Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie the Pooh, the first big-screen Pooh adventure from Disney animation in more than 35 years.
In a time where Woody and Buzz have taken over from the classic Disney characters in kids' hearts, it's truly heartwarming to see an old favourite return to recapture their hearts. Winnie The Pooh is the 51st animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and definitely a movie worthy of the 'classic' tag. Pooh has stayed at the forefront of Disney for many years now, with his own television show, and rides in their various theme parks, so he was never a forgotten character. After the success of The Princess and the Frog returning to the traditional 2D animation, and Tangled carrying on Disney's new found form, Winnie The Pooh seems a safe yet very welcome choice to move forward with.
Based on the timeless books by A. A. Milne, Winnie The Pooh adapts a number of the stories into a 69 minute movie. Jim Cummings takes the voice roles of Pooh and Tigger, which he has been doing for over 20 years now, giving the character a familiarity and warmth that very few others could replicate. The stories are naturally funny, with the characters' friendships being key as always. Any Disney animated classic has to have genuine relationships at the heart, and Pooh & friends have managed to educate children in how to treat each other well for many years now. It's certainly not a unique or imaginative movie by any means; it's just exactly what you would want from a Winnie The Pooh Disney movie.
The soundtrack is led by a number of songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, as well as Zooey Deschanel. All songs are terribly memorable and will stick in your heads for days. Don't be surprised if you find yourself humming the Pooh theme at random moments! The songs range from heartwarming to hilarious, and you can't help but smile through them. In fact, the movie as a whole is one that has the audience grinning from ear to ear. It's silly, it's genuine, and more than anything it has an innocence that is lacking in so much of cinema in recent times.
Considering the absolute dedication and effort that Disney put into their home releases, I must express my disappointment in Winnie The Pooh only getting a DVD release in the UK. A Blu-ray release is happening in the United States, and I've been a huge fan of their restoration efforts on older Classics, so I was looking forward to a Pooh Blu-ray but it was not to be. I cannot fault the DVD picture quality as it's as good as you would expect, yet in 2011 it certainly wouldn't be my preferred option if I was presented with one.
The Special Features are quite thin on the ground, but I would imagine the film to be enough for children to sit through without then having another disc full of features. There's a number of Deleted Scenes which are all reasonable, a couple of Original Intros by Eeyore and Tigger, and a Bonus Short - The Ballad of Nessie - amongst other things. It's a little disappointing for adults who may be used to collecting Disney home releases and are familiar with the exceptional details they CAN put into their documentaries, but as these are usually reserved for re-releases of original Classics, this is no surprise.
If you like your animation to be nostalgic and easy going, then you can't go wrong with Winnie The Pooh. The source material is appropriate for all ages, whether it be parents showing their children for the first time, or adults just wanting to reclaim their youth for a short while, everyone can enjoy the movie. As CCO of Disney Animation John Lasseter put it best, Disney have created a film that transcends generations. It's a true rarity and one to be treasured.
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Feature-length Disney animated adventure with Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Owl and Christopher Robin. Steering clear of modern-day CGI-style animation and reverting to the watercolour-based hand-drawn animation of Disney's original 'Winnie the Pooh' films of the 1960s and '70s, the film follows the Hundred Acre Wood gang as they search for a new tail for Eeyore and hunt down an elusive creature called the Backson.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Walt Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with Winnie The Pooh the first big-screen Pooh adventure from Disney animation in more than 35 years With the charm wit and whimsy of the original Winnie the Pooh featurettes this all-new movie reunites audiences with the philosophical bear of very little brain and friends Tigger Rabbit Piglet Kanga Roo-and last but certainly not least Eeyore who has lost his tail Well a tail is either there or it isn't there said Winnie the Pooh And yours isn't there Owl sends the whole gang on a wild quest to save Christopher Robin from an imaginary culprit It turns out to be a very busy day for Pooh bear who simply set out to find some hunny Inspired by five stories from AA Milne's books in Disney's classic hand-drawn art style Actors Craig Ferguson John Cleese Jim Cummings Tom Kenny Bud Luckey Jack Boulter & Kristen Anderson-LopezDirector Stephen J Anderson & Don HallCertificate Universal Suitable for AllYear 2011Screen Widescreen 1781Languages English - Dolby Digital (51)Subtitles English; English for the hearing impaired; Spanish; PortugueseClosed Captions YesDuration 1 hour and 3 minutes (approx)
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