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.
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New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Whether it's any good depends on your expectations.
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L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
What's missing from Fantasia 2000 is the shamelessly pandering Disney cutesy that made the original such a full-blooded nostalgic memory.
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Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
Philadelphia InquirerDesmond Ryan
It musters both the merits and the drawbacks of the landmark original.
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Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Chicago ReaderLisa 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."