Thumbelina (Golden Films)

Starring:Thumbelina
Studio: Good Times Video
Product Type: DVD

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Thumbelina DVD
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Don Bluth's Thumbelina

Thumbelina
Starring: Jodi Benson , Gino Conforti , Barbara Cook , Will Ryan , and June Foray
Director: Don Bluth , and Gary Goldman
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ASIN: B00005UW9Q
Release Date: 2002-02-19

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Ranking just behind the best of animator Don Bluth's films (Anastasia and The Secret of NIMH), Thumbelina is a bubble-light version of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. The finger-sized heroine goes about the old-fashioned trials of trying to find a good man, but the film is clever enough to make it endearing for the 3-6 set and more than passable for adult viewers. Barry Manilow provides much of the song score, which helps immensely. The ballad "Let Me Be Your Wings" is as good as Disney's best. Carol Channing and Charo have a good ol' time with their songs too. The voice of Thumbelina is none other than Jodi Benson, who gave voice to Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid. --Doug Thomas

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Beutiful movie!.......2007-06-14

This is a beautiful movie! Fun for kids and for all family! The songs are great too! I recomend Thumbelina!

Not what I remember.......2007-05-06

I bought this since I thought this was an old favorite DVD when I was little but looking back, it just makes no sense and is really redundant. I only recommend for little children to watch.

Thumbelina DVD.......2007-01-16

The movie came in great condition. It took a really long time for it to get here but I think that had something to do with the bad snow storm in Colorado since it was stuck in Colorado forever. Overall it is great!!

Worthwhile if only for the score..........2007-01-13

Thumbelina is a delightful little tale set in Paris about little people (Namely, Thumbelina and Fairy Prince Cornelius) finding true love and overcoming impossible odds. A bit cliche, perhaps, but in my eyes, it never gets old. The only animated film that I enjoy as much is Anastasia, another movie by Don Bluth. If you like Disney style classics, (Sleeping Beauty, Aladdin.. etc..) you'll love Thumbelina. At 16 years old, I love it even better than when I used to watch it as a little girl and hum along with the songs. Speaking of the songs, I adore the music! Let Me Be Your Wings is so sweet, I would buy the DVD if only for that scene and song which replays in a few reprises throughout the movie. The other songs are also catchy, and although not as pretty, I dare you to listen to Jacquimo the sparrow's song, "Follow Your Heart" and not hum it to yourself the rest of the day. ;) I highly reccommend this movie to anyone with a love for Fairy Tales and good, clean romance.

Don Bluth's Thumbelina.......2007-01-11

I was so delighted to finally obtain the CD version of Thumbelina recently. I bought the VHS back in 1998 for my 4 year old daughter and she loved it. Besides the story, characters, and celebrity voices, it's the music that we still enjoy the most 8 years later. Barry Manilow's music, along with lyrics by Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman are a gem. Thank you Amazon for rejuvinating my 12 year old daughter and I back to children again!

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina

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I DO NOT LIKE IT ONE LITTLE BIT!
Great Movie
it was awsome
Great movie for kids!
Wow..what a bad movie

The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt , Elijah Wood , Peter Gallagher , Alexandra Boyd , and Michael Chiklis
Director: Glenn Chaika
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ASIN: B000068MC6
Release Date: 2002-08-06

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Hans Christian Andersen meets the Grimm Brothers in Disney's animated blending of two classics. Of course there are significant updates: Thumbelina (Jennifer Love Hewitt) doesn't need others to come to her aid; she rescues herself--and others. Between the evil circus sideshow owner who keeps her incarcerated until young adulthood, the Mole King (Peter Gallagher) who twice abducts her for marriage, and a scientifically inclined boy who traps both little people in test tubes, there is plenty of rescuing to be done. Tom Thumb (Elijah Wood), also kidnapped in infancy, had a happy childhood but sets out in search of kin. The small pair meet cute, bicker, fall in love, and, eventually, find their way back to their small village. The animation is a little flat, the songs fairly drippy, but the voice casting is stellar (Bebe Neuwirth, Jane Leeves, Robert Guillaume, etc.) and the underdog story line will appeal to the kids. Ages 3 to 7. --Kimberly Heinrichs

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Enter the magical world of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, together for the first time ever, in the all-new animated movie "The Adventures Of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina." A new take on the classic characters of Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm, this charming film features Elijah Wood and Jennifer Love Hewitt in the title roles. Bursting with delightful songs and humor, this heartwarming story of courage and friendship is perfect entertainment for the whole family.

