Disney's Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh [Blu-ray] [Region Free]

THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH [1977 / 2015] [25th Anniversary Edition] [Blu-ray] Disney’s 22nd Animated Classic! Three Cheers For Winnie The Pooh!Inspired by A.A. Milne’s whimsical stories, Walt Disney created his original version for Pooh…a bear so lovable; he’d be embraced by millions. What bear could be more loveable than the honey-eating, huggably pudgy, sweet-hearted Winnie-the Pooh. Here we experience Pooh's charming adventures seamlessly unfold in three stories.The three stories are, WINNIE THE POOH AND THE HONEY TREE, WINNIE THE POOH AND THE BLUSTERY DAY and WINNIE THE POOH AND TIGGER TOO and you’ll see why this bear of very little brain remains so beloved by all. Join Pooh and pals Piglet, Tigger, Owl, Eeyore, Rabbit and Christopher Robin in the Hundred Acre Wood for everlasting friendships, "thotful" spots and "hunny" pots!Complete with Oscar winning animation and a magical musical score, Disney’s timeless Classic will delight your family again and again! A delightful animated film experience and an equally magical experience, which is not just for the little Disney fans, but for all generations!Narrated by Sebastian Cabot.FILM FACT No.1: Awards and Nominations: WINNIE THE POOH AND THE HONEY TREE [1966]. 1966 Grammy Awards®: Best Recording for Children for Bruce Reitherman (Performance) Richard M. Sherman (music and lyrics), Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics), Sebastian Cabot (Narrator) and Sterling Holloway (Performance).FILM FACT No.2: Awards and Nominations: WINNIE THE POOH AND THE BLUSTERY DAY [1968]. 1969 Academy Awards®: Win: Best Short Subject Walt Disney Cartoon. Walt Disney's nomination and award was posthumous, as he died two years prior to the film's release. Wolfgang Reitherman, the film's director, accepted the Academy Award on his behalf.FILM FACT No.3: Awards and Nominations: WINNIE THE POOH AND TIGGER TOO [1974]. 1975 Academy Awards®: Nominated: Best Short Animated Film for Wolfgang Reitherman. 1975 Grammy Awards®: Win: Best Recording for Children for Paul Winchell (Performance), Richard M. Sherman (music and lyrics), Robert B. Sherman (music and lyrics), Sebastian Cabot (Narrator) and Sterling Holloway (Performance).Voice Cast: Sebastian Cabot (Narrator), Junius Matthews, Barbara Luddy, Howard Morris, John Fiedler, Ralph Wright, Hal Smith, Clint Howard, Bruce Reitherman, Jon Walmsley, Timothy Turner, Dori Whitaker, Sterling Holloway and Paul WinchellDirectors: John Lounsbery and Wolfgang ReithermanProducer: Wolfgang ReithermanScreenplay: Eric Cleworth (story), Julius Svendsen (story), Ken Anderson (story), Larry Clemmons (story), Ralph Wright (story), Ted Berman (story), Vance Gerry (story), Xavier Atencio (story), Winston Hibler (story supervisor "Blustery Day") and A.A. Milne (books)Music and Lyrics: Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. ShermanMusic Score and Conductor: Buddy BakerVideo Resolution: 1080p [Technicolor]Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1Audio: English: 5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix, Danish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound, Finnish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound, Norwegian: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound and Swedish: 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround SoundSubtitles: English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and SwedishRunning Time: 74 minutesRegion: All RegionsNumber of discs: 1Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home EntertainmentAndrew’s Blu-ray Review: ‘THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH’ [1977] is a Walt Disney Studios animated musical comedy feature-length film was originally released by Buena Vista Distribution and first released on 11th March, 1977. It is the 22nd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Studios. It is based upon the classic children's stories about the beloved bear written by A. A. Milne, and as well as the final chapter of the second treasured story, “The House at Pooh Corner.” The animated film ‘THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH’ is actually composed of