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| Pocahontas (10th Anniversary Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Actors: Irene Bedard, Judy Kuhn, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers, John Kassir
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  181 reviews
Sales Rank: 511
Format: Ac-3, Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Original Recording Remastered, Restored, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 84
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD22960D
ISBN: 0788829599
UPC: 786936157147
EAN: 9780788829598
ASIN: B0007KTBIU
Theatrical Release Date: June 23, 1995
Release Date: May 3, 2005
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 Please tell your children the history is different. May 4, 2006
0 out of 13 found this review helpful
I realize historical accuracy was not the intent of the filmmakers here, but as a history teacher, I feel the need to beg you to tell your children that this is not the way Jamestown really went down. An unreal number of students enter high school believing that this film is a historical documentary, and the first step to teaching Jamestown is to convince the students otherwise.
Perhaps good can come from this film, in that it can teach young people to be critical of secondary sources.
 Excellent! April 30, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This movie is one of the best films to know where the first settlers came from. This is my first animated film I loved it. I love this film so much. I just relized that my mother looks alot like Pocahontas and John Smith looks like My father. It's kind of creepy. I love this film alot. It's sad though. The Music is just wonderful.
Alright That's ENOUGH! April 21, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a animated disney film lover, and Pocahontas is my favorite.
I don't care what people say about the relationships, I don't care if people find fault with the strong and sincere character of Pocahontas...
what I DO care about however, is people disliking the movie simply because it's not true to historical fact. It's Loosely based on history sure, but most fairy tales and films are, and what they evolve into doesn't matter, or Shouldn't matter, as long as the spirit remains the same, and the SPIRIT of Pocahontas is just where it should be. So if you're going to crit this beautiful and moving animated masterpiece, pick some other aspect of it to attack, or I'll hunt you down.
Another common attack is various reflections on how it's unrealistic. Seriously. have you watched any disney films recently?! Wait, forget that, have you watched ANY films.. ever? Most aren't realistic. If you want real, look out the freaking window, go for a walk, live life.
Oh, this movie can't be good, it has Pocahontas talking to animals... native americans didn't talk to animals, well, first of all, how do we know that she didn't talk to animals? We all talk to animals, ever yell at your dog? Ever ask your cat to sit on your lap? Get a grip, they're cute.
Oh, this movie can't be good, how do Pocahontas and Smith understand one another? Listening with your heart? Seriously? ... YES. would you rather have them speaking different languages the whole time? maybe it'd be better if they just ran subtitles for the 3 yr olds. Or have a 20 minute montage of all the characters going to langage lab. Ugh. It's called artistic license, it's not hard to understand. And if you still are going to fret about that, then remember that most disney films take place in other parts of the world, and Belle and Ariel didn't speak french, and as far as i'm concerned no one can really understand lions, so just shut up right now, unless you are attacking all disney movies, in which case, why the heck did you even come to this page to begin with?
If you don't think you should let your kids watch something so violent, then you shouldn't let them outside the house. It's freaking PG, chill out, and if you are at the same time concerned about how it's not accurate, wouldn't the accurate version be a BIT more graphic?! And If your kids watch this and think it's acutally what happened, then in history class, they will get the real story, or you could tell it to them, no biggie! But that would involve actually Talking to them instead of just sitting them in front of a movie. Inaccuaracy in media is a good lesson to learn, no matter the age. Too many people out there believeing everything thats fed to them. Question information, and then find yourself some answers!
Okay, that's enough ranting for one afternoon.
PS. Tell me you don't get goosebumps from just LISTENING to Pocahontas run to the cliff to wave to Smith at the end. Seriously.
 I remember this being worse when I first saw it February 25, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
In the special features on the Lion King DVD, they were quasi-lamenting that their film was kind of the B team and that Pocahontas was going to be the next big release like Beauty and the Beast. How odd and by how far the underdog team won. Lion King became to be one of the most successful animated films ever, in theatres and home video. Pocahontas on the other hand didn't get favorable reviews and only a respectable box office return. The film isn't Pinocchio or Bambi status by any means but it's sure better than what they've been doing lately, even if it was 10 years ago.
The story centers around Pocahontas living in her village. All is fine until ships from England appear looking for gold. Each group is curious and cautious about the other until Pocahontas meets John Smith, one of the more well-known settlers. So it's a love story set against the backdrop of natives not wanting their land changed and settlers hunting for gold with Pocahontas and John Smith caught in the middle.
What the film has going for it is a rich color palette, quite simply it looks great. It doesn't have that sharpness or finesse like Lion King but it's certainly a colorful film to look at. The songs aren't quite as exciting. What made previous songs work is that they worked independently of the film as well. Under the Sea or Prince Ali works just as fine without the film in front of you. The 2 big songs from here are Around the River Bend and Colors of the Wind and only the latter is memorable without seeing the movie.
We can look at the historical changes that Disney made(which you can research, tons of sites) and say they were done for storytelling purposes(apparently Pocahontas was much older than 16 for real, would've been creepy on screen, no?), or say it's pure Disney manipulative trife that messes with things to better suit the story on a $ front. To me it doesn't matter as long as the version they're telling isn't blatantly manipulative. The villain doesn't get a big comeuppance on the likes of Ursula or Shan Yu and the film doesn't end with a big smooch like Aladdin or Hercules but at least it ends properly given the changes.
Pocahontas is part of what is most likely going to be a series of what I call "Gold Editions" even though those kind of exist. The big classics like Lion King, Cinderella and Lady and the Tramp got Platinum while Pocahontas, Tarzan, Mulan and most likely Hercules get just a 2 disc edition. It's still nice to own them and Pocahontas is worthy of being included in the Disney shelf, it just may not be your favorite.
Inappropriate for children January 22, 2006
6 out of 26 found this review helpful
Disney's fictionalized love story between the 12 year old Pocahontas and the 27 year old John Smith can only leave us praying that this didnt happen in real life. (Pocahantas married John Rolfe when she was 19 and had a child, which is, of course, left out of this movie).
Even if you get passed the blatant pedophilia overtones, the movie is still filled with bland musical numbers, and boring dialogue.
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