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Charlie the Lonesome Cougar

5 star:		(24)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This one is fun. Couger Mayhem and Couger Love. My six year old loves this one. It's the kind of movie that is fun to watch on Sunday night with a bowl full of popcorn.

What a treat it was to purchase this VHS for my young children and find such a blast from the past for myself. This wholesome movie brings smiles to the faces of everyone that visits our house (adults and kids alike) and watches it. Light story, good laughs, super narration, beautiful scenery, simple message - animals belong in the wild. The kids watch this one at least once a week, and we've had it almost year. Great buy, money well spent.

Charlie the Lonesome Cougar - a great family movie, right? Well, this is typical Disney fare with the animal story line and the great outdoor settings. And, I was pleased (and actually surprised) to find it available on DVD. The disappointment with me was two fold. First, the quality of the picture left something to be desired. While the picture is clear there are too many instances of scratches and splothes showing up during the movie which detracted from the beauty of the scenery. Secondly, the DVD version I watched had several minutes edited out. Maybe the imperfections in the original movie could not be fixed but I'm disapointed that I purchased this DVD, and without warning I ended up with a shorter, edited version. If you like this kind of family movie, get it. However, be prepared for a less than perfect, shorter version of it.

Had I not found Charlie in the lonesome winter of 1994, I might have been stuck in the doldrums forever...THIS MOVIE CHANGED MY LIFE! Charlie's coming of age in the stunning setting of the great Northwest inspires me as much today as it did back in the trying times of the 20th century. With each viewing, I come a little closer to fully comprehending the intensity of Charlie's cuteness as a cub, and the hilarity of his madcap behavior as a scalawag teen roaming the great log drives of bygone days. Just TRY not to wince as he jumps into the ground beef at Potlatch's Bean Pot, or sets the floating kitchen on fire! Poor Jess Bradley was really asking for it when he took on a wilcat as his partner in forestry. And the emotional soul-searching of Charlie's later orphan years is heartrending. Action and drama aside, relish the total lack of political correctness in the old growth cuts, and the nubile nurse who utters nary a word in each of her pastel-clad appearances. Perfect vintage Disney. You aren't truly American until you've heard the theme song!

This movie has stood the test of time, and it is a throw back to an era when Disney could make a film like this and let it stand on its own merits, instead of making many of the kinds of films it does today.

This is good old fashioned entertainment, and it focuses on "Charlie," and follows his escapades in the Northwest. It is both funny, suspenseful, sad, and maddening, as we see this cougar do the most outlandish things, because, of course, he is a cougar.

A great family film and highly recommended!!!

This is a GREAT movie!

Charlie is a little (relatively speaking) lost cougar kitten when Jess finds him in the forest and adopts him. From there the story follows Charlie's adventures growing up and thinking he's just an oversized house-cat who mooches free meals from Jess's friends at the lumber mill.

There are lots of hilarious moments where Charlie gets into trouble but those involving a small dog with a big attitude will have the kids rolling with laughter. * Keep an eye out for Charlie's visit to the barn, too...

The other reviews have covered the basic plot so I won't spoil any more details plus those who have seen it know how great it is...



Parents: Tired of the garbage on t.v. and coming out of "modern Hollywierd"?

This movie comes from an era when Disney actually made CHILD FRIENDLY movies that you could let kids watch unsupervised! This movie contains NO garbage and children really get into Charlie's adventures!
Don't let the era of the movie fool you... Playstation addicted kids get into this movie and root for Charlie to make it though his adventures! My son had never seen this movie and he was glued to the television from start to finish and asked me all kinds of questions!

KIDS LOVE THIS MOVIE!

So if you're tired of trying to police the manure spewing from your television and want to watch a GREAT movie with your family then get Charlie the Lonesome Cougar!

Charlie the Lonesome Cougar is a story about a man named Jess Bradley who adopts an orphaned cougar cub and names him Good Time Charlie or Charlie for short.

Charlie soon becomes the star of the lumber mill where Jess works. Everyone loves him except for the local dog Chainsaw. He gives Charlie fits that'll leave you laughing for a long time. The very idea of a little fox terrier being able to scare a cougar is ridiculous, but Charlie didn't know he was a cougar.

When Charlie gets bigger he starts causing a lot of problems at the lumber mill which leads to his banishment. After that he escapes into the wild and actually lives as a wild cougar for a time. He eventually makes his way back to the lumber mill, but by this time he is more wild than tame.

I give the DVD 4 instead of 5 stars because in the Wonderful World of Disney version there's a scene not in the DVD that explains how Charlie gets his name. He is pestering Jess and knocking papers off his table onto the floor, and Jess says, "I guess I can't keep saying Hey You all the time, so I'll call you Good Time Charlie." For some reason, this scene is omitted from the VHS and DVD releases of the movie. Also the mono instead of stereo or 5.1 soundtrack, but it's still great.

A must see for those who love animals and the outdoors. Beautifull scenery and an interesting story line

When I watched this movie when I was young I loved it because I love cats. This movie was great when you just sit back and watch a family comedy movie along with great scenery. I just want people to love this movie with every fun part about it.

I loved the movie and it's content. However, much to my dismay, I found out that approximately 15 minutes of the movie had been
edited. Some of these scenes were very important ones, which
would have added greatly to the movie. I thought I was buying the
whole movie, not just a part of it.