The Thief and the Cobbler (Arabian Knight)
Master animator Richard Williams directed this breathtaking full-length cartoon. Tack (voiced by Matthew Broderick) is a shy and humble cobbler in love with the lovely Princess Yum Yum (Jennifer Beals). Tack gets his opportunity to impress the Princess when he's pressed into service to help defeat a wicked sorcerer, Zigzag (Vincent Price); Tack also raises the ire of a charming but duplicitous thief (Jonathan Winters).
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The recobbled-cut is much better - Jabrwock
The voice-overs and constant monologuing take away so much from the visuals. The re-cobbled fan edit is much closer to the original vision, before Disney and Miramax chopped it up in order to make it more mainstream and appear as a ripoff of Aladdin, even though it was actually the inspiration for Aladdin... While a lot of the scenes are reconstructed using storyboard overlays and redone animation, it restores the original flow of the film, which was more about expression through visuals more so than voice.They fall like playing cards and I control the deck! - blissful_muse07
The animation alone in this movie keeps your attention because of its beauty and vibrancy of colour. There's really something in this film for all ages. Sweet love story, meaningful songs, Vincent Price as the arch enemy, funny characters especially the Thief voiced by Johnathan Winters. Definitely one to be watched over and over again!
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The recobbled-cut is much better - Jabrwock
The voice-overs and constant monologuing take away so much from the visuals. The re-cobbled fan edit is much closer to the original vision, before Disney and Miramax chopped it up in order to make it more mainstream and appear as a ripoff of Aladdin, even ...They fall like playing cards and I control the deck! - blissful_muse07
The animation alone in this movie keeps your attention because of its beauty and vibrancy of colour. There's really something in this film for all ages. Sweet love story, meaningful songs, Vincent Price as the arch enemy, funny characters especially the Thief ...