The Book Was Better: The Black Cauldron Review

[@Falxifer95]

Out of all the remakes that Disney is cranking out they're just sitting over a Black Cauldron remake or a complete adaptation of the Prydain Chronicles which are a literal gold mine for Disney.

[@supermariof0521]

TheSlayFer Ch. T. Exactly. Why not remake stuff like "Atlantis: TLE", The Sword in the Stone" and "Treasure Planet". BUT NO!! Instead they are tarnishing the names of their animated movies that still have decades worth of staying power.

[@josh420masterB]

They did just renew their copyrights to The Chronicals of Prydane within the last year, I wouldn't be surprised if they attempted to get a franchise going with that; especially since Netflix is planning to purchase the rights to Chronicals of Narnia from them.

[@lunabearsong2043]

@@supermariof0521 but Treasure Planet is GORGEOUS! And a fantastical, amazing adventure/fantasy movie.

[@supermariof0521]

@@lunabearsong2043 Too bad Disney didn't give two fucks when it came out. :(

[@lunabearsong2043]

@@supermariof0521 true. It could have been a beautiful world.

[@forestgrump4723]

I feel like they started it as an adults animated film then some high up exec was like "S'cuse me? This is disney, we make children's films! Drop at least a third of the violence, bland out the characters so they can be self inserts and for gods sakes throw in SOMETHING that's fluffy and cute!" So they had to struggle with kiddifying it while still trying to capture a more adult tone.... which in the end just made it appeal to neither audience until nostalgia glasses caught it. Everything looks better through nostalgia glasses.

[@forestgrump4723]

As for me, I just really like Henwen, she is just the cutest thing. And now that you've made her into a stoner pig she's even better. God I love Henwen,

[@Foustdoodles98]

@@forestgrump4723 I actually like this film. I think it's pretty cool, yes it's not very good but I'm willing to over look that. And just enjoy for what it is.

[@gracekim1998]

Forest Grump I just realised something. Isn’t the pig cute enough?😅

[@gracekim1998]

woooudo huh?

[@ilopominecrafter]

Forest Grump na, problem is it was probably a kid’s film until they saw bluth releasing his string of films that were dark yet for kids and thus tried to emulate that while forgettin how the dark aspects worked

[@kittygrimm7301]

I gotta say, I do adore the idea of a fairy who's not some pretty little lady, but a grumpy old man.

[@gantzllat]

there are fairies said to have been so ugly, they would warn you before presenting themselves.

[@erainmartinez8175]

Can I say the cat in the begging is adorable?

[@malcolmjoseph2580]

i guess I'm pretty off topic but do anybody know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

[@mercedeswalt6621]

Yeah, that was pretty cool.

[@cartooncritique6625]

Old Fairy: "Ya Damn Mortals! Get the f**k off my grass!" 😂

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

Maybe I just like dark stuff, but I didn't think the movie was that scary. I thought the darker imagery was kind of a refreshing change of pace for Disney. It also felt like Disney's first attempt at high fantasy, which was cool! Too bad it didn't do well.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Or disney’s attempt to one up don bluth, who actually also had to cut stuff out of land before time because of how dark he was goin

[@TheEtherny]

Someone missed Hunchback, a story about a merciless man killing a whole minority just because he couldn't hook up with an exotic dancer...Oh, also, he was about to kill a baby right after killing his mother but decided not to and kept him as his servant telling him he was a monster. Disney had some serious tone issues back then and I loved it! Would love to see your take on it since the book was indeed better in regards of tone.

[@josh420masterB]

As dark as The Hunchback was, it was still dialed down from its source material.

[@LucyLioness100]

That book is far more messed up than Disney’s adaptation. Still major credit that Hunchback was even made into a Disney feature; while they toned down the grimmer elements, they did write one of the darkest villain songs

[@lucyglasspool9273]

@@LucyLioness100 Lowkey one of my favourite Disney songs! So creepy.

[@AnInkStick]

@@josh420masterB BIG TIME.

[@whoisyouranime]

I have a soft spot for Disney's Black Cauldron but I can understands people's dislike for it. I've always wanted to read the books the movie was adapted from.

