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Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

By Sarah Wenk, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 4+

Little kids will enjoy this Easter tale.

Movie G 2005 65 minutes
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age 3+

Based on 4 parent reviews

Sadow675 A.
Sadow675 A. Adult
July 3, 2017
age 4+

Okay, but will scare some kids.

This movie is a cute Easter celebration movie. The only problem is that the animation is rushed and bad, and Rabbit may scare some kids because he is EXTREMELY grouchy. SPOILER : At the end of the movie he cheers up, but throughout the movie he is angry.

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Carol V.
Carol V. Parent
June 15, 2017
age 4+

Made my daughter cry

Rabbit is not just "grouchy." Toward the end he gets positively scary. This movie is a parody of Dickens' A Christmas Carol. You know, with the ghosts and nightmares? My daughter is 2.5 and very sensitive, so take my review with that in mind. She cried hard. I felt bad for showing this to her. Oh, it's also all about Easter, but only from a secular perspective (eggs and bunnies, not resurrection and new life).
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What's the Story?

Most people probably feel that there have been enough reinterpretations of Dickens' A Christmas Carol to last all of us many, many lifetimes. But the good folks at Disney must disagree because they've made this Easter story into yet another tale of past, present, and future, complete with redemptive ending. Standing in for Scrooge this time is Rabbit, who has decided that Easter will be replaced with Spring Cleaning Day. His pals from the Hundred Acre Wood are heartbroken, and led by little Roo, they go about helping Rabbit to see the error of his ways.

Is It Any Good?

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WINNIE THE POOH: SPRINGTIME WITH ROO is harmless, colorful, and cute, with some songs and some silliness and some moments designed to tug your heartstrings. Ultimately how much you enjoy this story will depend on how you feel about Easter and how you feel about the Disney version of Pooh. If you love them both, this is a winner. If you're an A.A. Milne fan, you might be happier re-reading one of the books.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about why they like stories about Winnie the Pooh and his friends.

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