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Atlantis: The Lost Empire / Atlantis: Milo’s Return: Two-Movie Collection (Three Disc Blu-ray / DVD Combo)
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The creators of THE LION KING and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST take you under the sea into an amazing world of excitement and exploration. Discover ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE and ATLANTIS: MILO’S RETURN — together for the first time on Blu-ray, complete with digitally restored high definition picture and sound. Set your course for adventure as Milo Thatch and his fearless crew dive into the mysteries of the sea. The group’s underwater expedition brings them face-to-face with gigantic sea monsters, spect
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Rob K.
June 3, 2014 at 10:36 am
Under-valued Disney Movie,
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June 3, 2014 at 10:15 am
Blu-ray Review: “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” / “Atlantis: Milo’s Return” 2 Movie Collection 3-Disc Special Edition,
In “Atlantis: The Lost World,” historian Milo Thatch leads a crew of the world’s greatest archaeologists and explorers in a search for the lost city of Atlantis. They travel through the depths of the dangerous sea aboard the submarine Ulysses. Only expecting to unearth ruins and artifacts, the team is astonished to find the ancient city still thriving with life.
This is one of my all-time favorite animated Disney features. It’s a masterful blend of Jules Verne’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” and “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” is an adventure tale mixed with everything you could ever want in a fantasy film. There are elements of science fiction, mythology, and mystery all combined to form a highly exciting and entertaining tale.
Steampunk fans will find something to enjoy in the film, as well. All sorts of interesting advanced mechanical technology appear that shouldn’t exist in the early 1900s. It has a “League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” vibe to it as well, which isn’t surprising since comic book artist Mike Mignola was one of the production designers for the movie.
The reformed crew from the first film returns to the ancient underwater city and recruit Milo and Kida to help them battle a sea monster in “Atlantis: Milo’s Return.” The two are eager to return to their world, but keep getting drawn into different adventures by eccentric Preston B. Moore. They find themselves going up against vicious coyote specters, a vengeful spirit, and a madman who believes he’s the god Odin.
“Atlantis: Milo’s Return” suffers from being a compilation of the three episodes finished for a television series which was scrapped after the first movie didn’t perform as well as Disney expected. They’re interesting yarns somehow all connected to Atlantis. Ultimately, they fall short of living up to the greatness of their predecessor.
The animation for “Atlantis: Milo’s Return” is way below that of “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.” It resembles the Hanna-Barbera cartoons from the late 1990s / early 2000s, which isn’t bad. It’s just not what you expect from Disney. The different episodes reduce Milo, Atlantean Kida, and the rest of the rehabilitated mercenaries from the first movie to a sort of “Scooby-Doo” gang of mystery solvers.
Both films are presented in 1080p High Definition (2.35:1) and feature 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio. While “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” shines brightly from its upgrade, “Atlantis: Milo’s Return” suffers because more of its flaws are obvious thanks to the HD clarity. That’s not to say it’s not better to see it this way. Just don’t expect the sequel to look as good as the original. The 5.1 surround sound will thrill home viewers with a barrage of great sound effects accompanied by James Newton Howard’s powerful musical score in the original movie.
An adequate amount of special features can be found inside this release. Audio commentary is provided for “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” by Producer Don Hahn and directors Gary Trousdale, and Kirk Wise. An hour long documentary entitled “The Making of ‘Atlantis'” is included. Two short featurettes, “How to Speak Atlantean” and “Atlantis: Fact or Fiction?,” are here as well. Deleted scenes for “Atlantis: The Lost Empire” are also featured. Three “Atlantis: Lost Empire” trailers round out the bonus material for the first film. The one extra for “Atlantis: Milo’s Return” consists of a deleted scene.
Any fan of hand-drawn animation and Jules Verne will love the blend of science fiction, action, and fantasy you’ll get from “Atlantis: The Lost Empire.” It’s definitely worthy of its title as a cult classic. “Atlantis: Milo’s Return” is a nice added bonus to an already strong Disney Blu-ray premiere.
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