So I tallied up my movies so far and out of 63 movies (51 Disney and 12 Pixar) I have watched 45. Today I'll talk about #46 - Winnie the Pooh.
I loved this movie. After the tragedy of Cars 2, it was great to see something as polished and gentle as Pooh Bear and his friends. The voices may be a little different, but Disney has really captured the heart of what made these characters so great in the first place. Jim Cummings does a remarkable job as Winnie the Pooh (and Tigger too!) and Craig Ferguson does a nice job as owl.
The themes of the movie are very basic; friendship, imagination, and helping others; but the story is told with an effortless grace that is a welcome relief in a summer filled with superheroes, giant machines, and sex comedies. I an era filled with irony and cynicism, I enjoy the directness and honesty of Christopher Robin and his friends. None of them have ulterior motives - Pooh wants honey, Tigger wants to bounce and pounce, Piglet wants to help, and owl wants to read you his memoir. For the brief 70 minute run time (including an adorable short about the Loc-ness monster narrated by Billy Connolly)I was transported back to my child hood days, being tucked into bed and having my father read me a bedtime story. If you ever find yourself in need of a little break from the stress of modern life, take the time to sit down and spend an hour in the Hundred Acre Wood. You'll be glad you did.
9/10
Also, Stay for the end credits, and if you think of it, look up California Public Television personality Huell Howser or any of comedian James Adomian's Huell Howser impersonations on the Comedy Bang Bang (formally Comedy Death-Ray) podcast. It will only add to your enjoyment of the post-credits sequence, I promise.
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