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List Price: $29.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 6589
Released: September 5, 2000 |
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MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
All the magic of Disney's Academy Award(R)-winning film POCAHONTAS (Best Original Song, 1995) continues in a fun-filled adventure that finds Pocahontas setting sail for an exciting new world, England. With her comical companions Flit, Meeko, and Percy, along for the ride, this spectacular film promises plenty of thrills and laughter for everyone. As an ambassador of peace, Pocahontas is swept away by London's "curious" customs. Attempting to fit in, she makes friends with the dashing English diplomat John Rolfe, and Mrs. Jenkins, his lovable housemaid, both of whom help Pocahontas prepare for her debut at the celebrated Hunt Ball. There, she must convince the King of England that her people are truly civilized in order to stop an armada moving against them. Pocahontas soon finds herself at odds with the scheming Ratcliffe, but when a mysterious stranger comes to her rescue, the courageous Pocahontas must choose between the love of her past ... and the path to her future. Told through brilliant Disney animation, five incredible new songs, and unforgettable characters, POCAHONTAS II: JOURNEY TO A NEW WORLD, is alive with all the colors of a Disney classic.
Description of Pocahontas II - Journey to a New World (Disney Gold Classic Collection):
Disney's direct-to-video sequel to their 1995 hit places Pocahontas in harm's way in London, where she is almost tossed into jail and has some other mishaps. She's not alone, however: a cute raccoon named Meeko does a nice job as the obligatory funny animal. The songs are about as memorable as those in the first film, but the art and animation maintain far higher standards than most animated sequels dumped onto tape. If you don't drive yourself nuts thinking about the appalling historical revisionism at work here, this is passable family entertainment. --Tom Keogh
Pocahontas II - Journey to a New World (Disney Gold Classic Collection) Reviews:
The Story Continues 
2009-11-04 - It's nice to have the continuation of the Pocahontas story. It was too long of a tale to be on one disk. Now we have the complete story.
good movie 
2009-10-18 - my daughter likes this movie but it is not one of her favorites. she likes the first one better.
The original was better 
2009-08-16 - Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World is one hour and thirteen minutes and was released on video on August 14, 1998 and on DVD on September 5, 2000. The movie picks up were the original left off. John Smith has is in London looking over some sea charts when guards kick open the door and try to arrest him for treason, but John Smith makes his escape and it is assumed that he has died. Back at Jamestown it is winter there and Pocahontas is still in morning over the presumed death of John Smith. Later that day a ship arrives from London and John Rolfe emerges from the ship on a horse. The horse is meant for Chief Powhatan but when John hears the villagers talking about Pocahontas, he assumes that they are talking about Chief Pocahontas. John and Pocahontas meet early on but do not realize who one another are. Later that evening John shows up riding the horse and asks for the Mighty Pocahontas and when she steps forward he is surprise. John is there to ask for Chief Powhatan to come with him back to England to have an audience with King James. Pocahontas goes as the voice of her people. The next day Pocahontas and her bodyguard, Uttamatomakkin, set sail for England along with John Rolfe. Along for the ride are her three stowaway companions: Meeko, Flit and Percy. When the gang arrives in London they head to the home of John Rolfe and along the way meet Governor Ratcliffe. This is the first time the two meet face to face in this movie. Governor Ratcliffe show John the order from King James that if she does not convince the him that the Indians are friendly people then an armada is to set sail declaring war on the Indians. Once they arrive at the home of John Rolfe they are greeted by Mrs. Jenkins (she is to believed to be the house keeper). The on going joke with Mrs. Jenkins is her glasses; if she does not have them on she can not make out who is who. Like at the end of the movie she has mistaken the horse's tail for Pocahontas hair. John leaves Pocahontas in Mrs. Jenkins care while he is off to see King James. At the court of King James, Governor Ratcliffe is there to see that things do not go well for John. He suggests that the King have a Hunt Ball to so Pocahontas can try to impress him. If Pocahontas does not then the armada will be sent. John Rolfe does not like this idea, but Pocahontas is determined to impress the king. John and Mrs. Jenkins teach Pocahontas the customs, dances and manners needed to impress King James. John, Pocahontas, and Uttamatomakkin head for the Hunt Ball. At first the king is impressed but at dinner things do not go well for Pocahontas. Governor Ratcliffe is having a bear-baiting and Pocahontas