The Black Cauldron, an often forgotten (and some would say underappreciated) animated feature film, is one of Disney animation’s black sheep. It was Dark, a little gritty, was not favored by critics or audiences at the time and it didn’t get a home video release for more than a decade after it premiered. But how about now? It’s been more than 30 years since it’s release. Was it really too scary for kids? Let’s find out together!

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Links:

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cauldron_(film)

IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088814/

Theatrical Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuaqybKPa04

Roger Ebert’s Review: http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-black-cauldron-1985

Original Soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul-r59aeT90

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