It may have cost five times the amount of any other Disney film in the preceding two decades, but by God that money ended up on screen.
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11/22/09
The Black Cauldron (1985)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:15
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Ambitious but flawed, The Black Cauldron is technically brilliant as usual, but lacks the compelling characters of other Disney animated classics.
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
Reviews for The Black Cauldron
A glorious return to the days at Disney when animation was full and detail was everything.
11/04/09
Top CriticPossibly not the worst animated feature the House Of Mouse has produced, but certainly stumbling around the darker recesses of the Disney vault.
11/04/09
Top CriticThe 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.
02/05/09
Top CriticIt's quite good, though by the impossible standards the film sets for itself it inevitably falls short.
09/05/08
As usual it is technically excellent, but the charm, characterisation and sheer good humour that made features like Pinocchio and Jungle Book so enjoyable are sadly absent.
02/09/06
Top CriticNo review available.
08/11/05
Middle road Disney animation, unmemorable.
01/02/05
No review available.
01/02/05
No review available.
11/02/04
No review available.
09/02/04
No review available.
03/12/04
John Hurt's gravelly voice of the Horned King steals the show.
02/10/04
No review available.
07/29/03
This 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 CriticNo review available.
02/03/03
No review available.
11/12/02
[The Black Cauldron is] too dark and scary for younger children, and it's too silly and childish for older viewers to embrace.
09/26/02
A mite disappointing, but certainly watchable enough.
07/25/02
THE BLACK CAULDRON hitches up its pants, says good-bye to Mom at the door, but then decides to go no further than the front yard
08/15/01
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