rorymacveigh I think this film wasn't actually meant to be a film at theatres, nor was it meant to be a kids film at all, but in fact was meant to be an American Torture weapon for captured Soviet Spies who suffered from epilepsy. In fact, I don't think you need epilepsy to suffer some really rotten memories from this one. Let me put it this way, its cheaply made, its poorly animated, the dialogue is crass, the sound management sounds like it was done by a 3 year old banging away at the console, the movie never knows when to stop making noise for a few moments, the images seen are enough to leave children mentally scarred and the story is practically non-existent.Let me break it down. First things first, the problems with this film can be found within the first 2 minutes. One, the animation is a joke, with the dialogue and the lip movements never matching up, as well as it not having any rhythm, like every other frame was left out to save on cost, so it makes the whole thing rather jumpy. Two, the sound management is totally unmanaged. There is too much speaking and most of the time its pasted over someone else's dialogue whilst that other person's dialogue is much more important. It's like it's afraid that if the noise stops for a second the viewers will lose all interest. Also, background noises are for some reason given priority over the dialogue as most words can't be heard over a trivial sound in the background.Three, the characters are just stupid. The Princess is a complete Bimbo who disbanded her army even though the threat of invasion by her uncle loomed over them. Felix is mentally sick, laughing at the dead and talking to himself. And everyone else is just there to make noise and make this movie justifiable, with none of them really making any pivotal points in the story.As for the story, I don't even want to go there, you folks can try and figure it out, as for me, I have much better things to waste my time on rather than fathoming out what some idiot in Broadmoor could have written in half an hour.Overall, its a miserable excuse for a film, it's just a waste of animation and film time. I don't think any child would find this enjoyable, and if they did, I'd have them see a Psychiatrist pronto!

TheUnorthodoxFox I remember watching this on VHS as a kid, and even then, it seemed odd. So, when I got the chance to watch it again, I had to take it and confirm that, yes, even before I developed any sort of taste, there was a reason You've got: Colliding art styles: Felix retains some of the start-stop jerkiness often found in old cartoons, while the princess shows some (but not quite enough) fluidity. The rest of the characters are bouncing, flailing, late-'80s style messes. Ugly as sin, and made worse by repeated scenes, which only get uglier the second time through. For a kid's movie, why the heck is there a scene with mutant seahorses trying to attract the attention of a pair of legs by flouncing their boobs about, and a gag where a young fox is straining to pee on Felix's magic bag?There's almost no plot. It's more like a series of events that just kind of happen, but never once feels tied together. It doesn't make sense, not in a surreal and zany way (cf. Yellow Submarine), but in a wholly pointless one. There's no depth of character, either; they're all just things moving around on a screen, without motivations or logic or plot.Presumably, the Professor and Poindexter characters are a tie-in to the old show, but they add absolutely nothing to the movie. In fact, there's a number of scenes that don't seem to do anything besides take up time.The audio frequently fails to match up with the animation, from the music scenes to voices. And voices are regularly obscured beneath the score and sound effects. But that's okay, because voice acting ranges from apathetic to obnoxious to hammy and overblown. Not that there's much to say. If there's not a groan-worthy line exposition occurring, there's a constant babble of lame puns instead.It's watchable as an animated train wreck or distraction for kids with undemanding tastes, but an animated classic it is not. Oh, the songs are kind of catchy, in an embarrassingly cheesy manner, though.

new_concept_ This movie, ever since i was a kid, was strange to me. I never really understood this film, but i loved it anyway. I liked the way they ACTUALLY put an interesting villain (Duke of Zill) and good yet simple enemies (the Cubes and Cylinders). And last summer i found the VHS tape for a few dollars, so i bought it and watched it again. This time i understood the story, a princess in danger i knew that, i just didn't know why or how Felix ended up in Oriana, but now that i understand the story more, i give the story a solid 8 out of 10. Just a few small adjustments and fix up the script a little, but thats about it. This is my only favourite cartoon movie that i can watch over and over again because of the characters, originality, use of effects and animation (The Cylinder and Cube lights) and i like the way they put their own music in. Songs like the one you hear at the circus "Who is The Boss" by the Duke of Zill? Ya, that always made me want to watch it. A reason why the Duke of Zill is a good villain is that the movie actually explained and told you about his history, that he is the princess's uncle and why he became a robot, doesn't leave the audience hanging. And so, i give this movie a perfect 10/10.

blueflower_phoenix I will be fair with this movie. Even though it's one of my more beloved movies I would watch when I was a kid, I will admit that the movie's not the best. Shoddy animation and inconsistent character designs (Princess Oriana, for example, looks like she belongs in a different movie altogether.) go hand-in-hand with hauntingly beautiful music and rather clever ideas that, for lack of a better term, are pretty bizarre. Especially keep an eye out for Wack, a reptilian ringleader with a lisp and a sentient scepter armed with a long tongue.The movie starts out alright. Introducing almost all of the cast right from the get-go and immediately presenting the beautiful world of Oriana captures the audience's attention very quickly. In just thirty minutes, the viewer watches a Felix explores a mine, enters another dimension, escapes a giant shark/manta ray monster, travels through a swamp, and gets captured and placed as an attraction for a circus. There's more attention to detail in the first half than in the second half of the movie. Strangely enough, the ringleader Wack has a lot more show time and personality than the main villain himself. The escape from the circus is more thrilling than the final battle against the Duke of Zill.Sadly, this movie has a very strange case of misplaced climax. Once Wack's circus is destroyed, the movie really seems to slow down. It almost feels like the movie makers were setting up for a very complicated final showdown against the Duke of Zill, only to find out that the deadline they had to meet was a lot sooner than they realized. You watch as Felix builds acquaintances with characters like the Mizzards and Tim, only to see them rendered useless in the later scenes. (Especially with the Mizzards, who disappear into a suitcase and "conveniently" show up five minutes before the credits) Instead of actually fighting the Duke of Zill, Felix throws a book at one of the Duke's strongest robots to "conveniently" destroy the entire army and the Duke of Zill "conveniently" disappears with a "I'll be back". If you look closely, you can even see some animations from the previous act cycled to fill in for lost time.It's a good movie, but for limited audiences. If you love Felix, by all means, buy the movie for you or for your children. Few people aside from children, people who grew up with the film, or avid fans of Felix will enjoy this movie. Once you get past the shoddy exterior, one will discover a fun and enjoyable experience for their children.