This review shall go over four episodes from "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh." One small thing to note about this VHS is that it opens with my favorite opening for the Walt Disney VHS'. This of course gives it some extra Awesome points. ;)
First up is 'Eeyi, Eeyi, Eeyore' in which our donkey friend is given a seed by Rabbit who claims it's worthless and won't grow. Pooh and Tigger decide to lend a hand by disguising poor Piglet as a flower to be helpful which leads to Rabbit handing over his garden to Eeyore thinking that he is a better gardener.
Following this episode is 'My Hero' where Piglet saves Tigger from a puddle and the bouncy tiger decides to become Piglet's servant to repay him. However our tiny hero finds that Tigger is just a bit -too- helpful and tries to turn the tables so that they can be even.
"Honey For A Bunny" is perhaps my favorite of the episodes. One day Rabbit decides to be rid of his bookend bunny who is missing it's mate. After a series of trading and gifting the bookend, Rabbit finds it at Pooh's house and mistakes it for the missing mate. He strikes a deal to trade the bunny for five jars of hunny though finds he's one jar short. This leads to Tigger helping out as the duo tries to get that last jar of hunny, only to find out in the end he did all that work for his original bookend.
Our last episode/segment is 'Owl Feathers' where the Hundred Acre Woods seems to have a lot of feathers floating about. Rabbit, Tigger, Pooh and a magician in-training Piglet decide to investigate and seem to feel that the feathers belong to Owl, (though Tigger claims it's horse feathers), and Rabbit claims that Owl is going bald. This causes poor Owl to become a bit depressed and finds he can't fly anymore even though it's all in his head and prompts Piglet to jump in to help with a little bit of 'magic.'
All four episodes are rather fun, especially for those who love the show and/or the characters themselves. Not all the gang appears though, Roo only pops up for one episode and sets off the chain of tradsies in 'Hunny For A Bunny' and Kanga is missing completely. Also not around is Christopher Robin for the large part of these and only shows up at the end of 'Owl Feathers.'
The animation is rather standard for the time it was released, and even though it is a bit outdated I find that I actually prefer it compared to some of the animated shows on t.v today even if they are being made with more updated technology. Our opening song is bouncy, enjoyable and just as memorable as the Ducktales or Darkwing Duck themes. :)
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving
Perhaps one of my less favorite Winnie the Pooh films, this one is less a full length movie and more of three shorts that are tied together with the basic Fall/Winter theme. A lot of the animation is recycled from "New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" and only about five minutes of this 70 minute feature is actually brand new animation.
Starting us off is "Groundpiglet Day" in which the gang mistakenly thinks it's actually February 2nd instead of November. Since they cannot find a groundhog, they decide it's best to dress Piglet up as one to see if there will be more Winter or if it's time for Spring. One of the more amusing misunderstandings comes later in the episode when Tigger, Rabbit and Pooh assume that Piglet (who ran off to find a real groundhog) was turned into a snowman and melted in the bowl they put the snowman in.
Moving into our second short, we find that it is time for Thanksgiving. Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving largely finds the gang preparing to celebrate the holiday in the only way they know how. Ample amounts of Honey, lemonade, haycorns, thistles and ice cream. However, Rabbit, always the one to barge in and take over tells them they are doing it all wrong and promptly assigns each person a task. We get to spend a bit of each time watching each task, though in the end things still don't quite come together and a lesson is learned by all.
The final short is probably the one with the most drama and depth, which is really refreshing for Winnie the Pooh media given how it's been catering towards tots recently. As the gang prepares for Christmas, we are treated to a story from Rabbit that explains his relationship with a young bird named Kessie. While I do enjoy the final act of this film, Kessie's voice can be rather grating at time and is perhaps the sole factor that takes away from the full enjoyability of this part. As it turns out, Rabbit rescues Kessie when she is young, and raises her in his home but soon becomes quite attached and refuses to let her learn to fly. As the movie closes we get a surprise visit (Take a guess as to who shows up) and thus ends Seasons of Giving.
Overall, the animation improves with each segment but there are still a couple things that take away from the film such as the voice and animation inconsistencies. Despite starting out rough, the film does improve and is still a fairly distracting hour from things.
Starting us off is "Groundpiglet Day" in which the gang mistakenly thinks it's actually February 2nd instead of November. Since they cannot find a groundhog, they decide it's best to dress Piglet up as one to see if there will be more Winter or if it's time for Spring. One of the more amusing misunderstandings comes later in the episode when Tigger, Rabbit and Pooh assume that Piglet (who ran off to find a real groundhog) was turned into a snowman and melted in the bowl they put the snowman in.
