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Summary: An excellent movie
Review: Dumbo is an excellent movie. It is my favorite Disney movie ever. I felt so sad when Dumbo cried, and it really shows how much kids/animals love their mothers. This is an excellent movie for kids and adults.
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Summary: This was a sweet and sad movie.
Review: I found this in the back of a closet and decided to watch it again. It had been such a long time since I had watched it. I loved the songs. The songs were as classic as the ones in Cinderella and Peter Pan. It's too bad that Disney ran out of Fairytales. Because this movie and most of his earlier movies were some of the better ones. I don't know about you but this movie was so sad at some points. I remember crying when Dumbo was being teased, and when his mom and him were separated. Anyone of any age will be touched by the scenes in this movie. I was, and I'm thirteen.You will surely love this movie as I do.
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Summary: A True Disney Classic
Review: This is one of Disney's true enduring classics. The story is simple. A baby elephant is delivered to the delighted Mrs. Jumbo, but he has big ears. Dubbed Dumbo, he is soon separated from his mother and must find a way to deal with his ears on his own. With only Timothy Mouse to help him, he soon learns that, thanks to his big ears, he can fly.I have always loved this movie. The story is simple, but moves quickly and from heart felt emotion to laughter easily. The moral is simple, but isn't preachy. Watching this movie again recently, I was surprised again at how much of the early story to told in song. I usually forget "Look out for Mr. Stork" and the song they sing as they build the circus in the rain when thinking about the classic songs. "Baby Mine" is one of my favorite Disney songs because of its heartfelt emotion and I love all the puns in "When I See an Elephant Fly." This is a truly remarkable movie. Pop some corn, sit back, and joy this classic tale.
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Summary: A kind of "ugly duckling" story
Review: Dumbo is the story of an apparent freak who becomes a beloved superstar and it is one of my favorite Disney films ever (second only to Pinocchio). I can't wait for the DVD but I don't as eagerly anticipate the planned sequel as I fear it might detract from this film.
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Summary: Go away Bullies!
Review: This film offers a parent an opportunity to discuss the "bully" words and actions that can hurt anyone, even Dumbo. His Mother's anger is addressed; showing "everyone" no matter what their station in life, must pay the consequences and in this case Ms Dumbo is given a "time-out". As a Grandma of 3yr old Emily, I have the time to research the media and address solutions to how our children are dealing with situations like "Columbine". We must start with Pre-Schoolers NOW so they do not tease, laugh at, or bully ANYONE. We can make a difference and DUMBO has made that task easier for me. This animated film is fun; Walt Disney was far ahead of his time! surfgranny
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Summary: An Essential Message
Review: Aside from Dumbo being a classic Disney movie, it carries one of the better messages that we find in Disney's movies. Many of these ratings are saying that Dumbo is inappropriate for children. I can understand saying that 2 year olds may be disturbed by some of the darker images, but this message is a message that children really do need to grasp at a fairly young age. We see Dumbo totally shunned by his own kind because of a slight difference of his. At first he doesn't understand what is going on, but he grows to shy away from the other elephants and he even suspects that all laughing is directed towards him. Children can be cruel to one another, even at a surprisingly early age. Dumbo is giving the children an insight to how such hurtful comments can truly effect a person. Giving a child a glimpse at what is wrong and what is right is the most we can hope for out of a movie, and Dumbo delivers, in full force.
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Summary: Not for sensitive two- or three-year-olds
Review: While this movie is entertaining for older children and adults, it is not for my sensitive two-year-old. For a young child, the older elephants are too cruel, scenes too dark, music scary, drunkeness inappropriate, pink elephant sequence too long... Thankfully, we rented from the library before I bought it. My two-year-old loves to watch the storks, Casey the Train and watch Dumbo fly but he asks me to fast-forward through the other parts that make him cry. I'm not trying to discount the other reviewers' feelings and wonderful memories of Dumbo, but just trying to warn those with very young children.
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Summary: Dark, Scary, and Inappropriate for Toddlers
Review: I bought this video based on a couple of very enthusiastic customer reviews, and I was so disappointed! My two year old was frightened by the darkness and mean-spirited behavior of every character in this movie. From a toddler's perspective, and from my own, ridicule, circus cruelty, a house on fire (in the clown scene, elephants falling from great heights, and drunkeness are not funny, entertaining, or good teaching aids for children. I get the whole thing about kids being picked on for any diferences they might possess, good or bad, but this is really presented on a more mature level than children are ready for. As I watched this movie, I was reminded of seeing it in the theater when I was about seven or eight, and being very upset by the experience. I wish I had remembered that before buying this from Amazon, as I cannot return it opened. Parents might consider renting and previewing this one before purchasing.
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Summary: dumbo is fabulous and emotionally moving.
Review: if you saw this movie when you were a kid, i beg you to sit down and watch it again. most classic Disney movies operate on several levels of understanding. probably you saw and liked the movie when you were a kid, and you will see the greater wisdom intertwined in the story later as an adult. this is a lemonade out of lemons movie. in a dramatic yet softened by hope and new opportunities, way, this movie is about losses that happen to everyone. it offers the lesson that fairness is often missing in human affairs, and grief happens to the innocent. it demonstrates that you can survive the losses, and you can go on with your life and get fun back if you make the effort to move on. watch this by yourself, with adults or with your kids. but be sure to set out the hankies. you will cry with dumbo over his losses, and cry when everything turns out ok. one of Disneys' best.
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Summary: An Innocent Classic
Review: Despite all its merits, the fine plot, cute characters and beautiful animation, Dumbo has always been regarded as the quintessential "baby movie". Kids start regecting it at around the age of seven, saying "I'm too old for THAT." But the very beauty of the film is its enduring quality. The way you can come back to it after so many years and realize, hey, this is good stuff. It's a nice secure movie, with none of the scary undertones that colored its predecessors Pinnochio and Snow White. The songs, including "Baby Mine" and "When I See an Elephant Fly" are just timeless. It is eloquent, innocent,and truly a masterpice. Everyone, from the most insecure child, to the boldest adult can gain somthing from this sweet little film. It is classic, untarnished Disney.
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