Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
by Dale Schott
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Actor: Chris Wiggins, Cree Summer, Hadley Kay, Maxine Miller, Pam HyattDirector: Dale Schott
Brand: CARE BEARS
Producer: Carole MacGillvray
Producer: Clive A. Smith
Producer: Harvey Levin
Producer: Heather Walker
Producer: Jack Chojnacki
Producer: John Bohach
Writer: Peter Sauder
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: Spanish (Unknown); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Unknown
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 76 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-08
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
Movie Review: Left an Impression
Summary: 5 Stars
I pretty well forgot all the movies I saw when I was a little kid, and I couldn't tell you what they were, or what they were about--except this one. This one, I never forgot.
It is only rarely that a book or movie geared towards little kids deals with serious themes, and it is especialy surprising that one of these rare stories comes to us from the Care Bears franchise, but the reason I never forgot this movie was that it did not flinch from addressing some surprisingly heavy topics. Unlike the cute-"scary" villains I vaguely recall from the tv series, this movie features a villain that is truly and genuinely evil. Deception and temptation are all in a day's work for him, as is luring a frustrated girl into a dangerous bargain.... The girl has to find the inner strength to break free of that bargain, and find redemption, even though it very nearly costs her life. True, she is brought back from the brink (and the reviews I have seen have various reactions to that scene) but it is made quite clear that she is in terrible danger if something isn't done. The villain himself realizes just how worthless all his "power" is when he is forced to come face to face with the consequences of his actions.
It may be candy-coated, and some aspects of the film may be childlike, but I feel like it had a real plot, and I'll never forget it because this was the first story I ever saw that dealt clearly with themes of sin, temptation, redemption, the use and misuse of power, and true Good versus Evil with life and death at stake. Nor is it merely "a lesson about caring"--it shows how even the smallest acts of kindness (or UNkindness) can have far-reaching effects, and how truly important the bonds between people can be. The parent will have to decide if all of this is "too much" for a child to see, but in general I am in support of stories that don't talk down to children the way most available stories seem to do.
Summary of Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation
The Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins save the Kingdom of Caring from evil when Dark Heart bargains with a little girl to destroy goodness.Genre: Children's Video
Rating: G
Release Date: 8-APR-2003
Media Type: DVD
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