[@Rikrobat]

I honestly would like Black Cauldron much more if Gerky (or whatever) wasn't a part of it. Every time I try the movie again, I end up so frustrated by that one element.

[@sewcat6486]

TheHardMode it’s really good

[@chadschmaltz9790]

Definitely give it a shot. After visiting Wales, I have a whole new appreciation for them.

[@bubblegumcrisis747]

You should read them. They're short, and can be read in a weekend.

[@CeltycSparrow]

The hilarious irony is, the Black Cauldron was one of the last animated movies Disney made (the last two being the Great Mouse Detective and Oliver & Company....both INFINITELY superior to this abomination) before Disney would create their Renaissance series....which would later be known as the crown jewels of Disney animation. And why does....Gergy, is it?....sound like a squeaky version of Gollum?

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

Gurgi was basically sword and sorcery Chewbacca in the books.

[@amberrizzi1207]

Just one question: WHERE THE HELL IS ELIDYR? He was a major source of conflict for Taran in the book and made Taran's decision to give up the cauldron toward the end absolutely crushing. Just adding him in alone would have significantly improved Taran's personal growth in this movie.

[@chadschmaltz9790]

When I read the book years after seeing the movie, I wondered the same thing. I don't really understand the reason for excluding Elidyr from the movie.

[@Oceanblue_Art_]

Yes! The Prydain Chronicles were my favorite books when I was a kid and I'm so happy to see someone else appreciate them!

[@howdyhowdyhelga]

I actually really enjoyed The Black Cauldron film growing up. It was kind of my first tiptoe into high fantasy and I went straight from Black Cauldron to Lord of the Rings.

[@gamewizardthesecond]

I remember watching it in kindergarten, so same tbh

[@TheGamersShade]

It's back!!!!, oh glorious day callooh callay.

[@albertschoise8091]

The Gamer's Shade STAY KLINGON!!

[@alen7480]

I urge you to read the rest of the books. They only improve until the end. One of my favorite books, I would often buy them because I would lend out the whole series and never get them back. I didn't care, the books will always have a place in my heart.

[@maskhyruken5965]

16:18 do you see it witch? This Sword of mine Glows with an awesome power! It's deafening Ring tells me to defeat your pottery!

[@Plaugue1122]

Hehehe I understood that reference

[@blueteller]

I never thought the movie was that bad... I just considered it bad for Disney standards - since Disney animation is my favorite and all. I never read any of the books so I lack the "fan rage" comparing it to the source material. But I admit, it is a little... bland. If it wasn't for the animation - which is pretty neat honestly - I'd have never thought it was a Disney movie, just some smaller company.

[@chadschmaltz9790]

I didn't read the book until years later when I was in high school. After reading "The Book of Three" and "The Black Cauldron" I understood why the books were better but I didn't necessarily hate the movie as a result.

[@ilopominecrafter]

BlueTeller i think the movie was made the way it was just to try to upstage don bluth (the guy who made a terrifying trex that i say is scariest one i have seen, period.) and his team.

[@littlepunktheone]

This book series wasn't so popular in Belgium. The reason why I came to know it is because, lords of the rings is for the most part based on Anglo saxon mythologie, and since a lot of fantasy books are based on the lords of the rings, a lot of fantasy books on Anglo saxon mythology. The chonicles of pyrdain are based on Welsh mythology, which because it was something different then what i was used to, got me interessted.

[@BluePenguin200]

Pieter Van Keymeulen why would the Anglo-Saxon influence not make it popular? I don’t intend to sound ignorant or anything, I’m just curious as to why that would be (a historical reason perhaps?). Or was because it was welsh inspired it wasn’t as appealing to the wider demographic?

[@jenniferschillig3768]

A thought on Taran: I realize that Disney may have been trying to create a flawed hero who makes mistakes and misjudgments, and grows beyond them. That's what makes a well-rounded character. But they undercut themselves by making Taran such a whiner from the get-go--we need to WANT to see him achieve his goals, instead of rolling our eyes and muttering, "Will you just button your lip for five minutes?" Look at Luke Skywalker--he was a bit of a whiner when we first met him, but he also had likable qualities--for example, he showed kindness to his new droids even as he griped over being stuck on Tattooine. So we related to him and wanted to see him succeed. (Kind of a shame that they cut out the scene of him hanging out with his buddies in Anchorhead--that would have made him even more relatable.) Taran just comes off as an annoying kid with delusions of grandeur that he never really achieved--as you said, his triumphs are mainly accidental. (They probably didn't make him more active in the Horned King's defeat because they got cold feet about showing a twelve-year-old committing murder, even of a villain...never mind that in the original Treasure Island, they had ten-year-old Jim Hawkins shoot a pirate dead!)