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I DO NOT LIKE IT ONE LITTLE BIT! .......2007-04-20

I do not like this movie, at all! It is nothing like disney's thumbelina! Now there's something to by! Just take my advice, do not by this for your child! They will be VERY dissapointed!

P.S CHACHACHA IS A VERY LAME SONG!

Great Movie.......2003-08-11

Now,this movie was great. Diffeent from the original thumbelina, but s entertainig. The grandkids really enjoyed it. At first a little scary, the mole is ugly, but the more they watched, the more they ejoyed. Good job.

it was awsome.......2003-06-04

the movie is soo cute. i loved it!!! the songs are great special the welcome to my hole!but most of all i liked the songi am so all alone! i think even for a cartoon tom was a cutie pie!i hope the soundtrack is out so i can get it!i watch it about 20 times is good!

Great movie for kids!.......2003-04-08

Adventurous, funny, melodic, nice story-line. Great movie for those lazy afternoons. See for yourself. Excellent performance by Jennifer Lowe Hewitt in "I am alone" and "I was once alone". You will love it!

(If you don't then you are definitely TOO OLD. Don't watch PG-13s.)

The less-detailed animation is the only cons I could find. My daugther and I loved watching little Tumbelina's journey to find her love and home. The story contains humour (the two moles are strikingly similar (and grotesque) to Pumba and Timon in Lion King), the little people village somehow feels like Snow White and Seven Dwarfs. The songs are worth listening to couple times. You will like the option to play them again (and with lyrics!).

Wow..what a bad movie.......2003-01-04

This movie fails at everything it attempts to achieve. I watched Tom Thumb and Thumbelina after reading several bad reviews. I am very happy to say that it lived up to each and every terrible review. The songs (specifically: one, two cha cha cha) are very poor. And Disney should learn that 3 songs does not make a movie a musical. Secondly the plot is boring, confusing, uneventful, and full of holes. The characters themselves are lifeless. Also, someone should tell Disney that children do not understand Richard III references. The animation is also really awful. At times it becomes blurry and does not result in the creation of distance which it attempts to create. Basically the animation leaves you dizzy and straining to see the picture. In addition, the characters are badly drawn and the animals are completely pathetic.I pity Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and the others involved in the creation of this movie nothing could have saved it. The only positive aspect of this movie is that it is so bad you can laugh at it. So for all you college students, adults, and teenagers looking for a good laugh...this is your movie. By the way you can sing along with One, Two, Cha, Cha, Cha after movie. But there's no commentary on the DVD..hmmm... I wonder why?

Timeless Tales From Hallmark - Rapuznel/Rumpelstiltzkin/Thumbelina

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Timeless Tales From Hallmark - Rapuznel/Rumpelstiltzkin/Thumbelina
Starring: Olivia Newton-John
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Disney's Timeless Tales, Vol. 1 - The Prince and the Pauper/Three Little Pigs/The Tortoise and the Hare
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ASIN: B00017LV8C
Release Date: 2004-03-02

