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Fantasia 2000

  • 1999
  • G
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
43K
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Fantasia 2000 (1999)
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An update of the original film with new interpretations of great works of classical music.An update of the original film with new interpretations of great works of classical music.An update of the original film with new interpretations of great works of classical music.

  • Directors
    • James Algar
    • Gaëtan Brizzi
    • Paul Brizzi
  • Writers
    • Eric Goldberg
    • James Fujii
    • Joe Grant
  • Stars
    • James Levine
    • Steve Martin
    • Itzhak Perlman
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    43K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • James Algar
      • Gaëtan Brizzi
      • Paul Brizzi
    • Writers
      • Eric Goldberg
      • James Fujii
      • Joe Grant
    • Stars
      • James Levine
      • Steve Martin
      • Itzhak Perlman
    • 224User reviews
    • 137Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    James Levine
    • Self - Host (segment "Pomp and Circumstance"), Conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
    Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    • Self - Introductory Host
    Itzhak Perlman
    Itzhak Perlman
    • Self - Host (segment "Pines of Rome")
    Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones
    • Self - Host (segment "Rhapsody in Blue")
    Bette Midler
    Bette Midler
    • Self - Host (segment "Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102")
    James Earl Jones
    James Earl Jones
    • Self - Host (segment "Carnival of the Animals")
    Penn Jillette
    Penn Jillette
    • Self - Host (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
    • (as Penn)
    Teller
    Teller
    • Self - Host (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice")
    Wayne Allwine
    Wayne Allwine
    • Mickey Mouse (segment "Pomp and Circumstance")
    • (voice)
    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Self - Host (segment "Firebird Suite - 1919 Version")
    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    • Self - Co-Host (segment "Pomp and Circumstance")
    Tony Anselmo
    Tony Anselmo
    • Donald Duck (segment "Pomp and Circumstance")
    • (voice)
    Russi Taylor
    Russi Taylor
    • Daisy Duck (segment "Pomp and Circumstance")
    • (voice)
    Chicago Symphony Orchestra
    • Themselves
    • (as The Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
    Kathleen Battle
    • Self - Featured Soprano (segment "Pomp and Circumstance")
    • (singing voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Gaëtan Brizzi
    Gaëtan Brizzi
    • Self - Animator
    • (uncredited)
    Paul Brizzi
    • Self - Animator
    • (uncredited)
    Yefim Bronfman
    • Self - Pianist (segment "Piano Concerto No. 2, Allegro, Opus 102")
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • James Algar
      • Gaëtan Brizzi
      • Paul Brizzi
    • Writers
      • Eric Goldberg
      • James Fujii
      • Joe Grant
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    9Robin-58

    An Almost Flawless Masterpiece

    Although I was aware of the original plan to renew the Fantasia concept every so often, and that it was visualised as an ongoing project, I felt that going back after 60 years was too much, and that the original classic should be left alone. However, my initial scepticism was dispelled within seconds of the opening sequence. What we have here is a lush, vibrant fusion of animation and music, each fully complimenting the other to perfection. It's hard to pick a favorite sequence, but if really pressed, for personal taste alone, it would be the awesome sequence with the whales. Mickey's Sorcerer's Apprentice sequence is the only carry over from the original, and a worthy match for it in the 2000 lineup is the Donald "Noah".

    The only criticism I have of the film is the bridging sequences, featuring Steve Martin, Penn & Teller, Bette Midler and others. I would have preferred that they stuck to one presenter, preferably James Earl Jones or Angela Landsbury. They seemed to take the material and the project far more seriously than Martin and Penn & Teller who's humor detracted from the dignity of the movie as a whole.
    9frigmeat

    Gorgeous!

    I can't stop watching it!!! Four of the seven new segments in this film are alone well worth the admission. Roy Disney Jr. sets the stage for a remarkable departure from the usual animated dreck that Disney has been bogged down by for the last half-decade (Toy Story aside). Disney have hereby restored my faith in them as leading the pack in animated cinema. I want more!!

    "Pines of Rome", a marvelous piece set to the "story" of whales leaving the water and eventually the planet, is worth viewing several times for it's symbolism and exquisite look. "Rhapsody in Blue", by Gershwin, is given perfect treatment by a day in the life of New York City. The pace is quick and manages to give each character studied enough depth to make a very satisfying and touching ending. "Pomp and Circumstance", the graduation standard, is humorous and sweet. Creating a love story involving Donald and Daisy Duck into the story of Noah's Ark worked surprisingly well. "Firebird Suite"- WOW. This is the most incredible segment of the film. It's a PERFECT marriage of music and animation and MUST be played loud. Very emotional and powerful indeed.

    I had to post another comment because I can't stress enough that it's a worthy successor to the original Fantasia, and Walt would be proud.
    6Gunnar_Runar_Ingibjargarson

    Good!

