SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Sammy-Jo Cervantes There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

Python Hyena The King and I (1999): Dir: Richard Rich / Voices: Miranda Richardson, Ian Richardson, Darrell Hammond, Christiane Noll, Adam Wylie: Animation that expresses something extraordinary through the experiences of a teacher with a King. Story regards an English governess who is summoned to teach the many children of the King of Siam. He lays heavy emphasis on tradition, which results in many foolish rules. Of course the governess will win him over and his son will marry the servant girl that the King nearly whipped. Animation is rich with detail but the story is boring and about as exciting as watching golf. Directed by Richard Rich who remains faithful to the story, which appears in many forms including the 1956 version starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr. Voice talents are unable to bring life into the empty personalities. Miranda Richardson voices the governess as straight forward and as uninteresting as a person can be. Others talents lending their voices to shame are Ian Richardson, Darrell Hammond, and Christiane Noll. The characters are flat and even its message of tradition and adaptation is lost in its dreary storytelling. This is the sort of storyline that has been done countless times and whether it is animated or not, it is still no less boring. Bland animated remake of no great significance that falls into a rotten tradition called formula. Score: 3 / 10

IndigoDragoness I first saw this film on TV one late night, it seemed like a harmless, under-appreciated flick but I realized why it's under-appreciated, it's boring! At first, I thought I was just tired even dozing off during the climax but when I watched it with my mom on DVD through Netflix rental, I realized I was right, it is a very boring film. Even my mom dozed off during the climax. I know it's meant for kids and Disney knock-offs were a major fad in the 90's, but even they had some sort of entertaining potential, but with this, they barely put any effort into it. Ironically, the director did "The Fox and the Hound" and "The Black Cauldron".So yeah, a major disappointment from this film, the animation doesn't have much detail, the story has no plot and the characters had the personality of sandpaper. No story structure, no character development, nothing. They butcher the song segments making them look pointless and stupid. The comedy relief was more annoying and less funny. Particularly the monkey named Moonshee whom is ripped off from, er I mean inspired by Abu, every other second, I wanted to kill Moonshee, he was that annoying. Also, the villain's assistant Master Little looks like Chien-Po's (Mulan) midget brother whom has the curse of "unfunny running gag" by getting his teeth knocked out. What was also stupid was replacing Lun Tha with an adult Chulalongkorn. the story of Tuptim and her lover was a really sad, tragic story and I see they tried to clean it up but they did a really bad job at it. However, the King's panther Rama was the only character I found likable.Well, to wrap this up, this is a really boring film, like the summary says, it should have been adapted by the real Disney, not some other company trying to imitate Disney.

long-ford This cartoon remake of the 1956 musical 'The King and I' is frankly not worth watching. The animation quality is substandard, hardly fit for home viewing let alone a theatrical release. There are lots of songs, sung rather poorly and will bore the viewer. The pacing is poor with several unnecessary subplots. The story simply doesn't work and there are some insulting stereotypes. Those who have seen the Yul Brynner film will feel insulted. But the rest will be pretty disappointed as well. It's better avoided unless you have kids who have NOTHING better to do.Overall 2/10

Mightyzebra Genre: Animated remake, slapstick and wit humour, Siam, 1800's.Actors: The actors who do the main characters are Miranda Richardson (Anna the teacher), Martin Vidnovic (the king), Adam Wylie (Louis) and Ian Richardson (the Kralahome).Main characters: Anna the teacher, the king, Louis and the Kralahome .What happens: A woman from England has come on a ship ALL the way to Siam in Asia. This woman, Anna, is a schoolteacher and has been sent to teach the king's children there. Someone has his eye on the throne, the Kralahome and his plan involves Anna, as well as the unsuspecting king…Message: You do not know everything.My thoughts: I have watched this twice since we bought it recently and I like it about as much as I did when I was younger (when we borrowed it). I think this is underrated. Yes, it does have some slapstick and yes, it is a little untrue to the original film (which I also like but can't remember very well) and the real occasion two hundred years ago, but it is a well-animated, pleasant film with good songs from the original film! My favourite of all the songs is "I Have Dreamed" or whatever it's called. In the film, I also like the characters and the relationships between them, especially the prince's and servant's as well as Anna's and the king's. :-) Recommended to: People who would like a remake slightly more harmless than the original, people who like remakes and for people who like cartoon musicals! Enjoy! :-) P.S I have just realised something weird. There are two cartoon musical remakes with a boy and a monkey, this and "The Mighty Kong". Do the two directors have a connection between them of liking monkeys..?