DVD Review: “The Gruffalo”

The Gruffalo

Released: August 16, 2011

Studio: NCircle Entertainment

Running Time: 40 minutes plus bonus content

ABOUT:

Based on the best-selling children’s book, The Gruffalo is a magical tale of a mouse who takes a stroll through the woods.  Encountering three predators who all wish to eat him, the adorable and confident mouse has to use his wits to survive.  He tells his predators that he is meeting a monster, which scares each of them, but what will mouse do when comes face to face with the terrible product of his imagination?

Features the voices of Helena Bonham Carter, James Corden, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson, Robbie Coltrane, Rob Brydon.

MY THOUGHTS:

First off, this animation is amazing.  It is not quite animated nor claymation, but it actually reminds me like its right out of a picture book.  I was really impressed with it and it was a nice change from other kid movies we watch.  I had never read “The Gruffalo” which is a bestselling children’s picture book, so I wasn’t sure what to expect.  Even though the Gruffalo looks scary, he’s really not and it is actually a funny story.  We watched it twice when I first put it on.  I think for fans of the picture book, this movie is a must and even if your not a fan (like me) we loved it.  The movie is about a mom who tells her children a story about a monster and a mouse.  The mouse is searching for a nut and along the way, he comes across three animals that want to eat him so he makes up an imaginary monster friend.  Of course then the imaginary monster friend The Gruffalo appears and wants to eat him too!  The movie is super cute and because of the mouse’s wits and confidence, he outsmarts the other animals.

BUY IT: You can buy “The Gruffalo” wherever DVDs are sold or check it out on the NCircle website!

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