Complete Beatrix Potter Collection 2pk
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Movie Reviews of Complete Beatrix Potter Collection 2pk
Movie Review: Complete Beatrix Potter Collection 2pk
Summary: 3 Stars
Our sister in law gave us the video of the first story, when her kids outgrew then. My son was in trance everytime we played it, so I bought the collection. The way animation is drawn , music and the story, in quality deserves 5 stars. What brought down the ratings is that the menu is really not well planned ,we cannot skip the live action and it might be my DVD player (but only does this on these discs), I can never be too sure of what story I chose until the animation starts, because the intro to almost all stories are the same.If you are used to the video cassettes , the voices seems to have been redone (at least on the first story), but thats nothing major. In all if you want something well done and pretty quiet, this collection is a good buy.Movie Review: Complete Beatrix Potter DVD Collection
Summary: 5 Stars
My grandchildren, ages 1 and 3, have watched these DVDs over and over. In fact, the whole family has the story of Samuel Whiskers and the Roly Poly Pudding memorized.Movie Review: UK Buyers note: Re-dubbed with american actors voices
Summary: 3 Stars
I had been searching for this title for a while, and was pleased to find available, although only as R1 disc as this has always primarily been a VERY British production. I was therefore somewhat surprised to find that a majority of the characters voices had been redubbed using american actors, so it was quite an odd mix of American /English through each episode, for example Tom kittens mother has an impeccable British accent, Tom Kitten - American redub voice ?! I can only assume that it must be due to copyright or actors not giving permission. So UK R2 customers take note of this strange version, as it did remove some of the original magic I remember .Movie Review: True to Beatrix Potter!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this set because my 3 year old is a huge fan of Samuel Whiskers. I was delighted to find that the series is very true to Beatrix Potter. The stories maintain her sophisticated use of language, and the darker side of her characters. The animation is wonderful. Patricia Routledge as the voice of Cousin Ribby is a real highlight.
I would have given this DVD five stars, except that the live action sequence is too long. You can't easily skip ahead because there is no chapter break between the live action part and the animated part. Some simple re-authoring of the dvd would have made all the difference.
In summary: For content, I give it 6 stars, for technical I give it two. Overall 4 stars!
Movie Review: Delightful DVDs Have a Magical Effect
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always enjoyed Beatrix Potter's stories, and was thrilled to see they were put in animated form. My boys, ages 4 years and nearly 2, both adore the DVDs. They evidently prefer them over most Disney fare, and will watch them repeatedly.
They have a magical calming effect over the children, which is amazing. Both of my hyperactive boys will sit quietly through each DVD, eagerly pushing play each time the menu pops up. They even behave better afterwards, with less fighting and more sharing. It doesn't appear to set out to teach them to behave better, it's just the result of them seeing and mimicking the behaviors and mores of a more polite society. My 4 year old regularly expounds on Peter Rabbit's bad behavior and its results. They've even picked up the vocabulary, which is impressive since the stories haven't been "dumbed down" for today's children. It assumes they understand - or will shortly - the meaning of such words as "commenced" and "mischief".
Another unexpected delight is the enjoyment I get out of them. The music, the voices (the likes of Niahm Cusack, Ian Holm & Derek Jacobi), the animated drawings and the live action sequences all blend together with a calm, soothing charm that gives an "all's right with the world" feeling. I can be having a horrible day, and if I put one of these DVDs to play in the background, the trouble just melts away.
The only drawback of these DVDs is that you must select each story from the menu. You can't just select "play all" and watch them consecutively.