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3 great Timeless Tales title on 1 DVD for the first time! 1st title: Rapunzel: The Timeless Tales series covers classic fables and stories of American heritage. This episode: Rapunzel. 2nd title: Rumpelstiltskin: Rumpelstiltskin is just one of the world's great fairly-tale classics in this glorious new series of Timeless Tales From Hallmark. You and your family are transported to a brilliantly animated, whimsically updated realm of classic storytelling. When a boastful miller claims his beautiful daughter, Gisela can spin straw into pure gold, the greedy king demands proof. With the help of a most peculiar little man, the straw is turned into gold -- after Gisela promises her first-born 'royal heir' in return. A year later, the little man demands payment - unless she can guess his extra-ordinary name. 3rd title: Thumbelina: Thumbelina is just one of the world's great fairy-tale classics in this glorious new series of Timeless Tales From Hallmark. You and your family are transported to a brilliantly animated, whimsically updated realm of classic storytelling. Born from a barley flower, Thumbelina grows up to be just as tall as your thumb! Then, the evil toad, Gargalong, kidnaps her from her happy home. She escapes and moves in with Mrs. Widget the mouse, who tries to marry her to the boring mole, Mr. Budgenot. At the last moment, a kindly swallow carries her off to the land of the Flower Elves - where she marries and lives oh-so-happily ever after!

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Spanish dvd for children
thumbelina
Charming movie!
"No one could have a better friend than you."
A perfect film for any little boy or girl to watch!

Thumbelina (Golden Films)
Director: Masakazu Higuchi
Manufacturer: GoodTimes Home Entertainment
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ASIN: B000069HPE
Release Date: 2002-08-06

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Spanish dvd for children.......2007-05-14

I was looking some dvds for my grand daughter in Spanish so i bought this one but i didn't find as good as i was expecting.

thumbelina.......2007-01-09

My niece loved this movie so much she cried. I made the best purchase ever when I bought this for her. I am her favorite aunt now!

Charming movie!.......2006-03-31

I'm glad I listened to my friends when choosing to view this film. It is perfectly wonderful, the animation is a little on the un-expensive side, but the image and sound are perfect and the colors are vibrant and varied. The movie doesn't attempt to be grand or earth-shattering and that is half of its wonder. It is a fifty minute film for every little child to enjoy. Certainly one of the finest animated films to come out of the Goodtimes studios which are known for cheap children's fare. This one is a real winnner and mothers, it's a perfect film for the little ones. No violence, no scary scenes (Except for a little battle with some wolves), lovely music and songs and memorable characters. I love it!

"No one could have a better friend than you.".......2006-02-11

Goodtimes' Thumbelina is an imaginative, charming film that any child is sure to enjoy (Although my father really enjoyed watching the film as well, so the movie is really suitable for anyone looking for a sweet story to dive into).

Surely the title, Thumbelina, rings a familiar bell to anyone's ear thanks to the popular fairy tale about the girl no bigger than one's thumb presented originally by Hans Christian Andersen. Now this story has been retold countless times through books and movies and even just by the passing of words. Goodtimes also took a shot at retelling this popular tale, and ended up with a very nice result.

Goodtimes tells the story of an innocent Thumbelina living with her father in a beautiful meadow along with many other "little people." They live happily but are confronted with a problem - the snow in the mountains are melting, and when the snow melts, all the water will come down into the valley where the little people are. Worried that the dam will break, brave little Thumbelina sets out to go find the prince and bring some help to the meadow before the snow melts. Thumbelina finds herself in a world of hurt along the way, running into characters that mean her harm or want to use her for their own gain. Poor Thumbelina is held back countless times while trying to triumph, luckily, along the way Thumbelina is also confronted with characters who intend to help Thumbelina as much as they can. Resulting in sweet character relationships and scenes.

Sweet, timeless melodies accompany this heart-filled story, all beautiful classical melodies that match so perfectly with the scenes. There's also a sweet song in the beginning of the film, and we are even treated with hearing Thumbelina herself sing "Edelweiss."

There aren't too many films made like this anymore, the world today seems to focus on violence or comedies (a lot of the comedies these days are full of forced humor and not even funny). It's nice to look back on these older films, to see how charming and sweet they are, invigorating and peaceful. Thumbelina is one of those films that possesses all those qualities, any child will enjoy watching Thumbelina.

