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Song of the Sea - AniMat’s Classic Reviews (Patreon)

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2017-11-01 19:17:31
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2019-01-20 03:37:34
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Who knew exploring Celtic mythology can be such a heartwarming journey?

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Comments

Rick Green

Black sheep? More like Black Cauldron!

Gordhan Rajani

Thank you SOOO much for reviewing this film. I'm glad, I gave you the opportunity, to see this movie again. I pretty much agree with you, on every single point, though I'd personally give it a 10/10. While the opening is a bit uncomfortable & Ben's a bit unlikeable, I think that was the point of it all. The opening's meant to be a little uncomfortable, to show just how devastated everyone was by the mother's death, and setting up Ben's redemption arc, which becomes one of the big focal points of the movie. Does it go a bit over board? Maybe, but it has a purpose. One of the big themes of Song of the Sea, is the loss of someone and how people deal with it. This is seen, as each of the characters deal with it differently (Ben lashing out and being spiteful, Saorise trying to get everyone together, Conor drowning his sorrows and letting his depression effect his judgement & the Grandmother making everyone bootle up their emotions, rather than letting them deal with it). But, I can definitely understand your complaints, I had the same ones when I first saw the movie, and am just happy that you love the movie so much. Makes my support, feel all the more worth it. Looking forward, to Black Cauldron.

Claus Fuirendal

Ahh The Black Cauldron is next! Great review Animat, this is one of my favorite independent animated films :-)

Lady Helen Bio Rodriguez

Damn, I can't believe I've never seen this masterpiece. Gotta fix that. Oh and I know that next film without question. Black Cauldron here we come!

Frank Cory

I was the one who suggested "The Black Cauldron" to him!

Micah Mann

You know, I should’ve requested Black Cauldron.

Ultranatic Productions

I'm not even kidding, Mat, I rewatched the Black Cauldron for the first time in years just last weekend. And rewatching it...I'm genuinely confused why I watched this so much as a kid because it's awful! The animation is fine for the time period, but Don Bluth was doing a lot better at the time too, with better story. The story has so many extra things going on in it that never come back into play. When you re-watch it, at times they mention gods and a war going on. And in exchange for what? A predictable journey story! And the characters! OH GOD! I hate these characters! Taran is a whiny, odious, little brat! Fleudre is completely useless and not funny. Gurgi is...bad, but not as bad as I remember. He's kind of annoying but at the same time, he's sort of the Chester A. Bum of the film. It's hard to completely hate him and not sympathize him. Princess Eilonwy is kind of ditzy, but to be fair, she actually saves the main hero at the beginning of the film. And then people remember the highlight of the film being the Horned King, voiced by John Hurt. And yeah, he's the most entertaining part of the movie. His design is so chilling and awesome, and Hurt's voicework is brilliant...too bad the character still kind of sucks. We don't see The Horned King do many really powerful things, aside from a huge entrance, and everything that goes wrong for his plans, he blames on other people when he should be blaming himself! So yeah, not a fan. I'm prepared for this movie to get at max, a 5/10.

Florica Anderson

I hope 5/10 is the lowest score he's willing to give it. Because, to be honest.... and please don't belittle my taste for saying this but... I actually like The Black Cauldron. There, I said it! I can understand why some may have a problem with it. But to me, it's quite underrated and really not all that bad.

Jon Bilgutay

Now I'm going to go see this.

Kim Lechman

I’m definitely with Mat saying that both The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea are both great movies in their own ways, and while one does some things better than the other, I don’t feel that one out shines the other in terms of which one’s the best one overall. So The Black Cauldron is next huh? Honestly, while I do find it to be one of Disney’s weaker films, it’s not completely awful, since there are a few things to like about it like the Horn King being a really creepy looking villain, and the animation while not Disney’s best, is still very well done as it is. But it’s a weak film for me mainly because the main character is unlikable, the princess has no point of being a princess since we never see her kingdom, and before George Lucas made Jarjar Binks, Disney made Gergi, who I wouldn’t mind so much if he wasn’t so stupid and annoying. So, this will definitely be a very interesting review.