Piglets Big Movie on DVD
Walt Disney Studios dips back into its Pooh-inspired gold mine with this outing,
a flick that combines some of A.A. Milnes classic stories with some new
stuff including songs by Carly Simon.
Piglet, the little critter who lives with his stuffed animal friends in the
hundred acre wood, is feeling a bit put upon. His friends have embarked on a
honey-gathering escapade, but hes just too small to be a help to them.
So, depressed, he wanders off into that famed forest and disappears, prompting
his friends to go after him.
At Piglets home they discover a picture book of their adventures together,
kind of a visual diary that inspires them on their course. They figure, in their
hare-brained (pun intended?) way, that if they follow the pictures it will take
them to the missing Piglet. Each picture leads to a new story, told in flashback
- though theyre new stories and not just a case of Disney rehashing old
stuff as a way to enhance its corporate profitability (not that theres
anything wrong with profitability, mind you!).
Theres a nice scene near the end where all the friends color pictures
for Piglet, and this might inspire the ankle biters wholl undoubtedly
love this happy little flick to feats of artistry of their own. Thats
a good thing, of course, because it encourages creativity - as long as the crayons
are limited to paper and not the walls!
One of the nicest things about Piglets Big Movie is the message it sends
- yet without beating Junior over the head with it. The message is that Size
matters not (to quote a little Jedi master
from a competing studio), that little ones can still manage to do big things.
In the end, of course, its Piglet who saves the day - which may be predictable
but so what?
The DVD continues Disneys tradition of releasing fine quality digital
discs. The video is presented in anamorphic widescreen (16x9 TV compatible)
and the picture quality is superb, with bright colors and nice, sharp edges
to the objects and characters.
Audio is Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and while there isnt a lot of surround
the overall audio quality is excellent.
You also get typically Disney extras, which means that Mom and/or Dad (assuming
theyre actually watching the disc with the kids and not using it as a
baby sitter) wont be challenged by them but the kids at whom the DVD is
aimed probably will.
You get Piglet's Big Book of Memories game, which sends you on a mission (well
)
to find pages from Piglets Book of Memories, and The World According
to Piglet. Theres also a sing along mode as well as some DVD ROM
capacity.
In all, a good flick for the kiddies.
Piglets Big Movie, from Walt Disney Home Video
75 min. anamorphic widescreen (1.66:1, 16x9 TV compatible), Dolby Digital 5.1
surround
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