i have very fond memory of this film and a i saw it with my two young sister when it first show theatrically in 1977 and i be eight year old . apparently it be deem a failure and be now practically forget ( the pan and scan videocassette which never do justice to the picture or it ambitious panavision composition be now out of print . ) the film be very stylized ( shade of yellow submarine ) and admittedly uneven . some of the character and sequence be exquisite while others be somewhat juvenile and undistinguished . the sad discard blue camel ( shade of eeyore ) and his blue song be truly heartwarming . joe raposo song be for the most part simply beautiful . definitely a worthwhile curiousity that will probably ( sadly ) fall into total obscurity .