- Format: PAL
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: U
- Studio: Vci
- DVD Release Date: 15 July 2002
- ASIN: B00004ZBXN
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 92,176 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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DVD Special Features:
"The Bear's Tale" (the making of "The Bear").
Storyboards.
"The Bear's Tale" (the making of "The Bear").
Storyboards.
From the Back Cover
A young girl, Tilly, visits the zoo with her mum and dad, but accidentally drops her best loved toy, her teddy, into the polar bear's pit. That night, Tilly cries herself to sleep, only to wake and find a huge polar bear standing over her - he's come to return her precious teddy.
So begins a magical friendship with some bear-sized complications, the biggest problem being how to keep such an enormous pet hidden from her parents? Then, everything changes when the Bear hears the call of the wild from the spirit of The Great Bear in the sky and the two friends embark on an extraordinary adventure.
This heartwarming and beautifully rendered tale is one that the whole family will enjoy time and time again.
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4.2 out of 5 stars (18 customer reviews)
25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
all the kids love The Bear, 20 Jan 2000
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
I have a 4 1/2 year old and 3 year old and we all have enjoyed watching this video for endless hours. We got it when the kids were younger, and the nice thing is, it doesn't matter if the kids can't talk yet because athe scenes and music tell the story without words. My husband and I enjoy it. Everyone who has seen this video at our house has asked how to get it. Even the grownups have their eyes glued to the screen.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This film is stunning., 25 Dec 2001
By Danny French - Published on Amazon.com
I don't think these reviews really give the impression of how simply beautiful this film is. In 1998 when the film premiered on Channel 4 I was fourteen - there is no age barrier for The Bear. The visual imagery is in a class of its own, and Howard Blake's score must surely rate as one of the most heartfelt and beautiful of the last decade.It's really hard for me to convey my enthusiasm for this picture - suffice it so say that, in my opinion, it surpasses The Snowman.
Do buy this film. Whether you're eight or eighty it will enchant. I'm off to watch it again.
Danny,
London, UK
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disney changed it for the worse., 16 Dec 2003
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Raymond Briggs' The Bear/The Animal Train [DVD] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
The Bear originally did (as stated in the Amazon editorial review information) "embrace a lost art: the wordless narrative." That is what you get when purchasing the VHS version of this wonderful short film. However, when Buena Vista Home Video (Disney) got a hold of it for the DVD they added narration and sound effects. The film suffers for these changes. I own the VHS version and have enjoyed it as an adult and with my children. I was excited to learn of a DVD version and ordered it as soon as it was available. However, I am disappointed in these changes and encourage you to purchase the VHS over the DVD.As for The Animal Train it is pleasant enough and my 3 year old, who loves trains, has watched it repeatedly. But, it is not in the same class as The Bear (the original VHS version).
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