Product Description

Bastian is a young boy who lives a dreary life being tormented by school bullies. On one such occasion he escapes into a book shop where the old proprieter reveals an ancient story-book to him, which he is warned can be dangerous. Shortly after, he "borrows" the book and begins to read it in the school attic where he is drawn into the mythical land of Fantasia, which desperately needs a hero to save it from destruction.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13186 in DVD
• Brand: DFW
• Model: 33043DDS00
• Rating: Universal, suitable for all
• Running time: 100 minutes

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Family Film
This movie is straight from the 80's. It really is a joy to watch with the whole family as you journey with Atreyu and Bastian through Fantasia. The story is interesting, fun and will definately get asked for again and again. There is a good mixture of laughs, tender moments and a mildly scary part so make sure you have a box of tissues and a few cushions to hide behind and hold onto!

As of this present time (30th March 2008) this film is unavailable in Region 2 format officially and as far as I can tell there are no plans to release it in the UK although it has been available in Region 1 for quite some time. The Region 1 version is in 4:3 format so you lose quite a lot of the beautiful and rich visuals of the original.

The soundtrack which accompanies this film is also very beautiful and has to be credited to both Giorgio Moroder & Klaus Doldinger. It's not that easy to come by on CD, but it does exist and is a work of art in itself.

Hopefully, the Region 2 DVD will be forthcoming and so we can all enjoy this fascinating story once more.

A great movie with a great soundtrack.
It seems that when a movie gets to a certain age, people seem to stop enjoying and begin scrutinizing. When I was a kid, this film was magic, plain and simple. Yes the movie has dated, but it is over 20 years old!! If as we, the 80's generation, are all now in our 30's, we look at these films differently. Play this film to a child today, and they will still get the magic and excitement out of it, as we did.

Giorgio Moroder, composer for big tunes such as `I Feel Love' & `Flash dance', and other soundtracks such as Top Gun & Metropolis, produced the great soundtrack for this movie.

I still enjoy this film, as it is a great story with true morals.

How I loved this movie
OK, I'm reviewing this movie with the last time I watched it being when I was a kid. And my thoughts are... it's still pretty good. In places, the effects work has dated terribly! In others, it exceeded my memory. Weird.

It's really more of a kid's movie, there's not much here for a mature viewer - unless you want to feed the child inside of you (I mean that in a metaphorical way, if you're pregnant, don't go feeding your unborn baby DVDs, they're not very nutritious!).

The movies biggest strength is the wide-eyed wonder of it all. The unashamedly fantastical nature of everything. It's not realistic, it's not believeable, but there is genuine magic to some of the concepts here, and they are all quite original.

Also, unlike most fantasy stories aimed at kids, this movie isn't afraid to confront you with some disturbing moments. One moment in particular, even watching this as a more mature viewer, is still desperately sad - but an undeniably potent piece of storytelling.

One of the '80s better fantasy films.