Larkspur

10 / 10

An Under-appreciated Classic, January 21, 2011

Clearly, the majority of people on the Animation Source like Balto more than the other sites but it's for a good reason. Even after being on this site and years after I watched it the first time, I still love it and it's one of my favorite animated movies.

First off, the characters are original and they all have a purpose. The animators did an amazing job regarding character designs, anatomy (even if it is a cartoon, you have to admit some of the best are the ones that have animals that look the way they're supposed to), and basically everything else about them.

Second, the music was great! There weren't any corny sing-along songs and the only vocal song was actually pretty good!

Third, it draws attention to an event that's very overlooked and even though lots of parts from the story were changed, the writers did a great job of keeping the story at least close to being true. Plus, you can tell they did some type of research for the movie.

I still love to watch this movie and it definitely deserves a 10/10!