Winnie The Pooh - Pooh's Heffalump Movie [DVD] [2005]

This is a great story for children and adults who might approach the “unknown” in fear or with trepidation. The songs are catchy and memorable. A wonderful film for all the family.

When we first got Sky+, we recorded this for my 3 year old daughter, and then unfortunately our box developed a fault, and had to be wiped! All I was worried about was losing this movie (never mind my husband's entire series of 24!!). My daughter never tires of it, and it's interesting to see - over the year that she has watched it - how she is now able to express her opinions about it, and verbalise how the characters are feeling.When Roo discovers Lumpy for the first time, my daughter's giggles were a joy to hear. She is absorbed in this film from start to finish every single time. I love Carly Simon's music, and bought the CD which we listen to as a family at bathtime.Now I have a son too, and - whilst he hasn't got the stamina to sit through the whole film - he enjoys the animation. There are a lot of CGI animated programmes on now, including 'My Friends Tigger and Pooh' on Playhouse Disney, but there is something charming about this original animation that just can't be captured in the more modern programmes.I agree with the reviewer who said that watching this film was an encouraging break from daytime children's programmes, which get terribly repetitive at times. I've had my fill of Cbeebies!We have all the original Winnie the Pooh films on video (a family favourite is the 'Tigger movie' - rarely shown anywhere), and are going to buy them all on DVD for our children's collection. Great themes, lovely pace, gentle dialogue and lovable characters make these films winners in our household. The perfect length film too. I'm so impressed that teenagers are writing reviews on here, and have bought the film for themselves. It shows how Winnie the Pooh truly touches every generation, and long may it continue.

We recorded this on Sky+ a few months ago but have now bought the DVD in order to get a better quality copy. Given the barrage of kids shows out there on satellite TV, that I felt the need to single this out with the honour of an individual purchase is significant.To say this is my 2 year old Daughter's favourite movie would be a vast understatement, she watches or asks to watch this every morning and evening and seems to love it each time as much as the first.From an adult's point of view and the all-important can-I-stand-to-watch-this-10000-times test it is actually pretty bearable. The animation is very good, definitely a notch above most other movies of its type even the other Winnie the Pooh ones.While I find the Carly Simon songs on the soundtrack a bit cringe-worthy they are very well produced and absolutely appropriate for the movie, storyline and target age group. The voice acting is top notch and the lip-synching is always convincing.The storyline is very basic, little Roo goes out on a heffalump hunt, actually finds a heffalump, befriends him and teaches all the others a lesson in friendship and acceptance. However it does deal with themes that even the smallest children can identify with (friendship and losing/finding one's mother) which makes the inevitable happy ending much more rewarding.Citizen Kane it ain't but what it sets out to do it achieves admirably and I would wholeheartedly recommend it to any parent of toddlers or small children.Most of all though it isn't Dora the Explorer and therefore I don't get the urge to break the TV.

I purchased this dvd for my son who loves Winnie the Pooh. The film is primarily about Roo, who wants to go on an expedition with the others to locate the Heffalumps (who they think they need to capture). The others do not want Roo to come with because they think hes too little, so Roo goes off on his own mission (while the others are out as well). He comes across Lumpy and finds that Heffalumps aren't how Rabbit says they are and are not scary creatures. The film is primarily about Roo and Lumpy, but Tigger, Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit and to a lesser extent Eeyore and Kanga make appearances. Owl & Christopher Robin do not appear (but CR is in the ending credits meeting Lumpy). There is a nice selection of songs throughout the film and is very typical in being a drawn cartoon. It does not have a narrator as is common in most Winnie the Pooh Films. There are light references to A.A. Milnes Winnie the Pooh Stories, mainly in the end credits. Heffalumps and Woozles as any classic Winnie the Pooh fan would know are notorious for stealing Hunny and feared throughout the hundred acre woods. The story is nice, not too long and although it is not a classic story, it has good messages in it for kids. My son loves it though. Recommended to any Winnie the Pooh Fan!

I'm 18, almost 19, I don't have any children and I bought this movie for myself (just to make things clear)! I love this movie so much; it's got a good storyline for a childrens movie and has a good message to get across for children (and for adults actually: there are plenty I've met that need to take this movie's message into account more often). I found myself really getting into the movie and also found myself singing along the second time I watched it (and the times after that).Lumpy the Heffalump is a very lovable character (I certainly love him), and the voice actor playing him really does the job well (he's so cute too). It was also nice to see Roo get more attention for a change and Disney chose a good character to pair with Lumpy.The movie is about 65 minutes long if I can remember correctly, and I personally find that it is 65 minutes of fun for children, and some older people/adults to watch together (I've made my boyfriend watch it twice and even he likes it)!All in all, a very enjoyable movie for the family (or yourself)!