Thumbelina

Pros: Fresh, sweet, great animated version of a children's classic

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Thumbelina is a wonderful movie for the entire family.

Review: We rented Don Bluth's version of Thumbelina when my daughter was three years old and it became an instant family favorite. It took a while for us to track it down locally to purchase but we finally made it part of our permanent video library.
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Pros: Benson's voice, good voice cast overall, classic tale

Cons: over-the-top, too much emphasis on love for people who've only just met

The Bottom Line: This is not the best Don Bluth has to offer, but it's still a cute movie, and as Andersen adaptations go, there are much worse out there.

Review: For Valentine’s Day, I gave my parents the new Barry Manilow album featuring songs from the fifties. It’s a good album, and his voice is well suited to those standards. Barry’s from the era of most of my favorite singers, but I must admit ...

Pros: Simple innocent storyline; a strong male lead and a couple of musical numbers.

Cons: One-dimensional female lead; overall unimpressive score.

The Bottom Line: A beautifully told story of a girl no bigger than your thumb.

Review: Don Bluth’s Thumbelina is a sweet musical adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale. While Bluth had always tried to out beat Disney at their own game, he had never come close to matching the grandeur of the ...

Pros: Great girl movie.

Cons: None

The Bottom Line: Positive movie with a heroine and her prince. This is one of the better versions I have found.

Review: My daughter watches this movie every night when she goes to bed. It is her favorite.

The music is pretty good. The graphics are good (animated). This is a girl movie (pre-chick flick I guess you could say) that addresses several important...