Moving into our second short, we find that it is time for Thanksgiving. Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving largely finds the gang preparing to celebrate the holiday in the only way they know how. Ample amounts of Honey, lemonade, haycorns, thistles and ice cream. However, Rabbit, always the one to barge in and take over tells them they are doing it all wrong and promptly assigns each person a task. We get to spend a bit of each time watching each task, though in the end things still don't quite come together and a lesson is learned by all.
The final short is probably the one with the most drama and depth, which is really refreshing for Winnie the Pooh media given how it's been catering towards tots recently. As the gang prepares for Christmas, we are treated to a story from Rabbit that explains his relationship with a young bird named Kessie. While I do enjoy the final act of this film, Kessie's voice can be rather grating at time and is perhaps the sole factor that takes away from the full enjoyability of this part. As it turns out, Rabbit rescues Kessie when she is young, and raises her in his home but soon becomes quite attached and refuses to let her learn to fly. As the movie closes we get a surprise visit (Take a guess as to who shows up) and thus ends Seasons of Giving.
Overall, the animation improves with each segment but there are still a couple things that take away from the film such as the voice and animation inconsistencies. Despite starting out rough, the film does improve and is still a fairly distracting hour from things.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Frankenpooh
Before we start, this vhs opens with perhaps my favorite Disney opening ever. It's the old opening where sorceror Mickey has a ball of light come from his hand to swirl into the words Walt Disney as Home Video flies in underneath. Yay for nostalgia!
So. Onto the film. Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger, Gopher, and Winnie the Pooh have gathered at Piglet's where he proceeds to tell a Not-So-Scary story. However, Tigger finds it scary just how unscary this is. He proceeds to scare it up and takes over the story of the scientist and gives him the monster Frankenpooh.
Frankenpooh escapes the scientist, Von Piglet and proceeds to hunt down honey. The villagers form a mob and come for poor Piglet who took the story too seriously.
Moving along to the next short, a few residents of the 100 Acre Wood go in search of "Spookables" when they are awoken by a scary shadow and the sounds of moans. Through a series of mistaken identities. Tigger finally discovers a stuck Eeyore and helps free him. The others group up and are scared when the donkey flies free and lands near the group.
In the final short, the gang decides to go camping despite the thought of the "Grabme Gotcha" being loose in the woods. Rabbit insists that there is no such thing, though when Pooh and Piglet go missing, the others set off in search of them. Pooh seems to think that they are now on the moon...and goes off in search of the moon honey. All turns out right in the end, when Poohs odd brand of logic and Rabbits group finally encounter.
All in all, Frankenpooh is good fun for those who are fans of the lovable bear. This may not be Winnie the Pooh at his best, but it's certainly not his worst either. The animation is alright for a t.v show, and easier on the eyes than the more flashy and edgy ones of today. This however, is not for everyone especially if one does not care for lovable bears and sugary fun.
So. Onto the film. Piglet, Rabbit, Tigger, Gopher, and Winnie the Pooh have gathered at Piglet's where he proceeds to tell a Not-So-Scary story. However, Tigger finds it scary just how unscary this is. He proceeds to scare it up and takes over the story of the scientist and gives him the monster Frankenpooh.
Frankenpooh escapes the scientist, Von Piglet and proceeds to hunt down honey. The villagers form a mob and come for poor Piglet who took the story too seriously.
Moving along to the next short, a few residents of the 100 Acre Wood go in search of "Spookables" when they are awoken by a scary shadow and the sounds of moans. Through a series of mistaken identities. Tigger finally discovers a stuck Eeyore and helps free him. The others group up and are scared when the donkey flies free and lands near the group.
In the final short, the gang decides to go camping despite the thought of the "Grabme Gotcha" being loose in the woods. Rabbit insists that there is no such thing, though when Pooh and Piglet go missing, the others set off in search of them. Pooh seems to think that they are now on the moon...and goes off in search of the moon honey. All turns out right in the end, when Poohs odd brand of logic and Rabbits group finally encounter.
All in all, Frankenpooh is good fun for those who are fans of the lovable bear. This may not be Winnie the Pooh at his best, but it's certainly not his worst either. The animation is alright for a t.v show, and easier on the eyes than the more flashy and edgy ones of today. This however, is not for everyone especially if one does not care for lovable bears and sugary fun.
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