, not a home run.
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Lacks the cohesive flow of "Fantasia" and suffers from an attention deficit that seems to mark and flaw our current fast-paced technological era. Read full review
70
Film.comGemma Files
Expertly done, and a real joy to watch. Read full review
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