I've seen the original Fantasia about three times. I've never managed to stay awake yet. I like classical music, but the music here is just too flat, excerpted and overproduced. The animation is fine, but at what point could you call it stunning? Firebird Suite would have been better if the animators hadn't gone so out of their way to hide the idea of a woman having breasts. Self-censorship at its worst. The components would be much better as pre-film shorts (like Pixar's). That would be the perfect venue for them -- sprinkled enough to make people look forward to them, but not so concentrated that they bore you.
Review of Fantasia 2000
