Treasure Planet (2002)

Do you have little or no reality? And if you have loads are you prepared to leave it at the door? Then this is the film for you; as it includes aliens, flying galleons, black holes, mysterious maps, but best of all...TREASURE!

Join this rule-oblivious teenage boy Jim, on one cold, wet night as someone known as Billy Bones crashes next to their old, tumbled-down Bimbo Inn, with a priceless map leading to "treasure of 1,000 worlds". But be careful, this person not only gives them a hope for their old inn, but also a warning, "Beware the Cyborg!!!"

Jim and a rather scatty Dr Delbert hire a crew, not realising that, as Captain Amelia puts it, they are a "ludicrous parcel of driveling galoots!" Among which is a cyborg. But is he the one Billy Bones mentioned? Surely he's too kind...

They board the RLS Legacy (the ship) and set off, and John Silver (the Cyborg) puts Jim to work and introduces him to his friends "Mrs Mop and Mr Bucket". However Jim still manages to make trouble with a creature that appears to be 1/4 scorpion and 3/4 spider known as Mr Scroop, who has a somewhat sinister voice and nature.

Dr Delbert introduces the audience to a new language when they first board the ship, as he tries to calm down a peculiar blob with tentacles; the language is Flatula, and, as the name suggests, sounds like well... Er, I'll let you guess.

Jim sees some amazing things whilst he's on board; and thanks to the animation, which is a mix between classic animation and a bit of CGI, we do too, and the colour pallet, which is mostly blues, purples and ship colours, makes the film look peaceful - until they run into a black hole!!

Jim seems wary and unsure about John Silver at first but begins to warm to him, because, even though they're still working, Silver starts to teach him things and almost becomes the father Jim never had. Silver does try to bond and be kind to Jim, though it's obvious he's not the hugging type! However the other crew members are sure Silver's going soft, so he tries to pull away to convince himself and the crew he isn’t.

I liked the fact that Captain Amelia is based on a cat, as her pupils grew when she first saw the map, in a cat like manner. It also sounds like she meows when they first meet her. Many will notice, she is voiced by the well known actress: EMMA THOMPSON!

There are brilliant sound effects including the Flatula language (mentioned earlier),Mum also said there was an 80's style rock ballad or something like that, whatever that means... when John Silver is coaching Jim.

By the way, my favourite character is the heart-stealing cheeky Morph, Silver's shape-shifter pet. I expect most people would agree (unless they hate all thing cute, pink and loving).

Altogether I think they made a brilliant re-imagined version of Treasure Island, and they kept some of the original names. Therefore I would rate it 5/5.