- Actors: Gordon Pinsent, Gavin Magrath, Elizabeth Hanna, Lisa Yamanaka, Marsha Moreau
- Directors: Alan Bunce
- Writers: Alan Bunce, J.D. Smith, Jean de Brunhoff, John de Klein, Laurent de Brunhoff
- Format: NTSC, Import
- Language: English, French
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Family Home Ent
- VHS Release Date: July 28 1998
- Run Time: 70 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 6301609794
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If Crocodile Dundee and Indiana Jones got together to make an animated feature-length film about Babar, they might come up with this. The tale of Babar's first days as the boy elephant king are a wild action-adventure ride that recounts Elephantland's victory in a war against the rhinos. Some of the action may be a little too heavy for the little ones at whom the film is aimed--elephants are enslaved and their village is burned--but they are set against the broader landscape of Babar trying to do the right thing. Several musical numbers, including an amusing one that makes fun of red tape, help give the film an upbeat pace. Yes, Babar does save the day, but he does it in such a spectacular, eye-popping way that even the adults watching will sit up and pay attention. --Valerie J. Nelson
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun Movie for Kids,
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This review is from: Babar the Movie (DVD)
It's Babar's first day as king, and is this young ruler nervous. The most pressing thing on his agenda seems to be coming up with a name for the annual Elephantland parade when Celeste bursts in. Rataxes and his rhinos are attacking villages on the outskirts of Babar's kingdom and taking elephants as slave labor. Babar calls out the army, but it will take three days to be ready. Not able to wait that long, he sets out to do what he can on his own. But does Babar have what it takes? With a little luck, smart thinking, and a few new allies, he just might.I remember watching this movie as a kid and enjoying it. I just couldn't pass up a chance to get it on DVD, and I'm glad to say it was almost as good as I remembered. A couple parts seemed a little cheesy now, but they were minor. There are still a couple great action sequences and the great one-liners I remembered were still present. This is a low budget picture, and its animation isn't up to the level of a Disney film, but it's certainly adequate to get the point across. This DVD release is bare bones - just the film. The picture is good with only the occasional mar to its full frame image. Sound, in Dolby stereo, was a little disappointing in spot because it sounded a little fuzzy to me. Still, for what it is, this DVD serves up the movie right. Kids will be entranced by this movie aimed directly at them. Adults will find it entertaining as well if not as engrossing as their kids think it is. Don't hesitate to get this little gem.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of My childhood Favorites,
This review is from: Babar the Movie (DVD)
I never actually owned this movie until I found it on DVD and had to buy it. I don't have kids yet but this was one of my favorite movies as a child with renting it from the local libary. I would definitly recommend this movie to others that have children a little older cause the story line can be a little scary to some children.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rhyming Rhinos with really bad attitudes,
By Teop Tnomrev "Goodpuppy" (Vermont, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Babar the Movie (DVD)
Have got two 3 year old girls who *LOVE* this movie with a religious devotion. They run around the house acting out various scenes from the movie, even learning to scream and squeal like Celeste (who does a lot of it in this movie).I give it four stars only because the Rhinos are so completely over the top. Britaxis, who clearly suffers from extremely high blood pressure and has obviously overdosed on too much steriod laced coffee, needs a looooong vacation. And he rhymes. In comparison, the Britaxis of the older Babaar movie can seem possessed of a calm and Aristotelian demeanor. There is nothing gentle about these Rhinos. When the girls first saw the movie, I worried the "cartoon violence" was too over the top, but obviously, three year old girls are perfectly capable of thriving on such "cartoon agression". I would recommend it. Better, at least, than most of the Disney cartoon movies made these last three decades.
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