The Flying Machine

This feels like a movie created by AI rather than humans. It is AWFUL. The animated short "The Magic Piano" should be pulled out and re-packaged as a short; the stop-motion animation there is charming and the dialogue-free story told through Chopin's music would work for many people of various ages. Instead, "The Magic Piano" is jammed into this bizarre low-budget framing starring Heather Graham--huh? Did she lose a bet to someone?) that is at best a redundant rehashing of the plot points in "The Magic Piano." This framing story drags and drags painfully along (with tidbits of Chopin trivia artlessly and bizarrely squeezed in along the way). The children who watched this with me started commenting "This movie is way too long" at 30 minutes in, and I felt awful that their parents did not shut the thing off to spare them.

I cannot believe anyone has given this positive reviews unless paid to do so, which is why I am taking the time to explain my 1-star rating. It appears from the credits that a number of international entities collaborated to get this made (one of them has to be a Chinese Tourism Board of some kind), and this is my plea to the world that we abandon further attempts to make any films in this artless and painful way.

Georgie (Heather Graham) takes her two children to see the 'Magic Piano' performed with famous pianist Lang Lang. They all end up inside the animated world.

The film inside the film is probably an interesting film. I'm not sure about doing a film inside a film in this case. Maybe they should have simply adapted the story straight into a live-action version. I do like the design of the flying piano. That could have been interesting. As it stands, the animation is a bit second tier. The music is lovely. I'm surprised that Graham is dancing. I hope that's her dancing. This is a Polish Chinese co-production and a bit of it is lost in translation.

This is absolutely the best 3d animated film we've ever seen. The producers, director, animators, lang lang( music), actors, writers, should all realize what a artistic work of genius that they have created. The creativity the birth of the 3d art form unfold before our very eyes....it was nothing short of an absolute HONOR to watch ...no wait. Experience!!! I absolutely STOLE this bluray by only purchasing it for 35.00 brand new on Amazon. I actually feel guilty for paying so little for receiving so MUCH. As of today this has only a 4.6 rating which is WAY beyond a travesty it's an absolute insult to not only the artists that created this masterpiece but an insult to us TRUE film coniseurs that see a work of art when we see one. This is a Rembrandt of 3d animation and the addition of the flawless piano absolutely took our breath away!!! BRAVO!!!!!!

Watching The Flying Machine was a truly unique experience and it will probably be the same for viewers in any age group. The first part of the film, which is a stop-motion animation with no dialogues, just the music of Chopin, is a small masterpiece. I can just imagine the incredible amount of work it must have taken to create a world so complex and full of beauty using puppets and I'm very impressed. The second, live action part, is less dreamy and more energetic, as we view the adventures of over-worked mom Georgie and her two kids: Fred and Jane, who travel on the flying machine through Europe, following the footsteps of Fredric Chopin. Chopin, who is the key to the film and whose music (performed by Lang Lang) was surprisingly touching and beautiful for me (I never thought I would be into classical music) is not only a musical genius, but an interesting character as well, as we get to know more about him during the film. I think one of the best things about the film is the fact that it can reach so many different viewers: animation fans, musical fans, families, those who want to learn about Chopin and classical music as well as those who dream about adventures. Go and see yourself!

Hi, in my opinion that kind of movie does not exist yet in film world.

It's really interesting for some reasons:

• Stereo 3D looks amazing (I do not know, how it works, but it is like I'm the part of the film world)

• Stop Motion - the best, that I have ever saw

• Heather - and her role - you can see the woman, that is working too much , see her problems - you can compare it to many many families

• Chopin's music - there is no other artist like Chopin.

My kid also very liked it - specially balloons and the flying machine.

What can I say, go and try. :)