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The Last Unicorn (1982)

Alan Arkin , Jeff Bridges , Jules Bass , Arthur Rankin Jr.  |  G |  DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (640 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Alan Arkin, Jeff Bridges, Mia Farrow, Tammy Grimes, Robert Klein
  • Directors: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
  • Language: English, German
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: G (General Audience)
  • Studio: Lions Gate
  • DVD Release Date: March 16, 2004
  • Run Time: 92 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (640 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00019330Y
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,420 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Last Unicorn" on IMDb

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A story line that truly deserves the A-list treatment, The Last Unicorn is memorable for its attempts to stay faithful to its origins, the Peter Beagle novel of the same name. The animation is vintage Rankin/Bass, and that's too bad; but there's an undeniable strength in this tale and telling. A unicorn (Mia Farrow)--she believes herself the last--searches for any others of her kind, while avoiding the malevolent Red Bull, the agent believed to have destroyed the rest of the herd. Along the way, she is mistaken, ignored, attacked, and obsessed about, finally finding help from a magician named Schmendrick (Alan Arkin) and a knight named Prince Lir (Jeff Bridges). A haunting film that pays homage to mythology and the people who love it. --Keith Simanton

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83 of 85 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Uncensored December 18, 2010
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just a note to fans of this film that are on the fence about this new edition.

According to Bill Hunt at The Digital Bits:

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The new Blu-ray will offer the film completely uncensored, but it will also include the edited "family friendly" audio track for those who prefer it. Both the censored and uncensored audio tracks will be DTS-MA 5.1. That comes directly from studio sources (and thank you to those sources!), so fans can rest easy.

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276 of 301 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie, poor DVD release August 3, 2004
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Although anime is beginning to change people's minds, far too many Westerners still think of animation as a genre only fit for children. The Last Unicorn ought to be high on the viewing list of anyone who believes animation is just for kids--yes, it's a "cartoon," but it's also beautifully animated, with unique and unforgettable characters, and the storyline is as true to the original source material (book by Peter S. Beagle) as any movie adaptation I've ever seen.

In her unchanging, always-spring forest lives a unicorn (voice of Mia Farrow), ageless, wise and innocent, and without regret--unicorns can feel sorrow, but it's not the same thing. One day, when men come into her forest to hunt, she discovers that she is the last of the unicorns. With snatches of help and hints from a dizzy butterfly, she sets out to find the others. On her way she picks up an incompetent magician named Schmendrick (voice of Alan Arkin), a withered woman named Molly Grue (voice of Tammy Grimes), and eventually finds the kingdom of King Haggard (voice of Christopher Lee) and his son Lir (voice of Jeff Bridges). But in the changing, aging world of humans, can the unicorn even keep track of who she is and how the story should end?

The movie version isn't perfect. There are some awkward scenes, including a terrible duet by Mia Farrow and Jeff Bridges which never should have been included, and some scenes contain material such as mild profanity, bare breasts and depictions of death which might not be suitable for children. But there is an earnestness to this film, a magic in the way ideas are expressed, that's all too rare in modern filmmaking. This quality helps many viewers overlook the film's flaws.

So if The Last Unicorn is that good of a movie, why does it only rate two stars?
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351 of 385 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars This is wonderful movie, but an awful release of it March 18, 2004
By M. Ross
Format:DVD
Let me start by saying that The Last Unicorn is my favorite movie of all time. I have loved it since I was very, very young. However, I truly wish I had never bought this DVD.

First off, the movie is full screen and not widescreen--this could easily be forgiven if the DVD didn't have numerous other problems. The picture quality is awful and looks as though they ripped the movie from the old VHS master. There are also some scenes where the contrast seems to be up too high. I know that these are not simply issues with the original movie because I have the German release and its picture is flawless (not to mention widescreen) and beautiful. This release also has one of the worst menus I have ever seen. The DVD says it has special features, but I can't find them!

If you're a hardcore Last Unicorn fan, don't buy this DVD. Your old VHS version is just as good.

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Blu-Ray should be the best version yet December 20, 2010
Format:Blu-ray
For those of you not in the know The Last Unicorn is a really nice fantasy movie based on the popular book by Peter Beagle. As the name implies it's about unicorn who found out she is the last of her kind and sets out to uncover the truth behind that. She soon finds out all of the other unicorns have been captured by a mythical creature, and with the help of an inept magician and a surly maiden they seek out to bring the unicorns back from captivity.

