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Title: The Black Cauldron (1985)
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Grant Bardsley | ... | Taran (voice) |
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Susan Sheridan | ... | Eilonwy (voice) |
| Freddie Jones | ... | Dallben (voice) | |
| Nigel Hawthorne | ... | Fflewddur Fflam (voice) | |
| Arthur Malet | ... | King Eidilleg (voice) | |
| John Byner | ... | Gurgi / Doli (voice) | |
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Lindsay Rich | ... | Fairfolk (voice) |
| Brandon Call | ... | Fairfolk (voice) | |
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Gregory Levinson | ... | Fairfolk (voice) |
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Eda Reiss Merin | ... | Orddu (voice) |
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Adele Malis-Morey | ... | Orwen (voice) |
| Billie Hayes | ... | Orgoch (voice) | |
| Phil Fondacaro | ... | Creeper / Henchman (voice) | |
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Peter Renaday | ... | Henchman (voice) |
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James Almanzar | ... | Henchman (voice) |
Centuries ago, in the land of Prydain, a young man named Taran is given the task of protecting Hen Wen, a magical oracular pig, who knows the location of the mystical black cauldron. This is not an easy task, for The Evil Horned King will stop at nothing to get the cauldron. Written by Kelly
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Lately, Disney had seemed to take a bit of a plunge in its quality of its movies. (I'm not too fond of movies like Lion King or Little Mermaid, well until the Toy Story series, but that's another story.) I first heard of the Black Cauldron when my younger brother got this on a book and tape, and I found that I loved the story so much, I memorized the book and sometimes snagged it. When I heard it was coming out on video, I got really excited.
The Black Cauldron does have a deliciously "dark" theme to it, which makes it so much better than a normal Disney "light and happy" film, and the cast of characters is much better than usual. I especially like the Horned King, with his weird, Grim-Weeper sort of look. The story is of Taran, a young pigkeeper, who dreams of being Prydain's finest warrior. His pig, Hen Wen, has an ability to create visions, which is probably where the trouble starts.
The Horned King learns of Hen Wen's ability, and longs to use her to find the Black Cauldron. The Black Cauldron is an evil weapon made when "a wicked king so cruel and so evil that no prison could hold him, was thrown alive into a crucible of molten iron." The Black Cauldron can enable any man the power to rule the world--or destroy it. Go figure. No wonder it's so sought after.
I love the animation. I espescially love most of the scenes that show the Horned King's castle. They look so real, that you can't help believing it really exists. (Well, you probably know better, but hey.) And the scenes were the Horned King is working the Cauldron's magic is always worth a view. I also like many of the lines, like the Horned King's sarcasm. ("My, such a brave and handsome crew: a pigboy, a scullery maid, and a broken down minstrel.") One other bonus is none of those annoying, stupid songs that Disney has invented over the past ten years (With the exception of "Nightmare Before Christmas," which had some pretty cool hits.)
This movie is definately one of Disney's finest. Disney needs to do more films like this. I've heard that Tim Burton has helped animate this. I'm not really surprised. The movie has a touch of that "Nightmare" air to it, from the gothic scenes to the characters, which are just a tiny bit twisted. There is this one scene at the end where the Horned King actually looks a lot like Jack Skellington. (The Horned King is looking over a balcony, and for one brief second, you'll see the connection between the two characters.) I give this a perfect 10/10.