Comments on: Phantom Tollbooth Coming From Warner Archive

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 14:20:08 +0000

I love the heck out of that book, but a big part of the appeal is Jules Feiffer’s wonderfully loose illustrations. As a result, I doubt I’ll be watching the movie, despite all the great names attached to it–if the image on the box cover is representative of the art style in the movie, there will be too much dissonance between the visuals and what they’re “supposed” to look like.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:46:53 +0000

I loved the imagination of the book, but I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the movie. When it aired on TCM a while back, we taped it (well, burned a DVD), but I haven’t found the time to watch it yet! I’m hoping I’ll get a chance to review it.

By: Jim Kosmicki

Jim Kosmicki — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:29:11 +0000

i liked the book well enough as a kid, but remember being a bit underwhelmed when I finally saw the movie. But that could have been due to high expectations – a good book AND Chuck Jones, after all. Not sure if I’m curious enough to purchase, since it most likely won’t show up for rental first – I’ve never checked to see if Netflix gets these archive releases.

By: Chris Howard

Chris Howard — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:22:32 +0000

I’ve got two VHS copies of this just to be safe. Guess I can discard them now.