This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Really Surprised!

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Blistering performances.

This a charming movie. The animation is simple, but nice. It feels like picking up a children's book and reading it, which is also what bookends the whole story. The character design is mostly quite nice, and some of the characters are visually great fun. The same goes to some of the sequences, especially the imagery during the songs. While it's not ground breaking in any way, the look is sweet enough that the movie would probably appeal to fans of animation.A big draw is Ringo Starr, who is the narrator/dad in the home media release of this movie. He does a good job, as does Harry Nilsson singing the soundtrack. But I do kind of wish that the same person would have done both.The story itself is simple, but nice. It drags a bit at times. And while it mostly works, it might be a bit of a stretch to base a 60+ minutes story around a single pun. But the moral of the story is safe and probably understandable to the young target audience.

a lot of people think this movie is about not having a point. not really true. the point is you don't have to have a point to have a point. kind of tongue twist the brain somewhat.this really is a awesome animated film and a real landmark in limited animation and also in ambitious made for television projects. in the best sense of limited animation it sustains itself through imaginative styling and inventiveness rather than through a showy budget or large scale elaboration.this film is a real mind opener not just in it's insightful message but also the way it presents itself technically and visually. there's a lot to be learned here.for a film that gives a message that you are important for just being you and that you don't have to present a point for others to understand, the point is poignant.

First of all I must say this is probably one of my favorite animated films of all time, the music is off of one of my favorite albums of all time, and the animation is very unique and of it's time. That out of the way one of the most annoying complaints I here about this movie is that the message of racial tolerance is way to ham-fisted. Well yes, it is ham-fisted, yet it was a broadcast "cartoon" and that message is one of the bigger messages in it, so it could be more easily understood by the masses. However the message I dig most about the picture is that every thing has a point or a purpose. (except for the pointed man who said, "a point in every direction is the same as no point at all" and the fact that he was of no real help and he didn't really do anything for the plot) Anyway enough rambling, If you like good music, beautifully animated films, or just something to show the kids that has an easy to understand wholesome message watch this film, you'll be thankful you did.

What a spectacular movie! I was lucky enough to have seen it when it first aired on TV... and looked for years to find it.The whole POINT to the movie is not only a great one, but adding the music of Harry Nilsson, makes this a great flick for anyone It features the songs "Me and My Arrow," "Think About Your Troubles", and "lifeline." It's a great one for grownups and kids. My kids grew up on it and "The Yellow Submarine" I'd also throw in the animated movie "The Iron Giant" in this genre.Great tunes, great story , and great moral.. what more could you want? make a point of seeing "The Point."