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Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin Movie Review

Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin is a 1997 family adventure comedy film from Disneytoon Studios. It’s one of their best efforts.

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“But the most important thing is,

even if we’re apart,

I’ll always be with you“

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The film follows Pooh and his friends on a journey to find and rescue their friend Christopher Robin from the “skull”. Along the way, the group confront their own insecurities throughout the search, facing and conquering them in a series of events where they are forced to act beyond their own known limits, thus discovering their true potential.

Yes, this is a different story for the Pooh universe in that it’s simply quite dark, unexpectedly so. I was amazed just how atmospheric in thrills and setting it is, and how eerie even it could be. Of course, nothing terribly scary or eventful happened here, but just this unmistakably more mature and weirder atmosphere really appealed to me as an adult.

Yes, the film has that wide appeal as both kids and adults can like it, which is why it is a cult Disneytoon flick that will only get better as more time passes. For now, it’s highly underrated. What struck me about it is just how much of a rip-off of this film 2011’s ‘Winnie the Pooh’ is in its basic premise. It’s thus obviously an influential movie that needs more love.

Let’s talk about the characters. Pooh is excellent here and some of his lines were so funny. Piglet is cute in his quest to overcome his fear of heights, Owl is his usual annoying self and Eeyore is unfortunately underused this time around. Kanga and Roo are absent, but the scenes with Christopher Robin are all wonderful. And Tigger is my favorite as he is hilarious here! Some of his scenes are so funny and memorable, and this is the type of role that he should have gotten in his own flick.

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The soundtrack in Pooh’s Grand Adventure is the weakest part of the movie as the songs are so bland, but admittedly Adventure is a Wonderful Thing and especially Forever and Ever are pretty solid. The animation is way too good and pleasingly colorful and atmospheric for a freaking direct-to-video sequel and the score’s great. The humor is also quite strong.

Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin is one of the best Disneytoon Studios flicks with a weaker soundtrack and some underutilized characters, but Tigger is particularly terrific here and so is Pooh. The animation and score are great, but the mature story and atmosphere make it a real, underrated gem.