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Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie, a review by Danae Cassandra

Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie
Year of Release: 2005
Directed By: Elliot M. Bour & Saul Andrew Blinkoff
Starring: Jimmy Bennett, Peter Cullen, Jim Cummings, John Fiedler, Ken Sansom, Kyle Stanger
Genre: Comedy, Animation

Overview:
It's a hilariously haunting Halloween in the 100 Acre Wood. Roo's best new pal, Lumpy, is excited to trick-or-treat for the first time...until Tigger warns them about the dreaded Gobloon, who'll turn you into a Jaggedy Lantern if he catches you. But if they catch the Gobloon before it catches them, they get to make a wish!

With Roo by his side, Lumpy knows he can face anything. So when Pooh eats all the Halloween candy, Lumpy and Roo decide to be "brave together, brave forever" and catch the Gobloon so they can wish for more. When the two friends become separated, however, Roo decides to wish for something even more important.

Filled with adventure, unconditional friendship and lots of laughter, Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie is a sweet treat for the whole family.

My Thoughts:
So, this is perhaps the farthest thing from a horror movie that I've reviewed for any Halloween marathon, but my mom remembered we have this in our collection and we haven't watched it since 2009.

This is a cute Halloween cartoon.  It's perfect for little kids, it's perfect for people who like Halloween but are too easily scared by horror movies.  It's kinda like an anthology movie, because there is a story-within-a-story in the film, but it's easy to keep up with, and sweet.  The animation is not up to par with Disney's A-list features, rather keeping up with the best of the sequel level films, but it's an appealing watch if you like this sort of film, or have little kids.  Be warned, though, it's not cool enough for tweens & teens. 

Bechdel Test: Fail

Overall: 2.75/5

(From Danae's 2013 Horror Marathon on November 1st, 2013)

Little Children, a review by Rich

Little Children





Pleasant, sensitive and funny, this tale is wonderfully told and ably acted. The diverse mixture of intriguing characters, all with their own secrets, makes the viewing compelling and despite a pretty OTT excessive ending, the journey enjoyable.
The most interesting characters for me were not the main leads, it was the relationship between a recently released peodophile and an ex-cop with some form of personal vendetta. With the excellent portrayal by Haley, you actually find yourself sympathising with this disturbed monster.
On the negative, the film is plagued by a narrator, who in the beginning excessively talks over the action. It was a strange concept, as he just told us what we had seen, and basically provided an idiots guide in case the audience was too stupid to grasp it. For me this doesn't work.
But overall the cast and superb direction do this film justice, and it was a very good watch.
 

** Kate Winslet mini-marathon


(From Riches Random Reviews on August 1st, 2009)

Angel Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

16. Players
Original Air Date: 3/26/2003
Angel and the gang set out to find out as much as they can about Cordelia's pregnancy and the identity of The Beast's master while Gwen Raiden (guest star Alexa Davalos) enlists Gunn's help to crash a black-tie affair and rescue a kidnapped girl.

Guest Stars:
Alexa Davalos
Dana Lee
David Monahan
Hope Shin

My Thoughts:
Another good episode... though not quite as good as the "Evil Angel" episodes. What can I say... I like it when Angel goes all bad-ass in the episodes. 

My Rating:

(From Angel Marathon on March 19th, 2010)