(Walt Disney Animated Series)

Disney pays tribute to their original masterpiece 'Fantasia', which perfectly fused classical music and animation, but this modern take is unfortunately a mixed bag quality wise.

"Walt Disney described the art of animation as a voyage of discovery, into the realms of color, sound, and motion."

It has been a couple years since I have seen 'Fantasia', and including the 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' section from the original was great to see, but also really exposed how the pieces don't fully come together in this sequel. First off I love classical music, and all the selections made for this movie were amazing. My favorites songs would have to be 'Pines of Rome', 'Rhapsody in Blue', and 'The…

Barring the inclusion of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," which, while a fantastic piece of animation and music, seems like a pointless insertion in this collection of new material, this is an ambitious and at times breathtaking set of sequences. With the use of spoken segues which interrupt the flow, the film seems unfortunately more like a badly stitched together anthology than a seamless feature, and the "Sorcerer's Apprentice" part doesn't help that. The new pieces, however, more than make up for this. From the more abstract Beethoven animation to the surreal Respighi, from the cool classic Gershwin to the stunning perfection of Stravinsky, the film manages to capture each piece in terms of tone and atmosphere--not necessarily finding animation to match…

For the 60th anniversary of the original Fantasia, it only seemed normal on Disney's part for them to produce a sequel. A pretty risky move, since Fantasia is a masterpiece that's hard to live up to. 2000 doesn't quite do it's excellent predecessor justice, but I'd still say it's a fine sequel in it's own right.

This one follows much the same format as the original, as the show is presented by a host on a glossier, more up-to-date musical stage. As opposed to just one, a variety of hosts are featured here, from Steve Martin to Quincy Jones, to even Penn & Teller. As with before, they each proudly present a series of animated musical segments, set to various classical…

I went into this one thinking it’d be bad. I heard it was from many people for many many years. Well actually... I don’t think it is. I probably enjoyed it more than the first one. It does tend to feel like an add on more so than a full movie and celebrity guests is probably one way too many of Disney trying to ‘Hollywood’ this concept. But several faces (many familiar) keeps the film a bit more varied than the previous. Same with the different animation styles, it’s not all the same style this time round or the animation styles aren’t that similar so all the shorts feel far more varied and I ended enjoying more of them as…

Stuff like this is the reason I absolutely adore Walt Disney, yes I know he wasn't alive when this was in production but without him and without Roy E. Disney, this would had never existed.

This right here is peak Disney, it really shows you Walt Disney's genuine intentions to better the world and making a sequel to Fantasia using updated animation techniques was a brilliant way to commemorate that and I basically see it as a wonderful tribute to Walt. Walt was an incredible human being who genuinely cared for the betterment of the human race and understood everyone from all walks of life, and he cared for everyone. By producing products like this, this is something that the…