Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986)

Director:

Dale Schott

Writer:

Peter Sauder (written by)

Release Date:

21 March 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Come help the care bears save the kingdom of caring.

Plot:

In this second installment to the original Care Bear Movie trilogy of the 1980s, the Care Bear Family...

Plot Keywords:

Care Bears | Summer Camp | Lost In Woods | Prequel | Based On Toy

Cast

Hadley Kay	...	Dark Heart / The Boy (voice)
Chris Wiggins	...	Great Wishing Star (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Christy (voice) (as Cree Summer Francks)
Alyson Court	...	Dawn (voice)
Michael Fantini	...	John (voice)
Sunny Besen Thrasher	...	Camp Champ (voice)
Maxine Miller	...	True Heart Bear (voice)
Pam Hyatt	...	Noble Heart Horse (voice)
Dan Hennessey	...	Brave Heart Lion (voice)
Billie Mae Richards	...	Tender Heart Bear (voice)
Eva Almos	...	Friend Bear (voice)
Bob Dermer	...	Grumpy Bear (voice)
Patricia Black	...	Share Bear / Funshine Bear (voice) (as Patrice Black)
Nonnie Griffin	...	Harmony Bear (voice)
Jim Henshaw	...	Bright Heart Raccoon (voice)

Also Known As:

Care Bears Movie 2 (Australia) (TV title)
Care Bears Movie 2: A New Generation (Australia)

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Canada:F (Ontario) | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

LBS Communications

Goofs:

Continuity: As Dark Heart is trying to capture the Bears during their party planning, he launches Cheer Bear into the air via seesaw. Onlooker Funshine Bear is replaced impossibly by another Cheer Bear, then turns back to Funshine.

Quotes:

Dark Heart: No! What have I done? Help me, Care Bears! You must send this child back from where I sent her!
True Heart Bear: We... can't.
Noble Heart Horse: It would take more love than even we have, all put together.
Dark Heart: You must do something! What good is all your love, your caring, if it cannot save this child?

Movie Connections:

Followed by Care Bears: Big Wish Movie (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Forever Young

An odd piece of work...

For the longest time, I liked this movie better than the original Care Bears movie. Well last summer, I watched them both together and decided I was wrong. The first one is a better Care Bears movie (as you may have guessed if you read my review for it). This one isn't a BAD movie, it's just... VERY STRANGE.

Well first of all, as a few people have mentioned, it completely disavows any knowledge of the first movie. I can't think of another sequel that contradicts the original so blatantly (especially with the genders of some characters and how they all met). When I was little and watching this, I was quite a bit confused and distraught. I felt the same way watching it as an adult!

On to the reasons why the movie is actually pretty good (IF you disassociate it from the first movie). I can't think of another movie for little kids with a DEMON as it's villan! Now I am not for a minute suggesting that evil demons who want to steal the souls of campers and Care Bears are good, I just find it cool that there's a SUPREMELY EVIL BEING in a movie for little kids! It's like that bizzare "Santa Clause vs. Satan" movie from Mexico you hear about sometimes.

Anyhow, the demon's name is Darkheart and he wants this chick to help him get the Care Bears in return for him giving her special powers. Very dark for a kiddy flick eh? And did I mention that Darkheart appears to the girl most often as a WHINEY VOICED 10 YEAR OLD BOY??? Freaky! Meanwhile some other kids are in Care-a-Lot looking after BABY CARE BEARS! Oh, man! Demons and baby Care Bears IN THE SAME MOVIE!!!!!

Needless to say, everything gets cleared up in the end (but not before we get to see Darkheart trap the Care Bears' souls in this scary chandelere thing in one [surprisingly] deeply disturbing scene). But I am left with the question of wether this movie has found the cult audience it so richly deserves. I might just watch it again myself.