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Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure

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We bought this DVD as an Easter present for our kids. My wife and I both have very fond memories of the original, and I was curious to see how this one stacked up. I really didn't think it was a bad movie at all. It concerns the continuing adventures of Wilbur the pig, Templeton the rat, and the rest of the barnyard critters of the original, including Charlotte's three children that we met at the end. There's a new baby lamb on the farm, Cardigan, who is ostracized from the other sheep because of his black fur. Wilbur, a pig who definitely knows the value of friendship, takes the lamb under his wing (so to speak). When a trip to the good old county fair results in Cardigan being sold to a neighboring farmer, Wilbur's concerns for his friend leads him, Templeton, and Charlotte's daughters on an adventure to find their friend.

The animation of the movie is very well done, much better than most direct-to-video releases, and the background paintings and such were also well done. In that regard, I was very pleasantly surprised. The voice-over acting was fairly faithful to the original, although I must admit to missing Paul Lynde as Templeton. The songs in the movie are OK but nothing particularly outstanding. I did notice, however, that time has been kind to Wilbur, melting quite a bit of weight off of him and giving him a nice cute patch of fluffy hair on top of his head. Fern, Wilbur's human friend and savior from the original, also appears to have gotten younger, and her friend Henry Fussy is nowhere in sight.

Basically, this is a cute movie, but it is nowhere near the absolutely stellar quality of the first. If you are someone, like me, who remembers the original fondly and think this might be a good movie for your kids, don't be afraid to pick it up. Your kids will enjoy it. However, if you are thinking that it will be as much of a classic as the original, I am afraid you will be disapponted. Still, all in all, it is a decent movie on its own.

It's hard to follow up a beloved movie like Charlotte's Web. However, the writers of this sequel seem to invite antagonism by botching everything that made the original Charlotte's Web so magical. This is always true of sequels made decades after the original. I gave this movie the benefit of the doubt because I always want to believe that the things I liked as a child have some kind of Midas Touch (i.e. Care Bears, Strawberry Shortcake). But Charlotte's Web 2 goes out of its way to assert its inferiority to the original. Also, this sequel is just creepy. For example, by the time that this movie takes place, Wilbur has somehow grown sideburns. Ew! And Wilbur's dignity is all but gone. Sure, he's a pig, but in the original movie we never saw him sticking his nose in a pile of dung and enjoying it. What's in the next one - will he actually be eating it too? Another disturbing aspect of this sequel is the change in Fern Arable. The once spirited girl who fought to save Wilbur's life is now a chipped-tooth hick who is only interested in winning a state fair prize for an enormous homegrown tomato. Perhaps the most horrifying thing about this movie is that it is centered around Wilbur trying to save a newly befriended black sheep from being sold. The black sheep's greatest fear is that he'll be used to make sweaters for people, but the writers actually decided to name him CARDIGAN(?!). Overall, I believe watching this sequel just stole an hour and a half of my life.

This can't be better than the original, no matter what other people think...The characters from the old movie changed looks and personalities.
Wilbur: The kind-of serieous but loveable pig turned into a poop-eating freak with blush.
Joy, Ariania, and Nellie: Those cute runts became bossy and stupid things that look more like daddy-long-legs.
Fern: The smart, brave girl that saved Wilbur from getting shot, became this weirdo that sings to food.
WHAT'S BETTER...OLD OR NEW???!!!!!! U DECIDE!

This is a very good follow-up to the original. It has the charm of the original that should be enjoyed by the younger viewers. However, the drawings are a total departure from the simplicity of the original. That rough and innocent look in some ways demonstrates the delicate power of the original's script that made it so appealing and heartwarming. But there's enough warmth of the heart to go around in this one that most viewers shouldn't be disappointed. I suppose that if you grew up with the original you may still yearn for that beloved simply told tale. But remember that was your day. Now it's theirs.

This movie seque was great. So often a sequel misses step from te original, but not this time. Grandkids who watched this are 2 and 4 and they enjoyed it over and over and over. Wonderful movie. I recommend this one.

They take each character from the first movie and change them all together. Fern is not the sweet little girl that you knew. Wilbur is more like a wild animal than a sweet hearted, kind, loving pig. Charlotte's children, I think, could have a much, much better attitude. The illustrations were a big flop. The movie itself was a big flop. The new characters are very badly done. In each scene there is a new main character. Wilbur himself, the amazing star from the last movie is only the main character about twice. Charlotte's children and a new character really show up more times in the movie than Wilbur. (Well, they changed Wilbur into so bad of a character that I'm glad.) Trust me, do not bother watching it.

I bought it thinking I was buying the original and I was very disappointed. My daughter however loves it. She loves the animals and there is a very cute sheep named Cardigan that I think is the best part of the movie. Wilbur and Templeton are good but you just have to miss the original's character voices.

I loved this movie almost as much as i did the first one! Although some of the sounds and pictures were kind of goofy it was above all a good movie! I thought the fox was really cool! All the new characters are friendly and kind. This film is very innocent and like the first Charlotte's web, a touching moral about loyalty, and friendship. Again, Wilbur the pig, Gwen the goose, Templeton the rat, and Fern partake this extraordinary adventure along with some new characters. Farley the fox, Betsy the cow, and cardigan the lamb. If you ask me, its a heart touching movie you will want to watch again and again with your family!

My five year old daughter begged for this after seeing the original several times. After about fifteen minutes she turned it off and made me hide it in the basement so she would never have to see it again.

The item was shipped very fast. The packaging wasn't sufficient, as it was sent in a bubble envelope, & I was afraid it was broke when I seen the package when it arrived. It was ok, but didn't look it from the outside.