Franklin - Franklin and the Green Knight
by John van Bruggen
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Actor: Kristen Bone, Kyle Fairlie, Luca Perlman, Noah Reid, Olivia GarrattDirector: John van Bruggen
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
Producer: Clive A. Smith
Producer: James Wang
Producer: Merle-Anne Ridley
Producer: Michael Hirsh
Writer: Betty Quan
Writer: Brenda Clark
Writer: Paulette Bourgeois
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 75 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-11-05
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of Franklin - Franklin and the Green Knight
Movie Review: Great DVD for under-4's
Summary: 5 Stars
My nearly-three year old daughter loves every episode of Franklin she has ever seen and this DVD is no exception. The Franklin series promotes great values which little minds can easily grasp and the simple animation does not overload a toddler's senses. Franklin, Bear and their various friends are endearing (and hopefully enduring).
Summary of Franklin - Franklin and the Green Knight
Everyone in Woodland is very tired of Winter and fears Spring will never come. Franklin is especially anxious because when Spring arrives, so will his new baby brother or sister. Although Franklin is excited, he is also worried that his mom and dad will no longer have time for him and that he will not be a good big brother. Franklin decides to prove himself worthy by bringing Spring to Woodland. Remembering a myth his mom told him, he assumes the role of the Green Knight and heads for the woods on his quest for Spring. With squire Snail at his side he encounters some wild adventures and an unusual cast of characters. On his search for Spring, Franklin finds true friendship with Snail, confidence in his ability to be a big brother, and assurance that his parents will have enough love for both the baby and him. This delightful film includes three original songs and is sure to entertain kids over and over again.Franklin's first feature-length film finds the agreeable little green turtle in a first-rate fix. It's almost spring, the season Franklin's due to become a big brother, but winter won't loosen its icy grip on Woodland, home to his reptilian family and a host of animal friends. Franklin's in a freezing-weather-inspired funk and, to complicate matters, not everybody thinks the arrival of a new baby turtle will add up to a barrel of laughs. Beaver warns about babies' attention-hogging habits, and Snail suspects a sibling will spoil his special friendship with Franklin. One snowy day, Franklin's mom relates the tale of the Quest of the Green Knight. In it, a fearless frog swaggers into the forest on a mission to retrieve a reticent springtime for his townspeople. The frog runs into a few snags--fire-breathing dragons and such--but is ultimately successful. Franklin is inspired; if he can secure spring for Woodland, the grownups in his life will stop the syrupy baby talk and celebrate his heroics. With Snail as his squire, he sets off, glory bound. Instead of returning with green grass and daffodils, though, Franklin comes home with his humility. Along the journey, a fierce-looking but friendly eagle and a scrappy mother warbler (the guardian of a cherry tree bearing magical springtime-spreading blossoms), imparted a life-changing lesson: "Sometimes doing something good isn't good enough if you're doing it for the wrong reasons." Franklin and the Green Knight is perfectly paced for the very young. Children ages 2 to 6--especially those on the verge of becoming big brothers or sisters themselves--will be taken in by its gentleness and uncomplicated, kindly characters. Three non-grating songs interspersed in the 70-minute video deliver, in warm voices, lyrics that linger--a bonus because subsequent hummings bring to mind the movie's never overbearing message, one that every youngster, only child or not, ought to meet up with on the bumpy road to becoming a big kid. --Tammy La Gorce
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