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Post by showgirl on Sept 29, 2017 5:19:12 GMT
Released today and I'm starting a thread for any early birds who have seen a preview or will be going over the weekend. Shall post my comment after seeing it tomorrow.
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Post by anthony40 on Sept 29, 2017 11:53:03 GMT
Contemplating seeing this.
I love Disney but never really understood what a Pooh bear was? What distinguishes a Pooh bear from any other bear, real or fictional?
I’m liking how Disney are now doing the story behind the story- I’m thinking Saving Mr Banks.
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Post by fiyero on Sept 29, 2017 12:37:51 GMT
Contemplating seeing this. I love Disney but never really understood what a Pooh bear was? What distinguishes a Pooh bear from any other bear, real or fictional? I’m liking how Disney are now doing the story behind the story- I’m thinking Saving Mr Banks. This film isn't Disney (which surprised me) |
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Post by rumbledoll on Sept 29, 2017 14:53:38 GMT
I loved a lil TV film from years back A Bear Named Winnie with Michael Fassbender. It looks like it was indeed a very special bear.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 29, 2017 16:15:48 GMT
Contemplating seeing this. I love Disney but never really understood what a Pooh bear was? What distinguishes a Pooh bear from any other bear, real or fictional? I’m liking how Disney are now doing the story behind the story- I’m thinking Saving Mr Banks. This film isn't Disney (which surprised me) Just read in the ES that Disney holds the film rights to Ernest Shepard's illustrations and the words of A. A. Milne so we get neither in this film... |
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Post by kathryn on Sept 29, 2017 19:14:58 GMT
It doesn't need them. It had me in floods of tears, and it is surprisingly unsentimental about the actual Milne family and the effect of the books on the real Christopher Robin.
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Post by showgirl on Sept 30, 2017 22:30:43 GMT
This was fine within its Hollywood-style limitations and absolutely what you'd expect, though one day it would be good to see a low-budget, more realistic version of the story behind the books. I did wince when A A Milne was made to refer to someone "bleeding out" as that's surely a glaringly American expression so how did it escape notice? As for the psychological insight attributed to the teenage Christopher Robin and touching reconciliation between father and son, this seemed most implausible but obviously served the need for a neat and (reasonably) happy ending.
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Post by justfran on Oct 1, 2017 19:23:41 GMT
Saw this today and really enjoyed it. I agree that it didn't need any of the original Winnie the Pooh illustrations or stories. All of the actors were well cast, I thought Domhnall Gleeson stood out as did the young boy who played Christopher Robin, just the right amount of adorable. I'd give it 4 stars  |
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