Martin ShortThe Pebble and the Penguin [Blu-ray]

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This is a TRULY AMAZING film for anyone of any age wanting to laugh, shed a few tears, and end up smiling by the end credits.This rendition of The Pebble and the Penguin was hand-corrected by Don Bluth and Gary Goldman in 2007 to remove gross errors caused by a company that recolored the film at the demand of the distributor, which show up in the original theater film and on the earliest VHS and DVD releases (the distributor also went on to alter the original movie by deleting scenes and characters before it even headed to the Big Screen). These are NOT the faults of Don Bluth and Gary Goldman: they so disapproved of the changes to their movie that they didn't want credit as directors due to the end result. It is a shame we will never get to see the ORIGINAL product that Don Bluth intended to go to the Big Screen in all its glory.As an ornithologist studying penguins and raising them at our local aquarium, I critically examined the character design in this movie. The characters in The Pebble and the Penguin are anatomically accurate while combining human-like traits, and are probably Don Bluth's most creative cast... even Drake. I have many of the original production celluloids and drawings from The Pebble and the Penguin displayed on the walls of my home and office because of how endearing and personable these characters are.The music is outstanding, and it is sad none of the tracks ever received airplay in 1995-96. Certainly the song "Now And Forever" is every bit as good as "Beauty and the Beast" and other love songs from other animated fantasy features. (Take a peek at what the soundtrack for The Pebble and the Penguin is going for - so many people want it that it is now a collector's item).This film is one of the few hand-drawn, hand-painted animated features released in the last two decades, and is an art form dying out because of computer animation. It is a labor of love to create these types of animated films. The Don Bluth films CANNOT be compared to others (like Avatar) - that's Apples versus Oranges. Every facet of the film is human created with paint, celluloid, and drawings. Play this movie frame-by-frame on some of the scenes, and you're going to find lots of hidden characters and activities you'd never notice just playing straight through.This is a Must-See film with the mindset that you are watching 15 actual hand-drawn and hand-colored paintings per second whiz by your eyes. Grab someome you love, or your children, and a box of popcorn. You'll enjoy The Pebble and the Penguin over and over for years to come.

This brings back childhood to my eyes. I still own this on VHS but I wanted to get a copy of my own and on and on DVD. One of Don blush underrated failures in the box office. I still miss that companies so much and I really wish Don Bluth would come back he made such good films.The story is simple. Basically a penguin named Hubie wants to win the heart of a beautiful penguin named Marina. But the penguin tradition is that the girl penguin will pick by which stone is the best for her lover. All the Penguins or the girl Penguins think this. And I believe with penguins is actually a true thing. However Marina is not that kind of penguin. She believes that it's not the pedal but it's the penguin that makes him want to be with this special somebody. For the rest of her life. Was he being shy and all it's up to the help of his power Rocco to help when the girl of his heart against this feeling and Drake who also wants her affection. The characters are Charming. But the songs were pretty much were memorable and funny. The story simplistic but that's okay it's a kids movie. The animations gorgeous. Don bluth says he refuses to admit that he did this movie due to the bad at the box office and from the critics as usual. For me as a child I love this film to death and I still do even after watching it. Hubie was my favorite character. But now as I watch it again I believe Rocco is now my favorite character. And so many puns in this film that I never quite recognize before that I can just help but laugh.If you get the chest of it all I believe you should give this movie a shot. Especially considering a lot of the movies that we get these days aren't really that quite good it gives her something to come back to respect.

I fun little movie about a penguin trying to get back to his potential mate. Good music too.

I began to watch this film without expecting much. Admittedly, it does not feature the best animation, but that is not the most important feature in an animated film. It's not the 'Lion King' or 'Dinasaur', but I don't think that it was meant to be. The story is about a love triangle between a good-guy penguin named Hubie, his sweetheart Marina and the egotistical and pompous Drake - this penguin is willing to stoop or bully his way to any level to marry Marina, who is not very interested in him. Hubie must beat the clock to find the most precious pebble and make it back in time, braving all kinds of weather and challenging situations in order to wed Marina. This love-triangle theme of the film was not too 'grown-up', was handled well, and is suitable for children of all ages.The film is both sad (without being too over-the-top) and funny. The dialogue between the characters is both original and hilarious, and the film in general is very wacky, as were some of the songs. Drake's over-the-top rendition of "Don't make me laugh" had me splitting my sides. James Belushi's characterization of Rocko was perfectly fitted to his natural humour and temperament, and Tim Curry did a great job of Drake. This film is the perfect example of not expecting much from a film, but getting everything. If you like a lot of fun, you will probably love this film.

Not horny at all.

This is a fun little romance movie by Don Bluth, from a time when a cartoon movie about Penguins was actually something unique. Apparently there were some production problems and the animation is a bit wonky at certain points (for example characters in the background will sometimes be stuck in a certain position where it looks like they should be moving.) and the story is pretty simple, but I enjoyed it as a child, and I enjoy it now as an adult.Just understand that it's a movie geared towards children and don't expect it to be like The Secret of Nimh.

Love these kid movies ( good for adult too). Changing from VHS to Dvd.

My kids used to love watching this when they were small but we had it on VHS so they haven't seen it for years. When it arrived we sat and watched it and it was like they saw it yesterday! Singing along with the songs it was lovely 😍

Not stated in listing but this is DISC ONLY so be careful if buying as a gift, but if you are buying just for the film then it's cheap and disc works fine. What more could you want

Love this film, came quickly to!!

A fun watch

What a lovely film. Plenty of action and loveable characters made this a perfect film for my 2 year old Grandson!The songs and music are first class too. A pleasure to watch!