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Little Nemo Number of Items: 1 Format: Animated, Color Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Funimation Productio Product Group: DVD Release Date: 2004-10-05 Buy from Amazon

Customer Reviews: Total numer of reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 "A good wholesome Family Film" Little Nemo reminds me of a time when Fmaily films were pure. They didn't need crude humor, mild sex jokes or toilet humor to make it fun. There isn't even a hint of foul language at all. Little Nemo is about a boy named Nemo who one night gets a royal invitation to Slumberland where King Morphus has decided to make him the heir to the Slumberland Throne. While there Nemo meets the mischivious Flip, the brilliant Proffesor Genius, the good Goblins, and the Princess. However when flip pulls Nemo away for brief time the two inadvertadly release the Nightmare King who in turn captures the King. Nemo feeling guilty for what happens sets off on a quest to free stop the Nightmare king and free Morpheus. This is a solid entertaining family film that is full of magic and enchantment. Overall this is a great film to watch for the whole family. "The Truth About Little Nemo's Production" Reading the other reviews of this DVD it seems most people are confused as to the origins of this film... Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland was a feature film loosely based on animation legend Winsor McCay's "Little Nemo in Slumberland" comic strip first appearing in 1905. Little Nemo: AiS had an extremely rocky production cycle with the first pilot being released in 1984, the second in 1987, and the finish film in 1989. Hayao Miyazaki was on the original creative team however due to the troubled production he left at a rather early development stage. Just as Robotech is a strange enigma of anime in America, Little Nemo: AiS stands as an odd hiccup in the history of anime in Japan. Similar to The Transformers, at its core Little Nemo: AiS was designed for the American market with an all star voice ensemble such as Mickey Rooney as Flip the Clown. However it was a film slated for the UNITED STATES although the animation work was primarly of Japanese origin. Little Nemo: AiS was Disney's first forray into grabbing troubled animation properties... (don't even get me started about how they flat out STOLE Aladdin from an early workprint of The Thief and The Cobbler and then killed the original film) While it would have been nice to see some of the original early versions of Little Nemo (which are on the laser disc) that carried with them a more dramatic flair, this DVD sets out to be exactly what it is - a DVD release of the final film version. Considering how troubled the production cycle was we should all be glad that it even hit the theaters - let alone finally reached DVD after all these years. 5 stars for filling in a void of underrated animation on DVD. I suggest everyone pick up "The Anime Encyclopedia" if you want to know the truth behind lots of other animation and the industry. It also had a good little backstory about Little Nemo: AiS. "Great For Kids!" I saw this movie when I was a little kid and i must say his is just great and filled with colourful scenes. I haven't seen it in a while but i still do remember it and intend to buy this dvd. I strongly recommend "DVD is now playing at Theatres in March!!!!" Hey - I just heard that the DVD is playing at select Regal theatres in March 2005 on the weekends! AND, every child gets a prize after every movie!!! I am definitely taking my son...it is much better on the big screen! If you go to www.kidtoonfilms.com you can find out all the info. They apparently have G Rated movies every weekend for kids. Exactly what parents need...amen Kidtoons! DVD is worth purchasing too. "Wonderful movie, bland DVD" I was so excited to see this released, that I pre-ordered it. I was a little surprised in its presentation on DVD. First off, it is anamorphic widescreen(though that is not mentioned on the packaging) and there are no foreign language options at all (no subs either, not even english). This is strange as the film was made by a rather international group of people (from Japan as well as the US). The disc has no real "extras" of the sort that adults would enjoy, and even kids probably won't think much of them (there is a little craft project, and the incantation to dispell bad dreams). So, for true fans, all you get is the movie. A shame since this is a real cult classic of animation. The plot is rather slow to develop. The movie starts so strongly, and then kind of lags for about 40 minutes until the Nightmares start to enter Slumberland. However, the film is well done. Maybe i just feel it drags because I've seen it so many times. This was an interesting film made in a rather busy time for animation. It was released in 1992 during Disney's reassertion of power (Little Mermaid in 1990, Beauty and the Beast in 1992). The team that made this film, headed by Chris Columbus, went in a decidedly different direction. The movie starts out darker than most Disney fair, seeming to borrow from Don Bluth's style. however, there is a very obvious Japanese feel to the production as well. It is a great "hybrid" in a sense, and the effect is engrossing. Perhaps one of the main complaints is that everything in Slumberland is so light and pastel that it becomes bland and dull looking. Only during the nightmares does darkness ever enter the pallete of the film. The film is uneven in parts, but overall is a wonderful achievement. It would have been nice to see something that looked at the history and the production, but being that it was a huge flop at the box office, I am glad to have it at all on DVD.