While Disney has had some misses, few are as obvious and consistent as The Sword in the Stone.

| Dec 23, 2023

Those who enjoy Disney animation, as I do (I have all but seven of Disney’s animated features on video cassette), may take special liking to this feature with its crazy villainess, but may feel a bit let down in the plot area.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 5, 2023

Aside from the owl Archimedes, none of the characters make any impression whatsoever.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 8, 2023

The 2D animation looks splendid, if not up to the heights of previous Disney animated affairs. The antics of playful animals appeal to the child in all of us, while the story moves at a good pace and varies pleasantly from Arthur-ian expectations

| May 16, 2023

The songs are not of the usual caliber and are quickly forgotten; however, the score itself is melodious and dramatic.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Aug 27, 2020

The show is stolen by Merlin's arch enemy, an uproarious witch and quickchange artist named Mad Madam Mim.

| Oct 7, 2019

The songs are so-so and the messages in the picture feel like an after school special instead of part of the story.

| Original Score: C- | May 9, 2019

...a movie about Arthurian legend that had the misfortune of being released on December 25, just a month after America's version of Camelot died with President John F. Kennedy.

| Original Score: B | Mar 30, 2016

Delightful classic brings Arthur legend to life.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 29, 2010

Well animated yet thoroughly tedious...

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Nov 25, 2010

It makes a good effort at being something like My First Arthur Story.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Nov 15, 2009

It feels older than contemporary Disney work due to flat, creaky animation. The story still has resonance for kids, though.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 3, 2009

Innocuous fun for all the family -- well, those under eight anyway. Grown-ups should seek out Excalibur instead.

| Nov 3, 2009

It is seldom mentioned in discussions of Disney's work, and no character in it evolved into a Disney favorite.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 3, 2009

There is still some life in the characterizations, though the animation is turning stiff and flat.

| Nov 3, 2009

The feature-length cartoon demonstrates anew the magic of the Disney animators and imagination in character creation.

| Mar 26, 2009

Sadly, in viewing the film as an adult, I lost a bit of the magic.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2008

For all of its inventiveness, the film's characters are never quite as endearing as they should be, and the central relationship between Arthur and Merlin is oddly detached.

| Jul 2, 2008

He had my heart racing like a squirrel. He had my body soaring into the stratosphere like a bird. He had me slippery and firm like a fresh young perch.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Jun 22, 2008

A beautifully animated Disney feature.

| Jun 24, 2006