Watership Down (Clam) [VHS]
by Martin Rosen
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Actor: John Bennett, John Hurt, Michael Graham Cox, Ralph Richardson, Richard BriersDirector: Martin Rosen
Producer: Martin Rosen
Writer: Martin Rosen
Editor: Terry Rawlings
Writer: Richard Adams
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 101 minutes
Release Date: 1997-09-30
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of Watership Down (Clam) [VHS]
Movie Review: NOT FOR CHILDREN!
Summary: 1 Stars
Despite what the review on the back says about being a great film for "all ages". It is not for young children! There are very graphic and disturbing scenes, one features a cute bunny being strangled by a wire, bloody foam coming from it's mouth. Movie Review: I want to read the book now!
Summary: 4 Stars
I have never read the book but after viewing this movie, I would love to read this book to my children! I was wary of viewing it with my family after reading the reviews here (I *always* check reviews before letting my children see anything) So, I watched it alone. Many here make this film out to be horrifying, it ISN'T!! There are a few mildly disturbing scenes towards the end of the movie but nothing my five year old cannot handle. We live in the country and we see death quite often. We have seen rabbits, cats, dogs, birds, snakes, turtles, frogs, squirrels and other critters dead or dying. Death is a part of life, why shy from it?... or worse, teach your children to be terrified of it? I have to say, we also have pet rabbits and this movie did not upset my children. My retriever has killed animals before, that is what dogs do sometimes. It can be pretty upsetting...but children need to be aware that these things happen. The over-all plot of this movie and the happy ending more than makes up for the bit of disturbing images. I highly recommend this movie. We all love it!!Movie Review: Not critiqueing the actual movie
Summary: 1 Stars
Sadly this film was zoned for USA and Canada only an therefore would not play in Australia. However, I have seen the film itself and it was great!Movie Review: AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first watched this movie when I was in grade 7... back then it was just a movie with whatever lesson our teacher applied on themes and such even so I could still appreciate it for what it was as I rented it countless times I remember. Now 19, I can further understand its implication to real life and what has happened across the world through my knowledge of History. From Refugees finding a new home fleeing from a dangerous to political application of Capitalism to Facism. All these ideas take place as I watched this movie.
I am hoping to get this soon as I really enjoy it and I am currently hunting down a copy around the area where I live. Otherwise I'd make the purchase here at Amazon.com
Just because it is animated and told in a make believe way doesn't mean it is a childrens movie. It is in fact meant for teens and up and I URGE you to watch the movie and if any chance buy it!
Movie Review: Great adaptation of a classic children's novel
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a superb adaptation of a wonderful children's novel of the same name by Richard Adams. As many others have noted, the tone can be a bit grim, and rather than a story about a bunch of cute little bunnies, it's a sometimes frightening tale of escape from a doomed warren, and another escape from a different warren where things are run along the lines of a police state. The main characters are heroic archetypes, and the story, animation, and voice-acting performances are all first rate.
One thing that surprises me somewhat is all the reviewers warning that the story may be a bit too dark for some children. I have to wonder what sort of childhood these reviewers remember having themselves. Did most of these reviewers not grow up on some of the fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm and others, where tragic things sometimes happened? Did they not get exposed to Greek and Norse mythology, with all its grimmer aspects, including death? I think adults sometimes imagine children to be far more mentally and emotionally fragile than they are. While it's true that there are things in Watership Down that might be dark and even a bit scary for kids, it's really NOT that bad. I don't think it harms children for them to learn that bad things happen and the world is not all sunshine and roses; indeed, it may be useful for them to be warned of this. And I saw this movie at the age of 9 when it came out (and some people I know saw it even younger), and neither I nor anyone else I know who saw it was psychologically damaged by the darker aspects of the film. Good triumphs in the end. The dark and threatening things in the film are overcome by the courage, resourcefulness, loyalty, and heroism of the protagonists, and that, I think, is something that's good for kids to see.
Summary of Watership Down (Clam) [VHS]
Much like Richard Adams's wonderful novel, this animated tale of wandering rabbits is not meant for small children. It is, however, rich storytelling, populated with very real individuals inhabiting a very real world. The animation is problematic, sometimes appearing out of proportion or just subpar; but it seems to stem from an attempt at realism, something distinguishing the film's characters from previous, cutesy, animated animals. A band of rabbits illegally leave their warren after a prophecy of doom from a runt named Fiver (Richard Briers). In search of a place safe from humans and predators, they face all kinds of dangers, including a warren that has made a sick bargain with humankind, and a warren that is basically a fascist state. Allegories aside, Down is engaging and satisfying, and pulls off the same amazing trick that the novel did--you'll forget that this is a story about rabbits. --Keith SimantonAction & Adventure Video
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