Winnie the Pooh
2011 Directed by Stephen Anderson, Don Hall
Synopsis
Oh Pooh.
During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Pooh convinces Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to save him.
Cast
Popular reviews
More-
Disney did a fine job in bringing the iconic Pooh back in a style that is both charming and funny, perfectly lightweight yet fully engaging. It was also refreshing to see a children's film that got jokes for an older audience not by making sly euphemism's but by making clever breakings of the fourth wall. Possibly my favourite Disney film of the 2000's, absolutely essential viewing for a younger audience!
-
One more to go and I've seen them all! As I suspected, Winnie The Pooh is the true spiritual successor to The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh released in 1977. There have been several movies since - The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Movie and Pooh's Heffalump Movie, but none of them came this close to capturing the magic of that original classic.
In this adventure for children of all sizes and ages, Eeyore's tail has gone missing, and the gang have to find a suitable replacement. Meanwhile, Christopher Robin goes missing and Owl tells them he's been taken by the mysterious Backson ("back soon"), they shall have to trap it if they are to save Christopher Robin.
The feeling…
-
This had much less baseball and apocalypse than I was led to believe.
(Absolutely gorgeous animation though) -
This film is adorable. There were a few places where I felt the animation and/or writing was too modern, which disrupted the feel, but for the most part, it was delightfully reminiscent of the older movies. It's almost like a big collage - lots of quotes and themes that I remember from the various older movies. The story doesn't really have a lot of weight on its own, but as a throwback to the originals, it's a treat. Content wise it's practically spotless.
-
With all the reboots, remakes, adaptations, etc, that try to modernize our beloved childhood icons but instead rape them, it's refreshing to see a movie not do that in the slightest. Were it not for a higher film/animation quality, this easily could've been made back when Winnie The Pooh first started out. It keeps the same warmth, humor, and magic that made Winnie the Pooh the beloved property it is. I wish it was a bit longer, but this is still a wonderful return to the Hundred Acre Wood. If only Disney wasn't so stupid to release it against Harry Potter, we could've gotten some sequels. Hopefully we do someday......
-
Poor Pooh never gets his honey..
Recent reviews
More-
While I'm not quite as enamored with it now as I was my last viewing on this list, but it's still beautifully-animated, charming, and sweet. I enjoyed myself a lot.
-
Too short, but this is one of Disney's best animated features in years.
-
It's surprisingly good for what you might expect. I think adults could definitely enjoy it - there are some great wordplay jokes and other things that children won't catch. Combined with the wonderful animation style and soundtrack (with the lovely Zooey Deschanel) and it's a fantastic, brief, film for all ages.
-
simply genius....=) =)
-
Daughter's 50th or so rewatch.
Still entertaining, amazingly.
-
Beautiful, clever, and genuinely funny: Disney's overlooked late-period masterpiece.
-
A lot of fun, but why so short?
-
Beautifully animated, deeply sincere, and alarmingly funny, Winnie the Pooh is one of the most enjoyable animated films of 2011.
-
"Perhaps I could borrow some honey."