[@eliasbischoff176]

Dammit krimson. I have to study. You can't just upload your amazing videos like that, you just can't

[@KrimsonRogue]

Sorry, not sorry. :P

[@T5ComixCartoonz]

1:18 Who'd they have in the director's seat Ralph Bakshi? XD 9:38 Well, that stands to reason. He's voiced by John Hurt. ^^ 17:41 Sooooo...he was basically Courage the Cowardly Dog.

[@darthstarkiller6605]

Hey man that care bear movie was absolute fire so Disney had ZERO chances of beating it

[@josh420masterB]

Damn straight, those heart-nosed little bastards brought their A-game. Top-notch form, you had to hand it to em.

[@noahthompson2912]

Don't humor that movie , my bear-loving friend

[@thegayghost872]

Have you considered reviewing Quest for Camelot?

[@willlyon7129]

Quest for Camelot was not a book, it a loosely based off of Arthurian legends.

[@tylerfish2701]

Actually, Quest for Camelot was based on a book, but with a different name.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

@@tylerfish2701 which book?

[@tylerfish2701]

The King's Damosel.

[@thomastakesatollforthedark2231]

Tyler Fish ohhh

[@lucas23453]

You are a bad man, putting a jumpscare in a book review, nobody would ever have expected that.

[@ilopominecrafter]

The real problem is that don bluth and several high rankin animators left disney in the very late 70’s. Don had been makin a livin makin dark kids movies that were rakin it in while disney struggled for replacements and thus likely rushed out this movie very sloppily to try to compete with bluth.

[@Bushwhacker-so4yk]

This book series also has a lot of references to Welsh mythology. Arawn is the ruler of the Annwfn, the Other World, although in the books they made him a villain and respelled his land as Annuvin. The three witches seem to represent Ceridwen, or in a broader sense, the concept of the Celtic Triple Goddess. They raised Dallben, which shows how old they really are, and the story of how Dallben left them is that he burned himself helping them make a potion, and then sucking on the burn gave him knowledge. This is a direct lift from the story of Taliesin. The interesting thing is Taliesin is also a background character in the books. The symbol that bards use is actually the Awen, the symbol for inspiration from the same story. Gwydion and the Sons of Don are nephews of King Math, and Gwydion really was close to the king, close enough to enlist his help finding a wife for his adopted son. Pigs in Welsh mythology are sacred and show up a lot, so it makes sense Hen Wen is oracular. The Cauldron of Rebirth did raise zombie armies, but it was in the hands of the King of Ireland for its main story. I could go on.

[@hemidas]

You forgot to mention that Horned King was voiced by great, late John Hurt.

[@swimmyswim417]

2:15 to be fair, I’ve always considered the Care Bears Movie to be surprisingly dark and epic considering the source material. Then again, I was an 8-year old watching it with my 3-year old sister when I first saw it... 🤷‍♀️

[@ryanelliott1907]

"The audience is now sober." Haha yeah right Krim. Im still drunk and enjoying your video to the max. For at least my 10th time.

[@nathankromer1950]

I’ve always loved Disney movies, but I haven’t watched them all, and I’m glad that I haven’t seen any of those live action movies or this movie

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

Honestly, the books were terrifying as well. I need to get the other books and binge read the series. The movie did kind of inspire me to write more dark fantasy and to improve on my art. But yea, further, the movie didn't do well on other things. R.I.P Gurgi, murdered by the movie. Although, I really loved the Morva scene. Easily the best moment. Though I am with Dolby.

[@nealonbradley9504]

I said it once I'll say it again the second you do Seventh Son I'll be dropping everything to see you eviscerate the bastardization of the Wardstone Chronicles.

[@Fant]

I wish the jumpscare had a bit less annoying sound but at least it wasn't too loud.

