The Last Unicorn (1982)
Genre: Animation / Fantasy
Duration: 92 minuten
Alternative title: De Laatste Eenhoorn
Country:
United States / United Kingdom / Japan
Directed by: Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr.
Stars: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges and Mia Farrow
IMDb score:
7,3 (32.888)
Releasedate: 19 November 1982
The Last Unicorn plot
"There's magic in believing!"
The last unicorn on Earth sets out on a dangerous quest, hoping to discover what happened to his ilk. During his quest, he encounters a slew of strange characters, including the incompetent wizard Schmendrick and the evil King Haggard.
Actors and actresses
Unicorn / Amalthea (voice)
Schmendrick (voice)
Molly Grue (voice)
Prince Lir (voice)
King Haggard (voice)
Mommy Fortuna (voice)
The Butterfly (voice)
Captain Cully / Harpy (voice)
Mabruk (voice)
The Skull (voice)
Reviews & comments
Rouge
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- 81 messages
- 701 votes
I can still remember a few things very well from this film, but apart from those few scenes, nothing at all...
I remember a thrilling scene with the words ... the red bull came right after them...
So, not much else. Time to watch it again with my kids.
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Shadowed
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- 11421 messages
- 6719 votes
Mwa.
I'm obviously seeing a film like The Last Unicorn far too late. These kinds of films should probably benefit from a nostalgic edge, but this one completely passed me by. Despite this, I got the chance to see it and decided to watch it, especially since it has quite a reputation.
The animation has become quite dated and even somewhat strange. While there are often some interesting technical highlights, The Last Unicorn is essentially stagnant from start to finish. The lack of creative elements and stylistic exercises doom the film, making it never truly rewarding to watch.
A very competent voice cast here, giving each character a face. Not that they're all that well-developed, but the bond between the unicorn and the characters is palpable. The film certainly doesn't lack for cute moments, however clichéd they may be. That's just part of it, and the film manages to hold its own in that respect.
Other than that, it didn't make much of an impression and didn't leave much of an impression. Perhaps it all resonates more deeply if you saw it as a child, and I can certainly imagine that, but I'm not really surprised by it anymore. Because it's a cute and entertaining film, I'm giving it a 2.5* rating, but I didn't find it brilliant at all.
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clubsport
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- 3909 messages
- 7004 votes
It's something different from Disney, with a different stitching style, a fairytale atmosphere, but it's all a bit too childish, the animation is good enough but very simple, furthermore a somewhat vague story without much depth.
However, hand-drawn animation always adds atmosphere that is not possible with computer animation and CGI.
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