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The New York Times says, "“Winnie the Pooh” may not be a movie that grown-ups seek out on their own, but it may make some of them jealous of the 4-year-olds who are making the noble bear’s acquaintance for the first time." The Guardian describes it: "A bright and snuggly new version of the childhood perennial stays faithful to AA Milne and to EH Shepard's drawings". Rolling Stone closes with this: "Lovely. Just lovely."
Empire Online gives it 4 out of 5 stars and concludes, "As jolly as Tigger, as sweet as honey and as undemanding as a balloon ride, this will delight the wee'uns and put a smile on the face of animation fans of all ages." Roger Ebert calls it "a sweet and innocuous children's movie" and concludes it "could make a nice introduction to moviegoing for a small child." Rotten Tomatoes has a critics rating of 91%.
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I did not grow up with Winnie & his friends, but as a young adult when I decided them, I have made they fast friends.
ReplyDeleteI read them aloud to my kids many times and watched the videos with them. Fond memories, and I was afraid of what a modern film would do. They did right by it, though :)
DeleteI loved the books as a kid, and then when my daughter was young we would watch the videos. I have not seen this one, but I love Winnie the Pooh so if I find it I need to watch it sometime. :) Happy Saturday. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteYou won't regret it. I'm glad they were respectful of the source :)
DeleteI must live under a rock, because I never saw Winnie the Pooh OR read the books. I feel I must have missed out on my childhood! LOVED the review and trailer.
ReplyDeleteWinnie the Pooh is a treasure! The source is these 2 books: Winnie-the-Pooh (1926) and The House at Pooh Corner (1928). The first film adaptations were these 2 shorts: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966)
Deleteand Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and there were several after that. I grew to know and love them when I had kids starting in the 1980s. They are just delightful :)
I just love Winnie Pooh -- will watch it instantly this night on Netflix since I have to stay awake for taxidriving my daughter ! Great tip Divers! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
oxo Susi
When I finally make it through all my un-watched DVDs, I'm definitely checking into Netflix.
DeleteI never read Poo when I was a kid and never thought to read it to Dagan when he was little, I guess. Out of the Poo-loop. I see there are a couple of Poo movies on Netflix streaming so I will peek at them. :)
ReplyDeleteI don't remember them from when I was a child, but we read them to our kids and they loved them. I hope you like the movie :)
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