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The one and only., 24 Sep 2005
This review is from: The Wind In The Willows [DVD] (DVD)
This is the penultimate Wind in the Willows animation. This and the stop-motion animation of the same name made by Cosgrove Hall are the two definitive animations for this book bar none.
I have to warn you, DO NOT BUY the recent film or the American film, they are total codswollop and a complete and utter waste of money, as they are cheap and tacky productions.
These are the only two animations of this classic you will ever need.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Wonderful dvd, 9 Aug 2009
I love the wind in the willows and was very happy to get this for christmas as i haven't seen this version for years. The voice acting is perfect and the story is excellent. Not only that but it includes a fab making of which looks at the animation and the people behind the voices. At the current price, it's a steal. So well done itv for a fab version- get one now!
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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One and only, 22 Dec 2006
This review is from: The Wind In The Willows [DVD] (DVD)
To date, this is the best film version of the Wind in the Willows that I have ever seen. The animation simply brings the story to life, its so rich and subtle yet some scenes are so vivid, in particular the scenes with the river flowing.
Due to the loyalty to the book the characters are beliveable, and not one dimentional, the expresion of the figures are so subtle and realistic, I must thank the genius who put this together, they did Kenneth Grahame work some justice.
Thankfully it lacks the predictability of disney and it doesn't behave like a musical. The little tunes such as; "when the toad came home" are witty and distinct, the emotions carried in the tones of the voices are brilliantly contagious and just one of the films carries you through a spectrum of these.
This is a unique and very beautiful animation and it is the only animated movie that I sincerly hope in future I will be able to enjoy with my own children as all minds deserve to be enriched by this and admittedly I as an adult repeatedly enjoy.
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