The Enchanted Sword (1945)
Garbancito is an orphan whose friends, Kiriqui and Chirili, are kidnapped by the evil giant Caramanca. In order to rescue them, he is assisted by his fairy godmother, his goat Peregrina, and an enchanted sword.
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Highly Overrated But Still Good
Don't listen to the negative reviews
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
This was the 1st animated color movie of Europe. I remember I saw it in the movies about 20-25 years ago (it was a re-release, of course). The movie was full of adventures and it had a great animation, with a bit of action, a bit of sense of humor and a bit of drama and tenderness. It was a nice experience to watch this movie, even if it may appear kind of dated, cause it shows a good story starred by a brave guy, and shows additional values (even if most of them were inspired by the dictatorship of the time). A good recommendation for kids of all ages. Watch it, especially with its original Spanish sound, and then tell me how you feel.
First time I saw this film (I was four years old) I remained impressed by the striking courage of this little child, Garbancito, fighting against the big evil ogre. In spite of its primitive making off, this is a wonderful fairy tale, full of ingenuity and candour. Like a naive picture...