The Tigger Movie
2-Disc 10th Anniversary Edition
| Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Year: 2000 US Rating: G - General Audiences Film Length: 77 Mins Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, Spanish and French Language Tracks Subtitles: English and Spanish |
Review Date: August 4, 2009
The Film -
1/2 out of "The wonderful thing about tiggers / Is tiggers are wonderful things / Their tops are made out of rubber / Their bottoms are made out of springs / They're bouncy, trouncy, flouncy, pouncy fun, fun, fun, fun, fun / But the most wonderful thing about tiggers is I'm the only one"
Surprisingly, it has been 10 years since Disney decided to release theatrically an adventure set in the world of Winnie the Pooh that was intended to go straight to video. A wise decision it appears as this charming little film, the most successful pre-school DVD of all time, gave the Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Eeyore and the other fun characters living in the Hundred Acre Woods a larger audience.
The Tigger Movie is an adventure that centers on the endlessly energetic and perpetually playful Tigger - who sets out on an adventure to find others like him. After a morning filled with bouncing destroys Eeyore’s house, irritates Rabbit and causes the rest of the friends to wind up covered in mud, Tigger becomes disheartened; feeling alone as no-one but he can bounce quite like him. After a clumbsy tea-time sit down and story with the proud Owl and a little misadventure and a misinterpreted letter from his friends (which is believes is from other Tiggers) causes Tigger to set out on a journey to look up his family tree (literally) after. But his search is fruitless until he eventually realizes that his family has been around him the entire time.
A good old-fashioned story about family, friends and recognizing what you have is central to this quite lovely little film. Told with the help of John Hurt’s narration, The Tigger Movie contains some easy, toe-tapping songs and enough silliness to enthrall the youngest members of your family. With Tigger’s less than stellar grasp of the English language and his chaotic clumsiness born from his Whoopty-Dooper-Loopty-Looper-Alley-Ooper bounce, The Tigger Movie bristles with energy. The brisk pace afforded from the steady hand of director Jun Falkenstein serves the adventure well and will hold the attention of the very young - and the fun of the adventure will keep the attention enough of kids up to around 10.
The animation is simple, pleasant and consistent with the Winnie the Pooh world that many who grew up with the soft-spoken bear will remember. A bright, warm palette keeps the proceedings easy to watch. And the voice talents perform their characters well. Jim Cummings pulls double duty as the slightly raspy voice of both Pooh and this film’s star, Tigger. Cummings first performed the voice of Pooh in 1988 and has been called upon since to bring him to life ever since (with the exception of a Disney attraction which called upon the original incarnation’s Sterling Holloway). With Ken Sansom as the sour Rabbit, Nikita Hopkins as the rambunctious Roo, John Fielder as the apprehensive Piglet, Peter Cullen as the down in the dumps Eeyore, Kath Soucie as the motherly Kanga and finally Tom Attenborough as the perspective providing Christopher Robin – the cast really deliver nicely.
This 10th Anniversary edition of The Tigger Movie is a good time to discover the film for the first time for those of you who became parents in the last five years or so. Likeable, family-friendly and fun, this is a film you can pop in to the DVD player and enjoy with the kids.
out of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment delivers a very, very good looking disc in a ‘family-friendly’ 1.66:1 aspect ratio and enhanced for widescreen televisions. The great looking film is free of dust and debris and rife with warm autumnal colors for the most part. Tigger’s orange and black, as well as Pooh’s lighter orange positively pop off the screen. Warm, vibrant and consistently high quality, Disney has provided a fine looking disc.
out of Disney’s The Tigger Movie comes with a better than expected Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound audio. The voice talent is predominant in the center channel and, Pooh and Tigger in particular, sound crystal clear. The sweet and playful score provided by Harry Gregson-Williams, who is perhaps more known for his Media Ventures scores for action hits like Man on Fire, created a lovely score perfectly suited for the Hundred Acre Woods and the fun of its inhabitants. Some reasonable activity in the surrounds rounds out a pretty good audio all around.
out of “King of the Beasties” and “Tigger’s House Guests” – Two episodes from The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh are presented for the first time here on DVD.
“Your Heart Will Lead You Home” - (4:48) – Kenny Loggins video for the song he provided for the film.
Round My Family Tree Sing-Along Song – (2:38) - Sing along with Tigger during the key song in the film.
Tigger Movie Trivia Game – Answer questions about the characters.
Thingamajigger Matching Game – Match items to their owners with your remote control.
Round your Family Tree – Another game to play with your remote control.
Tigger Movie DVD Storybook – Read to yourself or have the story read to you.
Second disc with DisneyFile Digital copy of the film – Compatible with Windows Media Player and iTunes.
Theatrical Trailer
I remember Winnie the Pooh from my childhood growing up in England (which I mention quite frequently, I find). I fondly remember the soft-natured adventures of the honey loving, golden bear and his friends that run the gamut of energy and disposition. The Tigger Movie seems to have captured that feel nicely for a new generation of inquisitive pre-schoolers, and the like, to get carried along with the safety and security of the Hundred Acre Woods.
out of Kernersville, NC
