Beloved Winnie the Pooh is back in an all new 2011 movie...any of us grew up knowing Winnie the Pooh and his merry band of friends. The sales of stuffed animals depicting the Pooh Bear have been in the millions and every book and movie about him has been a runaway hit. Bringing back Winnie the Pooh for an updated version of a beloved character was no easy task because it's like holy ground that must be tread upon cautiously. Can't screw up the Pooh! This is the first big Pooh movie in over thirty five years so it better be good. That's why they tossed out the CG people and opted for Disney's original hand-drawn type of animation we all know and love.riter and playwright A.A. Milne said the idea of Pooh came from his son's teddy bear which was named after a black bear from the London Zoo and a swan named Pooh. Milne's stories and poems about Winnie the Pooh are classics. Ashdown Forest is the place where the real Christopher Robin spent his summer vacations and where the books were written by Milne.

Bulldoze the Muppet Theater for the sake of oil wells? How crazy is that? Well apparently Tex Richman is an oilman who hatched up the nefarious plan to do just that. Chris Cooper (The Bourne Identity) has plans to drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the shrine where Muppet lovers come to worship. Only a huge amount of money raised will save the theater. Ten Million dollars must be gathered soon and dedicated fans will help by putting on a huge Muppet Telethon. They must find Kermit the Frog, Animal, Miss Piggy, and Gonzo to help bring in the big bucks and save their favorite place once they can be reunited. But the original Muppets went their separate ways to bigger and better careers and must first be found.oices include Jason Segal (I Love You, Man) as Gary, the Muppets biggest fan, Amy Adams (Drop Dead Gorgeous) is Mary, friend of Gary. Steve Whitmire does the voices of Kermit, Statler, and Beaker. Animal, Miss Piggy, and Fozzie Bear owe their voices to the talented Eric Jacobson. Listen for many familiar sounding voices like Whoopie Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, and Alan Arkin.

The Pirates! Band of Misfits is yet another animated film with 3-D action and plenty of familiar voices from top notch actors that the kids will love. Around Christmas is always a favorite time of year for family oriented films and this year there are a lot of them! In "The Pirates" we see the Pirate Captain with a mission in mind to out do their rivals who are Black Bellamy and also Cutlass Liz. They are in the competition for an award for Pirate of the Year. Along the way the Captain hand crew travel from the shore on Blood Island deep into the fog bound streets of old Victorian London.his is stop motion buy still has plenty of computer graphics that do a lot for the visual elements such as rolling sea and spectacular scenery. The CG technology allows for more visual and expanded scenery plus adding that old wooden boat that could not possibly actually float in real time. But it's fun!oices include Hugh Grant as Pirate Captain, Cutlass Liza is voiced by Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven is the voice of Black Bellamy, and as Queen Victoria we hear Imelda Staunton. All come together to create a family fun movie for the holidays!

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