January 30, 2013 at 5:54 p.m.
At the movies
Movie review: Winnie the Pooh ***
Stars: Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, John Cleese, Kristen Anderson-Lopez
Director: Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall
Rated: G
Showing: Liberty Theatre week of Wednesday, July 27 - Wednesday 2:30pm; Thursday 1:30pm; The Smurfs starts Friday. For more information about film times, call 292-7296.
Tickets: Buy tickets online
Runtime: 67 minutes
Children/animation
Winnie the Pooh is is a treat for children making their first trek to the cinema and for parents and grandparents with fond memories of the Hundred Acre Wood.
This ‘Pooh’ is a musical homage to the 1960s Pooh short films, adding new songs and a lovely revival of the ‘Winnie the Pooh’ tune.
And if the animation doesn’t have quite the hand-coloured warmth of those older cel-animated classics, it more than does justice to the world’s favourite teddy bear.
The story is as simple as any Pooh picture.
The bear is out of honey but also has to find a new tail for Eeyore (voiced by Bud Luckey).
But this is a funnier, more sophisticated and more nostalgic trip to the woods than Pooh’s Heffalump Movie or the most recent Tigger and Piglet pictures.
The messages sink in about childish forgetfulness and putting the needs of others ahead of your own honey lust. Mainly, though, it’s nice to see that Disney wants to introduce tykes to the magic of going to the movies with family fare this gentle and warm.[[In-content Ad]]
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