I loved this movie as a kid, so I thought I would re-watch it. Thankfully that wasn't a mistake. Though the movie is not as good as I remember it is still pretty good. The plot is kind of dumb, and some of the songs miss, but it is visually stunning. All the characters motion looks great and the landscapes are fantastic. Most of the songs are quite good, and the voice actors do a fine job (despite being screen actors by trade). This movie holds up, at least for me. It might be nostalgia (probably is).

I love this movie! Calling this a cartoon makes me feel ashamed, so I ended up adding it to two lists. Everything about it was **perfect**. The music, the **animation**, the _animated_ emotions, the fluid movements, the setting and storyline, and EVERYTHING in between! I loved Anya and Dimitri's duo dynamic, both before and after; not to mention Vlad and Pooka's chemistry was the best cute relief! The score-reducers were the smaller details, like how [spoiler]Dimitry accepted his love for Anya only after her "transformation" into a princess[/spoiler] and subsequently, [spoiler]how his behaviour towards her also made a 180-degree spin[/spoiler]. But given the time during which this movie is set and given all other specifics, I can understand how [spoiler]his behaviour[/spoiler] was not really offensive, but rather quite understandable. So that brings me back to where I started: this movie is perfection! >Must watch for all age groups!

Re-watched this for the first time as an adult last weekend, I wasn't disappointed. I used to be obsessed with this film when it came out, I had the doll, sang the songs, and I can still see why.. it was truly enchanting, the Rasputin scenes were suitable creepy, and I felt the emotion at the ending (don't want to spoil it!)

Here's a little piece I wrote for the website, MovieMaker: _Anastasia_ (1997) was one of the first animated films that made me tear up as a teenager when it aired on FOX or hit home video. Not even _The Lion King_ nor _Bambi_ did it, but oddly enough until a certain scene in _Anastasia_ where the lead male character, Dimitri, a con man who later refuses to take the reward from the royal empress after rescuing her granddaughter, Anastasia. It was the very act of selflessness that really got me, after knowing the journey the two had gone through together. I had only known greed prior to seeing this film, but now I know better. Although, I had not seen the 1956 live-action version starring _The King and I actor_, Yul Brynner, but I'd like to know how that story differs. There have been other films along the way, both live-action and animated, many of which have influenced me and shaped who I am today, and helped me appreciate the medium.

DIMITRI HELLOOOOOOOO MR CON MAN👅👅👅👅👅🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