"Exactly, he's basically in love with a rug" That made me chuckle

I’m actually surprised about who the animators are. It’s Rankin Bass at their best with the animation, but not their best with the musical “Killing off Maleficent dragon by singing Hi Ho” That was hilarious!

...are you serious? You honestly think that just because it's NOT animated, I wouldn't even touch it...ever? Just recently, I went to see Gravity and really enjoyed it! Who's the ignorant one here again?

[Laughing] I'm sorry! It's just the joke of killing the Maleficent Dragon by singing Heigh Ho is so Funny!

Let's kill Maleficent, Ursula, Jafar and Scar with these songs: -Hakuna Matata -The bare necessities -Barney' theme song -The Care Bears song -Any disco song from the 70s

I don't know... I think the whole Disney adaptions thing is a bit different than this. Though I am not familiar with the source material of Disney movies like The Little Mermaid but am familiar with the source material for The King and I, I believe that Disney is trying to change the story enough to where its kind of its own story while still being recognizable as an animated movie adaption of its source material. With The Kind and I, its still essentially the same story. It just has several details changed for the purpose of (I believe) 'protecting the innocence of children' and 'not conveying values that our society doesn't follow' (referring to the major character deaths, as well as the idea of the king's multiple wives and Tuptim being given to the king as a wife or concubine from the original, respectively), since this movie was trying to market itself to children. Also, there were some details, like the Kralahome, that were changed just make it more fantastical for children as well, and a bit more Disney-like, but they just weren't executed very well at all.

4:31 Is Anna just having a mental breakdown here?

I like how you review older movies and not just the new stuff alone. Keep up the good work.

Everyone complained about Rasputin in Anastasia EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO EVER REVIEWED IT

Killing the Maleficent dragon with Heigh Ho is like having Frollo die by playing The Genie's song "You've Never Had a Friend Like Me".

Just because he doesn't review live action films doesn't mean he doesn't watch them.

Not just a book. Isn't that an autobiography? Actually, I think the subplot about the prince and the servant girl was more interesting than the main plot. False, Kralahome isn't trying to be a rip-off of Scar. He's more like an East Asian version of Jafar. Interestingly enough, Master Little was actually based off of a jester who was known for his great teeth. Aw come on, that panther is awesome. To be fair, Kralahome's dragon was some kind of illusory magic. Honestly, I think The King and I would have been better as an animated adaptation of the real-life events. Considering what animation can do, that would have made for an awesome clash of cultures.

Try killing the Maleficent Dragon by playing a Justin Bieber song XD

1:26, not the Prince of Egypt (phenomenal movie) 2:08, actually a lot of people complained about that. But some forgive it because Rasputin (the actual person) was actually a very dark and foreboding person who helped bring about the downfall of the Romanov family

"That's like killing off the Maleficent dragon by singing 'Heigh Ho'"! LOL

Wow Mat, you're actually smart. This conclusion about the story is pretty good. I love you man.

Seriously, a King and I film starting off with a dragon, creatures that can be stopped by a roar, changing the ending, what is right with this film at all?!

It' kind of funny. I tend to like the movies that most critics don't. I tend to judge a movie on how it makes me feel. If I laugh at the funny parts, cry at the sad parts and I feel anxious/scared at the drama and scary parts then I know that I like it.

The King And I animated film is undoubtedly one my most memorized childhood programs. I used to watch it all the time when I was a kid. It may not be one of the best non-Disney animated films I've ever seen like with The Prince of Egypt or The Road to El Dorado, but it does still have a place in my heart when it comes to nostalgic entertainment.

I do like this film in my childhood however I do strongly agree with you is that this could be a great animated musical film and would've been one of the best non-Disney animated musicals like The Prince of Egypt and Anastasia. How could the filmmakers screw up such an interesting concept and it's source material?! I wish Disney or different animation studio could make another great animated musical adaptation of the King and I.

7:10 Don't you mean an obvious rip off of Jafar from Aladdin? No seriously, the comparisons are simply unavoidable. Both are villains, dabble in the dark arts, and both have completely annoying sidekicks. The difference was that Iago at least had some good moments in the movie. P.S. Aladdin is one of my personal favorite Disney movies.

Here's my problem with your defense: it's ALREADY a musical! The script is already laid out and is lauded as a classic, even though it's adapted from a deeply racist blatant character assassination from a woman who just wanted to cash in on her fame. So at best, it's equivalent to gluing glitter onto a Monet. At worst it's glorifying the works of a bigot.

One thing that I can give this thing credit for, is that it introduced me to the brilliance that is the King and I. I love the fifty' version as the stage show. But this is still a guilty pleasure of mine.

