If we are to make the most of every second of life and explore the big beautiful world then skip this waste of time. I saw this movie as a child in 1970 and I remember over half the audience walking out before it was over because it was so boring. I watched it recently as a middle age adult and realized that it was so boring to so many children at that time because it is mostly mindless drivel and meaningless tripe. Chuck Jones does a fair job at animation especially given the limitations of technology when this was released in 1970. Many of the characters are reminiscent of the classic Warner Brothers cartoons which may have added to the confusion and boredom experienced by many of the children at that time. If you see expressions and vocalizations that are similar to Bugs Bunny or Yosemite Sam you naturally expect similar actions in the movie.
Review of The Phantom Tollbooth
