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Brian Jacques' has a dedicated following of young readers across the globe who are totally enthralled by his Tales of Redwall books.
Fans of the series will be pleased to hear that the atmosphere of the bestselling books is captured perfectly in this stunning full-length feature, which follows the story of a young Matthias, a heroic mouse in search of his destiny, and the beautiful and brave mousemaid Cornflour. Together, they begin their quest to find the lost sword of the legendary Martin the Warrior so they can save Redwall Abbey from the evil Cluny the Scourge--a wicked one-eyed rat intent on bringing Redwall to its knees.
Adapting such a popular book for the screen could so easily have detracted from the essence of the original story, with its battle of good versus evil interspersed with warmth and humour, and its ability to truly capture a child's imagination. But this team have pulled it off with aplomb: the animation is spot on, the atmosphere is highly charged, the characters are true to Jacques' originals and, although those who know the book well will spot that some detail is missing, the important, magical, elements of the story are all there.
This is exciting stuff, filled with heroism and humour, and packaged into 85 minutes of pure, unadulterated pleasure for lovers of fantasy and adventure. Age range: 7 and over. --Susan Harrison.
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Matthias the mouse is a young novice living in the Abbey Redwall, adopted by the order when his family were killed by the evil warlord Cluny the Scourge. Despite growing up in such peace-loving surroundings Matthias dreams of becoming a warrior, and when Redwall itself falls under threat from the evil rat Cluny, Matthias and his friends Basil the hare and Cornflower the mousemaid have to do all in their power to save their home. In so doing Matthias uncovers a secret prophecy that seems to implicate him in ways he'd never have imagined.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Being a big fan of Redwall, i just had to get the video. It is a lovely film with english actors (hooray!) such as Tyrone Savage and Alison Pill as the hero Matthias and heroine, Cornflower. Any Redwall fan should have it as it is an exceptional video that I throughly enjoyed!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this video in a shop near London Bridge some while ago; being a fan of the Redwall series of books and an admirer of Nelvana production values I was curious to see how the excellent prose would translate into film. I was not disappointed; but imagine my surprise when I found the same animation being broadcast on C5 early Saturday mornings! This film has evidently been expertly edited from the 14 episodes broadcast - but I recommend anyone who likes the movie to catch the full serialisation if they can, and would suggest to Nelvana that the whole series be put out on tape/DVD for completionists.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
What can I say? Redwall continues to be the best children's adventure series for a long time. This is the second volume of the television series, comprising episodes 4-6, including the excellent "Cluny's Clown" (my favourite episode so far). Even if one already has the single-tape feature-length Redwall (also available form Amazon), I still recommend getting the series- the feature leaves a lot out. Buy and enjoy.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
4 for the whole series, 1 for this false movie.
Yes. It's true. This animation isn't a movie, it is accutally a TV series. This item is only about 80min of cut down episodes. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2007 by T. M. Fry
2.0 out of 5 stars
Whoa..........
Now this movie had no pleasing effects for me. Instead, it gave me disbelief, and disgust. The animation is pretty bad, and why does the badger have BLOND hair along with black and... Read more
Published on 27 July 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars
Redwall the Movie - What a Disappointment
As a long-time teenage fan of the redwall series, I really had high hopes for the feature film of my favourite book ever. However, I was in for a surprise. Read more
Published on 20 May 2004 by "mike_moore47"
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Battle Reaches its End
The final conflict is at hand. Matthias is far from Redwall and the Abbey is within the evil Cluny's grasp. Tings look desperate for the defenders.. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2001
3.0 out of 5 stars
not as exciting as the book.
I thought the film was good but it missed out a lot of small things such as that Chickenhound killed his mother and Jess Squirell had a son. Read more
Published on 21 Aug 2000
5.0 out of 5 stars
The movie was great! Portrays all of Brian's skill.
The movie shows exactely how good an author Brian Jaques is! If you are looking for action, a young teens interest and lots more in great detail, this is the story for you!
Published on 18 Aug 2000
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