Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo

2004
6.3| 1h5m| G| en| More Info
Released: 09 March 2004 Released
Producted By: Disney Television Animation
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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Spring has sprung, and baby Roo is excited to get out and explore and make new friends. But Rabbit seems preoccupied with spring cleaning, instead of embracing his usual role of playing Easter Bunny. Leave it to Roo to show Rabbit -- through love -- that it's more important who you love and not who's in charge.

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Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good
Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!
Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.
Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
zsofikam To start off with, I have made no secret of loving Winnie the Pooh. It just seems so innocent and pure. Given that Pooh already has Halloween, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Valentine's Day, so an Easter special is a logical next step. In fact, I wanted to post this review on Easter but didn't have enough time. My one criticism is that the story feels a little rushed. It starts off very nicely with Roo excited about Easter and very nicely depicts his disappointment (and that of the others) when Rabbit declares it to be Spring Cleaning Day instead. Determined to get Rabbit to repent, the gang decides to clean up and decorate his house and we later see a flashback of how Rabbit acquired his dislike of Easter, which came from his experience of the previous Easter. My one criticism is that the story, which starts out very sweet, seems mostly to jump between the "Rabbit plot" (Rabbit's views on Easter and his redemption) and the "Roo plot" (Roo's excitement for the holiday), especially considering that I was expecting the plot to be focused around Roo given how he's featured so prominently on the box art and is named in the title. But that's a minor criticism. All in all, this is a sweet Easter story worthy of the Winnie the Pooh name.
johnstonjames if you have a toddler and you are planning a Easter egg hunt, than this film will probably appeal to you. i like Easter (after all it is basically a religious holiday), but i'm not that into the whole toddler babyish thing, so i kind of prefer my kiddie movies to have a little more bite than this pacifying baby food mush. still, the animation was the usual top-notch quality you expect from Disney, even for the direct to DVD features.i thought Jimmy Bennet was good as Roo. i'm not saying it was some kind of Oscar worthy performance, but he was pretty good at sustaining the character for a full length role. something that must have been a little challenging since Roo is usually delegated to a one dimensional supporting role in most of the 'Pooh' films and features.my main problem with the 'Disneyized" Pooh, is that Disney has sort of run the whole 'Pooh' franchise into the ground and turned into something so commercial you can barley recognize it as the once gentle Hundred Acre Woods. now it seems like a bunch of loud mouthed self promotion half the time.this was a good entertainment for little kids at Easter and possibly for adults who don't have anything better to do on Easter morning and want to get in a holiday mood. otherwise, besides expert animation, the "baby factor" is through the roof on this stuff.
TheLittleSongbird It is definitely not the best of anything to do with the immortal Winnie the Pooh, but it is a sweet and enjoyable movie regardless. The film is perhaps too short, and perhaps too quick in pace, but it is still very enjoyable and charming. The animation isn't too bad, the backgrounds especially are lovely, and the music isn't completely redundant either. It isn't phenomenal, but it is simple and memorable, which is good enough for me. I liked the story, it was a nice moral story with a sweet message, and the script was both touching and funny. The characters are still likable, Roo is very endearing here especially and the voice work is faultless. Overall, nice and charming without being the best movie ever, it is perfectly ideal for kids and if they like it at least Disney are doing something right. 8/10 Bethany Cox
chrisbishop5000 I can't believe that Disney found it necessary to even think of making this film! I love Winnie the Pooh and I love watching most of his films but I can safely say that this one is unbearable! Rabbit hates Easter and becomes emotionally saddened about it for a very pointless reason - because he felt left out when everyone else was having fun! The narrator is more of one of the supporting characters and just like everyone else, he acts like a total idiot. Also, I can't believe people make far too big a deal of "Rabbit's Rubbish Reason" as I call it. Why can't they just say "oh, Rabbit, surely you're not getting into a state over just that! Snap out of it, pal!" instead of "oh, dear, you are unhappy, aren't you? We honestly didn't mean to hurt your feelings, Rabbit. We just wanted Roo to be happy on his first Easter." At the end of the film we see Rabbit singing the insufferable song "Cos what I like most about Easter" and then gives Roo a hug, Tigger cries emotionally at that touching, tearful moment that'll touch the hearts of all that see it - (blowing a raspberry) uh, yeah right!!! Honest to GOD! What's so emotionally moving about having a hug? And, also, what's so tear-jerking about singing that stupid song? About two years ago mum got it on video from Safeway and I only saw it once. I don't know where it is now and quite frankly I don't care! "Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo" is a very cheap, poor film that is a real waste of time.