Piglet's Big Movie (2003)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Francis Glebas

Writers:

A.A. Milne (books)
Brian Hohlfeld (writer)

Release Date:

21 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

A tale you'll never forget

Plot:

When Piglet comes up missing his Hundred Acre Wood friends use Piglet's own Book of Memories to find him, discovering along the way just how big a role he's played in their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Rabbit | Winnie The Pooh | Bear | Kangaroo | Friendship

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Fiedler	...	Piglet (voice)
Jim Cummings	...	Winnie the Pooh / Tigger (voice)
Andre Stojka	...	Owl (voice)
Kath Soucie	...	Kanga (voice)
Nikita Hopkins	...	Roo (voice)
Peter Cullen	...	Eeyore (voice)
Ken Sansom	...	Rabbit (voice)
Tom Wheatley	...	Christopher Robin (voice)

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Brazil:Livre | Denmark:A | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. (w) | Philippines:G | Singapore:G | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:U | USA:G

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

The first time since Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore (1983) that the original A.A. Milne books were used as source material. With one slight exception (see below).

Goofs:

Continuity: When the raindrop falls onto piglets scrapbook, the picture smudges, but when Pooh etc are getting the lost pages of the book out of the river, they are clearly dripping wet but the image isn't smudged.

Quotes:

Tigger: I tried to stop, but it's "snow" use!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Samba in Mettmann (2004)

Soundtrack:

Winnie the Pooh

Another Disney Abortion

Previous comments have already covered that this movie basically recycles old Winnie The Pooh stories (including the original book) - the little kids may not care but don't the authors owe more to the fans of the series and actually produce a decent screenplay? What I enjoyed about the series from the late 80s and early 90s is that it was, in large part, accessible for both adults and children. They were cute but rather intelligent.

This movie borders on the sadistic at times - such as the scene where Kanga puts Piglet through the ordeal of giving him a bath, while perfectly knowing that he is Roo. Now, I realize that this is yet another recycled story but the way it is handled resembles something from the Animaniacs. The writers basically said 'let's make something that'll make the kiddies laugh before they are old enough to realize it is not funny.' There is no sensitivity or creativity shown whatsoever.

My advice to parents - buy Milne's book or, if you are desperately looking for a rental, get your kid a Miyazaki.