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| Anastasia (Follow-Along Edition) | 
 enlarge | Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
Actors: Meg Ryan, John Cusack, Christopher Lloyd, Kelsey Grammer, Hank Azaria
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
Buy New: $6.97
You Save: $8.01 (53%)
Buy New/Used from $2.94
Avg. Customer Rating:  (197 reviews)
Sales Rank: 106159
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Russian (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 94 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2242813D
UPC: 024543428114
EAN: 0024543428114
ASIN: B000P5FH1M
Release Date: July 10, 2007
Theatrical Release Date: November 21, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Vive la Anastasia! August 2, 2005
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I don't care how unaccurate this film is. I just care that it is a great movie to watch. I love the characters, the animation is spectacular, and the songs are unforgettable! I always believed in the stories of Anastasia, but I was sad when I learned the truth about her and her family. If this movie was real, it would really convince me that Anastasia would be a true princess. br /br /The story begins in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1916, as a ball is being held in honor of the 300th anniversary of the ruling of the czars of Russia. One of the guests is the Dowager Emperess Marie (Angela Lansbury, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Murder, She Wrote, Beauty and the Beast), who loves her youngest granddaughter, Anastasia (Kirsten Dunst, Jumanji, Mona Lisa Smile, Spiderman). The emperess is leaving for Paris, which makes Anastasia sad. So, the emperess gives her granddaughter a music box to remember her by, as well as a necklace that reads "Together in Paris". The party is interuppted when Rasputin (Christopher Lloyd, Angels in the Outfield, Taxi; sung by Jim Cummings, the voice of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger), an evil holy man, sends a curse upon the Romanov family that they will die within the night. After the party, the revolution begins, and the Romanovs are trying to escape. Anastasia forgets her music box and runs off to her room, with her grandmother running close behind her. Suddenly, the protesters burst into the castle! A small servant boy helps the princess and the grandmother into a special door hidden in the wall so that they could escape. Rasputin meets the two on the ice, where he is sure that Anastasia could not escape. But then, the ice breaks, and Rasputin drowns to his death. By the time Anastasia and Marie get to the train station, the train is already leaving! Marie gets on, but Anastasia is running as fast as she can so she could get on, too. Marie grabs onto her granddaughter's hand, but it slips from her grasp, and Anastasia falls. Since then, Marie has been searching for granddaughter, but all she finds are frauds. Can she ever see her granddaughter again?br /br /10 years have passed since the revolution, and a rumor has been started that Anastasia is alive, and the Dowager Empress Marie is offering 10 million rubles to anyone who can bring Anastasia to her. Two men, Dmitri (John Cusack, Must Love Dogs, America's Sweethearts) and Vladmir (Kelsey Grammar, Frasier, Cheers) are willing to take that chance, but only for the money since they are con men, or those who use fake people to pretend they are a real person. Meanwhile, at an orphanage, an 18 year old girl named Anya (Meg Ryan, Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail) is sent off to go get a job at the fish factory. She has no memory of her past, except a necklace that reads "Together in Paris". She can't shake off the feeling that she may be someone special. Anya doesn't know what to do. Then, a little encouragement from a stray dog leads her to St. Petersburg, where she decides to get a ticket to go to Paris. But she has no exit visa, which she can't get a ticket. So then, she goes off to the old palace to seek out a man named Dmitri. While exploring the palace, she imagines herself at a ball, dancing in the arms of those who love her, feeling safe and warm. Suddenly, out of nowhere, Dmitri and Vladmir appears. As Anya tries to run away, but is stopped by Dmitri, who looks at her while standing at the painting of the Russian family. She looks a lot like Anastasia. Anya tells her story to the two men, who want to help her get to Paris, but the third ticket is reserved for Anastasia. Then, they try to convince her that she could be the princess. Anya catches on, and agrees to go with them. But, unknowingly, a bat named Bartok (Hank Azaria, The Simpsons, Bartok the Magnificent) watches from above, and realizes that Anastasia is alive. The reliquary, which belonged to Rasputin, plunges down to the underworld, taking Bartok with it. When he tells Rasputin that Anastasia is alive, he is enraged and vows to kill the remaining member of the Romanov family. Will Rasputin get his revenge? Is Anya really Anastasia? And what will Dmitri and Vladmir do if they get the rubles?br /br /This movie is fantastic. I loved every minute of it, except the part where Anastasia learns that Dmitri is a con man. The songs are simply lovely. I love Aaliyah's version of "Journey to the Past". She did a great job. I'm sorry to see her go unexpectedly. I also liked "At the Beginning" by Richard Marx and Donna Lewis. And a big shout-out to the composers. They rock! br /br /It doesn't matter if this movie is historically correct or not. It matters that you learn a big lesson from it. A couple, actually. The main lesson is follow your heart. It will guide you to your true heart's desires. Buy Anastasia today! The special features of this DVD are good, too. It's a real journey to the past!
 Well worth the price August 2, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is definitely one of the better recent animated major-studio films. In fact, I personally liked it better than many recent efforts by rival Disney. The story of the young girl trying to find herself, an innocent victim of history, is beautifully told, with a great cast of voices. Maybe not as great as it could be, but the haunting song "Once upon a December" alone is worth the price of the disc. PARENTS NOTE: Although this movie is rated "G", I would not recommend it for young children; the character of the undead Rasputin is quite intense and scary.
 I should have known better, but it was rated "G" July 29, 2005
3 out of 16 found this review helpful
I should have known better - My soon to be 8 year old son FREAKED OUT screaming and crying at the Rasputin coming back from the dead scene - we had to stop the movie - try to explain it's only a movie, etc. Whew! and I try to be SO PROTECTIVE of what they see. Our soon to be 6 year old daughter was not freaked, but this is all just night one - how long will it take to get over it? Rated "G" evidently just means no sex and no curse words but as far as scarring you for life . . .
Historically correct? I hope not. July 26, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Okay, so some people criticize this movie by saying it is not an accurate adaptation of the political and historical events going on at that time. Well, how exactly DO you intend to incorperate the (rather grim) history into a children's movie? brAnd that is exactly what it is: a movie for CHILDREN. It's supposed to be FUN, not teach you history. If you want to see a portrait for the political struggles in Russia at that time - go read a book about it! brYes, the movie's characters are portrayed as black and white - the Romanovs are good, Rasputin is bad. Has it ever been different in Disney movies (yes, I do realize this is not a Disney movie)? Yes, maybe Lenin would've made a more logical bad guy, but Lenin didn't have magic powers (as far as that goes, Rasputin is the way more interesting character). Why yes, maybe they should have portrayed the hardships of revolution and the two years that the Romanov family had been held captive. Why YES, maybe they should have made Alexei a sickly boy and the whole thing utterly hopeless. It would have been more realistic and appealing to all you fine members of the politically aware adults. But no seven-year-old (as I was at the time I watched this movie) would be particularly interested in that kind of story.brAs to my personal opinion, I love this movie. The songs ("Once Upon a December" is beautiful), the characters, the dialogue, the graphics, the mood, everything is just stunning. Sometimes it gets a little mushy, I suppose, as in the starting scene - but those parts are easy to overlook when viewing the wonderful whole.
I couldn't rate this lower... June 29, 2005
1 out of 18 found this review helpful
If there is anything lower than making an animated childrens movie about the brutal murder of a family, I don't know what that would be. Those who made this should be ashamed.
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