Fantasia 2000

Miami Herald Howard Cohen

It's so rare to be swept away by a presentation of this magnitude. By all means, go.

TNT RoughCut Christopher Brandon

Walt would be proud.

New York Post Lou Lumenick

More than lives up to its clever positioning as the first movie of the new millennium.

USA Today Susan Wloszczyna

Still a one-of-a-kind mind-blower.

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

Movies like this renew my faith that the future of the cinema lies not in the compromises of digital projection, but by leaping over the limitations of digital into the next generation of film technology.

San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham

A millennial medley to the max.

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Though not as good or as massively innovative as its predecessor, is still a mountainous undertaking.

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Although it's less novel and feisty than the original "Fantasia" of 1940, this collection of music-filled animations is highly entertaining at times.

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

State-of-the-art.

Boston Globe Jay Carr

A solid two-bagger, not a home run.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer Paula Nechak

Lacks the cohesive flow of "Fantasia" and suffers from an attention deficit that seems to mark and flaw our current fast-paced technological era.

Film.com Gemma Files

Expertly done, and a real joy to watch.

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Like the original "Fantasia's" eight segments, the results are a mixed bag.

Austin Chronicle Marjorie Baumgarten

Better in theory than in practice.

Entertainment Weekly Bruce Fretts

Oh well, back to the drawing board.

Mr. Showbiz F. X. Feeney

The good news is that they've resurrected a franchise with wonderful potential and may eventually grow bored enough of recapping past triumphs to take it in more daring directions.

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Whether it's any good depends on your expectations.

Film.com John Hartl

For all its flaws, Fantasia 2000 is certainly something to see.

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan

Grainy as it looks in its massive Imax blowup, Mickey's misadventures with water and a broom still have the kind of magic even modern technology can't always manage.

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Then as now, visually pleasant and (of course) musically wonderful but, all-in-all, a mixed bag.

LA Weekly Ella Taylor

What's missing from Fantasia 2000 is the shamelessly pandering Disney cutesy that made the original such a full-blooded nostalgic memory.

Philadelphia Inquirer Desmond Ryan

It musters both the merits and the drawbacks of the landmark original.

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Not especially innovative in its look or subject matter.

Variety Todd McCarthy

Like a light buffet of tasty morsels rather than a full and satisfying meal; all the episodes are more or less agreeable, but as a whole it lacks a knockout punch, one dynamite sequence that will galvanize viewers.

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

The rest of these animated sequences...depend on gimmickry, cuteness, or facile ideology, and don't come close to demonstrating the complex relationship between sound and image found in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice."

Village Voice Jessica Winter

Arriving just after the best year for animated film in recent memory, Fantasia 2000 doesn't play like a celebration. In its sentimental yearning for a golden age when another one's upon us, it feels a little like a rebuke.

Salon.com Charles Taylor

There's some sort of gross egotism involved in linking great music to visuals that are so unabashedly kitschy.