A good movie

Well, first of all, back in the 80's, Disney had a really hard time with their animated features. Indeed, they were all pretty much some critical flops, including this movie. Personally, even though I have to admit that it is not one of Disney's greatest movies, I always had a weak spot for the damned thing though. Indeed, I saw it when I was very young (even possibly in the theater when it was first released) and I really enjoyed it back then. Eventually, 20 years later, I bought it again on DVD and, even as a grown-up, I still thought it was actually pretty good. Above all, I give this movie some extra points because it was one of the very few times that Disney actually took some risks with one of their animated productions. Indeed, the whole thing was basically some pretty dark fantasy and it clearly stands out from their other classics. I especially loved the Horned King who must be the most sinister villain ever delivered by Disney. Anyway, this darkness was probably why it never could find an audience and it definitely doesn't belong to their most beloved features. I mean, I have to admit it, the whole thing was not entirely successful though. For example, the level of the animation was never really consistent. Indeed, they gave us some sections beautifully created and some others that were awkwardly mixing drawing with some live footage resulting in something rather ugly. However, the worst thing was probably this psychic magical pig who was at first the whole starting point of this tale and, yet, this character was completely dropped halfway through. Anyway, in spite of its flaws, I think it is still an intriguing animated feature and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.