[@wcapewell3089]

Have to admit, ive only ever seen this once, though to watch it i had to go on vimeo. I actually own this movie on dvd, i use to watch it on my holidays in tenarif in spain. It was part of my childhood.

[@billymccrary2246]

If the film got an live-action reboot, the film should've been rating PG-13 for some dark moments.

[@marcusreading3783]

I really dont think you should be giving Tenrin a hard time for graverobbing considering most RPG heroes consider that a perfectly acceptable way to get pocket change for health potions. Hell, most of my income in Skyrim comes from either slitting throats or stealing from Nordic tombs.

[@fmjmanarroyo1342]

I have been trying to find this movie for decades. As a kid I loved this movie.

[@poppybelle23]

A youtuber called BREADSWORD actually did an extremely in depth analysis of the making of the black cauldron and its definitely worth checking out if you're into Disney or even just animated movies

[@Al-jp7vc]

Hey Krimson, will you please do a Treasure Planet book was better review? P.S. It's good to see you again. It's been a while since you've uploaded.

[@greenskull3384]

Yes!! I'd love to see that!!!!

[@FixYoSelf]

I'm pretty sure treasure planet started life as a screenplay not a book

[@chadschmaltz9790]

@@FixYoSelf the book was Treasure Island.

[@michaelwalls5638]

i don't think that would befair to the movie treasure iswland was just the starting point for treasure planet

[@GallowglassVT]

I heard that Disney is giving the series another go. What's your view on it, Krimson?

[@gracekim1998]

PrinceCanute really?

[@GallowglassVT]

Yep. They wanna make a series out of it.

[@TheFLAMEXD]

Nate W You know 2D animation is still around, right?

[@willlyon7129]

I hope they do a lice action reboot just to improve the mistakes from their fist attempt.

[@mrblue8439]

10:37 I was actually falling asleep out of boredom and then I heard that. Woke me up suddenly. I would say the audience is now awake. Not saying your video was bad or boring. That afternoon I was tired.

[@lunda2222]

I loved the books as a kid. Unfortunately the translation into my native language botched the title. So The Book of Three" became "Taran and the Magic Pig". Needless to say, it didn't sell well.

[@hank7he7ank50]

You do know Krimson, that John Byner the voice actor who did the voice for Doli also did the voice for Gurgi. What can I say except you welcome. ;D

[@artsman412]

Huge thanks to this channel! Because of this review, I actually read the Chronicles of Prydain. The series is amazing! It's up there as some of my favorite fantasy series of all time, right behind Lord of the Rings and Narnia. Thanks for recommending the books!

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

I thought Gurgie was adorable. And keep in mind, The Black Cauldron was before Lilo&Stitch! In case anyone tries to make a "You're biased due to similarities." claim.

[@samflood5631]

Maybe the Black Cauldron could have been a good Dark Fantasy Film on its own back in the 80s if Disney took risks and added all of the deleted scenes. Also, there was a deleted scene where Taren was grieving over Gurgi which could have made the ending a bit more emotional. And there was the prologue scene of the Fair Folk seeing the Horned King burning an entire village during the war.

[@wassera9093]

I agree with your views on Gurgi. Book Gurgi may have been somewhat simple, but he had metaphorical stones the size of asteroids made of steel. It still didn't have the moral impact of the book, the character who finally paid the price was vain-glorious for the majority of the book. but proved his nobility then.

[@vitraartist2622]

This got me into the chronicles of Predane and it's pretty good it's basically The Lord of the Rings for younger kids and with a different world

[@PunkPansy-]

Oh my god the narrator is the voice actor for Gandalf in the Rankin Bass Hobbit and Return of the King animated movies! Aaaahh!!!

[@NoArtisticLimitation]

10:33 FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDIES WARNING Don’t get terrified like I did and end up in a panic attack for half an hour.

[@megtoon1304]

10:35 jumpscare warning for anyone sensitive to those

[@katherinepina9492]

Finally!! Missed you man :)

[@caatko1388]

Okay BUT you can't go wrong with a villain as wretched as HK. John Hurt absolutely smaaaashed it. Also, anyone that feels anything but disdain and pure hatred for Gurgi needs to be vaporised

[@Senidhr]

I like both mediums. The film is kind of dark and the horned king is very creepy and the books because of the story and characters (have all of them, in my country they were difficult to come by). I would find interesting and funny what you thought about book and film of Ladyhawk. Read the book recently but only saw the movie very long ago. And didn't you already covered Dune? There is a new movie about Dune?

