Some say the best of the Disney cartoon features, though the story is a little piecemeal and the cast of characters a little motley. The endless inventiveness with the cuckoo clocks and music boxes in the old wood carver's workshop; the delectable Blue Fairy, a Redbook Magazine covergirl type who descends from the heavens to deliver the moral of the story (to wit, "Always let your conscience be your guide"); the Pleasure Island amusement park, a hellish Island of Dr. Moreau locale where a rotund white slaver transforms bad little boys into jackasses, and Disney, a stern moralist, leaves you with the impression they got just what they deserve; and finally Monstro, a vile-tempered whale who makes Moby Dick look like a minnow -- these things give it a strong claim. (1940) — Duncan Shepherd
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