Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

SunnyHello Nice effects though.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

invisibleunicornninja This movie is watered-down, shallow, and stupid. The plot is all over the place, and the characters are annoying. I'm pretty sure that all the good reviews come from trolls or children. The animation is so low-quality that I thought it was a lot older before I found the IMDb page. I don't recommend this boring nonsense. Also the songs are bad.

Jesper Brun I was shocked after watching this movie! Yes, I sat all the way through! Let's start off by this short summary of Don Bluth which explains my deepest wonder about this disturbing movie: The man who worked for Disney left it to persue his own animation career, was a tough rival to Disney in the 80's with great animated movies like The Secret of NIMH (1982), An American Tail (1986), The Land Before Time (1988) and All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989). Then Disney came back on track with their animated musicals, and Bluth follows in their footsteps after observing their success. He should have been able to do that in his sleep, but it turns out one awful movie after the other leaving his usually thought-provoking and grim stories behind in exchange for ugly and bland babysitter fodder with unlikable characters and terrible songs. About "Thumbelina": We have a main character who spends almost the entire movie whining about either her size or that any attempt of helping herself get what she seeks is hopeless. She constantly makes bad choices every single time she meets a new acqaintance in the unknown nature. That is dumb and irresponsible and by no means a good example for kids. The animals she meets are either annoying, useless or unlikable, so they do not help lifting this poor Disney wannabe out of the garbage can. Speaking of which, the only partially enjoyable song in this movie is strikingly similar to Disney's Aladdin's giant hit "A Whole New World", yeah, Bluth was certainly desperate. The rest is short, the songs are mostly awful, the animation is sub-par to his earlier work, the voice acting was also mostly lousy, but the beautiful voice of Jodi Benson stuck out as decent. Her singing voice is amazing, but her lines were terrible as mentioned before. Notice we have two actors famous for their Disney roles, Benson from "The Little Mermaid" and Gilbert Gottfried from "Aladdin". I'd say avoid this movie, I only watched it to see how bad Bluth's 90's movies were and this was very bad.

jessicagale3 I have read a few reviews about this Don Bluth classic and I am truly disappointed by its scrutiny. Bluth's Thumbelina tells the traditional story of the little girl "no bigger than your thumb" and transports audiences into a world of fairies, toads and adventure. While not critically acclaimed, the film features catchy songs, family fun, and the traditional story of following your heart as shared with Hans Christian Andersen readers many years ago. As a little girl I loved this film, it was enjoyable, but also magical - exactly what children love. How could it be better? It's a heartwarming family film that I'll one day share with my own children.

Alex Desu Anyone who thinks this is a "rip-off" of Disney films is far out of their league when it comes to good old fashioned "who came first" Hans Christian Anderson's timeless tale of a small girl with big dreams is interpreted wonderfully within this film, unlike other stories that Disney has animated such as The Little Mermaid and Snow white in which didn't follow the original story whatsoever. I think this is a fantastic movie for everyone of all ages because it's a more realistic "princess" movie.Unlike what the clichéd princess genre portrays, Thumbelina follows a young girl who is subject to bad advice, harsh criticisms, and sheltered from the outside world with no true knowledge of how other people act or should act. It shows as Thumbelina find her way towards a more secure view of herself after being told throughout the film she isn't good enough. After being told lies and almost being forced to marry someone she doesn't love, Thumbelina eventually takes her life into her own hands and stops being subjected to what others try to make her believe.For everyone who thinks this is a "rip-off" of Disney princess movies; One must always realize that Thumbelina was not subject to one specific bad guy like everyone else. Her adventure also follows the true story of Thumbelina by Hans Christian Anderson closer than any other "princess" movie I've ever seen.