Oh bother.
Today's installment of the countdown presents the film that has bonded with my family, possibly like no other. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh gathered the Disney short films Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, and the Honey Tree, and Tigger Too and meshed them into one feature length film that was given surrounding animation and narration to encompass a feature length presentation.
Released in the late 70s, I've been a fan of this movie since, forever.
When it was released on VHS, naturally I bought a copy. My oldest daughter loved Pooh.
No, more than that. She loved Winnie the Pooh.
So much so, that that VHS tape was literally worn out from the repeated watchings that she would sit through, and then when the twins came along, Big Sissy wanted to make sure her siblings were properly introduced to the bear of very little brain.
The movie itself, I think we could play it without sound and provide most of the dialogue for the film with little prompting.
The movie is oft-quoted in our house, and I would think at least one of the songs gets sung by someone at least once a month.
Yes, that's how cool this family is. :)
The weak-link in the movie is the psychedelic, and somewhat scary "Heffalumps and Woozles" portion of the film. I never cared for it as a kid.
None of the 6 that have seen it have liked that part. I'm pretty sure that we will simply Fast Forward for # 7 to spare her the anguish.
Otherwise, the songs from the Sherman Brothers are as outstanding as the rest of their catalog.
This marks the 2nd, and final of the Disney Classics to hit the countdown. The ones that missed the cut:
Robin Hood and The Sword in the Stone.
All the stuff that was made after Walt's passing, but I just enjoy those movies more than the early works from Disney.
But don't worry, there's still plenty of room on the countdown for more animated films...
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