The Bear: Here's the delightful animated film based on the popular children's book about a young girl named Tilly who visits the zoo and accidentally drops her teddy bear into the bear exhibit. That night, Tilly cries herself to sleep, only to wake and find a huge polar bear standing before her...as he gently presents her with her beloved teddy bear. So begins a magical friendship with humorous complications... This heartwarming, beautifully rendered tale from the creators of The Snowman – and featuring the voice of Academy Award® winner Judi Dench (Best Supporting Actress, Shakespeare In Love, 1998) – brings home the message of love, friendship and giving. The Animal Train: It's Ben's bedtime, but staying up with his parents to watch a TV show about endangered animals seems a lot more fun. Later that night, Ben awakens to discover that his stuffed dog, Jim Jam, has come to life and so has his toy train! Bursting with excitement, they climb aboard for a magical trip around the world to save endangered animals. Based on the Parents' Choice Award winning book "Oi! Get Off Our Train" — The Animal Train delivers fun, laughter and important reminders about our environment
S**O
Enchanting, Beautiful, Memorable - and NARRATED (unlike the original)
Nooooooo! It has narration! The Bear is absolutely a 5-star animation. The music created the only narration the story needed - it was beautiful and haunting as the story of discovery, friendship, loss and trust unfolded in an enchanting tale. My kids loved it when they were little (and so did I!) so we purchased this as a nostalgia gift for Christmas... not paying enough attention to the description. The narration is well-done, but robs the tale of some of its mystery and enchantment. It is still a wonderful tale with beautiful music and is well worth the investment - it will be quality time with your children or grandchildren and they will remember this story... I just wish they had left it as it was. I took one star off purely for my own personal disappointment... it is still an incredible film.
M**G
Narration Spoils the Magic
Absolutely heartbroken that they added narration to this beautifully animated film. My kids watched when they were little and were mesmerized every time they watched it. I just purchased for my grandchildren, hoping to give them the same gift. Half of the magic of this film was the imagination of the children watching it. The narration has taken that away and, in my opinion, ruined it for a generation desperately in need of the simplicity of the original film.
S**V
Great set of movies!
These movies are absolutely fantastic! Our 3 kids love The Animal Train & that is why we bought it. The Bear was a wonderful surprise. We have watched these many times and they never get old.
C**N
Same author as The Snowman
Cute animation
L**W
One my Favorite All Time Movies
Highly recommend!! Very artistically done and wonderful sound track!
J**R
The DVD has added a narrator. Yuck
People expecting "The Bear" to be like it used to be will be very unhappy. Shame on Amazon for not telling people it isn't the original in BIG BOLD LETTERS. Narration was added and none of us in my family like it. Maybe you will like it but it is not for us.
K**N
Grandson is happy again !
My 5 year old grandson loves "the Animal Train. ". I had a VHS copy that 'froze up' and he was so happy when I replaced it.
A**R
Share this with a young child you love!
A very beautiful book to share with a young one, especially my grandson.
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