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Fantastic Planet is an animated epic that is by turns surreal and lovely, fantastic and graceful.
All Critics (27) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (3) | DVD (4)
The film has a flat quality that cannot entirely be overcome by the sensational animation and the obvious good intentions of its creators. Sep 9, 2008 | Full Review…
The film has a flat quality that cannot entirely be overcome by the sensational animation and the obvious good intentions of its creators.
Don Druker
Roland Topor's graphics create a world reminiscent of two of the greatest artists of the fantastic, Bosch and Odilon Redon. Jan 26, 2006 | Full Review…
Roland Topor's graphics create a world reminiscent of two of the greatest artists of the fantastic, Bosch and Odilon Redon.
For original, thoughtful, often strong (but tasteful) animation, I recommend Fantastic Planet for family viewing. May 9, 2005 | Rating: 3.5/5 | Full Review…
For original, thoughtful, often strong (but tasteful) animation, I recommend Fantastic Planet for family viewing.
Howard Thompson
It's not every fancifully encoded cautionary tale that can survive the demise of its historical villains, and it's not every stoner midnight movie that can stand a second viewing in the sober light of day. Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…
It's not every fancifully encoded cautionary tale that can survive the demise of its historical villains, and it's not every stoner midnight movie that can stand a second viewing in the sober light of day.
Gary Dauphin
There's surprising depth to the images given this style. Feb 6, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
There's surprising depth to the images given this style.
Rachel Wagner
an utterly unique film Jul 19, 2016 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
an utterly unique film
James Kendrick
There is a strange, dreamlike placidity that hangs - like a silent, terrifying fog - over René Laloux's 1973 animated sci-fi classic. Jun 20, 2016 | Full Review…
There is a strange, dreamlike placidity that hangs - like a silent, terrifying fog - over René Laloux's 1973 animated sci-fi classic.
Witney Seibold
A jarring examination of racism and intolerance. Jan 2, 2011 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
A jarring examination of racism and intolerance.
Paul Trandahl
Grotesque yet graceful, it's a hallucinatory vision quite unlike everything you've ever seen. Jul 5, 2010 | Full Review…
Grotesque yet graceful, it's a hallucinatory vision quite unlike everything you've ever seen.
Ian Berriman
A patchwork of cutouts from Soviet tech and science magazines pinned into druggy tableaux, with a genuine sense of placid terror to give teeth to its planar allegories Dec 17, 2009 | Full Review…
A patchwork of cutouts from Soviet tech and science magazines pinned into druggy tableaux, with a genuine sense of placid terror to give teeth to its planar allegories
Fernando F. Croce
Thirty-five years later, Rene Laloux's surreal animated film remains a singular psychedelic experience. Jan 9, 2009 | Full Review…
Thirty-five years later, Rene Laloux's surreal animated film remains a singular psychedelic experience.
Stan Hall
The film's images are phantasmagorical. Sep 9, 2008
The film's images are phantasmagorical.
Douglas Pratt
A silly and sterile animation that believes to be much smarter than it is (even the wordplays Oms and Terr are obvious), not to mention that it is visually and audibly dated (the music is awful) and constantly loses focus with too much unnecessary detailing about the wild life in Ygam.
Super Reviewer
The Terry Gilliam-esque animation is very trippy and goes along with the creepy surreal sci-fi settings nicely. The best part of the film is witnessing the creativity of the animators through the wacky unusual creatures and sci-fi aesthetics. One of my favorite moments was a scene where a weird bat-like creature attacks the human colony and the humans have to take it down. The film also has a tasty avant-garde soundtrack that adds to the surreal vibe of the film. This film was originally released on a double bill with 'Yellow Submarine', which was another counterculture film released under the guise of a children film. The plot boils down to a 'Planet of the Apes'-like story with a thinly-veiled Cold War undertone. While the animation steals the show, the story unfortunately never lives up to it's potential. The characters are simply boring, and the bland voice acting make the characters seem even more lifeless. Plus despite being an adult animated film, the plot ends up being simplistic-to-a-fault while the ending is a super-cliche "can't we all just get along" happy ending that seemed too good to be believable. The animation alone makes the film worth seeing but don't expect the narrative to blow your mind.
In the distant future, humanity has been captured by a race of giant blue aliens with mystical powers and removed to a planet where they are kept as pets; one man raised in captivity escapes to join the "wild Oms" and devises a plan for humanity to escape. The Salvador-Dali-meets-Terry-Gilliam-in-space animation and psychedelic soundtrack invite altered viewing, but this is more than JUST a trip; there's a strong sci-fi story here set in a beautifully realized alternate realty.
On a planet far far away, giants rule over the humanoids and keep them as pets, making them wear collars and staging fights between them for fun. When one of the giants takes in a particular human (known as om's), she brings him everywhere until one day, he runs away. He eventually finds the colony of his own race and they eventually come of with the plan of using their two rockets to try and reach a planet where they may be safe (the fantastic planet). This is one of the most bizarre films I have ever seen, and oddly one of the best films overall that I have ever seen. Made in 1973, it has creepy animation that will be easily acceptable once you realize what you are in for, the voice acting is very impressive, the story is very original, and the conclusion will leave you smiling, if you followed everything that happened. My only complaint is that, even though it is a cartoon, they really push the limits of their PG rating. This is one of the most unique films I have ever seen. "Fantastic Planet" is nothing short of fantastic!
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