A perfect film for any little boy or girl to watch!.......2004-09-24

Goodtimes' films are known to be cheap and downright awful, don't let those adult comments fool you, any child will enjoy a Goodtimes film, after all, these films were made for children, so what the heck are adults doing insulting these films? I bet the scores would be higher if these movies were rated by kids.

Anyways, back to Thumbelina. This is the classic tale of the little girl, smaller than a thumb. The story is simple, Thumbelina and her father are happily living at the top of the mountains. However the problem is that a lot of snow is expected this winter and when spring comes, the snow will melt, drowning the little people in the meadows. For this, Father sends his little Thumbelina in a journey to warn everyone, a task that proves a big challenge for someone so tiny. Thumbelina travels through beautiful meadows meeting the most interesting characters, some good and helpful like Big Bear or some with evil intentions like Mona and Mr. Mole.

As the title of the review says, this is a perfect movie for children to watch: sweet loving characters, lovely tunes that caress each scene, no violence and a lot of heart and charm. Animation, of course, doesn't stand up to Disney animation, but children will pay no attention to that, so it won't bother them.

Music and songs, like in many other Goodtimes animated films, are top notch. Thumbelina opens up with an adorable song any little child is sure to enjoy,

"Oh Thumbelina, smaller than my thumb,
You'll save the little people and the princess you'll become,
You are twice as brave as anyone, you are good and true,
Little, tiny Thumbelina, I love you..."

Also, throughout the movie, you'll hear lovely classical melodies, composed by famous musicians, including Beethoven and others. Children are sure to sing along to the classic camp fire song, "Edelweiss."

It's a shame they don't make films like this anymore, "Thumbelina" is a treasure to behold, a perfect example of what a children's film should be like. These Goodtimes films are so cheap, always less than $10, they are a good collection of classics that children can save for and buy on their own.

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Not the disney version - and a little weird
Very well done.

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Director: Masakazu Higuchi
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ASIN: B0000ACOY1
Release Date: 2003-08-26

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Not the disney version - and a little weird.......2004-09-04

it's a little weird - this isn't the disney one, and it's pretty strange. My 2.5 year old loves it, but i'm going to rebuy the real one as this is tooo strange for me.

Very well done........2004-01-29

I have twin almost 4 year old girls and this was perfect for them. All three stories are reasonably short (I don't like to park them in front of the TV for too long). The stories all have girl heros who are capable and loving--for example Cinderella forgives her step sisters and finds them good husbands. All three heroines marry a prince--which I know some people don't like, but it doesn't bother me. The music is terrific and the lyrics are lovely. The animation is low end, also something that doesn't bother me.

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Hans Christian Andersen's Thumbelina
Starring: Jodi Benson , Gino Conforti , Barbara Cook , Will Ryan , and June Foray
Director: Gary Goldman , and Don Bluth
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ASIN: B00014K5W8
Release Date: 2004-03-16

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ASIN: B00005KJV8
Release Date: 2001-04-24

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The Marvellous Magician gifts the kind widow Hobbs on her birthday with a tiny child - Thumbelina. Percival the Pig, Hobbs' companion, gets very jealous of Thumbelina and arranges for a bullfrog to kidnap her. Thumbelina befriends many different creatures on her journey through the swamp until she is at last returned to her home and the widow Hobbs.

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Beutiful movie!.......2007-06-14

This is a beautiful movie! Fun for kids and for all family! The songs are great too! I recomend Thumbelina!

Not what I remember.......2007-05-06

I bought this since I thought this was an old favorite DVD when I was little but looking back, it just makes no sense and is really redundant. I only recommend for little children to watch.

Thumbelina DVD.......2007-01-16

Worthwhile if only for the score..........2007-01-13

Don Bluth's Thumbelina.......2007-01-11

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Carrie Fisher in a lovely performance
Definite kid-pleaser
The Little Thumb with a Big Heart

Faerie Tale Theatre - Thumbelina
Starring: Maryedith Burrell , Conchata Ferrell , William Katt , Lu Leonard , and David McCharen
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
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ASIN: B00061UHYC
Release Date: 2004-11-16

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A motley crew of animals help a young girl who is no bigger than a thumb make her way home after she is kidnapped by a toad and taken to live on a lily pad in a swamp.

