I guess this makes me a grouch, or just a childless 20-something, but this release of “the classic series” Babar didn’t get me into the holiday spirit. It’s a cheap ploy to claim the DVD (clocking in a little over an hour) features “two bonus episodes” when Babar & Father Christmas is a 24 minute special that bares unintentional comparisons to House of Saddam. Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff’s children books are, I assume, faithfully depicted here as head elephant and king of Elephantland Babar and his family learn valuable life lessons about the joy of Christmas, gift-giving and more. Unfortunately, the episodes haven’t aged entirely well – nevermind the less-than-true claim of a “digitally restored and remastered” series – and between a sluggish pace and intermittent laughs, it’s a slouch through the trio presented here - "Babar & Father Christmas," "A Child in the Snow," and "The Gift."
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- 12/15/2011
- by Mark Zhuravsky
- JustPressPlay.net
Twilight Saga producers Temple Hill have latched onto another branded property, one that moves them from scary vampires and werewolves to a beloved elephant. Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey have made a with rights holders Nelvana and The Clifford Ross Company to generate family films around Babar, the bestselling book series. Nelvana and Ross produced an animated series based on the elephant that leaves the jungle for the big city, then returns with lessons learned to become king. Those producers are are currently in production on Babar: The Adventures of Badou. Babar first appeared in the 1931 French book by Jean de Brunhoff, who created and illustrated seven titles. His son, Laurent de Brunhoff, continues to write the books. There are more than 30,000 Babar publications in 19 languages. Bowen and Godfrey are shopping to studios a blueprint for a family comedy that will mix live-action with CG.
- 8/3/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
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