Journey to a place where nothing is as it appears!
A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, and by far most crucial, mission.
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- r96skon TMDB · Jul 20248/10
Really, really good! I knew nothing about <em>'Strange World'</em> pre-watch, having only very briefly seen the poster(s) a few times online. The quick look I had at the character design from said poster(s) and the fact that I hadn't heard this talked about anywhere meant my expectactions were quite low. Happily, however, what I saw across the 102 minute run time pleased me. I do think the characters and voice cast could've been improved, but both of those departments are still good. I wasn't immediately keen on the animation style, though honestly I very quickly warmed to it; the world comes alive nicely. The story kept me interested from beginning to end, all that is portrayed is enjoyable. It obviously could've been greater, yet I still had fun with this. I felt way too much sorrow for Splat in that burn scene btw, it's always impressive how they can make you care for such side characters. Sorry to the little blue fella, <a href="https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Morph?file=Treasure-planet-disneyscreencaps.com-2618.jpg" rel="nofollow">Morph</a> is still my guy though.
Read the whole review on TMDB - Nathanon TMDB · Jan 20237/10
Strange World had the potential to be another Disney classic, but unfortunately, some problems limited my total enjoyment. From the get-go, I need to mention that the animation is breathtaking, and is probably the best Disney has done so far. The animators got to flex their muscles with the fantastic worlds and interesting creatures. It is so flush with color and energy; it was extremely pleasant on the eyes from start to finish. The overarching story was fun, and I enjoyed the premise of discovering a technology that is simultaneously progressing your civilization while also destroying it. It has a great message of preserving the world, even though it is extremely heavy-handed at times. The action was great, the exploration was mesmerizing, and the diversity of the world was superb. At a macro level, this movie worked for me in almost every way. The main issues I had with this film were the characters. Individually they are all interesting and unique, even though some of them are major caricatures. But the connections between them are all over the place. A lot of the motivations the characters have are inorganic and feel forced to push the narrative of parent vs child throughout g
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Nov 20226/10
The last fifteen minutes or so do redeem this to a certain extent, but otherwise it is a curiously disjointed story that seems drawn from "Island at the Top of the World" (1974) with bits of "Journey to the Centre of the Earth" (1959) and "The Lost World" (1960) thrown in for good measure. We start with the legendary explorer "Jaeger Clade" who is determined to find a way past the enclosing mountain peaks of their community. Like many a father, he drags along his unwilling son and when things come to an head, he proceeds alone leaving the younger man "Searcher" with his newly discovered crop of radioactive Brussels sprouts. Twenty-five years pass, and he has now grown up and successfully developed a farm of these particularly useful vegetables. He even has his own statue! Suddenly, though, the plants start to die and it falls to him and his own young son "Ethan" to embark on a perilous mission to the heart of the plant's root system and save it before it dies. These escapades are nicely and creatively animated with some fun to be had along the way, but there is simply too much sentiment, familial discord and cheesy dialogue to sustain this - as well as a dog that really annoys afte
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Cast
- Jake GyllenhaalSearcher Clade (voice)
- Dennis QuaidJaeger Clade (voice)
- Jaboukie Young-WhiteEthan Clade (voice)
- Gabrielle UnionMeridian Clade (voice)
- Lucy LiuCallisto Mal (voice)
- Alan TudykNarrator / Radio Host 1 / Duffle (voice)
- Jonathan MeloDiazo (voice)
- Abraham BenrubiLonnie Redshirt (voice)
- Karan SoniCaspian (voice)
- Adelina AnthonyPulk (voice)
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- Don HallDirector
- Qui NguyenScreenplay
- Henry JackmanOriginal Music Composer
- Roy ConliProducer
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