Customer Reviews

Where the Red Fern Grows / Where The Red Fern Grows II (Two-Pack)

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A straight transfer to DVD from video but a very good cut. Where the Red Fern grows takes place in the Depression Era Oklahoma. The kid is absoultely dying to own a set of hunting dogs. He works his put off to earn the [amt] dollars that these 2 red tick hounds, Old Dan and Little Ann and then they become the top coon dogs in that part of the state. While I won't spoil the ending I will say as a dog owner I cry every time I watch with the love that those dogs show for there master and friend. A must have DVD for any dog lover.

I saw this movie as a child -- I still love it as an adult! Granted, it's not the same as the book, but it's a great movie about love, responsibility and growing up. A true classic.

Needed the movie in DVD format, it was cheaper to buy the 2 pack than the single. Wonderful movie. We read the book every year and then watch the movie. Perfect for 3rd-4th-5th graders. They love it!

This All Time Favorite is a must see, and a must read. If you are a dog-lover, or if you like down home stories of growing up in the country, this is for you. Did you like Old Yeller? Then you've gotta see this one too. Good family movie with good interaction between the generations of the boy and his parents, the boy and his grandfather. But it's mostly the story of a boy and his love for his dogs, because he got not one--but two after perservering through the old fashion virtue of "he earned them".
There is conflict between the boy and the neighborhood bullies, and great drama when a terrible thing happens. And beyond all that, this is a tale of Coon-Hunting, if you ever wondered what it would be like to go racing through the brush trying to outwit that wily critter who would often try to drown your dogs. Ok, 'nuff said. You gotta have this one.

Okay, what IS with all these dogs dieing? And if the mother is supposedly indian then WHY does she have blond hair? The dogs are cute,and the second movie is a slight improvement but other then that...

As an animal lover and a fan of such great tear jerker films such as The Yearling, Black Beauty and Old Yeller, I was sadly disappointed in this film. I found the actors were not that charismatic. Their clothing, hairstyles, and the sets appeared to be very 1970's(supposed to be depression era),and damn if that wasn't my 1964 Schwinn bike one of the kids in town was riding! When I finally turned it off, the kid was cutting down a beautiful old tree just so he could kill the 'coon that was hiding in it. Sorry, guys, but even the voice of Andy Williams singing original songs by the Osmonds couldn't do much for this cheesy redneck flick! Two stars for the cute puppies.