The characters, though cute and cuddly and sweet and mean and ugly and simply awful, don't really have much to do that would remain of interest to any but the youngest minds.
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02/05/09
The Black Cauldron (1985)
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Reviews Counted:5
Fresh:3
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Ambitious but flawed, The Black Cauldron is technically brilliant as usual, but lacks the compelling characters of other Disney animated classics.
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Young would-be warrior Taran searches for the titular magic vessel, lest it fall into the dastardly hands of the evil Horned King and allow him to summon an army of the undead. Fortunately,... [More]
Starring: Grant Bardsley, John Byner, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones
Director: Ted Berman, Richard Rich
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Reviews for The Black Cauldron
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Top CriticIt's quite good, though by the impossible standards the film sets for itself it inevitably falls short.
09/05/08
Top CriticThis is the 25th full-length animated feature from Walt Disney studios, and professionally put together as it is, many of the ingredients may seem programmed to those who have seen some of the others.
05/21/03
Top CriticThe backgrounds are as richly textured and detailed as in any other Disney film.
01/01/00
Top CriticBy the end of The Black Cauldron I was remembering, with something of a shock of nostalgia, the strength and utter storytelling conviction of the early Disney animators. The Black Cauldron is a return to the tradition.
01/01/00
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