Piglets Big Movie

I have always been a really big Winnie the Pooh fan. When I was younger my entire room was filled with tons of Pooh stuffed animals. When you think of Winnie The Pooh characters the first to come to mind is usually Pooh, but Eeyore and Tigger are not far behind. Piglet, while gaining popularity is often left behind his superstar cartoon mates. Being left behind is the premise for the plot of “Piglets Big Movie”. In the movie Piglet is left out of the honey harvest because he is too small. Like anyone who has been left out by … Continue reading

The Borrowers (1997)

Based on the children’s novel by the same title, “The Borrowers” is the story of a family of tiny people who live in the floorboards of an old house. The house belongs to the Lender family—Mother, Victoria (Doon Mackichan) father, Joe (Aden Gillett) and son, Petey (Bradley Pierce). The Lenders know things keep turning up missing in their house, especially things like dental floss and batteries, but they don’t know why. Petey has a theory—he thinks they’ve got some sort of mice, and sets traps for them, but he’s not at all expecting what he does find out. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading

Stuart Little (1999)

Eleanor and Fredrick Little (Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie) are a loving couple with one son, George (Jonathan Lipnicki.) They’ve wanted another child for some time, but haven’t been able to have one. Deciding to adopt, they head down to the orphanage and find themselves having a conversation with a small mouse named Stuart. Mind you, it wasn’t their intention to adopt a mouse, but it all just seemed so right. They take Stuart home and introduce him to George, who isn’t so sure about having a mouse for a brother. But Snowbell, the cat (voiced by Nathan Lane) is delighted. … Continue reading

Doogal (2006)

When I first rented this movie, I expected my kids to enjoy it, but I didn’t realize I would too. Doogal (voiced by Daniel Tay) is a cute furry dog who belongs to a girl named Florence. One day, while pursuing his ever-consuming quest for candy, Doogal accidentally breaks the town’s carousel, which has for years been the magic prison of a bad guy named Zeebad (Jon Stewart.) Zeebad is the twin brother of the town’s sorcerer Zebedee (Ian McKlellan) and he wants to take over the world by turning it into ice. He begins by freezing the carousel and … Continue reading