Thumbelina

Rating:
Summary: This was a pretty good movie
Review: We would've given this a higher rating, but the freaky bugs, george washington chickens, punk ox, the can-can birds, the dog and the bird (Jacquapo, and if that's not how you spell his name I couldn't care less). Cornelius could really lose the cowlick and thumbelina's weird bang thing could use an adjustment. Their romance blossomed very quickly. The only songs we liked "Let me be your wings" and "marry the mole!" THe mouse was so cute, but the mole was really freaking us out.
And Thumbelina's hairdo at the end could change. But the best character has to be the pink-haired frog. ANd the beetle. Though i must say, the frog who wants to marry Thumbelina made up his mind quicker than Cornelius (which is saying something). Just two seconds, and he says "Mother...I love her" (even though I don't know anything about her).
Disney could have made it better.
We know and understand that this review probably wasn't the best or most convincing one, but we felt like writing it anyway.

Rating:
Summary: Avoid
Review: What a terrible, depressing film. As we were watching, my three year old daughter kept insisting that this was not the 'real' movie, and wanted us to fast forward! I can see what she meant -- the scenes just kept getting weirder and weirder, with Thumbelina just going along for the ride. Evil frogs. Evil Mice. Evil moles. Evil beetles. Evil story. Evil plot. Pink headed dog thing that makes Goofy look good. 30 second love affair in the first few minutes. 30 second marriage to wrap it up. 2 hours of pain in between.

Life is too short to spend on this junk. Want interesting, non-Disney heroines that you wouldn't mind your children emulating? Try Kikis Delivery Service or My Neighbor Totoro. Want a beautiful movie with good voice acting and story? Watch Nemo again. Whatever you do, avoid Thumbelina.

Rating:
Summary: Kick's Disney's butt
Review: What gives? This is a sweet, endearing, lovely story with great animation--so why do so many people dislike it? Heck, after watching this movie, *I* daydreamed about being Thumbelina. Admit it, wouldn't you like it?

The traditional Hans Christian Anderson story: A woman who wishes for a daughter is blessed with one in a flower--and she's about six inches tall. But this doesn't matter to Mother or her array of barnyard animals, who love Thumbelina dearly. However, soon a handsome fairy prince named Cornelius arrives and is smitten with Thumbelina. After taking her on a ride on his pet bumblebee, he has to leave but promises to come back.

That night, Thumbelina is kidnapped by a family of singing frogs, but as she escapes with the help of a French swallow, she ends up in deeper and deeper trouble.

Some things in this movie are rather cloying--the jitterbugs, for example--but they're too small a part of the movie to be noticeable. Thumbelina is not a macho heroine, so don't expect her to act like one--she's a lost, frightened girl who's been sheltered all of her life. She shows remarkable strength and I got the feeling that the Thumbelina at the end was very different from the girl at the beginning.

Cornelius remains my favorite character. Our first glimpse of the adolescent fairy is after he escapes from a royal parade, where he is forced to sit on *snicker* a white butterfly. He's strong, funny, interesting, lifelike, and... dare I say it?... sexy.

Ten to one your kid will adore this movie.

Rating:
Summary: positive upbeat movie...for children
Review: When I was growing up, my sister and I loved this movie. Children will really like it, but adults will be to busy analyzing it to enjoy.