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Young Black Stallion

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Young Black Stallion (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 38

Fresh: 16

Rotten:22

Average Rating: 5.4/10

Runtime: 51 mins

Genre: Childrens

Theatrical Release: Dec 25, 2003 Limited

Box Office: $6,089,227

Synopsis: In Disney's first dramatic feature made specifically for the giant screen, Walt Disney Pictures is proud to present the continuation of a family favorite and a story that has enthralled generations of readers. "The Young Black... In Disney's first dramatic feature made specifically for the giant screen, Walt Disney Pictures is proud to present the continuation of a family favorite and a story that has enthralled generations of readers. "The Young Black Stallion," a prequel to the 1979 classic, presents the horse's adventures with a young girl named Neera, who has been separated from her father in Arabia by WWII. Left alone in the desert, she befriends the wild colt, whom she names Shetan. Once reunited with her father, however, Neera remains haunted by images of the "lost horse of the desert" -- one of a few stallions of legend, rumored to be "born of the sands, sired by the night sky, drinkers of the wind." The original writer and producer of "The Black Stallion" have returned for this production, which will bring giant screen audiences the wonder, excitement, and magic of Walter Farley's equine hero as they have never seen it before. -- © Walt Disney Pictures [More]

Starring: Richard Romanus

Starring: Richard Romanus

Director: Simon Wincer

Director: Simon Wincer
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

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Dec 21, 2004

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33
  • Widescreen - 1.78

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Additional Release Material:

  • Featurettes - 1. TAMING THE STALLIONS
  • 2. FINDING BIANA
  • 3. SHOOTING IN NAMBIA
  • 4. BUILDING THE CASBAH

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Big Black Horse Read Along

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08/07/08
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review
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...on home video, stripped of its visual grandeur - the movie comes off as a superficial and woefully inept piece of work.

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08/19/06
David Nusair
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02/09/06
Time Out
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...ironically similar to Hidalgo.... In many ways, Young Black Stallion is a better film because it doesn’t have the baggage of being a star vehicle

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08/29/05
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
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The Young Black Stallion is not so much a bad film as it is a non film. It was meant mainly to be looked at.

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01/02/05
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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Horse lovers, especially fans of the purebred desert Arabian, will swoon.

Full Review Source: Fantastica Daily | comment Comment
12/20/04
Staci Layne Wilson
Fantastica Daily
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If you are able to read this review, you are probably too old to get much pleasure out of Young Black Stallion.

Full Review Source: Style Weekly (Richmond, VA) | comment Comment
09/23/04
Thomas Peyser
Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)
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08/17/04
Neil Smith
BBC
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01/27/04
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com
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This 50 minute L.F. narrative is at its best with music, big sky, interesting terrain and a charming girl on the back of a beautiful horse. Sticky in acting/dialogue.

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01/15/04
Ross Anthony
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Tired rehash.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
12/26/03
C.W. Nevius
San Francisco Chronicle
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A film truly geared to the 6-year-old level. If not younger.

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12/26/03
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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The Young Black Stallion will provide a brief diversion for animal-loving youngsters. But beneath its polished good looks it feels awfully amateurish.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
12/26/03
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
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Wincer delivers a gentle yet vibrant tale of natural splendor, a horse's valor and a young girl's plucky determination.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
12/26/03
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Young Tamimi is a terrific rider but a lackluster screen presence, and the film's brevity ensures that her trials have a perfunctory quality that keeps them from being truly compelling.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
12/26/03
Maitland McDonagh
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A choppy, disjointed film that feels like it was edited down to suit the typical, 45-minute running time of a large-format film.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
12/26/03
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press
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Every shot seems designed to show off the unique location, or fill the screen with something interesting.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
12/26/03
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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It's a full, flat 50 minutes -- long enough to get the job done, and fast and short enough that the kids won't get antsy. And luckily for us adults, it's well-crafted and keeps us interested, too.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
12/26/03
Jim Carnes
Sacramento Bee
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Nowhere near as adventuresome or artful as its famous predecessor, but it's still a vital, good-looking way to introduce the Walter Farley horse books -- and the resulting films -- to children.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
12/26/03
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Continues in the hackneyed tradition of other made-for-IMAX dramas, with storytelling that doesn't measure up to the scope of the screen.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
12/26/03
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger
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