Dumbo (DVD)

As I was organising my Disney DVDs the other day, I re-discovered a classic that had been hidden from a very obsessed little boy (who's on the autistic spectrum and would watch it 4 or 5 times in a row). That classic was Dumbo, a relatively short film that I count as one of the best Disney animations. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on your point of view), the little boy saw the film in my hand, and demanded that we put "Bumbo" on for about the thousandth time. So I thought it was as good a time as any for me to share my thoughts on this classic animation with you….. ---All About The Film--- Dumbo was the 4th Disney animated ...  Read the complete review

Yesterday as it was raining outside I decided to let my elder son watch a film. I knew that Dumbo is a classic of Walt Disney and that it is a film about an elephant, but this was all. I haven't seen the film until yesterday afternoon. My 28 months old son started to watch it sitting in his highchair while I was sitting next to him feeding the younger one. To be honest I was curious as well. The film starts with a rainy evening plot, just the same as we had yesterday afternoon. Some animals of the circus got their babies wrapped like a gift delivered by storks. Only Mrs. Jumbo remained without her baby she was expected so desperately. Finally her ...  Read the complete review

I love Disney films, and my favourites have always usually included animals of some sort as the main characters. One I quite like is no exception, and this film is Dumbo! Plot: Dumbo is the story of an elephant who is born with huge ears, way larger than any of the other elephants in the herd! He is constantly being made fun of so he 'runs away', or flies off to join the circus. But he is missed more than he thought he would have been- can they find Dumbo before they move on? Characters: My favourite character is most certainly Dumbo. He is so adorable, you cannot stop yourself from being won over by his cheeky little smile and adorable ...  Read the complete review

I recently watched this film for the first time since I was a really young child and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have to say that the one thing that truly amazed me was the quality of the animation and the film as a whole. The film is almost 70 years old yet it still holds a huge amount of charm and the pictures are truly amazing. The film begins with all the animals in the zoo getting deliveries from the stork with their babies. However Mrs Jumbo, one of the elephants, does not get a delivery. Later the animals from teh zoo are packed up on to a train and taken to a town further away. On the way the stork arrives with Mrs Jumbos package. As she ...  Read the complete review

Okay, being a budgeting sort of person, I have been adding the odd toy and DVD and such to my Amazon orders, to hide in the loft for Christmas. First though, I always watch the DVDs with the kids safely asleep, to make sure the disc is not blank (happened once), or otherwise defective (has happened twice). The faults were not down to just Disney, as only one of my previously faulty discs was a Disney, the others were Sony Wonder and paramount releases; its just that these things happen! Anyway, having had mishaps before, I check them, and then place them in the loft in the appropriate recetacle.Yes, even my loft is tidy and organised more or less, but that's another ...  Read the complete review