TREASURE PLANET (Theatrical Release USA 2002)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 3.5|5.0 Starsììì

Treasure Planet lost $31,000,000 at the box office. Why? The concept is good. The movie is a take-off from the Robert Louis Stevenson story, Treasure Island, except it is set in galactic space rather than planet Earth. In addition, it’s a Disney creation and used the very accomplished team of Musker and Clements to produce and direct it. The movie has everything going for it. The voice choices are excellent: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, David Hyde Pierce, Martin Short, and Emma Thompson. Don’t miss this film. It does not play down to the child or adult audience and completely entertains.

Film Poster Courtesy of Wikipedia

Storyline

It’s a futuristic update of Treasure Island with Jim Hawkings (voice of Joseph Gordon-Levitt) on the voyage of a lifetime.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Ron Clements and John Musker for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive Producers for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Mr. Arrow (voice of Roscoe Lee Browne), Onus (voice of Corey Burton), Morph (voice of Dane A. Davis), Narrator (voice of Tony Jay), Young Jim (voice of Austin Majors), Billy Bones (voice of Patrick McGoohan), Hands (voice of Michael McShane).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. This is a ‘do not miss’ piece of animated entertainment. It is very well done.

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