    More ambitious in scope than any of its other animated films (before or to come), Disney's 1940 Fantasia was a dizzying, magical, and highly enjoyable marriage of classical music and animated images. Fantasia 2000 features some breathtaking animation and storytelling, and in a few spots soars to wonderful high points, but it still more often than not has the feel of walking in its predecessor's footsteps as opposed to creating its own path. A family of whales swimming and soaring to Respighi's The Pines of Rome is magical to watch, but ends all too soon; a forest sprite's dance of life, death, and rebirth to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring too clearly echoes the original Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria sequence. But when it's on target, Fantasia 2000 is glorious enough to make you giddy. Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a perfect narrative set to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Donald Duck's guest appearance as the assistant to Noah (of ark fame) set to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches is a welcome companion piece (though not an equal) to The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the one original Fantasia piece included here. The high point of Fantasia 2000, though, is a fantastic day-in-the-life sequence of 1930s New York City set to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and animated in the style of cartoonist Al Hirschfeld; it's a perfect melding of music, story, and animation. Let's hope future Fantasias (reportedly in the works) take a cue from the best of this compilation. The music is provided by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Levine, interspersed with negligible intros by Steve Martin, Bette Midler, Itzhak Perlman, James Earl Jones, and others.
    8claudio_carvalho

    Beautiful Sequel of a Classic Animation

    "Fantasia 2000" is a beautiful sequel of the classic animation "Fantasia" (1940). The conductor is James Levine and each segment is introduced by the actor Steve Martin, the violinist Itzhak Perlman, the actress Bette Midler, the entertainer Penn & Teller, the actor James Earl Jones, the conductor Quincy Jones and the actress Angela Lansbury. The audio is in DTS and THX and the program is the following:

    (1) Symphony No. 5 in C minor-I. Allegro con brio, by Ludwig van Beethoven.

    (2) Pines of Rome, by Ottorino Respighi.

    (3) Rhapsody in Blue, by George Gershwin.

    (4) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Major-I. Allegro, by Dmitri Shostakovich.

    (5) The Carnival of the Animals, Finale, by Camille Saint-Saëns.

    (6) The Sorcerer's Apprentice, by Paul Dukas.

    (7) Pomp and Circumstance – Marches 1, 2, 3 and 4, by Edward Elgar.

    (8) Firebird Suite – 1919 Version, by Igor Stravinsky.

    My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "Fantasia 2000"
    9zetes

    pure beauty

    Fantasia 2000 has really been screwed over since it was released in January of the year 2000. I was lucky enough to see it on the IMAX screen. I liked it quite a bit then, but never thought about it much. but for some reason, when it was announced that it would be released on DVD, my interest sparked again, and I got it. now, watching it for the second time, i realize just how amazing it was. it is by far one of the most interesting disney projects ever, probably the best and most unique since the original Fantasia. i will go over and rate and criticize each segment now:

    1. "Symphony #5" - the battle between good and evil with colorful abstract triangles, unmistakably based on butterflies, being attacked by black triangles in an ethereal setting. this segment did not impress me at all when i originally saw the film, but seeing it again, i am able to appreciate the pastel artistry (the DVD provides a lot of insight on to how difficult it was to create this segment). the segment as a whole may be one of the weakest, but it is very beautiful. possibly the greatness and familiarity of the music diminishes the segment's overall power. it is possibly the single most famous piece of music ever written. 8/10

    2. "Pines of Rome" - a family of whales fly around in the air. i actually disliked this segment when i first saw the film last january. personally, computer animation used in an animated film always made me cringe. watching it again, i now love the way the cgi whales move and look against the cell animated backgrounds. now i feel that this is maybe the best segment of the film. the music is the best of all. i had never heard it before. the story is also probably the best of them all. it turns out to be one of the most beautiful and miraculous pieces of animation ever created. 10/10

    3. "Rhapsody in Blue" - several stories of unhappy people are told and intersect in New York City. First off, this is a great piece of music and one of the most unique pieces of animation i have seen. Disney here forgot its attempts at realism and just went for charicatures. it is incredible to see animators create a microcosm of a Robert Altman film as a silent film. This was one of my favorites the first time i saw the film, and it remains so now. 10/10

    4. "Piano Concerto #2, Allegro, Opus 102" (The Steadfast Tin Soldier) - again, when i first saw the film, I was annoyed at their use of computer animation. now, i see how wonderful this segment really is and how the computer animation works within the beautiful cell animation. the characters in this segment are beautifully made. the tin soldier himself isn't all that impressive, but the ballerina and the jack-in-the-box are amazing creations, among the most effective characters disney has ever created. I love the music in this one, too. i had never heard it before. the only thing i can fault this film for is that the animators changed the ending from a sad or bittersweet ending to a happy one. they claim that the music made them change it, because the music was more upbeat when it ended. this is true, but i also think that they would never have been allowed to end it sadly even if the music had ended so. Disney does not want to depress anyone, and they would slap a happy ending on it no matter what. but, with the music as an excuse, i can accept the ending of the film. 10/10

