Nala wrote:Pooh's Grand Adventure: In Search Of Christopher Robin
Nala, you gave me the idea to revisit this from my old VHS that I haven't watched in forever, and I'm sure glad I watched it. This is, hands down, my favorite DTV sequel after the Aladdin ones. Since the Pooh voice actors have been passing away, I've been watching all my Pooh movies for the nostalgia and I've been really getting back into some of them. I stopped watching Pooh when I was like 9, because I got the impression that it was "childish" or "girly". This movie turned me around. This DTV sequel is the real thing. Anyone who hates DTV's, watch this and I guarantee you'll get a ton of respect back for them.
The characters stay true to their original selves excellently. You'll think Walt Disney himself helped with the plot and character development. Pooh and Christopher Robin's friendship is shown so beautifully; you really believe that these two love each other so much and you just know that Pooh will do whatever it takes to find his best friend. I give this DTV a 
8/10, a higher grade than I gave the original Pooh movie. The only problem that I had with the movie was that Christopher Robin was just randomly at that deserted cave at the end of the movie instead of being at school like he said he would be. I know that Christopher was probably looking for Pooh and the others, but c'mon; that just seemed a little too convienent for our bear of very little brain. Oh, well.
Oh, and the song "Wherever You Are" is the best, and I mean the best, song I've ever heard in a DTV. That song is right up there with the Fab Four's songs in terms of goodness (not a word, I know). That song alone is enough of a reason to get this movie ASAP. It is the most touching song I've ever heard (that's including every Disney song I've heard); I felt so sorry for Pooh when he was singing that song. It almost moved me to tears and I actually remember being moved to tears when I saw this as a child. Watch this song. It is excellent.
As far as the voice actors go, I thought Paul Winchell was much better than Jim Cummings as Tigger, and John Fiedler pwns as Piglet. I kept trying to tell who was the better voice for Pooh, Jim Cummings or Sterling Holloway, and throughout the movie, Sterling just seemed to be better than Jim as Pooh. He just gave the character a little more "lovable dope" thing that we all love from Pooh. But when Jim sang "Wherever You Are", I figured out that he's just as good as Sterling.
Now, I'm off to watch that song again. 
