Rupert & Runaway Dragon
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Actor: Rupert & the Runaway DragonEdition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
Running Time: 36 minutes
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Studio: 20th Century Fox
VHS Movie Reviews of Rupert & Runaway Dragon
Movie Review: Enjoyable British Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This simply-produced video - a series of changing cartoon stills with British-accent narration over them rather than full animation - contains approx. a half-hour of Rupert Bear stories, many of them, like the title suggests, magical and fantastical. There is an interestingly Victorian feel to the animation, yet at the same time an oddly modern feel, too - people, animals and creatures (some mythological) dress in old-fashioned clothes, yet Ruperts's friends cover a wide-spectrum of types - a badger and elephant, a Chinese girl named Tiger Lily, an English farmer, etc. Though again, this is a simply-produced show, the fantastical stories and the over-all quiet and calm can make this a change from the usual Saturday morning sarcastic/moronic fodder. My four year-old daughter loves this show; we even had to order a Rupert teddy bear from England for her for Christmas. If as a parent you like (and know/think your child would like) shows like Kipper, Brambly Hedge, Thomas the Tank Engine, Paddington Bear, Percy the Park Keeper, The Secret of Roan Inish, etc; this may be one for your family. Get the first tape, too ("Rupert" is its full title). Highly recommended. Rupert has been popular in Britain since the 1920's.
Summary of Rupert & Runaway Dragon
A mainstay on the shelves of notable children's literature is Rupert the Bear, a United Kingdom favorite since 1920. In personality, Rupert is similar to enduring children's favorites such as A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh and Maurice Sendak's Little Bear, though his adventures verge on the exotic, more like Jean de Brunhoff's Babar. Rupert and the Runaway Dragon is a collection of seven stories by Alfred Bestall, Rupert's creator since 1935. The collection is a moving storybook, of sorts, rather than an animated cartoon, so it retains the author's simple drawings, gentle pace, and muted colors. For the uninitiated, Rupert is a kind friend and earnest do-gooder. Each of the stories focuses on an adventure he encounters while trying to help someone solve a problem, whether it be a family of red robins who have turned yellow from ingesting insecticides, or a gypsy boy whose foot is caught on a rocky ledge. Rupert's enchantments include brushes with pirates, sea serpents, a dragon, and a crystal ball, yet nothing is too ill fated that can't end happily in a matter of minutes. A menagerie of fanciful friends joins him, including twin bunnies, an eccentric inventor, and a Chinese girl named Tigerlily. Young American audiences unfamiliar with British terms such as "posting a letter" and taking a dog on a "lead" will find Rupert's dialogue delightfully intriguing. Adult fans that have grown up with this boyish bear will concur that the medium of video only enhances the magic. --Lynn GibsonUnited Kingdom Video
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