I don't know if you'd be up for this, but maybe Thomas and the Magic Railroad as a possibility. It's actually my #5 all-time favorite movie and, even though people don't see it as a good movie because it was too Americanized, I personally think it's a really good crossover film and I still hold the film close to my heart.

Full Voice Actor List Miranda Richardson: Anna Leonowens - Martin Vidnovic: The King of Siam - Allen D Hong: Prince Chululongkorn - Armi Arabe: Tuptim the Servant Girl - Ian Richardson: Kralahome - Adam Wylie: Louis Leonowens - Dee Brad Baker: The Cute Baby Elephant - Frank Welker: The Rest of the Animals - Darrel Hammond: Master Little - Alexandra Lai: Princess Ying - Katherine Lai: Princess Naomi - JA Fuji: The First Wife - Tony Pope: The Burmese Emmisary - Sean Smith: Sir Edward Ramsey - Ed Trotta: The Ship's Captain - Mark Hunt: The Steward - Brian Tochi: A Soldier - Kevin Michael Richardson: Multiple Males - Janice Kawaye: Multiple Females

In the 50's movie, that they have lovers.

Could you put South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut in the hat, I think it would be interesting to see you review adult animation.

Musical animation does not always a great film. Looks at the secret of kells, this movie is awesome without music.

May I request that you review say Anastasia and Quest For Camelot? That would be great. Thanks!

You did a good job reviewing this film, Animat! You've just earned yourself a subscriber!

I love this movie though

There's a difference between a romance between a prince and a servant than a romance between a servant and a servant like the original musical.

to be fair, there were quite a lot of hints in real life that suggested Rasputin was a wizard

next one.. is it watership down? If not in hat, please put it in!

he has, he even showed us that Doug Walker said that he's heard of Animation Lookback at the end of an update vlog

I have never heard of King and I before this.

It's no wonder why the Rodger and Hammersteins' estate doesn't allow animation adaptions of their musicals ever since they came out

I wonder if Deborah Kerr ever saw this.

"Nobody complained about Rasputin" scuse u i complained a lot

Hey, you aren't the only one who saw this animation before the original story. No shame in it. It's similar to people who grew up and saw Disney's Pocahontas before we got the true story behind her.

It's weird to say that I remember watching this movie in theaters but I don't remember a single thing about it. XD!

Polarized ignorance of cinema? So, because one is a critic of animated films, he automatically only watches animated films? If you look on his channel, he did a review of "The Muppets," which was, indeed, live action.

Considering he said it's gonna be a documentary, I'm pretty sure it's gonna be Waltz with Bashir. (He did make a recent vlog review of Persistence of Vision, but that's not counted as one of his classic reviews)

You should do a top 10 worst villians in an animated film

When I first saw this movie in preschool, my favorite part of the movie was the fat bumbling minion guy. Oh, and before you say I was too young to watch a Rated G movie, I was born in September, so I had to be held back a year before I started Kindergarten.

Like AniMat I have not seen or read any other version to the KIng and I - But I loved this movie growing up. I think that the animation and songs in themselves were a big part of why I loved it but to my opinion this is not a bad movie.

For me, the stupidest thing about this movie is the Kralahome's comeuppance. I mean, seriously? Tuptim was to almost flogged to death for being in love with the prince (which, in my book is a lesser offense), but, Kralahome is sentenced to spend the remainder of his days cleaning up elephant shit as his punishment for high treason and attempted regicide!?

Please do some of the Dreamworks films! :)

I saw this as a kid my mom hated it so much she chose to ban this version. (I saw the live action version as well)

Heigh ho as Maleficent's weakness. Lol.

this movie is just a cheap animated flick made for the kiddies

When your review of The King and I boils down to "Just pretend it's not The King and I," it pretty much highlights the problem with this film.

Matt, do you do the Disney sequels by chance? Because I have one I would like you to review. (Also the romance between The prince and Tuptim (the servant girl) was in the musical as well, but Tuptim was with a scholar named Lua Tha. Just to let you know.)

Nope, I think he's going for Grave of the Fireflies. I suggested Animusic for a classic review. Hope Mat picks it.

Good thing I saw the 60s live action version before this one!

I attended a reserved sensory-friendly performance of the Broadway revival!

It seems that we were all correct about this prediction: finally the King and I.

poor malificent. Such a badass villianess, but to go down in a less unfortunate way. I like how you made that unfitting song at 9:35. that was funny.

Yeah, the live-action version and the Broadway musical are a billion times better than this piece-of-shit movie. By the way, am I the only one who things that this movie is what inspired Michael Bay to direct the live-action Transformers movies by focusing on the pointless subplots and not on the main plot?