[@Graycata]

Thank you for pointing out the "cat owning thing" I had a similar thought when watching the film

[@kloggmonkey]

i don't even think this film was released in my country, but i do remember having it on one of those 'when you hear this sound, turn the page'-book and tape. i vividly remember the image of the horned king raising the dead from the nightmares of my childhood, i had never seen anything like that before.

[@JackElliotSwan]

I have fond memories of this movie as a kid, and I do love it from that stand point, but from analyzing story and character, I have got to say it is lacking. I blame Katzenberg and Eisner.

[@SuperWolsey]

To be fair, that edits were all on Katzenberg. Eisner talked him down. The real person to blame would have to be Eisner's predecessor Dick Miller, Diane Disney's former husband/Walt's son in law. Production on this was on his watch

[@gracefutrell1912]

Honestly they could adapt the books for a TV show for Disney+ that might be interesting and you could’ve mentioned there’s a sorceress character running around in the book with a backstory that Arwen Seduced and took her throne

[@justsomeokami8867]

Personally, I don’t mind Gurgi’s look or voice in the movie. Personality wise, yeah it’s insulting in comparison to the books as is everything else. Good review.

[@willlyon7129]

In this day and age of Disney remaking their animated films into live action, do you think it should be remade into alive action reboot and make it into a franchise? Also, what did you think of the trailer for the live action Aladdin?

[@gerawallstar3487]

@Nate W or at least improve everything wromg with the original film.

[@willlyon7129]

Nate W If they do Peter Pan I swear they’ll rip off the 2003 version.

[@josh420masterB]

@Nate W Couldn't agree more, The Black Cauldron was the last film Disney made with traditional 2D cell animation; it should be the first film they do that reintroduces the old technique.

[@epicgam2317]

"Laugh damn it!" 😂😂😂😂😂.

[@azurastar3223]

When I originally read the first two books, the internet wasn't readily available and I had no idea what oracle meant. I was confused for a good chunk of the story, but kept reading simply due to the mere mention of the Black cauldron, a movie I had desperately wanted to see, but never got the chance. What I remember of the books, is that they were entertaining.

[@dustrose8101]

I wish he'd do the Deltora series vs the Deltora anime.

[@Bushwhacker-so4yk]

You know what’s even more annoying than Gurgi’s voice in the film? The fact that I’m reading the books right now and CANNOT GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD!

[@fortcastellan1730]

In the movie's (very limited) defense, the annoying way that Gurgi talks did come straight from the books. So we can't blame the movie for that. Just for everything else. (I admit, the movie is a guilty pleasure of mine, whenever I get desperate for some high fantasy.) As for the books, you can look forward to one of the character riding a giant battle-cat in book III, book IV was just a great character study, and book V was a pretty decent wrap-up.

[@AnAverageGoblin]

gurgi isn't annoying because of what he says, its because of his voice.

[@nate1daniels745]

Congratulations, Krimson Rogue, I will now not be able to watch this movie without thinking of it as one big dnd session with a bunch of new players... Which in all honesty makes it more enjoyable.

[@TCGreen-jb4bx]

I loved the Black Cauldron.

[@TheMidnightwolf15]

I think another thing that may have ruined this movie's chances was that is was trying to adapt a book that was part of a series. Disney are known for doing their versions of the Grimms Brothers fairytales, but I think they got away with not fully adapting the works because of how old the tales were by the time Disney started making their princess movies. And they mostly did a bunch of original works (except Jungle Book before Walt died) that were single stories before this film. So I don't think they had a whole lot of experience in adapting books faithfully to screen compared to other studios at the time. And the fact that they merged the first two books together and changed things around to fit their version of the story didn't help matters. I do wonder if they do decide to remake it with the animation technology we have now...probably won't happen, but hey, you never know.

