Christopher Robin (Blu-Ray) [2018]

This is a whimsical family film that tells the story of a grown up Christopher Robin, a man worn down by the cares of the adult world who rediscovers his joy in life with the help of a few old friends from the hundred acre wood. a whimsical film can be very hard thing to pull off Steven Spielberg failed to get the right balance in his similarly themed film 'Hook', but director Marc Forster does capture the right balance of magic and a hint of sentimentality that makes films like these work.Ewan McGregor is excellent as the earnest Christopher Robin who thinks he is going mad when Pooh turns up on his doorstep, Hayley Atwell is great as his worried wife who sees the effect the responsibility is having on her family and Mark Gattis gives a slapstick performance as idle boss. Then there are the heroes of the film Pooh, Piglet, Tigger and of course the wonderfully mournful Eeyore also Kanga, Roo, Rabbit and Owl all make appearances. So this a really good family film perfect for winter Sunday afternoon watching or any other time you need to escape to the Hundred Acre Wood.

We had this film to watch on Xmas eve 2018. Something for all the family to watch and a change from violence and outrageous special effects. And it worked! We all enjoyed the file tremendously. I'm not and going to spoil the film by explaining the plot etc. Trust me you'll love this film.There are special effects, of course, Pooh and the other toys in the 100 Acre wood are effects for the most part. But they are brilliantly done. You can even see the fur moving in the wind!My family (all over 21 yo) are all looking to find the closest toy Pooh to this movie Pooh they can.Excellent film, really enjoyed this, had us all giggling like small children.

This is my first ever one star review but what a disappointment this DVD was. Bought for a young at heart person and he was not impressed. He was expecting a happy light hearted story and was very disappointed. It was about an adult Christopher Robin who was suffering from stress ie a nervous breakdown. I sat down to watch what I thought was going to be an entertaining children's story and found myself becoming more and more morose. Very PC as the girl is supposed to sort it all out for Christopher apparently (I gave up watching it) Neither Brad Garrett nor Toby Jones, Peter Capaldi, or any other fine actors could bring this DVD to life. It was given to our local charity shop yesterday.

Disney bring A.A.Milne's famous characters back to life in this charming tale of how old favourites Winnie The Pooh (voiced by Jim Cummings) and friends bring long lost memories of their friend Christopher Robin (Ewan McGregor) back to life when Pooh finds a now grown-up Christopher in London where he works.Trouble for Pooh is that he's been unable to find friendsTigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo and Owl at home in Hundred Acre Wood and needs the help of old friend Christopher to find them.However, Christopher who lives in London with his wifeEvelyn (Hayley Atwell) and young daughter Madeline (Bronte Carmichael) works for luggage firm Winslow's, a company in need of inspiration a task that had been given to Christopher Robin to present at a board meeting.How can Christopher help Pooh find his friends at Hundred Acre and present his carefully worked-out plans at the same time ?His daughter and childhood friends will surely help save the day ?A tale worth sharing with the family.......(if you haven't seen the 2017 Goodbye Christopher Robin this is also worthy of a viewing)

Beautiful family movie, both dreadfully sad in places and hysterically funny. The humour plays cleverly at many levels and I think you'd keep finding jokes every time you watched it. The live action Pooh is just a perfect combination of the animated Disney Pooh and the classic EH Sheppard Pooh. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this.

I really enjoyed this film, more even than I'd expected. It's a beautifully made gentle family film built around a delightful central performance by Ewan McGregor in the title role. The combination of live action and cgi works very well. The animals and toy animals are very realistic, which is nice, and the story of the adult Christopher Robin rediscovering his childhood friends and along with them his imagination and appreciation for what is really important in life is engaging, thankfully without becoming too syrupy. Add to that a solid supporting cast (none of whom gets an awful lot to do), some glorious filming locations and a lovely original score, and you get a winning combination.This is a film that will keep the entire family entertained on a wet Sunday afternoon. For the young ones there are the delightful animals and toy animals, first and formost a really adorable reincarnation of the beloved Winnie the Pooh. For the adults there is a relatable story and some very nice performances. The DVD is nice, subtitles are available for those who may need them. No extra features. Which latter is a pity. Ewan McGregor has a huge amount of screen time on his own with the animals and it would have been nice to get a little behind the scenes featurette to see how it was done.