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The Care Bears Movie | Year: 1985 Classification: Children's Video Directed: - Arna Selznick Actors/Actresses: - Georgia Engel - Mickey Rooney You've got to see it at least once in your life! I think I was six years old when I suffered the "ignominy" of being dragged into my first visit to the local cinema by my parents because my little sister so desperately wanted to see the Care Bears' Movie. I'd had no interest in the Care Bears before this time, as I had thought they were just for girls. However, I loved it - and I was absolutely captivated! Even now, some eighteen years later, I can't remember anything more memorable that I had the pleasure of viewing as a young boy. This is a truly sensational movie! It brings back some great memories from my younger life (not least my massive crush on the lovely Share Bear!!!) Keeping true with the Care Bears' aim stamping out hate, malice and hostility and encouraging love, kindness and friendship, this film could teach a lot to today's seemingly uncontrollable nation of loutish youths. The main storyline centers around Nicholas, a lonely boy who goes about looking for friends but believes he may never find them, and who is fooled by the obnoxious Spirit Book to assist her in her plans to turn the world into a hate-zone. Enter the two orphans, Kim and Jason, who, with the help of the Care Bears and their animal friends (who subsequently become the Care Bear Cousins), convince Nicholas to turn his back on the Spirit Book. He ends the film as a changed man. Add to that some excellent songs and some cooky side adventures along the way including the confrontation with a lion and the two orphans being kidnapped by an enemy tree (!!), the intellectual and interactive charm and the educational value of this film simply cannot be denied. Good, clean, innocent fun for even the most cynical pair of young eyes - whether they belong to a girl or a boy. I beg your pardon!! The Amazon.com review is totally unfair!! I can't believe the sarcasm and vitriol behind it!! Admittedly, this film WAS designed 90% to sell the toys and greeting cards and other material based on the Care Bears. However, of all the animated series created during the 80s (and now!) this one actually had something good to say. MANY, MANY good things to teach children of the "Material Girl" era: that love, caring, loyalty, and friendship were the best things in life to value, and are the most enduring values in this world. The movie was fun, the characters cute, the story (while slightly thin) was straightforward, and the performances were great. If someone wanted to find out more about the first Care Bears Movie (there were two more made), they wouldn't get a true feeling of what the movie is about by reading your review. That, to me, is a disservice! I give this movie 4 stars. Since I'm a total Care Bears fan, I would normally give it 5 stars; but to be fair, it is a "commercial" movie. Thus, 4 stars, but much love to the movie anyway. If you (as a shopper) are looking at purchasing the Care Bears Movie for the first time, I would rent it from your local video/DVD rental store (or from Netflix) first before making any decisions. I think you'll like it, though! ONLY for small fry I cannot believe people want to defend this movie as a message for caring. Ugh. Give me a break! Others say "what isn't tied into merchandise?" Well, the Care Bears merchandise didn't happen after this movie or their TV shows, it happened WELL before it. Deliberate merchandise planning overshadows any "real" message for kids. The dialogue is horrible, playing down to kids. the animation is before the 90s animated revolution so it's extremely crude 80s crap. The songs are totally forgettable, especially the Carly Simon-"I gotta pay off some bills and the IRS"-song. Cutesy dumb caring names for the bears only makes it that much more annoying for any parent that actually had to go to the theaters with their kids and watch this drivle. And Mr Cherrywood. Where they hell has this guy been all day while Mrs Cherrywood takes care of a house full of kids?? All he does is tell some lame bedtime story. Well, my kids seem to enjoy it, so it keeps 'em quiet for more than an hour so I guess I shouldn't complain. But any parent who's had to sit through this lobotomising feature can relate to this review... Buy The Care Bears Movie at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Care Bears Movie Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Care Bears Movie This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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