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I still don't get why so many people who have seen it dislike it so much. I first saw it when it was playing on Cartoon Network. I liked it so much that I had to get it on videotape. Granted, the moralizing was a bit heavy-handed, but all the same, I loved it when I was young and still find it entertaining now.

BTW: Those of you who did not like the movie may want to read the book. It is just as good, maybe better, but has things put better into perspective.

I believe I saw this one on Cartoon Network a few years back, and I agree that it's a pretty good movie. It displays that language, and logic is an important factor, and this was inspiring for me at the time I saw this (I think it was before I turned 10). The animation was good, and the music was pretty good too. Overall, a nice animated adaption of Juster's great book, and another excellent animated feature from Chuck Jones.

A simple fantasy tale, mostly animation with some live action at the beginning and end. Milo is a "latchkey kid" living a somewhat isolated life in an apartment block in the big city. While complaining on the phone to his friend that he is bored stiff, he is startled by the sudden arrival of a strange package which, when unwrapped, unfolds into a gateway into a magical world...

Like all of Chuck Jones' work, this movie is great for children and doesn't seem dated at all. My two kids aged five and six were enchanted by it just as I was when I first saw it at the age of ten.

The characters are colorful and entertaining. Milo is easy for any child who has ever been bored or lonely to identify with. The avuncular "Watch Dog" Tock will look fairly familiar to any regular viewer of Chuck's work on Warner Brothers' short cartoons. The Humbug and the Spelling Bee are reminiscent of Dr Seuss characters; Officer Short Shrift is somewhat more surreal but that only makes him stick in your mind all the more. The songs are lots of fun and you'll probably be humming them for a long time afterwards.

All in all a great movie for kids, and Mums and Dads too. Pass the popcorn!

The Phantom Tollbooth is warped movie from the warped mind of the great Chuck Jones.

Milo, an ordinary boy, is bored with life. One day he receives a tollbooth as a present. This Tollbooth will supposedly take him out of his boredom.

Milo enters the Tollbooth and is instantly changed into a cartoon character. From here on in, he journeys to the "Whether" man, into the doldrums, meets tock, the watchdog, and onward to Dictionopolis and the Kingdom of Numbers in order to save Rhyme and Reason.

The movie is twisted in every which way; there are plenty of songs the make no sense but make you laugh out loud. The Animation is typical "Looney Tunes" style but works very well with the quirky plot.

The Phantom Tollbooth is a lost gem the deserves DVD treatment in the worst way. Lets hope one day soon that this diamond in the rough will find a new generation of children!

I very much enjoyed Phantom Tollbooth, a rare occurrence of the movie being worthy to the book. With weird music, great writing, and somewhat educational.

The plot of this film is that there's this boy named Milo. He leads a crappy life because he can't make up his mind about anything, when ever he's inside he longs to be out, and whenever he's outside he long's to in (that was from the book). Well one day he find's this strange box. In the box, there's a freaky tollbooth that talks. Then afterwards there's this car that shows up, he gets in the car and goes on his quest for happiness.

Even though it may seem like a acid trip when you see it, as the film goes on, you can tell that there's method to the madness. I would suggest this film to anyone.