", ▁adding ▁that ▁" the ▁singing ▁by ▁Short , ▁Bel ush i , ▁Cur ry ▁and ▁Broadway ▁bel ter ▁Golden ▁is ▁the ▁best ▁thing ▁about ▁the ▁film ". ▁It ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁" One ▁of ▁the ▁obvious ▁obst acles ▁was ▁how ▁to ▁color ▁a ▁film ▁whose ▁natural ▁sh ad ings ▁tend ▁toward ▁black , ▁white ▁and ▁degrees ▁of ▁gray . ▁The ▁result ▁is ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁odd ▁but ▁fasc in ating ▁color ations ▁-- ▁the ▁sky ▁might ▁turn ▁up ▁yellow ▁at ▁times , ▁or ▁the ▁sea ▁a ▁deep ▁mar oon ". ▁The ▁Sp okes man - Re view ''' ▁wrote ▁" in ▁an ▁era ▁when ▁G - r ated ▁mov ies ▁are ▁as ▁rare ▁as ▁Hollywood ▁hum ility , ▁any ▁attempt ▁at ▁family ▁entertain ment ▁should ▁be ▁la ud ed ", ▁adding ▁" let ▁us ▁sal ute ▁Don ▁Bl uth ▁and ▁his ▁team ▁of ▁anim ators ". ▁In ▁a ▁rare ▁case , ▁The ▁Daily ▁Gazette ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁ 4 ▁stars . ▁The ▁Anim ated ▁Movie ▁Guide ▁said ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁an ▁" utter ▁waste ▁of ▁talent ▁and ▁resources ", ▁due ▁to ▁inter ference ▁from ▁external ▁forces . ▁Mon ica ▁S ull ivan ▁of ▁Movie ▁Magazine ▁International ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁" heart ily ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁little ▁girls ▁who ▁saw ▁it ▁with ▁me ▁at ▁a ▁k idd ie ▁mat ine e ". ▁▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁DVD ▁release ▁of ▁The ▁P eb ble ▁and ▁the ▁P engu in ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Sat ellite ▁Award