dated, yet it’s ultimately too singular to feel beholden to a particular era. It truly earns the adjective in its title". Alan Morrison of Empire gave the film four out of five stars and called it "Surreal and wonderful in a way not often seen from Europe". Maitland McDonagh of TV Guide gave the film three out of four stars, calling it an "Eerie, surreal and a welcome respite from Disney-style animation". Scott Thill of Wired called the film "a sterling example of the trippy animation ambition of the late '60s and early '70s". Gary Dauphin of The Village Voice wrote that "Although the visuals are worth the ticket alone, Fantastic Planet also crackles with emotional and political resonance". Paul Trandahl of Common Sense Media gave the film a rating of four out of five stars, calling the film "A jarring examination of racism and intolerance". In 2016, Fantastic Planet was ranked the 36th greatest animated movie ever by Rolling Stone. Accolades The film won the Special Prize at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival. Home media Following various public domain VHS releases of the film, it was released by Anchor Bay Entertainment on VHS and DVD on 16 February 1999. In 2006, Eureka Entertainment released the film on DVD in the United States as #34 in their Masters of Cinema line. It was released on Blu-ray in 2012. On 23 October 2007, Facets Video and Accent Cinema released a newly restored version on DVD, including many bonus features never available before. In June 2016, the Criterion Collection released the film on Blu-ray and DVD. References External links Links to further resources Link to Masters Of Cinema Fantastic Planet: Gambous Amalga an essay by Michael Brooke at the Criterion Collection 1970s science fiction films 1970s dystopian films 1973 films 1973 animated films 1970s French animated films Animated films based on novels Animated films about extraterrestrial life Czech animated science fiction films French-language Czech films Fantastic art Films based on French novels Films based on science fiction novels Films set on fictional planets French animated science fiction films Films directed by René Laloux Films about giants Films about racism Surrealist films 1970s stop-motion animated films Films set in the future Films scored by Alain Goraguer Films produced by Anatole Dauman Cutout animation films Stefan Wul Roland Topor 1970s French-language films French adult animated films Czech adult animated films 1973 independent films