[@Klebkatt]

Never knew this was a book. My brother had a record version with a booklet, but I think he lost the record, so I only ever looked at the images as a kid. Then one day, it struck me to look it up and watch it. I always thought the art looked really cool and spooky, like Dark Crystal, so I was looking forward to a good fantasy movie. Save for the main villain, I didn't like this movie and was very disappointed that it didn't match up with my childhood ideas of what the story would be about.

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

10:40 THE HELL I AM! *continues tripping*

[@KrimsonRogue]

Lol, you go persistent stoner guy!

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

Let’s just say I have terrible friends.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@KrimsonRogue Fun Fact: John Byner who voices Doli also voices Gurgi. Sometimes even good actors can't play two characters at once.

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

What's really impressive is that Disney has actually re-acquired the film rights to The Chronicles of Prydain, with the intention to adapt the book series into an epic motion picture series. I guess they have learned a thing or two since this film..

[@michaeliv284]

Am I the only one who doesn't hate Gurgy? Not like, just not hate

[@nballetgirl]

My friends grandfather wrote this book and he always talked about how disappointed the family was about how it ended up going. Can’t fully remember what he said since it’s been years since we talked about it. But he told me to read it instead of watching it.

[@nballetgirl]

Ah I was mistaken. It seems like he might’ve been his great uncle

[@emily-wb4fv]

This was one of my favorite movies as a kid

[@a-z4278]

Yes it's back!!!

[@lasmirandadennsiewillja9435]

As a child, I had a "comic" The Black Cauldron, which was the story told with screenshots and added speech bubbles. I loved it. It was my favorite comics for years and I especially loved all the dark stuff with the zombies and skeletons. It wasn't until a few years ago I learned there was actually a movie (I'm not even sure if it was shown in Germany, I could look it up but don't care enough) and was surprised to hear that it's considered bad and too dark. I still disagree with the "too dark" part. It was fun dark. But yeah, I can see why it's considered bad. I mean, with that pseudo-comic, the pacing was a lot crisper and it didn't come with Gurgi's voice, so I guess I really got lucky as a kid that I only experienced the merchandise but not the movie itself :D

[@satiricwriter]

The way i see it, Taran giving up his desired weapon for Gurgi is a good moral lesson to kids. Sometimes in order to be the hero you want to be, you gotta sacrifice something like a sword. Gurgi, who always ran from danger out of self preserving, developed bravery by self sacrifice to the group of people he liked and in return, Tatan rejects the one item he desired most thus reviving the one creature whose life saved the entirity of Prytain. Taran may have been a total idiot for doing it but theres no more danger after the Horned King is destroyed, his warriors and henchman have scattered and the flying creatures (screw it, im calling them wyverns) have flown away. So why would Taran need it anymore?

[@Godzillakingofkaiju1]

Actually, the spirit in the Black Cauldron is (implied to be) Arawn.

[@Kimnicpat]

I used to think this was an early Don Bluth film post Disney break up. It was way too dark for Disney, but with its themes and darker tone overall, it would have been better suited to Bluth.

[@onyxsiyrin7972]

I adored this movie as a kid. Although it did scare me as well. But as an adult I can’t really watch it the same way because from a technical standpoint the plot was rushed and under explained so, to someone who’s never read the book, it makes no sense

[@jakobtrangsrud8264]

Never saw or read this. Feels like a book series I read on Merlin. So similar, but still very different. Focus on a cauldron with power over life and death. Two different magic swords. Many other magic items. Even some really weird characters like a miniature giant.

[@LucyLioness100]

This movie could’ve been so much better, but this wasn’t a movie to market to young audiences. The animation isn’t that bad & the score is passable (however Elmer Bernstein refused to allow his score released after Disney replaced what he wrote; wasn’t till some couple years back that we got the original score). The only part of this movie I like is the chilling voice work of the late Sir John Hurt as the villain; it’s a contrast from his gentle tones in “Watership Down” to this haunting and wicked performance

[@zombelladonna]

This was my favorite movie as a kid and led to me reading the book series, which I ended up being obsessed with for years afterwards. This movie reminds me of the animated Hobbit/Lotr from Rankin Bass

[@CatherineMcClain]

Having never read the books (yet, but knowing the kind of stuff that inspired it, it's totally my thing and I want to read the books so much), I actually didn't hate the movie. I found it charming. However, I know that if I had read the books, I would be tearing my hair out.

