My Review of Treasure Planet · 11:59pm Feb 25th, 2021
Rating Scale:
12/10—a complete masterpiece; flawless and outstanding
11/10—Excellent, near-perfect film
10/10—the standard rating; awesome film with a couple of flaws
9/10—a wonderful film with several flaws
8/10–a great film with numerous flaws but not enough to ruin it
7/10—a fun and entertaining movie; not great but still enjoyable
6/10—a slightly above average film; it is something I might watch again
5/10—mediocre movie; not awful but not great either
4/10—a below average film; it could have been much better
3/10—a bad film; poorly written and poorly executed
2/10—a very bad movie; the few good things in the movie overshadowed by the bad things
1/10—a terrible movie; a total waste of time
0/10—a worthless piece of abomination; should have never been made
***********
Hello there! Here is my review of Disney’s Treasure Planet! If you ask me, this is definitely one of the most underrated Disney films of all time, and I always considered this one to be one of my all-time favorites. Also, this movie was inspired by and based on a book called Treasure Island; I actually heard and read that book all the way back in middle school years ago which my 8th grade teacher would read to us as a class while he would hilariously get into character. I even took notice how similar both the book and the movie were and some minor differences, but it’s been so long since I’ve read the book so I don’t remember much from it.
Still, I carried the actual DVD of Treasure Planet to class one day, I think, after we finished reading the book. My teacher and fellow classmates really enjoyed the film. Gosh, I miss my childhood so much right now...
This film is full of family entertainment fun and yet also full of valuable lessons about trust and friendship. I think my favorite moments in the film were the interactions between Jim Hawkins and John Silver. I really liked their dynamic relationship and how they both developed as characters. A teenage kid and a savage cyborg having those heart-to-heart moments together? That’s just... sweet and powerful. Silver appeared to be a rough and dangerous pirate villain, but he still had a big heart which resulted in his gradual turnaround. The late Brian Murray did wonderful voicing him.
Just recently, I discovered that Jim Hawkins was voiced by none other than... Jospeh Gordon-Levitt. Wow! So Jim Hawkins is actually Robin/Blake in The Dark Knight Rises and Arthur in Inception? That caught me by surprise. Well, the more you know...
Anyway, I actually liked Jim a lot, and I found it heartbreaking that he didn’t have the opportunity to know his father when he was a kid. That poor guy had a very hard life until he began his unpredictable adventure to Treasure Planet. He was relatable in some ways although his short temper was a little funny at times. Nonetheless, I enjoyed watching him. Oh, and Morph was very cute in this film.
B.E.N was genuinely entertaining and funny as a comic relief character even though he could be a little annoying in some scenes. The backstory they gave him was very similar to how the book described it which was one of the reasons why I thought he was good. I liked the voice work Martin Short put through him.
The rest of the characters were decent and enjoyable at best such as Delbert, Mr. Arrow, and Amelia. And Scroop was such a creepy spider-crab hybrid monster who talked like a disgruntled serial killer. His demeanor was so terrifying when I was a kid, but I was still fascinated by his awesome design and personality. He’s probably one of my favorite villains in Disney although I am rather sad he is not as popular as Scar and Frollo. Lastly, the way he killed Arrow was somewhat a resemblance to how Scar killed Mufasa in The Lion King. Disney was that dark back then.
The soundtrack is great, the animation is really cool, and the character development along with the story is rock-solid. I would recommend this to anyone who hasn’t seen this movie since it’s so good even today. I rate it a 9/10.
Peace!
👍