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(1996 Video Game)

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If this is the Pocahontas I'm thinking off, then run away!
perni12 July 2002
Now, I may not be writing about the Pocahontas that this IMDb site is talking about, but it seems to be right. Video release, 1997...it all rings of the movie I saw when I was a kid. Now, this isn't Disney by any means. The animation for this thing was awful, and could compete with Rudolph: The Movie in sheer blandness. Also, there were way too many sidekicks. If I can bring up the bad memories, Pocahontas sported some serious bald eagle, an annoying yellow bird who was clumsy and had other wacky traits, and a talking canoe. Maybe you didn't see that the first time. THIS THING HAS A TALKING CANOE IN IT. Do I really have to say anything else? Oh wait, yes I do.

There is an animation company out there that likes to make really bad clones of Disney animated films. They don't even wait a while before they release them, either. I know for a fact that when Mulan came out, a cheap version from this company showed up weeks later. There's also a Hercules knock-off, one for The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and even one for the recent Atlantis (!). This infuriates me to no end. I intend to find out about this company, who brought us our feature presentation, and give them a piece of my mind.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, this Pocahontas is just awful. Don't buy this at a garage sale or from a bargain bin. Trust me.
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5/10
Good movie, despite splay of truth
two_rings_one_heart19 September 2006
Warning: Spoilers
Although Disney's Pocahontas has been blow to shreds by negative critics, it really has some awesome parts. They scream and whine about how it isn't the real story of Pocahontas. No one knows the real story. Pocahontas's love of John Smith has been stretched, of course, but this film isn't meant to provide a documentary of Pocahontas. She wasn't that pretty in real life either, but no one seems to care about that. Pocahontas is meant to get children interested in the time period, and bring into questions such issues as arranged marriages, violence and war, and love. It is captivating. It even manages to sneak the native languages in here and there, and gives an insight into how her people loved the river and believed in many spirits that lived in all pieces of the earth. It's a great conversation piece, and a well known movie to provide entertainment for many generations to come.
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