Animation and character design looks nice here. I may watch the film, maybe it wont be too bad. Even though I'm not into these The King And I things.

I find it idiotic that Diva's Musical Hell can't show her rant about The King and I (1999) and yet you can? Why is Morgan Creek frontman James G. Robinson involved with this? And how dare there be a Rankin/Bass Production WITHOUT Jules Bass?! Unacceptable! And don't gimme the lie that this is all about copyright issues. This movie was done in by its depiction of ethnic stereotypes. The critics noticed; and even the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization noticed. And that's why they told Arthur Rankin, Jr.: "We can't let you make our musicals into animated cartoons."

I looked it up on IMDB and Richard Rich is the director of this. Explains everything why this version is mediocre. For context he’s the guy who’s been cranking out all those Swan Princess films.

i rememeber watching this when i was little, i really love the movie and as a person who loves musicals im going to watch it again ^-^

I think I get the Disney influences I just found out that The guy who made this worked on The Black Culdren and The fox and the Hound so the director is familiar with Disney

Actually there was a romance in the orignal film. They just flipped the romance around. In the original film it was a princess and some kind of drifter or merchant Im not 100% sure since Ive never seen the movie. Some one will correct me.

unfortunately this is the only version of king and i i know too

Having a show about animated movies doesn't mean he hasn't watched any non-animated movies. For example, in one of his most recent videos (Cloudy 2) he mentions some non-animated movies that he saw (Pacific Rim, Rush, Don Jon and Gravity).

Can you do The Brave Little Toaster and the sequels

About making this appropriate for theaters, the point of adding darker elements is to attract older audiences which they should've done instead of just pandering to kids. This is why the ratings, PG, PG-13, R, & NC-17 were invented to begin w/. I know it wasn't usual for animated films during the time it was released to be rated PG but they could've been creative.

I hated this movie when I was little. And for some reason all I remember about this movie was that guy who's teeth were always falling out. o_O

this film is just your cheap animated flick made of the kiddies

Batman year one was so good!

Ya'know i grew up with this version too. So i'm with you on this.

Oooooooo the next review is gonna be good!!!

That is way worse than I remember it being as a kid.

Believe it or not, I actually like the comedy and romance better than the actual story. I was actually more interested in seeing Louis being charming and seeing the elephant being cute than in seeing Anna try to persuade the King in what is right. First of all, not only was Louis only interested in pleasing Anna and doing what is right, but the elephant was so adorable, being a young child and coming out of such an unfair zoo. Secondly, because of how ruthless the king was, especially forbidding his son to marry the servant girl Tuptim, all I wanted was to scream for him to shut up. I know a lot of people will disagree with me, but I actually prefer the comedy and romance over the actual story. However, I do agree with Animat about the animation being beautiful and how the songs should not have gotten the visuals they had. I'm convinced that the songs are what really get all the hatred in this movie.

could you review Batman Mask of the Phantasm, as well as other batman animations. you won't be disapointed

I'm getting the feeling that the next movie is going to be the south park movie.

I'm not going to lie, I loved this movie as a child. As with some of the other animated movies on this channel, this too is one of my childhood films. It may not be perfect in every facet, but I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't watch it if it was on TV.

Speaking of Don Bluth : Fox sugest an animated adaptation of The King And i before he decited to make Anastasia but he was not intrested in it. I still think either he or the Disney Animated Company would make a waaaaay better version.

The prince and the servant girl was in the other movie too, Animat.

is the next Review red tails ???

Anyone have any idea of what will he review next?

The first time I heard of this was on sesame street with grover dancing with a literal I.

It's probably going to be grave of the fireflies Since he mentioned war and "not for kids".

Great vid

I like the design of Rama and he’s the better animal character in the film he’s not bad and horrible as Tusker and Moonshee he’s more serious that’s just someone’s opinion I heard on KZfaq he does complete animation videos of characters

watership down?

I knew he would do this after I looked up bad animated broadway musicals

I am like you and saw this movie first before the actual play or the other movie made in the 50s. I watched this as a child.

Thumbs up if you want AniMat to review "Sea Prince and the Fire Child" (1981) next :) !

The animation is by Rankin Bass. So...yea

could you review the theif and the cobbler

he already did that

I love animated musicals, but I don't ever want to touch this piece of crap!

When I was a kid I was so confused on what the heck was going on in the film!!!😂😂😂😂

I enjoyed this film and haven't seen the others either

Hey animat ... i love most of the vids you put up but when i saw the vid of cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 i felt a little sad inside because you did something that i never thought you do something like that like how you showed if it was bad or not in the begining. :(

He did already

I'm not. I know you watch live-action too. :)