Winnie Puuh (2011)

Winnie Puuh: Directed by Stephen J. Anderson, Don Hall. With John Cleese, Jim Cummings, Bud Luckey, Craig Ferguson. While searching for honey, Pooh and his friends embark on an adventure to find Eeyore’s missing tail and rescue Christopher Robin from an unknown monster called The Backson.

“u0026quot;Winnie the Poohu0026quot; is not just another classic animated book transformed into a live action movie. Pooh and crew know exactly where they belong; in classic 2D animation leading to a flawless transcription of these characters to contemporary times. u0026quot;Poohu0026quot; does not trying to impress anybody and avoids falling into modern day pop culture stereotypes, instead it is simpler than ever making no better way to spend an hour of authentic entertainment for all ages. The story follows the ideals of the original 1926 book by A.A. Milne originally made into animated productions starting in 1966 told in the definitive page by page storybook form. Narrated by John Cleese (u0026quot;Monty Pythonu0026quot;), Pooh (Jim Cummings, u0026quot;Princess and the Frogu0026quot;) begins his day like any other. After sleeping in, he wakes up to an empty honey jar inevitably initiating a quest for honey. On the way he runs into Eeyore (Bud Luckey, u0026quot;Toy Story 3u0026quot;) who is still as downtrodden as ever and misplaced his tail giving Pooh another task to complete. The issue is brought up with the rest of the gang; Tigger (Also Jim Cummings), Rabbit (Tom Kenny, u0026quot;Meet the Robinsonsu0026quot;), Owl (Craig Ferguson, u0026quot;How to Train Your Dragonu0026quot;), Kanga (Kristen Anderson-Lopez), Roo (Wyatt Hall) and Christopher Robin (Jack Boulter). They decide to make it a contest to find Eeyore a replacement tail. After their creativity runs out, Christopher Robin goes missing sending the bunch into song as they find their friend, Eeyoreu0026#39;s tail and u0026quot;hunyu0026quot; for Pooh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyone who grew up with u0026quot;Poohu0026quot; will be instantly transported back to a humbler time through this short and sweet snippet of flawless storytelling. The most important accomplishment of the film is staying true to its routes because of its ability to create context. What do I mean by context? Its simple; from its primary coloring, delicate characterization, stark banter, and tranquil plot, everything is coherently joint together. It is a franchise true to itself and is the best movie parents have had in years to take their little ones to. Its just plain oldu0026#39; harmless, straightforward fun without any unnecessary forced plot conflicts or hang-ups on contemporary spectacle.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMany people may feel short-changed because of the hour runtime, even though this is part of what makes it what it is. This is not a monumental life changing film by any means; therefore, if you are expecting a film synonymous with u0026quot;Toy Story 3u0026quot; you will be very disappointed. In the contemporary eye of animated cinema u0026quot;Winnie the Poohu0026quot; does not stand a chance at making money.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA perfect little tale everyone young and old should see at some point because while u0026quot;Poohu0026quot; will not make history, it is a historical flashback to the early days of cinema.”