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(More customer reviews)Pooh is always in need of honey, but his own search for honey is put off when he hears that his friend Eeyore has lost his tail. Pooh and his other friends embark on a mission to find Eeyore a new tail, and as they work toward that goal, they discover that Christopher Robin is missing. His note says he has been taken by the fearsome Backson monster--either that, or he says he'll be "Back Soon". But no matter how many misunderstandings and missteps Pooh and crew make, they are always a delight to be around.
It's good to be a part of the Hundred Acre Wood again. This film is a return to form for Disney, and it works marvelously and is easily better than the last three theatrical releases--The Tigger Movie, Piglet's Big Movie and Pooh's Heffalump Movie--combined. They were three cute movies, but they were mostly forgettable. 2011's Winnie the Pooh is much more like 1977's The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh with its adorable stories about the blustery day and the honey tree. In this film, there is a narrator that Pooh talks to, the characters are aware that they're in a story, and there are many imaginative instances where the characters interact with the pages and the text that surround them.
The characters are as charming as ever. The new character designs are just a slight change from previous films, but the changes are very cool. Pooh and the others have a wider range of facial expressions now, which allows for some neat close-up animation angles as well as adding to the comedy of the film. Pooh's looks of confusion, Rabbit's glares of disbelief, and Owl's pompous eyebrow-raises are all employed to make the funny scenes even funnier.
The sheer number of funny moments in this movie is shocking. I was expecting to see another average, slightly-dull Pooh movie, but all the children (and all the adults) in the theater were in stitches from beginning to end. The sight gags, misunderstandings, and thwarted victories keep the laughs coming for all members of the audience. Many of the lines come directly from A.A. Milne's books, which is positively fantastic for fans of the original stories. The 8-year-old I watched the movie with was very excited to hear lines he recognized from the book, such as when Owl talks about "customary procedure" and Pooh asks, "What does Crustimony Proseedcake mean?" The classics are classics for a reason, and this movie draws its sweetness and hilarity from the best of sources.
The main flaw in Winnie the Pooh?' At just over an hour, the movie's too short. Even the 8, 6, and 4-year-olds I took to the movie were wanting more and felt sorry that the show was over. This could easily be a new classic, with its comforting pastels and earth tones, lovely music from Zooey Deschanel, countless laugh-out-loud moments, and it's message about putting your friends first. This super-cute show is safe for the smallest toddlers and enjoyable for the most sophisticated adults. I want to see it again.
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