A Disney, superstellar take on the classic pirate treasure movie, my 4 and 7 year old both loved this action packed fun adventure.

Underrated movie from the era where traditional animation first blended with CGI.The technical qualities of the computer generated graphics show some age when viewed today, but still the movie has managed to age quite well thanks to memorable characters, solid traditional animation and beautiful backgrounds.The sci-fi adaptation of the classic Treasure Island novel works well without falling prey to too many genre clichés.Recommended.

Treasure Planet (2002) was one of those turn of the century hand drawn Disney movies that were released just after the computer animated boom. Along with Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) and Brother Bear (2003), Treasure Planet was one of the nails in the coffin of traditional animation due to its poor box-office returns. Now does that mean that the movie is bad? No, but its not great either.The story begins with young Jim Hawkins (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as a boy reading the legend of Captain Flint and his infamous band of pirates. Years later the boy turns into a rebellious young trouble maker desperate for adventure. How can you tell he's rebellious? He has a rat tail in the future! After coming across a map to the legendary treasure planet, he and a family friend commission a ship from Captain Amelia (Emma Thompson) and her first mate Mr. Arrow (Roscoe Lee Browne). Things however aren't what they seem aboard the ship as the crew led by John Silver (Brian Murray) are actually pirates in hiding.Like a massive man-o-war in a modern harbor, the film is impressive to look at but listless and mostly for show. The visuals are the only thing that gets the star treatment while the script itself is lacking anything that isn't dated Disney fair or clunky exposition. There also seems to be a problem with general writing mechanics. When Jim tells his mother that he wants to go on his grand adventure she doesn't seem that adamantly against it. When the Dr. Doppler character (David Hyde Pierce) seems distracted by Captain Amelia we get nothing to show a growing romantic relationship. When the film should emotionally invest in the characters of Jim and Silver, we instead get montage. In other words this movie has a hard time getting from point A to point B.Still It's not like Treasure Planet was a failure of epic proportions. Say what you will about Disney, if this is the worst it can get than I'm actually impressed.

Treasure Planet is so underrated and I honestly cannot believe it because it's so entertaining and fun for the entire family to sit down and watch! The lines of dialogue between characters here is so intelligent and funny. The special effects and the animation is wonderfully made. The voice actors were cast very well too, especially Emma Thompson, she did especially well! This movie's plot is well constructed and well executed. I was thoroughly impressed with this 2002 Disney film, and I truly believe you will be impressed as well. Treasure Planet is one of my favorite animated movies, it has some very heart warming and touching moments too. 8/10 for Disney's Treasure Planet (2002)