Customer Reviews

The Mouse and the Motorcycle [VHS]

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3 star:		(1)
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Hey kids! This 1986 television special, which was based on a best-selling novel, and also had two following movies: Ralph S. Mouse(1987) and Runaway Ralph(1988), also based on novels, is a great film. The animation is kind of cheap, but it is funny in most of it, and is a great family story. Talk your parents into getting it along with the other 2. You'll luv 'em!

First time I saw this film on a local public television station I sat enthralled. What clever and enjoyable entertainment! The little mouse is precious and the adventures he finds his way into and out of will keep both youngsters and "older" kids laughing throughout.

This is a great tape to pop in when the kids are restless and you need to quickly distract them!

A cute tale about a young boy staying overnight at a motel with his parents, when he meets a furry little friend who resides inside the wall of his motel room. The boy and mouse help one another out in nice ways, making the stay enjoyable for both boy and mouse. Only the mouse and his family are animated in this film. Very good actors perform in the film, some of which are familar faces. My 8-year-old son enjoyed the movie, but my 10-year-old daughter was somewhat bored. The only qualm I had was I thought the voice of the mouse sounded somewhat overly "cutesy", borderline corny. The boy's voice was more mature than the mouse's. Overall, a nice family show for viewing with younger children.

I saw this movie as a child in the ABC Specials too... now my 7 year old just finished reading the book and when I told him I saw the movie he couldn't wait to see it too! We looked all over for the DVD since I do not own a VCR but we can not find it on DVD anywhere, he was disappointed but i don't want to buy a VCR just for this one movie! If anyone knows if there is a DVD version out there let us know!!!! Please.

I saw this movie on television as a child and loved it. I was thrilled to be able to share it with the children in my family and even in this age of high tech productions, the kids loved it! My three year old energetic nephew even sat down to watch. I was amazed. Later, he asked me to get him a copy for his house. I'd recommend this movie as a great family entertainment. Of course there is the proverbial "bad guy" in the form of a cat, but by today's standards he's not so bad.

Our favorite kids movie. I have bought for each family of grandkids. The cartoon version just isn't the same. We never get tired of watching it.

I watched this movie many times as a kid (for some reason, it was on early Saturday mornings a bunch of times), and I *loved* it. I just remembered it now for some reason, and had to look it up! It's a classic, and I highly recommend it.

I like when the mouse goes on the toy ambulance. Also, I like when the mouse rides the motorcycle. That's why I love this movie!

I read this book to my 3rd grade class this year. After reading the book, we watched this video.
The Good: My class really loved this movie! They laughed at parts, and compared it to the book. During most of the movie they we're saying things like, "Oh, that was in the book." The mice characters remind me of the Christmas characters during the 70's shows(stop motion). All the characters played thier parts very well. It was slightly different than the book, but that made the movie more interesting. The vaccum scene was very funny too.
The Bad: The movie is only 43 minutes long, so it's too short. It did leave several scenes out, but not the major ones. It's only available on VHS.
I'd love to see this movie remade in the future into a full length feature film, but until then- we have this exciting and fun video. My daughter (who is 5) really liked this movie too. Both boys and girls liked the film equally. I'm really glad I got this video.

An excellent adaptation of Beverly Cleary's book. It is completely magical for children - it is not animated, which makes it seem real to little ones! It was one of my favorites growing up. As a teacher, I would highly recommend watching it after completing a study/read-aloud of this book. A wonderful, family-friendly movie!