[@jacobriggs9652]

This was originally for a teen audience. The guy currently in charge did not like that and demanded it for children and demanded a plethora of changes that were hard to do and most of the original movie was lost.

[@zelectrode3337]

I still disagree when people say this is a bad movie. While it may not be as good as I remembered it, (I was 3 when I first saw this) I still very much like the movie. Although, that "Best. Day. Ever." joke is totally me.

[@asalways1504]

Out of all of the movies Disney remade, I think this one is most necessary.

[@AnInkStick]

11:22 to be fair they were in a castle full of armed baddies...I’d probably want something to fight with. Not condoning grave robbing though! (A missed opportunity was mentioning how princess elonwy was a sorceress.)

[@derronmendel9650]

Any chance you could do a cut of all the storyline segments at some point? Maybe after a full season or something like that. Just so that it can be viewed as a full product rather than little snippets.

[@SageMoon-Moon]

Personally, I love The Black Cauldron. Just like I love The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

[@wassera9093]

"The audience is not sober." In my best Tommy Wiseau voice, "I'm not." This movie didn't bother me as a kid, and when I was old enough to read the books, 3rd grade me got offended. Adult me realizes what Don Bluth was reaching for, and failed to grasp.

[@mercenaryknight5419]

Great to see this up. One of your best reviews.

[@MrsYasha1984]

I looooved the bad DnD puns :) also, I like this movie because of the dark tone. The story telling and the characters are no favorites of mine, but it has some spooky visuals that are awesome! anyways, loved to hear your thoughts on this and how it was adapted!

[@rogantu]

I liked this a lot growing up, but then again I was just obsessed with swords so that helped the movie a lot.

[@Vulturevixen]

My favorite Disney movie to date! Watched all the time as a kid, I always liked the villans better than the heros in Disney movies and the Horned King was the best there was! Dark with cute stupid Gergie! I showed this to my partner who had never heard of it and he loved it! Never read the books but as a kid this was one of the movies I watched all the time!

[@blankadams3120]

Isn't that 'jumping to the last five minutes of the movie' basically what Merlin does in Sword in the Stone?

[@B3nKen0bi]

Any chance you might try to review Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight? I'm interested in seeing how it faired in comparison to the book. Then again, the animatuon and cgi that it was blended with was just outright abysmal.

[@KrimsonRogue]

I've seen the movie. I thought that the animation wasn't that bad, but yeah, it really didn't mix with the CG at all. I just need to find the book and give that one a shot at some point.

[@naomitheminion6275]

I love the movie. Sure, the animation us terrible but I never really cared about that. I was in fact pleasantly surprised to see how much the movie was like the book. A lot of the things that I loved about the book made it into the movie, and it was a delight to watch.

[@Katherine_The_Okay]

Krimson, a site called Better World Books has the book for under $4 and shipping is free. I love that site so much :) cheap books, frequent sales (every couple months, you can get 30% off their regular price on 4+ books), always free shipping, and they support literacy programs. Also, i love your review, as always :)

[@ciscovaiese7535]

@@KrimsonRogue you want to know why black cauldron did bad well thanks to jeffry catsinberg as he asked to have 12 minutes cut for the film also black cauldron was more for an older audience before thise minutes we're cut

[@animationunlimited2958]

Notice how the sword in the movie seems like the inspiration for the master sword in Legend of Zelda.

[@vecilove3927]

I loved that Movie when I was a kid:( meanie >.< 1 thumb up

[@thanedynamo8434]

Have you thought of doing a review on anything related to Peter Pan? I’d be interested to see your words on the mythos and its psychology, as well as how well its respective adaptation does (I’m just a huge fan of Peter Pan XD)

[@Sidharthavicious]

This was my first remembered Disney movie so I am unreasonably fond of it and Gurgi.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Can I make an suggestion for the next The Book is Better? I would like to see you do TV episode adaptions. Doctor Who: Human Nature would be a good one.

[@sydneyslaughter7163]

I know I saw this as a kid because I bought the dvd as an adult purely due to curiosity. What about this movie made me forget basically all of it? Now we know.