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VHS : The Thief and the Cobbler
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List Price: $9.99Price: $7.94 You Save: $2.05 (21%)Prices subject to change.
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304291351
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304291353
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Release Date: February 18, 1997
Running Time: 72 minutes
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: August 25, 1995
Sales Rank: 13881
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Description:
Behold this critically acclaimed feature-length fantasy created, written, and directed by Richard Williams, the three-time Academy Award(R)-winning animator. Almost 30 years in the making, it incorporates extraordinary M.C. Escher-like backgrounds with classic two-and-a-half-dimension hand-painted animation. In the ancient city of Baghdad, magically protected by three Golden Balls, a timid shoemaker named Tack falls for the lovely, adventure-loving Princess Yumyum. When a bumbling thief manages to steal the enchanted orbs, they fall into the hands of the wicked wizard Zigzag. Tack and the Princess must recover the magic balls, defeat the evil Zigzag, and save their beloved city from destruction! Feast your eyes and ears on this exotic mosaic of exquisite color, hilarious comedy, enchanting music, and all-star voices. The magic of THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER will steal your heart and the hearts of your entire family!
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Directed by Oscar-winning animator Richard Williams (Who Framed Roger Rabbit), The Thief and the Cobbler began production in 1968, so it actually predates 1992's Aladdin. Also known as The Princess and the Cobbler and Arabian Knight, Fred Calvert completed the film after Williams lost the rights to his dream project. Narrated by Matthew Broderick (replacing Sean Connery) as Tack the Cobbler, the CinemaScope-shot story takes place in ancient Baghdad. When Tack upsets Zigzag the Vizier (Vincent Price), the wizard drags him off to the royal castle, where Princess Yum Yum (Jennifer Beals) falls for the bashful boy and saves him from execution. Unfortunately, Zigzag plans to marry the princess in order to succeed her father, King Nod (Clive Revill). The Thief (Jonathan Winters), meanwhile, is more interested in gold than love and takes off with the protective orbs topping the palace. Together Tack and Yum Yum attempt to retrieve them in order to prevent Zigzag and the One-Eye army from conquering the city. Despite the fanciful hand-drawn animation, which borders on Yellow Submarine-style surrealism--a film with which Williams was involved--the finished full-screen product represents a compromised version of his original widescreen concept. The added dialogue and songs, which have a generic bent, make for an awkward fit with Williams' more distinctive work. Rife with intricate patterns and M.C. Escher-like optical effects, his intended audience was adults rather than kids. Still, The Thief and the Cobbler is a must-see for the inventive material that remains. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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My son loves this movie, remembered it from 9 years ago and was so happy to finally find it again. He has probably watched it 30 + times already.
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Honestly people, at least half of these reviews are negative only because this cartoon is being shown as a -cartoon-. My brother and I grew up on this movie, we both adore it. "Woman with a baby!" *CLANG* "Hmmm... babies don't go clang." Imminently quotable, always good for a laugh and heck, it's a kids cartoon with some of the very first "grown-up" jokes in it. "Just like Les Mis" being my favorite. This is a great movie for young and old alike, and full of interesting conversation and optical ... Read More
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Just as wonderful as I remebered. The colors are spectacular (would be even better in HD), cute songs and the thief is hilarious!
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When I was studying animation at college, we had the honor of Don Bluth coming to speak after a showing of "The Secret of NIMH". One of the things he said was that the problem with modern animated films is that instead of writing a good story there is more effort on making corny jokes or pop-culture references every second, thereby turning the movie into an hour-and-a-half sitcom. This quote perfectly came to mind as I watched this, the "official" release of Richard Williams' life work.
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This movie gets funnier every time I watch it. There are many "one liners" that have become standard in our household. The thief is so well done!
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304291351
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6304291353
Label: Miramax
Manufacturer: Miramax
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Miramax
Release Date: February 18, 1997
Running Time: 72 minutes
Studio: Miramax
Theatrical Release Date: August 25, 1995
Sales Rank: 13881
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