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The witch's menagerie, the harpy, the red bull, and the skeleton are all scary for little kids, and the part where the tree is turned into a woman with huge breasts always weirded me out a little. Based on 39 reviews. The Last Unicorn has been one of my all-time favorite movies since I was about years old.
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Parents say 39 Kids say Parent of an infant and 4-year-old Written by Jason S. March 18, Classic 80's fantasy This movie was a favorite growing up as I always loved fantasy and mythical characters. Report this review. This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I am as old as this movie and I still watch it several times a year. The ending isn't a typical "prince gets the girl and everyone lives happily ever after" Add your rating.
I loved the introduction of lesser known fantasy creatures such as the harpy and manticore. Parent of a 3-year-old Written by Cassie M. October 19, Absolutely wonderful movie, BUT - this is not for kids! We watched it because a trusted friend with kids the same age said her kids loved it, but then she admitted that she had never watched it with them. And several of his jokes and notations from the book made it into the movie -- but the background did not.
A prince falls in love with a woman a unicorn and for the life of us we cannot figure out why except that she is beautiful-- she is sad and mopey and complains the whole time. There is a love story, but it SPOILER ends in separation, because the unicorn knows that she must return to her true form and save her species, therefore forever dividing her from the man she fell in love with as a human.
Read my mind 2. Parent Written by [ protected] September 7, I started preparing to share this experience with my daughter the day she was born, it had played such an important part of my childhood. This title contains: Positive Messages.
Common sense says
Based on 21 reviews. I have read other sites and this movie has a cult following and is admitted by these people that it is not a film for kids and should not be marketed as last. Parents' Ultimate Guide to Support our work! I first watched this movie with my own unicorns, back in the 80s.
It is beautiful in my opinion, even if it seems dated to some. Corona Column 3 Use these free activities to help kids explore our planet, learn about global challenges, think of solutions, and take action. When you'rethat might not make much difference, but as an adult, it can be wildly frustrating. I am no longer like the others, for no unicorn was ever born who could regret, but I now I do.
This review Helped me decide 2. Parent of a The, 5, and 9-year-old Written by bchicmomma September 20, Not a boob for kids at all! Had useful details 1. There is a scene were a magician turns a tree into a woman's form and her giant boobs are smothering him-- my 5 year old son and 9 year old daughter thought it was really weird as did I.
Then a harpy-- a vicious hawk-like tree with two sets of dangling human-looking boobs is seen killing and presumably eating an old witch. This movie is not a simple story and takes aim at some pretty deep issues: death, love, regret, identity, facing fear.
After reading the book as an adult, parts of the movie made much more sense than before.
Parents say
I found nothing redeeming about this movie at all. It is not Walt Disney. I recommend this film so long as you stay in the room while the child is watching and pay attention to their reactions, be ready to talk about it if the child needs or wants to.
My children also thought so. Read my mind. Yes it now seems a little dated, however at the time the animation style was cutting edge and it has a much more Japanese animation style feel, than a western feel, with credits confirming Japanese animation influence. There is scary imagery - the harpy killing the old woman, the absolutely terrifying Red Bull, etc. Adult Written by Metanoia September 14, I watched it until my entire family could recite it word for word.
Recent musings
One of my children--the youngest--did have some issues with it. Even now, almost 2 decades later, this is still one of my favorites. This is a lovely movie with many deep themes, and ends on a bittersweet note that will linger in your mind for years. It has some amazing lines, too: "It's a very rare person who is taken for what he truly is. Some parts with the red bull and the harpy might be a little scary to very young children so consider your own childs maturity. He asked to see it again and again for about a month.
It also has complex issues and a great story.
Had useful details 2. He was quite taken with it and at the end, he shouted "She's fighting back" joyfully as the unicorn turns to face the red bull.
Adult Written by Theundertakersn September 26, Great movie Wow some people don't understand this movie it's not rocket science people this is probably not for the real young ones the Red Bull might scare them and they did have the gag about the tree turning into a lady and she has a rather large chest the harpy they're talking about it's a glance not even a second on the screen the drinking they were talking about is in one scene towards the end and again it's brief personally I love the movie as a kid and I love it now my favorite part was when they brought the magician to the fire and said have a taco I think they must have thrown that in to see if people were paying attention.
I think it will be revisited from time to time--I own the DVD, so we can do that, but only if he asks for it.
He always was very sensitive to visual stimulus. Had useful details. There are several truly good messages embedded in it: helping others, believing in others and yourself, fighting for what's right. It is whimsical, bittersweet, and will tug on your heart-strings; it delves deeply into themes that will resonate strongly with adults, such as the main villain being someone who suffers with apathy and depression, and his villainous actions stem from that struggle to overcome his own sorrow.
As a young girl this movie had everything you could want. But, please don't let that stop you from enjoying it. I regret. As a whole the movie is great, but definitely not for the youngest kiddos. Common Sense says Classic '80s animated fantasy has some scary moments.
The key here is that the author, Peter S. Beagle, wrote the screenplay as well as the book itself. I cannot change you into something you are not.
Helped me decide. There are positive role models in both the male and female characters and while the women are a little guided by the male characters in some moments of conflict they have much more agency than a disney movie. That being said, the CommonSense review is pretty spot on.
I introduced my grandson to it last winter just after his 3rd birthday but I stayed with him and watched his reaction, prepared to turn it off if need be. There is also a very scary giant menacing bull that gave my kids nightmares. Based on our expert review. I have been mortal, and some part of me is mortal yet.
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Parent reviews for The Last Unicorn. Adult Written by Scathach April 9, Watch this one with your kids--I love it! Helped me decide 1. I gave my VCR copy to a friends 5 year old girl when I found the movie on DVD and she also loved it so much she was watching it once a week, so I do think a young child with a passion for fantasy would adore this movie just as I did. It has fantastic fantasy elements -witches and wizards, a lonely old king in a huge old castle, a prince, a talking cat and a skeleton that drunkenly comes to life one of my favourite partsand of course the unicorn.
I also love the animation. Read my mind 1. You can understand and pity the villains, rather than simply seeing them as the 'evil to be defeated.
