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The Last Unicorn is and always has been one of my favorite movies of all time! If you love unicorns - you can't pass up this animated movie about the last unicorn. The movie starts out: a unicorn standing in the middle of the woods, wondering is she the last? What has happened to the rest of the unicorn - surely she cannot be the LAST. The unicorn learns from a butterfly that a powerful force known as the Red Bull has herded all the unicorns to the ends of the earth. She searches out to find other unicorn, but to her dismay she is captured and put on display in a freak circus - however mortal men cannot see the magical horn (they see unicorns as horses or mares), so of course there is magic involved. She escapes with the help of a friendly incompetent magician and starts her journey again. Other characters join later. When the unicorn reaches the castle of King Haggard, supposed keeper of the Red Bull she has an encounter with the Red Bull and she learns she cannot combat him, however Schmendrick (the magician) at the last moment changes the unicorn into a human to protect her. In human form, the Red Bull is not interested in her and leaves. Schmendrick, Molly (another character), and the strange young woman go to King Haggard's castle (which of course is at the ends of the earth) and seek entry so they can possibly learn more. The new human formed unicorn is introduced to the King as Lady Amalthea. The magician tries to find a way to stay with the King, as the only occupants in the castle are the King and his adopted son Prince Lir. The King, for dark and mysterious reasons of his own lets them stay, replacing his competent on-call wizard with Schmendrick, and setting Molly to work in the kitchen. Gradually forgetting who she was, Amalthea (the unicorn) becomes more and more human with each day passing, and falls in love with the Prince. In a mixed complexity of fate and feelings, she must struggle with losing her immortal self even as she continues to find out what the King has done with the unicorns. It is later revealed that the King, having grown bored with almost everything that life has to offer, ordered the Red Bull to herd the unicorns of the world into the sea beside his castle. There he alone could watch his unicorns, the one thing that still gave him a measure of happiness. In the end, Schmendrick, Molly, Lir, and Amalthea confront the Red Bull in his lair. Schmendrick reverses the spell, turning Amalthea back into the unicorn, but she does not want to leave Lir. The Bull drives her toward the ocean, as he drove all the other unicorns, but Lir comes between them and is killed. Grieving, the unicorn turns on the Bull and forces him into the sea. The other unicorns come out of the water, destroying Haggard's castle as they rush past; the unicorn restores Lir to life before she, too, returns to her home in the forest. Little girls LOVE this movie! If you aren't a little girl and you have a fascination with unicorns, you won't be disappointed with this movie! Simply one of the best unicorn movies ever made! Visit My eBay Store: Thrifty Diva FashionsRead full review
The Last Unicorn was my favorite movie as a child. I'm 26 and mailed to my mom's address to male sure I got it. As soon as she saw it she called me and said "Haven't you seen this movie thousands of times?" hen this movie first came out it was on Beta. Of course the younger generations have no idea what that is. When I turned on the DVD it was great picture and sound. You would have never guessed it was as old as it. It brought back all the warm feelings I had when I first saw it. For anyone with kids, buy it. This movie is filled with underlining moral concepts that will over time come in handy. It is so beautiful. The story is one of weakness, hope, holding on, full range of human emotion, and more. I still cried when I saw it after about 10 years. This movie will inspire you or your child and fill your heart with love.Read full review
This is one of those rare and wonderful movies you will never want to part with. It's charming animation and hauntingly beautiful melodies will enchant you and your children for generations to come. I have purchased several copies of this over the years, and have my own personal copy away from the rest of the children's for safe keeping, which isn't like me at all! That's how good it is! If you like Unicorns you'll love this movie and sharing it with others. Me and My sister went to this together when it first came out quite a few years ago, at the theatre, even tho we weren't even stll close to being children, and thoroughly enjoyed it! it's one of those that everyone enjoys no matter how old or young. My 1 year granddaughter actually watches large parts of it and is enthralled by some of the music. So this is definitely a two thumbs up movie!Read full review
I remember this movie from when I was a kid and always loved it. I introduced this movie to a pen pal of mine from overseas who had never heard of it let alone seen it, she loved it. I recently introduced my friend to this movie as she had never seen it or heard of it and she loved it. She loved the artwork and music and storyline. For anyone who loves old vintage movies and unicorns I would say watch this movie, 2nd movie being Steven Spielberg's "Legend" which also has unicorns. What made me want to watch this movie again was after watching season 2 of Seth MacFarlane's "The Orville" and during one episode "Lasting Impressions" he took the song "That's All I Got to Say" from "The Last Unicorn" and put it into his TV show. Brings back nostalgic memories.
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I absolutely, without a doubt, LOVE this movie. I cried and hoped and wished that Unicorns really existed. I know, it's a little like believing in Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny, but oh well. As for the 'Disappointed' review I read earlier, I am dismayed by it and I wonder how someone could write such a horrible, close-minded, cynical thing about a truly beautiful movie, it is beyond me. It almost seems as though they were trying to impress someone. Honestly, this movie is not about being a blockbuster, it's a novel that plunges into the little child in all of us. The dream that Unicorns are real, is something that lives in all of us, whether we want to admit or not. SO THERE!!!
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