The story is among the best in fairy tale fiction. You have a fair number of mystical creatures and learn interesting tidbits about them throughout the film. You also have a romantic aspect between a prince and maiden (which is required for many who love fairy tales), sword slinging action, wondrous magic, singing (we'll get to that later), and comedy all done up by the voice talents of A-list actors like Allen Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine, Edward Scissorhands), Mia Farrow (Rosemary's Baby, Hannah and her Sisters), Christopher Lee (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars prequels), Jeff Bridges (The Big Lebowski, Tron movies), Angela Landsbury (Beauty and the Beast, Murder She Wrote), and a slew of other notable talents.

The action scenes are exciting and directing does well with the movement and colors in these scenes. The scenes that involve the romance feel real with characters hitting home the type of emotions a young love can feel. The fun scenes are really fun, but it's more dialog kind of funny. Lots of good one liners come from the script. Not so much in the realm of visual comedy unless you count the scene with the laughing skeleton and maybe one scene with a talking cat. The villain (done by Lee) is pitch perfect in execution as both a bad man and a flawed human being.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars BLU-RAY review - The Last Unicorn February 23, 2011
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
It's a shame that Amazon is just mixing in all the VHS, DVD, and blu-ray reviews into one huge pile. There are over 500 reviews now for this title, and the blu-ray has only been out a couple of days. If I was reviewing the film, THE LAST UNICORN, then I would give it a 5/5. But I'm not, there is the entire blu-ray release experience to consider:

PACKAGING: In a word, poor. This is one of the "Security Device Enclosed" blu-rays. Once you get shrink wrap off, you get the adhesive sticker that closes the case on both the top and bottom. After it's opened, you have the magnetic strip across the inside and you also have the flat RFID circuit sticker. Try to remove them and you are in for a huge mess. I even had the help of adhesive remover and it still damaged the case removing them. You're better off just buying a new case if you want ugly security tags removed. A couple of advertising inserts, one pretty cool, the other junk. Nothing else inside except the two disc, one DVD and one Blu-Ray. Both are stamped with beautiful color artwork.

BLU-RAY EXPERIENCE: When you put the disc in, you are exposed to several trailer advertisements before you can get to the movie menu. The title menu is locked out if you try to select it with the remote. You can however click 'next' to skip past each trailer. You must hit 'next' on the remote 5 times, each time waiting for the disc to load the new trailer. This should have been a category in the special features section, not force-fed when the disc is inserted.

The disc will also phone-home as soon as you put it in claiming to "Check for Updates".

As the final credits draw to a close you once anticipated a curtain drawing over the theatre screen.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars childhood favorite
its mostly a musical with whimsical characters. I remember seeing it when I was a kid, and I had forgotten most of it. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Rae Palombi
5.0 out of 5 stars Will always love this movie
My husband got me the blueray set that also has the dvd in it. Some have complained about the blue ray quality but my husband loved it. Read more
Published 1 day ago by Flour
2.0 out of 5 stars Not the greatest
My daughter was not impressed with the quality of the animation. The story was "okay", she told me. But it was fine for a young audience.
Published 2 days ago by Maria M. Cottone
3.0 out of 5 stars this was different
its more of a kids show but still again it was a very cute one..any child would love it..i promse you that..
Published 3 days ago by Cindy
1.0 out of 5 stars I did not watch this movie
I did not watch this movie... Just wanted to preview it for my daughter. Again, I did not watch this movie.
Published 6 days ago by BJ Logan
5.0 out of 5 stars Never a Disappointment
A lovely story for both the young and old. The grand children cheered for the little unicorn and held their breath when she fought the red bull.
Published 7 days ago by Gail
4.0 out of 5 stars brought me back
Ahh childhood. I ended up buying as gift for god daughter and I couldn't help myself so I bought one for myself also. Read more
Published 8 days ago by sk
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Rankin-Bass Treasure
I was thrilled to see this treasure on Amazon Prime. This movie brings back such fond memories from my youth. Read more
Published 9 days ago by StaceyHomeMom
5.0 out of 5 stars Always an awesome flick
It might be 'old' style but it never grows old. Was very nice to have it the collection. Definatly recommended for the whole family.
Published 21 days ago by MoB
5.0 out of 5 stars A Favorite of my daughters
Yes in animation, but the story of man's avarice and greed for power over "wonder" is an oft repeated plot line. Read more
Published 1 month ago by K. Francis
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live-action made for tv movie of the last unicorn?
The movie is called LEGEND Tom Cruise was in it. Check it out. It will refresh your memory.
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