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With: (voices) Miranda Richardson, Martin Vidnovic, Christiane Noll, Ian Richardson, Darrell Hammond, Allen D. Hong, David Burnham, Armi Arabe, Tracy Venner Warren, Adam Wylie, Sean Smith, Kenny Baker
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Written by: Arthur Rankin Jr., Peter Bakalian, Jacqueline Feather, David Seidler, Brian Nissen
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Directed by: Richard Rich
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MPAA Rating: G
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Running Time: 87
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Date: 03/19/1999
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The 'King' Is Dead
By Jeffrey M. Anderson  What's that rolling sound? It's Rogers and Hammerstein in their graves!There's nothing to recommend about this pathetic animated remake of the 1956musical, featuring the original songs. The animation is flat, jerky, andlifeless. The editing is useless (you can't focus on anything). The supportingcharacters are insulting. The singing is saccharine and dull. And the soundeffects are dubbed louder than the singing. Miranda Richardson (The CryingGame) as Anna's speaking voice is forgettable. Only Martin Vidnovic as the Kinghas any life to him. The kids at the screening I attended seemed to like it, butadults should bring a book. The idea apparently came from the seventy-something Arthur Rankin, of Rankin-Bass, creators of all those classic 1960s-era stop-motion TV specials.
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