can not watch a bear being torture and comes to the rescue of the bear. King James calls her a savage for defending the bear and Pocahontas accuses the King of acting like a savage. King James orders Pocahontas and Uttamatomakkin off to prison. Later that evening at a bar some of the people are talking about the arrest of Pocahontas and a stranger overhears them talking and gets on his horse and leaves. The stranger is John Smith and he arrives at the home of John Rolfe. The two plot the escape of Pocahontas and Uttamatomakkin. It is still evening and John Rolfe arrives with a prisoner (John Smith in disguise) to help in the escape of Pocahontas and Uttamatomakkin. The four manage to flee jail and make it to a cabin in the woods where the two men argue over what to do with Pocahontas. She hears the two men argue and flees into the woods. Pocahontas emerges from the woods with her mind made up and eventually decides to meet with King James as Princess Pocahontas and without all the make up she had on the night before. She enters the court of King James and Queen Anne to make her case to the both of them. While Queen Anne believes her story, King James does not until John Smith enters the court. When King James sees that he is alive and well he realizes that Governor Ratcliffe has been lying to him all along. King James tells the trio it is to late however, the armada is getting ready to set sail to Jamestown. John Smith, John Rolfe, Pocahontas, and Uttamatomakkin set off to the ships. All four manage to make it aboard the ship that Governor Ratcliffe is sailing. In the end Governor Ratcliffe is lead off in chains to prison and John Smith and Pocahontas realize they have separate paths to follow and John Rolfe and Pocahontas set sail for Jamestown and Uttamatomakkin stays behind with Mrs. Jenkins. Pocahontas II - Journey to a New World came with five new songs: Where Do I Go From Here?, What A Day In London, Wait 'Til He Sees You, Things Are Not What They Appear, and Between Two Worlds. As for as I am concerned, the sequel does not live up the original and the animation was not top quality. Pocahontas II - Journey to a New World get a C-.
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Bonus Material
A) Pocahontas II Trivia Game
B) Pocahontas II DVD Storybook
C) Little Hiawatha
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Do NOT Consider This Movie Canon! 
2009-06-02 - I've been a fan of the original Pocahontas movie since I was five. I'm nineteen now, and recently came across this movie on YouTube and watched it. I heard about the movie when it first came out when I was eight, but I never saw it, and my mom refused to buy it for me. Now I know why. This film is so horrendous that I'm incapable of considering it canon. I REFUSE to acknowledge this horrible sequel to be a continuation of Pocahontas' story. I know that Disney was historically inaccurate in the first movie and wanted to "correct" things in the sequel, but by doing so, they angered many people and ruined what made the original movie so great.
The first, and most obvious thing, that I cannot forgive Disney for doing, is ruining the beautiful love story between Pocahontas and John Smith. In the original movie, Pocahontas and John Smith had to actually get to know the other person and overcome obstacles in order to be together. Their love for each other was portrayed so beautifully and passionately, and is rare, even in Disney cinema. Disney heavily implied that Pocahontas and John Smith were meant to be together in the original movie, but with this crappy sequel, they threw that away completely. I hated how in the sequel, the strong, beautiful love Pocahontas and John Smith had for each other meant nothing. Basically, when Pocahontas and John Smith said to each other, "I'll always be with you, forever," it was all crap.
Second, Smith was so out of character in this movie, it's ridiculous. In the first movie, his character went from being arrogant and laid back to someone who was passionate, loyal, and who fought for his beliefs. His character developed in the original movie. In the sequel, he's an airhead who only cares for adventure and glory. To say that Pocahontas' influence on him was only temporary is absolutely ludicrous. I was appalled that the creators of this movie chose to regress his character to the point that he was unrecognizable. The John Smith in the original movie wouldn't have let Pocahontas walk away from him so easily. He would've fought for her and proved to her that he truly loved her. When she decides to go off with John Rolfe in this movie, he doesn't care at all! I was disgusted that the creators butchered his character completely and angry that the creators set him up to look like a jerk so that the audience would justify Pocahontas choosing John Rolfe. Plus, in the beginning of the movie, John Smith is shown in his home in England looking over a map of the New World and making plans to go back there. What the heck, Disney!? If you implied that John Smith planned on going back there, most likely to reunite with Pocahontas, why didn't you go through with it? That was crappy writing and extremely lazy.
