Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World

I sort of enjoyed the first Pocahontas film that was released in 1995, I never got to see the second one, so I figured why not give most Disney sequels a chance? I mean The Lion King trilogy was actually pretty good along with Aladdin and Toy Story. But this was a very cheesy and incredibly disgraceful to history and Disney in general. I don't judge normally on movies with history, but I worry that because this is a viewing for children that they will get things mixed up. I know it's a stupid reason, but I just take history very seriously. It's a movie for the kids, nothing more, no good jokes for the adults to laugh at. Not to mention the editing was pretty cheap.

4/10

As most animated sequels, one cannot expect much from the plotline, the music, or the animation. But, even with this in mind, I found Pocahontas 2, although having its moments, was quite disappointing, and a major contradiction to the original feature film. Most of the characters were two dimensional, and the depth and feeling of the first film was non-existent. The movie's short length also prevented the movie from going any further and explaining all the abrupt changes in character, especially the romance between Pocahontas and John Smith, as well as between Pocahontas and John Rolfe. For anyone who liked the original film, the sequel could be hazardous to your health.

Pocahontas II (1998)

** (out of 4)

Direct-to-video sequel from Disney has Pocahontas traveling to England after learning of John Smith's death. Once there she's fears that her people and England will be at war after lies told to the King so she must try and make peace between the two sides. The original film wasn't a Disney classic but it's certainly much better than this film here. I will admit that I hadn't seen any of the Disney direct-to-video releases so I can't comment on the quality of all of them but this one here certainly suffers from a pretty weak story that kills everything. I thought for the most part the animation was quite good, although it's certainly not classic by any stretch of the imagination. I thought the highlight was again the character Pocahontas who is simply beautiful and very memorable. Her raccoon friend is back but he's letdown by the screenplay, which gives him nothing special to do. Pretty much every character here is rather blandly written as none of them come to life or give any energy to the movie. The story too is pretty bland with the only bit of life coming as the title character tries to fit in with English customs. The vocal work is pretty good but as with the first film, the music and songs are mostly forgettable. Fans of Disney might want to check this out but others should go for one of their classics.

Very, very loosely based on the real-life Pocahontas' journey to England in 1616, this film isn't as bad as other reviews make it out to be. The animation seems to be on par with other Disney direct-to-video sequels. The songs aren't as good as in the original film, but they aren't terrible either. Granted, the story itself is rushed and takes massive liberties with history. But it isn't awful by any stretch of the imagination.

In short, this isn't a bad movie. Its not a great one, but it isn't that bad. I've certainly seen much, much worse. The kids will probably enjoy it well enough if they liked the original.

I remember buying this when i was 8, back in 1998, and not being over excited by it, but when your 8, that sort of stuff doesn't bother you

Just recently, i decided to watch Pocahontas 1, and fell in love with it!! Then i made the mistake of watching THIS film. It totally spoilt the plot! OK, so I've heard that Disney mucked up on the original, WHO CARES!! I didn't like John Rofle, and what the heck had happened to John Smith!!! The graphics on this film are bad! seriously.

Basically the story is, Pocahontas goes with john rofle to Britain because the king wants to see her. Thats it.

If you love the first one, please please please, do not watch this one now. It will just ruin it for you