    5. "Carnival of the Animals, Finale" - my least favorite segment, when i first saw it and now. it is only about 3 minutes long, and i'm glad for that. i do like it a bit more now, the art, watercolor, anyway. the story is very formulaic, and it follows the annoying tradition of silly disney animal characters like Timon and Pumbaa and Sebastion the crab and so many others. The segment is merely okay, and its shortness provides those children who are bored (the movie wasn't made for them in the first place) to be entertained a little more. 7/10

    6. "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" - Who can argue? it is a classic. maybe it shows a little laziness in the filmmakers, to just slap this onto a 65 minute film to pad it to 70 minutes, but who cares. it is wonderful. If you get the DVD, make sure to listen to Mickey Mouse's commetary about this segment. it is awesome. 10/10

    7. "Pomp and Circumstance" - this may be the most famous of the pieces of music, only competing with Symphony #5, because of its association with graduation. It works surprisingly well with the story of Donald as Noah's assistant who can never find his wife Daisy on the arc and thinks she was left out. Even though they don't acknowledge it anywhere on the DVD, this is obviously based on Buster Keaton's The Naviagator, a silent comedy. This segment ends up being very funny, almost as good as The Sorcerer's Apprentice, and even touching. It is very worthy, even though i know most people blew it off. 10/10

    8. "Firebird Suite - 1919" - probably the best of the bunch, and the best film to end on. the order of the segments is actually quite well planned out, spacing them out interspersing beauty and whimsy quite well so as to never cross over emotions between two segments. each starts afresh. The Firebird Suite is the story of death and rebirth in nature, with a sprite helping nature to bloom after the winter. she awakes the firebird, a volcano, which destroys all that she has created. at the end, after being destroyed, a majestic elk revives the sprite and she revives nature. the only fault i could think of, and it does harm the film for a few people, is the tremendous similarities between it and Mononoke Hime, Princess Mononoke, which disney distributed last year. I have heard this segment called a rip-off of that film, but, with the tremendously long amount of time it takes to produce an animated piece, i will guarantee that The Firebird Suite was in developement over a year before Mononoke was released. Death and rebirth is such a common theme, it is universal. It is done as well here as it is in Mononoke Hime. 10/10

    The interstitials - this is surely the worst part of the film, and it completely diminishes the film's value. We do not need famous people telling us that it is okay to listen to classical music. This is an insult to our intelligence. buy the DVD, and fast-forward over these chapters. 5/10.

    Overall, 9/10, one of the best films of 2000, one of the most miraculous animated films ever made. It was not well received by critics or audiences, and i think this was a huge mistake. remember, the first fantasia bombed, too. maybe someday in the future, when the minds of Americans become more intelligent and complex again, Fantasia 2000 will get its due.

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    • Trivia
      The Broadway ending sequence of "Rhapsody in Blue" contained so many different colors (over 200) that the CAPS system had trouble rendering it, causing delays in the production of Tarzan (1999).
    • Goofs
      In "Rhapsody in Blue", a sign inside Monica's cafe reads "2 EGGS ANY STYLE 25c". A sign outside the cafe reads "2 EGGS 10c".
    • Quotes

      James Earl Jones: [introducing the Carnival of the Animals] These drawing boards have been the birthplace of some of the most beloved animal characters of all time. So it's no surprise that they choose for our next segment, "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Here the sensitive strains of impressionistic music combine with the subtle artistry of the animator to finally answer that age old question: "What is man's relationship to nature?"

      [is handed a piece of paper]

      James Earl Jones: Oh, sorry... That age old question: "What would happen if you gave a yo-yo to a flock of flamingos?"

      [turns to look off-camera]

      James Earl Jones: Who wrote this?

    • Crazy credits
      Right after the final credits, you hear Steve Martin's voice, wondering out loud if he's still on camera, then realizes it's the end of the movie. He then asks the audience, 'Can I have a ride home?'
    • Alternate versions
      The Rat Scene from Piano Concerto No.2
    • Connections
      Edited from Fantasia (1940)
    • Soundtracks
      Symphony No. 5
      Written by Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performed by James Levine and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

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    • Release date
      • June 16, 2000 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fantasia/2000
    • Filming locations
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation - 500 S. Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USA(Walt Disney's house)
    • Production companies
      • Walt Disney Pictures
      • Walt Disney Animation Studios
      • Walt Disney Feature Animation
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    • Budget
      • $80,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,655,420
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $2,290,525
      • Jan 2, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $90,874,570
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • IMAX 6-Track

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