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Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 117 Fresh: 80  Rotten:37 Average Rating: 6.4/10
 
Consensus: A visually stunning film that may be too predictable and politically correct for adults, but should serve children well.
 

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Runtime: 83 mins

Synopsis: SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON is a refreshingly old-fashioned and gentle tale of a mustang stallion struggling to remain free in the old West. The film is a seamless blend of traditional hand-drawn and computer-generated animation. Opening with an impressive bird's eye pan of the Grand... SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON is a refreshingly old-fashioned and gentle tale of a mustang stallion struggling to remain free in the old West. The film is a seamless blend of traditional hand-drawn and computer-generated animation. Opening with an impressive bird's eye pan of the Grand Canyon, from the viewpoint of an eagle, SPIRIT captures the unspoiled beauty of the land. The animals in this particular animated film do not talk, and Matt Damon provides effective, sparse narration from the perspective of Spirit, an adventurous young stallion who is captured by the U.S. Army. But Spirit will not let the soldiers saddle and ride him. An authoritarian colonel (voiced by James Cromwell) is determined to break Spirit, at one point starving the horse to weaken him. A Lakota prisoner, Little Creek (voiced by Daniel Studi) is impressed with the horse, and helps him to escape. Little Creek can't break the horse either. But the two learn to respect each other, and Spirit meets Rain, Little Creek's horse, and falls in love. The score was written by Hans Zimmer, and Bryan Adams wrote and performed the sweet, simple songs on the soundtrack. SPIRIT is a great-looking and lovingly crafted children's film. [More]

Genre: Childrens

Starring: Matt Damon, James Cromwell, Daniel Studi

Director: Lorna Cook, Kelly Asbury
Screenwriter: John Fusco
Producer: Mireille Soria, Jeffrey Katzenberg
Composer: Hans Zimmer

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 10, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Snap Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 - Spanish

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Filmmakers
  • Featurette - 1. Learn To Draw Spirit With James Baxter
  • 2. The Animation Of SPIRIT
  • 3. The Music Of SPIRIT
  • 4. Make A Movie
  • 5. From DreamWorks Animation
  • 6. Favorite Scenes

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Production Notes
  • Story Boards

Interactive Features:

  • Games - 1. Mustang Derby Game
  • 2. Cimarron Slam Game
  • DVD/Rom Features

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Derek Adams
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It's drained of life in an attempt to be sober and educational, and yet it's so devoid of realism that its lack of whistles and bells just makes it obnoxious and stiff.

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'Neigh, neigh and thrice neigh.'

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07/04/02
Paul Arendt
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3/5

DreamWorks is to be commended for attempting to develop a form that, with the inauguration of the Oscar for best animated feature, can only benefit from such tinkering.

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07/01/02
Neil Smith
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06/16/02
Rich Cline
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Spirit: Stallion Of the Cimmaron, which and is technically Dreamworks' first animated film since the monster CGI hit Shrek, as a hand-drawn film has quite a bit to live up to, but succeeds admirably at finding the heart that is often missing from technica

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07/02/08
Todd Gilchrist
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Todd McCarthy
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Spirit is smarter than your average cartoon because it doesn't try to joke around with a host of annoying talking animals.

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12/26/07
Michael Booth
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...[a] genuinely thrilling movie that's appropriate for all ages.

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08/01/03
David Nusair
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It dares to do things a bit differently, and it does them generally quite well.

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07/28/03
Brian Webster
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A worthy, if dull addition to the studio's animated works.

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04/16/03
Harry Guerin
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Sappy and manipulative; it's further weighed down by an overloaded, over-politically-correct script.

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03/23/03
Jeffrey Chen
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...A bland but pleasing animated horse story...

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John R. McEwen
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Jeff Strickler
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