HIPPI Movie Reviews

ABC Presidential documentaries are always stellar efforts and this is no exception. The magnificent life of TR is told is painstaking detail and everything is beautifully photographed and arranged. When the film details TR's childhood asthma, they photograph a small boy, meant to be TR, in a darkened room, as the wind batters the curtains. It's an ethereal moment and makes the viewer think they are in the room with Roosevelt.

TR's entire life is depicted, with generous amounts of time being spent on his early years in New York. But the majority of the program is rightly devoted to TR in the period 1898-1909, where he went from Rough Rider to President. His private side is illuminated and one realizes he was a fascinating, though sometimes infuriating man; stubborn, headstrong, yet brilliant. It's all here: his ability to speak languages, his amazing memory, the fact he read a book every day, his passion for the outdoor life, his years at Harvard. His romances are here as well, including his early passion for eventual wife Edith, whom he threw over for his first wife, Alice. She died on the same day as TR's mother, and this dual blow is examined in detail.

This is a gorgeous film, photographed with care and produced with exquisite flair. If you're not especially interested in Roosevelt, you will be after viewing this documentary. If you are already a fan of TR, this will make you love him all the more.

I love this tape! I saw it as an ABC television special over ten years ago. About five years ago I found out that a friend had made a copy of it and managed to talk him into giving it to me. Teddy had a full life and this tape does a good job of fittng it into roughly two hours. The archival photos, pictures, and films are clear and are accurately placed in the historical narative. The Sousa music creates a mood that takes one back to the energetic turn of the 20th century with all its brash color and jingoism. I like this film so much that I show it in its entirety each year in the U.S. course that I teach.

I was really turned off by the British dubbing. Tommy, Anika, & Pippi all sound alike and they are so drab. The original dubbing may not have been perfect, but gave the episodes a feeling of fun & excitement. They also call Anika "Anna" - I grew up with Pippi and this was a little dissapointing. I gave it 4 stars because the quality is high and perhaps a new generation would find it appealing.

Inger Nilsson IS Pippi Longstocking for an entire generation, and she is as adorable as ever in beautifully mastered DVD collection. I had no idea all four of the Swedish theatrical films were edited together from the television series (though the DVD case claims only the first one was -- that's incorrect).

Picture is GORGEOUS -- brilliant colors, razor sharp, little grain, and hardly a spot on the film. The only drawback, besides no extras, is the lack of an option to play the original Swedish lanuage.

Since the TV series contained scenes that were never in the theatrical features, the original American dubbing was presumably not an option, as it would have been incomplete. A brand-new dubbed track was created, this time using British actors. I think the new dubbing is quite good. The children are actually much better actors than the old American voices from the early 70s.

Hen's Tooth, thank you for finally bringing Pippi to DVD. Please release the rest of this series... and put the Swedish language track on there!

The Swedish original with subtitles as an option would be the ideal, but this is still great. Finally we can view part of the full TV episodes that they later slaughtered into two full lenght movies in the US. There were 13 30-minute episodes made in total, so we're talking 6 1/2 hrs of Pippi that was cut into two 1 1/2 hrs films!!! This DVD contains 6 episodes. Release the rest as well!!! Great buy and over three hours of FUN. Rejoice!!

I first saw this movie during its initial theatrical release in 1988. Even then, as a 5th-grader, I could tell from the opening scene that this movie would be a horrible disappointment. I was actually ashamed for that 15-year-old girl who tried to pass herself off as Pippi. In the books, Pippi was a quick-witted, harmless trouble-maker (who was, by the way, supposed to be 9 years old), but in this movie version she is a brainless ding-dong who instigates a countless number of harmful schemes. While trying to elude the truant/social worker, she selfishly convinces her two "best friends" to leave their parents and run away with her on a mindless "adventure." When Tommy and Annika begin to have second thoughts about leaving home, Pippi consoles them with a bar of chocolate to be shared by the three of them. The simpletons are actually cheered up by the offering, as if any kid would rather have one-third of a chocolate bar over a warm home-cooked meal. And just when I thought this movie couldn't get any worse, the characters actually begin to sing songs that sound like they were written by a 5-year-old contest winner. You'd think that the adults involved in the making of this movie would try as hard as possible to please young fans by staying true to the books, but while watching this heartless sacrilege unfold in the theater that day, I had the awful feeling that Astrid Lindgren (author of the Pippi books) had rolled over in his grave.

Pippi Longstocking is a great movie for kids of all ages it shows that you can do whatever you wanna do if you use your imagination and if you believe in yourself. I enjoy the movie very much because it shows adventure, fun, and more fun. pippi is a very responsible girl who walks on ropes to save kids from a burning building, takes care of her friends when they run away, looks after whatever and whoever comes into her life, and brings many people joy and happiness, and still teaches a good moral lesson to do things your way as long as their not to irresponsible. This movie is a great adventure and its a shame that tami erin (pippi) dissapeared because i think that another movie would be awesome. this movie is also a good example of three kids with a great relationship that cant be broken up by anything. My personal opinion is that the songs are fun and great to sing along to. I highly recommened this movie.

I have been looking for this movie for 6 years and have never found it until now. I saw this movie when I was younger and thought it was absolutely amazing. It has so much emagination and is apealing to the younger generation. This has always been my favorite movie and when I recieve it i am determined to never put it down! This movie lets me escape back into the days when everything didn't matter and lets me be a child again.

This is one of the WORST movies I've EVER seen! Horrible story, horrible plot, horrible music, horrible acting!! Don't rent this movie, or buy it. I recommend Mandy Moore's movie "A Walk to Remmeber" instead of this piece of garbage...

Britney first movie was great. I saw it with my other sister and my niece and they both thought it was good. The critics are so wrong about Britney but hay it's they job to boo movies right. This movie has everything you want in it. The characters are wonderful the plot is well thought out and the music need I say more about that. I think Britney did a wonderful job on the movie and I know she will give us more good movies in the furture. Go Britney!

I thought BRIT- did just fine, Plus she has a Big Madonna poster in her room, singing Open your heart witch is one of favorites M songs. Anyhow this a dvd to own by all Brit- fans... GO B>

My students fell in love with Pippi this year, and really enjoyed "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking", which is not animated. This one was good too, but not as exciting.

This video is great before you've read Pippi In The South Seas.