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Review: ‘Winnie the Pooh’ Is A Cuddly, Gorgeously Animated Treat > The Playlist

There will be those that will write off “Winnie the Pooh” because of its slight running time and lack of thematic expansiveness. But that’s really missing the point. “Winnie the Pooh,” in its own special way, captures the creative magic of being a child, when a rainy afternoon and 66 minutes alone with your stuffed animal friends (the tiger with the spring-loaded tail, the pair of cuddly kangaroos) was all that you needed to spin a truly captivating yarn. The characters, with their purposely sketchy look that brings to mind earlier animation incarnations as well as the books’ original drawings, are just the kind of friends that you’d want on such an adventure, and their relationship with Christopher Robin gives the movie an unaccountably deep emotional payoff. “Winnie the Pooh” is unquestionably the summer’s best animated feature – charming, funny, warm, and beautiful; it’s a reminder that simplicity isn’t necessarily a bad thing, and that you shouldn’t have to wear 3D glasses to truly appreciate animation. [A-]
 
‪The Pirates! Band of Misfits - Trailer in 1080p‬‏ - YouTube

THE PIRATES! BAND OF MISFITS Trailer

Here?s the official synopsis for The Pirates! Band of Misfits:


In The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Hugh Grant stars in his first animated role as the luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain ? a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side (Martin Freeman, Brendan Gleeson, Russell Tovey, and Ashley Jensen), and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy (Jeremy Piven) and Cutlass Liz (Salma Hayek) to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. It?s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen (Imelda Staunton) and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist (David Tennant), but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!
 
BD Horror News - TV: 'El Superbeasto' Gets His Own Series?

Rob Zombie is quite the busy guy. In addition to being knee deep in pre-production on The Lords Of Salem, directing a Woolite commercial (which you can see here), touring with the likes of Slayer and Iron Maiden and preparing to enter the studio for a fifth album, it looks like he's also been thinking a lot about El Superbeasto, his short-lived comic book character that eventually got his own animated feature.

Variety reports that he's working on a proposed TV adaptation of the flick, which follows the exploits of a washed-up Mexican wrestler in the mythic world of Monsterland. I imagine Starz would be the first channel choice if this ever got off the ground, seeing as they released the feature. But wherever it ends up, it's probably going to be a pay channel since the source material isn't network television friendly at all.
 
Just saw Winnie The Pooh with my 3 year old and my 7 year old. It was great! The perfect blend of sweetness, innocence and humor. They did it just right. Can't wait for the DVD.
 
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The best movie of the week isn't about wizards and wands. Capone views the delightful WINNIE THE POOH!!!
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I hate to begin a positive review so negatively, but screw all CG animation. If a one-hour feature (plus a five-minute short) can make me laugh and feel as much as this classically rendered WINNIE THE POOH did, then I'm in favor of banning it forever. What I wasn't prepared for was how instantaneously my childhood came rushing back to me.

I'm not sure if it was just seeing these wonderful characters back on the big screen (for the first time in 35 years) or hearing their voices again or seeing this collection of talking stuffed animals under the guidance of Christopher Robin, but my God, this one had me captivated. And as much as this film is clearly aimed at young children, there are going to be more than a few weepy and/or giddy adults by their side.

WINNIE THE POOH avoids all the trappings of today's animated features. There's no 3D, no elaborately rendered backdrops, no zany voice actors. There's a grace and dignity to these creatures and to this simply told stories. I'm not sure how else to put it, but revisiting Pooh and his friends put me in a place where being a kid was fun and treasuring the small things was a fine art. This is a beautiful, elegant work that no child should miss.
 
I want to watch that Pooh movie, but maybe I am too old for a child's movie. ;)
In front of me at the theater was a group of guys...late teens, early twenties maybe. By themselves....no kids. Pooh is for everyone!
These two scenes were hilarious.

‪Winnie the Pooh: Owl's Cold Clip‬‏ - YouTube

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