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intereact!Directors: Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Actors: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, and Hank Azaria
Rated: G (General Audience)
Retail Price (not our price): $14.98
Release Date: 2002-02-19
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-11-21
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 95 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Animated, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Amazon.com
Stomping out their usual cuteness and carbon copying Disney's grand animation style to a T, directors Don Bluth and Gary Goldman (An American Tail) create a successful musical comedy from the story of the lost Russian princess. Adapting the story of imperialism and revolution is tricky, and subsequently the film's opening is weak. Once Anya (voiced by Meg Ryan, sung by Liz Callaway) is a teenager and on her own (suffering from some degree of amnesia), the film is quite pleasing though never refreshingly new. Twentieth Century Fox's big-money gamble to horn in on Disney's realm is worthy. The songs, especially the recurrent "Once Upon a December," by Broadway team Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty are better than Disney's recent efforts. It's worth picking up the soundtrack. The mix of cell animation and computer work is vivid. The collection of vocal talent is also strong, from John Cusack (as Dimitri, who wants to earn the reward by bringing Anya to Paris) to Hank Azaria as an amusing albino bat. Kelsey Grammer helps turn a roly-poly sidekick into a warm and strong supporting character. The biggest drawback is Bluth/Goldman's insistence on having a typical villain. Surprisingly, the story would be strong enough without one, and the undead corpse of Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd) is unneeded and unoriginal. --Doug Thomas
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
1) Horrible Movie for Children [Rating: 1 out of 5]
I rented this recently thinking it would be a non violent movie for my children to watch. I was SO wrong. This is a terrifying movie for young viewers. It is also very hard for children to comprehend the story line. I think I'm done with Disney animated movies from now on. Yuck.2) Russian history- sort of [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Anastasia DVDAnastasia is an animated movie about the Russian Romanov family and what happened to them.It is sort of like a Cinderella story with a Russian history twist.Highly recommended for families with young children that want to start teaching them something about European history or just want to enjoy a family oriented movie.Gunner February,20083) Great Movie! [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I love watching this movie over and over! My favorite character is Bartok the little white bat! So cute in his attitude about the whole situation with the characters! A must have for any family!4) Have you heard [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I first saw parts of this movie when I was young about 12 years old at a Day care center called Kids Castle in Houston Texas. This year I final got to see the whole movie from being to end. I rememmeber loving the character Bartok when I was a kid but being scared to death by Rasputin. This movie was a phonimal hit when it came out making over 40 million in the US and over 80 million dollars world wide. A word of warning even though this movie for reason I don't understand got a G rating it has several parts with scary lord of rings like Demonic images in specifally bat like green demons flyinng about destrotying trains and other vehicles. The movie starts in Russia in 1917. The whole royal family except the princess Anstasia and here Grandmother are wiped out by the vile Rasputin and his demon minions. Ten years later will the now tennage Anstasia find here family and regain her memories. Or will the vile dispecible Rasputin final have his revenge against the royal family. For those of you who were fond of the character Bartok this movie is not his final deput two years after this Bartok appeared in his own movie Bartok the Magnificent. For those of you that like this I also recommend the Swan Princess Triology.5) Beautiful animated feature allegedly based on the true story [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Plot in a nutshell - at the beginning of the 20th century, Russia is thrown into chaos when Czar Nicholas and most of his family is killed thanks to a curse by the evil "sorcerer" Rasputin (voice of Christopher Lloyd), but one daughter, Anastasia (voiced by Kirsten Dunst as a child), manages to survive, for better or worse, but with amnesia. Years later, the adult Anastasia (voiced by Meg Ryan, once of one of Hollywood's most sought after actresses, her career now in a state of severe disrepair thanks to her much over publicized fling with Russell Crowe), known only as Anya, is released from a Russian orphanage with no memory of her past, her only clue being a necklace with an intimate message written on it that indicates Paris as a place of importance. In trying to get to Paris, she falls in with two charmingly lovable scoundrels, Dmitri (voice of John Cusack) and Vlad (Kelsey Grammar); the two con-men intend to present an "Anastasia" lookalike to the Duchess (voice of Angela Lansbury), the last surviving member of the Royal Family, who is holding meetings with girls claiming to be Anastasia in hopes of finding the real one so that they can get the reward money she's offering. Initially unaware that Anya is the real Anastasia but merely assuming that she is an uncanny lookalike, Dmitri & Vlad decide to clean Anya up and present her to the Duchess. Along the way, long buried secrets are revealed and unexpected feelings arise as the nearly dead Rasputin and his bat sidekick Bartok try to destroy the trio.Beautifully animated feature courtesy of Don Bluth, you'd almost swear this was one of the great Disney features. Strong animation is complimented by competent voice acting by the big stars, notably Meg Ryan throwing out her perkiest voice possible. Historically inaccurate, but who cares?