Treasure Planet

To try and update the classic Robert Louis Stevenson story for a younger audience, the Disney Studios gave Jim, Long John Silver and the salty cast of characters from Treasure Island a sci-fi makeover that left audiences cold when it was first released in 2002. Looking at it 10 years later, the film still has its problems, from the clumsy way the computer generated imagery doesn’t always blend with the traditional artwork. It also features one of the most annoying characters Disney has every created, an amorphous pink blob called Morph that takes the place of the parrot on Long John Silver’s shoulder. There is some good to be found in the film, though. The story is well written, and the voice acting is pretty good, especially Emma Thompson as Captain Amelia and Brian Murray as Silver. Despite its faults, Treasure Planet is a trip worth taking again.