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A friendly troll with a magic green thumb grows one flower too many for the queen, whose laws require all trolls to act meanly... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Credited cast) | Dom DeLuise | ... | Stanley (voice) |
 | Phillip Glasser | ... | Gus (voice) |
| Tawny Sunshine Glover | ... | Rosie (voice) |
 | Cloris Leachman | ... | Queen Gnorga (voice) |
| Hayley Mills | ... | Hilary (voice) |
 | Jonathan Pryce | ... | Alan (voice) |
| Charles Nelson Reilly | ... | King Llort (voice) |
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A Troll in New York (USA) (working title)Stanley's Magic Garden (International: English title)
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A Troll in Central Park is not a terrible film. It's just extremely sweet and innocent and this world isn't ready for it. Anyone over six years of age will be embarrassed to watch this - even alone - but that's more of a societal problem. But there are definitely reasons to see this. The animation is amazing, particularly with the children. It's realistic but somehow completely believable in an animated world. And their movements are so fluid and realistic. You can tell every action was acted out and studied meticulously. I really wish this was done more often. The environments also look amazing, especially when the human world comes into play. As for the cute or humorous sidekicks, that's another story entirely. It's probably just a personal bias, but I hate the way Don Bluth designs his more cartoon-y characters. Their personalities aren't any better, ranging from "cute" to marshmallow-peep-flavored-vomit "cute".
Anyone who loved The Secret of NIMH will be shocked to see this film. I mean, how can the same guy who made a progressive, dark and outstanding film be responsible for this? The story is very fairy-tale esquire, like a children's storybook come to life. The villains are more humorous than threatening, the characters spontaneously break into song and dance and everything is whitewashed with cuteness. This is the result of Don Bluth finally giving in to the pressures of Disney, trying to replicate their formula, losing his identity in the process and ultimately falling flat. Luckily, Anastasia would be a healthy step up. But for fans of Bluth's one-hit wonder, it's kind of depressing.