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
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Young Black Stallion (2003)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:16
Rotten:22
Average Rating:5.4/10
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... [More]
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Reviews for Young Black Stallion
Every shot seems designed to show off the unique location, or fill the screen with something interesting.
12/26/03
The Young Black Stallion will provide a brief diversion for animal-loving youngsters. But beneath its polished good looks it feels awfully amateurish.
12/26/03
Like the subject of the story, this film is swift and beautiful, knows where it's going and how to get there fast.
12/21/03
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.
12/26/03
...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
08/29/05
A majestic, glossy black stallion rears up against a backdrop of burnished, brutally jagged desert cliffs. And he feels so close on the giant IMAX screen that for an instant, you just might think you could reach out and touch him.
12/26/03
Top CriticDefinitely a treat for the small fry, "The Young Black Stallion" races along swiftly on the IMAX screen.
12/24/03
Not something to rush out and see just because it's Disney, unless you have a particular interest in watching lovely sunsets in the desert and galloping horses.
12/24/03
Combining superb cinematography with a genuinely exciting story, Young Black Stallion is an excellent short feature that should enthrall youngsters and their parents as well.
12/20/03
Clunky acting and vague storytelling will make tots more enthusiastic than parents.
12/23/03
Top Criticthe horserace sequence reminds us of how good the film could have been with a little more effort
12/23/03
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.
12/26/03
A choppy, disjointed film that feels like it was edited down to suit the typical, 45-minute running time of a large-format film.
12/26/03
The movie exists for its splendid vistas and the final horse race. These elements do justify Stallion, but if the Mouse wants to pursue Imax features, much more dramatic meat will have to go into the storytelling.
12/24/03
Top Critic[The] stunning imagery of the dangerous beauty of North Africa [is] the breathtaking star...
12/23/03
Simon Wincer's Imax film is a prequel to the classic 1979 children's film The Black Stallion.
12/26/03
Top CriticThis prequel is little more than a very large space filler, distinguished, as you might have guessed, by its 3D-like exploration of the desert and a very beautiful horse.
12/25/03
Top CriticA visual treat diminished by lifeless dialogue and self-conscious acting.
12/25/03
Top CriticYoung 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.
12/26/03
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