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Carrie Fisher in a lovely performance.......2004-11-10

FAERIE TALE THEATRE's adaptation of THUMBELINA is one of their most imaginative, featuring Carrie Fisher in the title role.

A lonely char-woman (Conchata Ferrall) is given a magical barley seed, which sprouts into a lovely flower. When the flower opens, out pops beautiful Thumbelina (Carrie Fisher). The char-woman's wish to be a mother has been granted, and the pair could not be happier. But Thumblina's happy life with her mother is short-lived when the tiny creature is kidnapped by Mother Toad...

A beautiful entry in the series. Co-starring William Katt as the Prince of the Flowers and Burgess Meredith as Mr Mole. Carrie Fisher is radiant in her performance.

Definite kid-pleaser.......2003-01-09

My three-year-old daughter fell in love with this the first time we borrowed it from the library. I enjoyed it myself; my only gripe is Conchata Ferrell's performance. This usually very talented actress seems bored to tears and injects absolutely no feeling into her role as Thumbelina's mother. It's as if she was directed to perform as stoically as possible. I don't get it at all. I am also not impressed with Carrie Fisher's singing here. I know she is capable of singing quite beautifully, I just don't think the folkish songs in this tale are well suited to her instrument. It's hard to pull off such dirges unless the singer has that ethereal, almost mediaeval quality to her voice (think Loreena McKennitt, Mediaveal Baebes). But those minor complaints are of no consequence whatsoever to the intended audience. Children will certainly be enchanted! It's witty script and a fun production.

The Little Thumb with a Big Heart.......2001-07-28

"Thumbelina" is a fantastic retelling of the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, "Little Thumb".

Produced in 1983 (and released the following year), as part of Shelley Duvall's charming live-action "Faerie Tale Theatre", the narrative is told with good humour, imagination, and a great sense of fun. The magnificent cast adds much colour and warmth to the proceedings. In particular, Carrie Fisher, in the title role, delivers a captivating performance. She makes an extremely attractive heroine, not to mention one who's "more than just another pretty face". She's an absolute delight, adding her unique qualities to the role. Not only is she pint-sized in real life (although not quite as tiny as a thumb!), she has a lovely, deep voice that is quite at odds with her diminutive stature. When she sings, it is a beautiful and rewarding experience. Indeed, she sings with "an angel's voice". (This is also a highlight for any Carrie Fisher fan, as she began her career as a singer, and yet she only sings briefly in "Hannah and Her Sisters", 1986, and in the Walt Disney live-action comedy, "Sunday Drive", also released in 1986.)

Carrie Fisher is supported by equally delightful character actors. The late Burgess Meredith is in top form as Mr Mole, the second would-be husband of Thumbelina. Likewise, William Katt makes a very positive impression as the Prince of the Flower Angels.

This wonderful fairy tale is further enhanced by excellent production values, including great music, atmospheric sets, and good costumes and creatures like Mother Toad, her hapless son, Herman, the Fieldmouse, and the Swallow.

The script faithfully follows the original story, although the gender of the Fieldmouse has been changed, making for a more convincing friendship with Mr Mole to exist, as well as creating a heartfelt guardianship of Thumbelina along strictly platonic lines.

This well-written and perceptive tale ("I'm always the bride, but never the bridesmaid") makes for enchanting family entertainment. "Thumbelina" delivers a great message, too, but above all, it's storytelling at it's most memorable.

I applaud executive producer Shelley Duvall, and all involved, for giving such a wonderful gift. It's up there with Jim Henson's equally engaging "Storyteller" anthology series, produced in the late 1980s, and the "The Doll", an Emmy Award winning episode of "Amazing Stories" (of the same era).

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