Third, Pocahontas is completely out of character as well. In the original movie, she was a strong female character. She knew who she was and was confident, but also very down to earth. She, too, was very passionate about the things she believed in and was determined. Pocahontas genuinely loved John Smith. In the sequel, we see an unsure, confused Pocahontas who does what others tell her. No longer does she think for herself in this movie, instead, letting others think for her, and enabling others to try and make her into a person she's not. I was disgusted that Pocahontas let people walk all over her in the sequel - in the original movie, Pocahontas NEVER did that! When her father told her to stand back so that he could kill John Smith, she told him no. When Nacoma tried to persuade her not to see the man she loved, she did so anyway. While watching this movie, I also saw a huge character regression in Pocahontas. I was furious seeing that the creators of this movie would do that. One of the reasons why I loved the original movie was because Pocahontas was a strong female character, but in this movie, she's just weak and a doormat.
My fourth nitpick with this movie is obviously John Rolfe. I hated his character, not just for coming between John Smith and Pocahontas - there was more as to why I didn't like him. He was cowardly and basically walked with his tail in between his legs the entire movie. Additionally, he was pompous and extremely arrogant, but unlike Smith, his character never developed. He only seemed to like Pocahontas once she became a "civilized" English woman. He and Pocahontas had no chemistry, no passion, in their relationship. Nothing indicated that they were in love or that they cared for each other deeply. There's no actual romance or love between them. Pocahontas and Rolfe getting together is impulsive and another case of lazy writing.
Next, the creators really screwed up when they let a huge plot hole make way into the sequel. How is Radcliffe not rotting in jail in the sequel when he proved himself to be a fraud and was chained and gagged at the end of the first movie, with full intent of being sent there? Jamestown was his last chance for glory, and he screwed it up big time. Radcliffe knew that he'd lose the King's trust if he screwed up in Jamestown, plus, he physically harmed another human being (John Smith) by shooting him. How is he roaming as a free man in England after the mess in Jamestown where it was proved that he was a fraud and attempted to attack an entire group of people? When you watch the first movie, Radcliffe's main motive for having the men go to battle wasn't to save John Smith (Even though he motivated everyone to fight that way), it was to see if the Indians had gold. He had NO part in the second movie, and I had a hard time believing that the King would believe Radcliffe's story over John Smith's, over Thomas' and over all the other settlers there who saw for themselves that Radcliffe was a complete fraud. Why weren't they listened to as well? How Radcliffe gets away with those two things is beyond me. He shouldn't have any place in this movie, and the fact that he's a "free man" after his crimes in Jamestown is yet another case of bad writing.
Last, but certainly not least, is both the animation and the music. In the original, the animation was gorgeous! I loved the coloring, and how it appeared that time and effort was made into making the characters look just right. Each of the scenes in the movie was breathtaking for its own reasons. Also, the music in the first movie - fantastic, and the musical score was beautiful too. I understand that this movie is a sequel, and has a lower budget, but I still feel like a little more effort could've been made. The animation is sub-par compared to the first, and most of the characters look completely unrecognizable. The songs are horrid and make your ears cringe. It seems like the only reason why there were songs in the movie was just to make it longer.
If you can't already tell, I hate this movie. It ruins a beautiful love story, regresses the two characters from the original movie that we've come to know and love to the point that they're unrecognizable, and delivers lackluster animation and songs that have yet to be memorable and enjoyed. If you're a fan of the original movie, or just in general, don't consider this movie canon. I don't. To me, the end of the first movie left it completely open, but not for a sequel as crappy as this. Personally, I like to think that John Smith made his way back to the New World and reunited with Pocahontas. They marry, have beautiful kids, and live happily ever after.
The original one was way better 
2008-12-21 - It's is fine movie but the production quality is so bad, I don't like the story. The original was way better. Do not buy this movie
