Het magische zwaard

This film is not from a mouse, it's from a rabbit... And you can see that in it, unfortunately. Not that I have any special reservations about Warner Bros, but they can't match Disney this time, especially in terms of animation. The images are strangely lacking in color, the movement of the characters is jerky (especially the horseback riding is terrifying), and when computer animation (a stone giant or whatever) is mixed in, it's a disaster. The second thing is the very simple story, which is interwoven with incredibly scary songs... Brrr. Fortunately, though, The Magic Sword has its strengths, most of which are due to the Devon/Cornwall two-headed dragon, one head of which is utterly irresistibly voiced by Eric Idle. The dragon is really perfect, the jokes the writers have written for him are funny, and I don’t a single objection to his song (in whose "clip" the dragons parody everything from Picasso and Elvis to Sonny and Cher, Warner's Coyote Will or the horror film Friday the 13th). Aside from the dragon, I was amused by little things like the Acme inscription on the main villain's magic potion, the strange cross between a chicken and an axe (believe it or not) quoting Taxi Driver and Dirty Harry, and John Williams' Superman motif appearing in the action-packed ending. Otherwise, I unsurprisingly liked Patrick Doyle's music, but unfortunately it didn't get much space. (10.08.2012)