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Summary: Thumbs up!
Review: I didn't see "Thumbelina" until I was in my 20's, but since I love animation, it didn't make much difference. I love this movie and finally got it on DVD a couple days ago. Jodi Benson did another great job lending her voice to the lead character and the music was great too. The only complaints I have about the movie, to echo other reviewers, is that some of the animals in the farm were very strange looking. Also, I couldn't help but notice that Thumbelina was constantly losing her balance no matter where she was standing. Still, I think Don Bluth did an excellent job on "Thumbelina" and that it deserved much more recognition. I admit, I'm a softy for fairy tales, and I actually love her innocent, naive personality. It was great to see her make the right decision at the end though, even knowing she might be alone. Unlike what some reviewers have said, I think that makes her a great role model. We all have to go through a learning process. But without being silly and over analyzing the film's psychological effect on society, it's just a fun and enjoyable movie that I would recommend for any young girl or adult who's young at heart.
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Summary: An under-rated Don Bluth production
Review: I didn't see "Thumbelina" until I was in my 20's, but since I love animation, it didn't make much difference. I love this movie and finally got it on DVD a couple days ago. Jodi Benson did another great job lending her voice to the lead character and the music was great too. The only complaints I have about the movie, to echo other reviewers, is that some of the animals in the farm were very strange looking. Also, I couldn't help but notice that Thumbelina was constantly losing her balance no matter where she was standing. Still, I think Don Bluth did an excellent job on "Thumbelina" and that it deserved much more recognition. I admit, I'm a softy for fairy tales, and I actually love her innocent, naive personality. It was great to see her make the right decision at the end though, even knowing she might be alone. Unlike what some reviewers have said, I think that makes her a great role model. We all have to go through a learning process. But without being silly and over analyzing the film's psychological effect on society, it's just a fun and enjoyable movie that I would recommend for any young girl or adult who's young at heart.
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Summary: Eye Candy with a Gorgeous Love Song
Review: I have to admit it once and for all--I am a romantic at heart. That said, I must also admit that my favorite Disney movie is, you guessed it, The Little Mermaid. Imagine my surprise when I popped Thumbelina into the tape player and heard my favorite voice again in a new incarnation. I absolutley love Jodi Benson's voice--something about it as a child captured my imagination and I couldn't stop singing "Part of Your World...." and I still do. That said, I think that it's wonderful to have Jodi singing again, even if I absolutley detested this particular character.Of course everyone knows the familiar story of Thumbelina, so I won't belabor it, except to say that I really didn't care for Don Bluth's additions to the story. I'm sorry, but the jitterbug nightclub? Where did that one come from? Most of the "new" characters simply annoyed me, rather than seeming cute, like those from The Little Mermaind (Flounder, anyone?). And to tell you the truth, I couldn't get past those little...things...on the side of Thumbelina's head--what the heck are they? Yes, I know they're hair, but how can a fairy prince fall in love with someone with hair that ugly? I suppose I'm simply used to the Esmeraldas and Jasmines of the animated world, perfect in every way. But though you may call me shallow, I prefer that my animated characters look as beautiful as I would like to look in real life, not dorky, thank you very much. So that was a terrible dissapointment and colored my entire movie experience. So what did I like about this movie, you ask in puzzlement. Well, as I already said, I'm an incurable romantic, and my favorite part, of course, is when Cornelius shows up and sweeps Thumbelina off her feet. That love song is so pretty and man, can he sing! I also adore that final scene where Thumbelina uses her voice to make the snow melt and the flowers bloom...and to bring the fairies out (hope I'm not ruining any endings for anyone...). It is just so magical and I confess to rewinding the movie a few times to those places. But other than that, I only midly tolerated the rest of the movie. In any case, I would recommend this movie to two groups of people only--those with young children, and those who love Jodi Benson's voice and have already memorized The Little Mermaid. And if you aren't in one of those groups, go see The Little Mermaid instead!
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Summary: Better than Disney
Review: I just rented this movie this weekend and watched it with my six year old daughter. The story line is not so predictable like Disney ones are, and there are a lot of twists and turns in the plot. I don't like the fact that this is again another "My Prince Will Come, and we'll live Happily Ever After" story like all the others, but at least there is MORE to this story than that. It shows that males can lie and cheat to get a girl...and that sometimes you have to look out for yourself and don't believe everything you hear. So based on that I give it 5 stars...plus the singing is great, and so is the animation. This movie is not cheesy like some others you may find for kids. Definitely get this movie, it is more than worth it.
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Summary: A dew-eyed little fairy tale
Review: I knew this movie is really meant to be for very young kids, but I saw it anyway and thus became quite enthralled nevertheless. This tale is all about a tiny girl meeting her faerie "Prince Charming" and goes dancing with him all night long in the moonlight and then ends up being kidnapped by a troupe of comical vaudillian toads and thus hurled into the wildest adventures imaginable in the far-off fantasyland. Also a big take-off of performancing arts where a swallow is made up just like a mime clown and the bugs all attend a glitzy nightclub. As for the wee heroine with her amazing mane of golden Rapunzel-like hair, she is a bit of an airhead, yet she is quite an innocent young creature. And the other characters, especially the ones on the barnyard are quite grotesque and bizarre-looking. Including a very, very ugly dog with a hairless pink head!
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Summary: A dew-eyed little fairy tale
Review: I knew this movie is really meant to be for very young kids, but I saw it anyway and thus became quite enthralled nevertheless. This tale is all about a tiny girl meeting her faerie "Prince Charming" and goes dancing with him all night long in the moonlight and then ends up being kidnapped by a troupe of comical vaudillian toads and thus hurled into the wildest adventures imaginable in the far-off fantasyland. Also a big take-off of performancing arts where a swallow is made up just like a mime clown and the bugs all attend a glitzy nightclub. As for the wee heroine with her amazing mane of golden Rapunzel-like hair, she is a bit of an airhead, yet she is quite an innocent young creature. And the other characters, especially the ones on the barnyard are quite grotesque and bizarre-looking. Including a very, very ugly dog with a hairless pink head!
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Summary: I think is a sweet fairy tale
Review: I love fairy tale romances. This movie is a fairy tale. Sailor Moon Subtitled edition is not. This story is wholesome and enjoyable for the simplicity and innocence most movies lack!
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Summary: A Fairy tale classic
Review: i own this movie so 4 year old nieces can watch it. i had bought it before for my own children who are currently 13,10, nad my youngest one 2.my nieces love it! and my children watch it occassionally also!! it's a must for a budding family. it has wonderful songs, an amazing love story, and humurous characters. its a classic every family should own!!
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Summary: I think that this is a great movie for all ages!
Review: I THINK THAT THIS IS PROBLY ONE OF THE GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIMES. ANYONE WHO HASN'T SEEN THIS MOVIE SHOULD SEE IT SOON.
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Summary: Great Music, love the movie.
Review: I'm fifteen, and I saw this movie just recently while babysitting for some little kids. That was a week and two days ago. The movie and songs have been going through my head ever since. I have to say, I loved it, as much as I did when it first came out. I agree with all of you that those tufts of hair on Thumbelina are kinda funky looking. The scene in the mole's house is one of my favorites. I love the song "Sun". It is really poetic and symbolic. All in all, I think it is a great movie, although certain aspects of it are a bit farfetched. Such as Cornelius freezing, and the bugs just thawing him out. Hello? How unreal is that? But I recommend this movie to anyone who loves a good love story or good music.
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