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Magic Voyage
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786305110026
Format: Animated, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
ISBN: 6305110026
Label: Plaza Entertainment
Languages: Russian (Original Language), Analog
Manufacturer: Plaza Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Plaza Entertainment
Release Date: October 20, 1998
Running Time: 82 minutes
Studio: Plaza Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
Editorial Review:
For its first animated feature, Bavaria Film turned its back on centuries of German folklore for a story linked to the hoopla surrounding the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first visit to the Americas. The Magic Voyage is a clumsy copy of Disney's Ben and Me, with Christopher Columbus and Pico the woodworm taking the places of Benjamin Franklin and Amos the mouse. (Although he's supposed to be a worm, Pico sports arms and legs--but the designs are the least of the film's problems.) Pico gnaws Columbus's cube of the world into a globe, giving him the first of many ideas. While Columbus obtains financing for his voyage from hotheaded Ferdinand, flirtatious Isabella, and their weasely friar-counselor, Pico falls in love with Marilyn, the firefly princess. Marilyn is the prisoner of an evil but unexplained swarm of bugs, which take her west. Pico and Columbus follow them to the New World, where they steal a golden pseudo-Aztec idol and "make squishy" with the swarm. Although some talented artists worked on Voyage, the animation is crude, and the songs utterly forgettable. It's no wonder this maladroit film never received an American theatrical release. --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The worst animated film I have ever seen
Although I usually watch films from my childhood that I watched on a frequent basis or films that are of interest to me, I'm going to review a film from my childhood that my sister and I barely watched. This film is The Magic Voyage, a film written by Ute Koll (possible pseudonym for Uwe Boll?). I decided to take it off my dusty shelf and watch it. After all, it can't be that bad.
I made a terrible mistake. This film is so badly made, that any good value of the film is ruined. Not even ... Read More
Rating:  - I LOVEEEE THIS MOVIE! Greatest movie of all time!
I TOTALLY AGREE WITH HSI CHAN. THIS MOVIE ROCKS MY SOCKS! I LOVE THE WOODWORM, THE FAIRY, AND CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS! THE BEST MOVIE IN THE WORLD! I FREAKEN LOVE IT!!!
Rating: - The best movie in the world!
This is the best movie in the world. If you don't like this movie.. you suck!
Rating: - The world may be round but this picture is flat.
This is one of those films where you just don't have any idea why it was even made. Why in the world would Germans feel drawn to a story featuring Christopher Columbus, a wood worm, a firefly princess and some sort of horribly, horribly animated swarm something-or-other? I just keep asking myself over and over again, "Why?"
The overall animation doesn't even come close to looking like anything out of the 1990's. It is very simplistic, drab and amateur-looking. Supposedly stationary ... Read More
Rating: - Enchanting animated feature for the entire family
While most of Europe thought that the world was FLAT, Christoper Columbus had a novel idea. He thought the world was SQUARE, and thus begins this fictional and humorous adventure to discover the new world. Seen through the eyes of some funny animals and insect friends of Mr. Columbus, this story accurately portrays the important historical facts of the Columbus mission, while infusing enough music and comedy to hold the attention of kids steadfastly and repeatedly. Featuring a top cast of voice talent, ... Read More
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