Stephen Anderson directs Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry and Wesley Singerman in this sci-fi Disney animation where an orphan inventor kid gets dragged into the future to meet a family of whack-a-dos.

Very chaotic but looks blocky and textureless. Unfinished. Would make the basis of a fine Saturday morning kids cartoon but never really settles as a single grand narrative.

Ron Clements and John Musker direct Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos and Keith David in this classic Disney animated romance where the fairytale is updated to the Jazz Age in New Orleans.

And we are back on track!

It is not just the detailed and lovingly hand drawn animation that makes this a winner, it is the showtune big numbers, the clear villain and the focus on the simple values of family entertainment. Genuinely feels like night and day compared to the dreck that preceded it. Back to basics would be the wrong terminology. Much like Apple can afford now to pump out a prestige awards drama with a blockbuster budget twice a year, surely Disney could keep their hand in by at least trying to make one of this quality and craft every half decade?

4 / 8

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