Review of The King and I (1999) by Steven L — 06 Jan 2010
Apparently Richard Rich tried to followed in the same footsteps as Don Bluth, both were former artists for disney who left to pursue their own projects, Don Bluth became a bigger name than Richard Rich.
After Don Bluth made the highly successful "Anastasia", Richard Rich tried to compete with that same success by tackling another musical, "The King and I" and turned it into an animated movie.
Unfortantley, this one turned out to be a slight embarassment--so much that Rogers and Hammerstein refused to see more animated adaptations of their work. The movie's animation is poor, the story telling is pretty exaggerating (including the mystical elements of The Kralahome).
Don't get me wrong, this was a cute, endeering take but it wasn't a good one. The only redeeming quality of this movie is the comic relief of Darrell Hammond. While "Anastasia" got away with combining historical accuracy and fantasy, this one fails at it.
Richard Rich is no Don Bluth. The Swan Princess was more watchable than this.
This review of The King and I (1999) was written by Steven L on 06 January 2010.
The King and I has generally received mixed reviews.
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