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Winnie the Pooh - BBC Edition [VHS]

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Unfortunately, this video was not at all what I expected. I bought it used not really thinking much except that I was curious about it's "original Pooh" drawing on the front. My husband said that this video would make a better listening tape than a video & I would have to agree. Maybe it's my generation now that is impatient & bored with watching a grown British man recite a book or maybe it's just the video? ... The video would be more captivating if Storyteller Willy was not shown much at all & the drawings were more a part of the storyline.

I do not recommend...much better to buy the book and read it to your kids than to watch a man sitting in a field loudly reciting the story as the camera occasionally zooms in on line drawings. I didn't want the Disney version, but this BBC edition is unbelievably dull.

I bought this video for my son, hoping that it would be an alternative to the Disney version--something truer to the A.A. Milne classic. It was very true to the original--it's just a man on camera reading the stories. While this would work quite well as an audio tape, it doesn't work at all as a video--there's just nothing to look at! The storyteller gives an animated reading, but it's not enough to save the video. I couldn't help but think it might have been a splendid tape if they'd just done it as a voice over while showing illustrations. Rabbit Ears Videos uses this technique. In fact, I wish Rabbit Ears would do a version of Winne The Pooh. Oh well, . . . .

Truly enjoyable, without being insulting to your intelligence (like a certain other animated version...) Many people may not have calm enough spirits to appreciate this, but if you find the original books relaxing, then you should welcome this video, featuring Shepard's original illustrations, read by Willie Rushton, a friendly narrator who seems to enjoy his job, telling the tale from the physical setting of the book.

Willy Rushton's wonderfully witty storytelling makes the original characters come alive in this video filmed on location in the real "hundred acre wood." This has been a family favorite since our children were small, and we still love it.

I agree this would do better as audio only. Can't help thinking it sounds a bit like if Monty Python did Winne the Pooh. When Willy Rushton is reading off the numbered list of how to capture Roo all I can think of is the scene from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" where they're reading the directions about counting to the number three when removing the holy grail. Doubt this, as a video, will hold the attention long of today's typical kid. Would be a relaxing listen too, however, at bed or nap time.

"Winnie the Pooh - BBC Edition [VHS] by Winnie the Pooh."
This is a delightful reading from selections of Milne's "Winnie the Pooh." An actor's expressive reading of Pooh is combined with still shots of the original book animation interspersed with footage of the "original Pooh country" that inspired Milne's stories. It flows well, and the reading is expressive and enjoyable. The selections are different from Disney's Pooh, and are fun and funny if you are sharp enough to pick up on the subtle British humor. I thoroughly enjoy this tape as do my children and my husband. Please note that our children are older,do not watch much TV, and are acccustomed to being read to regularly. The story here is in the words, not in mobile animation; one must listen. I find the tape charming and delightful; I hope you do, too.

This video everyone in your house will like it. Its not boring and winnie the pooh always hs something up his sleave not the same thing always different you will like it alot i guarantee it.