material from three previously released animated shorts:WINNIE THE POOH AND THE HONEY TREE [1966] Winnie the Pooh, the honey loving silly old bear attempts to get honey from a bee tree, so after climbing the tree didn't work, he borrows Christopher Robin's balloon, dunks himself in mud and floats to the top of the honey tree incognito as a little black rain cloud. After escaping the angry bees, Pooh decides to get honey the old fashion way: getting some from Rabbit, so after stuffing his face with all of Rabbit's honey, Pooh attempts to climb out Rabbit's front door, but becomes stuck! No matter how hard everyone tries, they can't get him out, so they wait for Pooh to lose weight before they can get him out. Then along comes Gopher who agrees to help get Pooh out and almost feeds him more honey! But then one morning, Pooh is finally freed from the doorway and ends up in another sticky situation-quite literally! Voice Cast: Sebastian Cabot [Narrator], Sterling Holloway [Winnie the Pooh], Junius C. Matthews [Rabbit], Hal Smith [Owl], Howard Morris [Gopher], Clint Howard [Roo], Barbara Luddy [Kanga], Bruce Reitherman [Christopher Robin] and Ralph Wright [Eeyore].WINNIE THE POOH AND THE BLUSTERY DAY [1968] Pooh is back and this time he's gonna blow you away. Almost literally. When Pooh's friend Gopher warns him that it's Windsday, Pooh goes off to wish Piglet a Happy Windsday, but Piglet is lifted into the air by the strong winds, Pooh grabs Piglet's scarf, which unravels into a single string, and looks to be flying Piglet like a kite. They arrive at Owl's house, the wind blows it down and Owl inquires as to whether Pooh did it. Eeyore agrees to find a new house for Owl, but one night, Pooh gets a visit from an unusual new friend – Tigger, a rambunctious tiger who likes honey but hates it just the same, and warns Pooh about Heffalumps and Woozles, who steal honey. But Heffalumps and Woozles are only half of Pooh's worries now, for a huge rain storm has set on the Hundred Acre Wood. Everybody is swimming in their homes. Pooh inadvertently saves Piglet from a waterfall so they have a hero party. Eeyore then barges in and announces he has found a new home for Owl; unfortunately the house he found was Piglet's. But Piglet does a heroic thing and turns over his domicile to Owl, so they have a Two Hero Party and the storm dies down. At least until next Windsday. Voice Cast: Sebastian Cabot [Narrator], Sterling Holloway [Winnie the Pooh], John Fiedler [Piglet], Jon Walmsley [Christopher Robin], Hal Smith [Owl], Ralph Wright [Eeyore], Junius C. Matthews [Rabbit], Howard Morris [Gopher], Barbara Luddy [Kanga], Clint Howard [Roo] and Paul Winchell [Tigger].WINNIE THE POOH AND TIGGER TOO [1974] Rabbit is tired of Tigger always bouncing him, so he gets Pooh and Piglet together to come up with an idea to get the bounce out of Tigger. Rabbit suggests they take him into the middle of nowhere and leave him overnight. The idea backfires and Rabbit, Piglet and Pooh find themselves lost, but Pooh's tummy guides them home. Then, Tigger and Roo go out for a bounce and get caught in a tree, which Tigger is too afraid to get out of, and Rabbit makes Tigger promise that if they help get Tigger down, that Tigger can never bounce again. So Tigger is rescued and feels sad that he can no longer bounce, but everyone, including Rabbit, agrees they liked the old bouncy Tigger better. Voice Cast: Sebastian Cabot [Narrator], Dori Whitaker [Roo], Paul Winchell [Tigger], Sterling Holloway [Winnie the Pooh], John Fiedler [Piglet], Junius Matthews [Rabbit], Barbara Luddy [Kanga] and Timothy Turner [Christopher Robin].A fourth, shorter feature was added to bring the animated film to a close. The sequence was based on the final chapter of “The House at Pooh Corner,” where Christopher Robin has to leave the Hundred Acre Wood behind as he is starting school. In it, Christopher Robin and Pooh discuss what they liked doing together and he asks Pooh to promise to remember him and to keep some of the memories of their time together alive. Pooh agrees, and the animated film closes with The Narrator Sebastian Cabot, “saying that wherever Christopher Robin goes, Pooh will always be waiting for him whenever he returns.”The three animated film's content comes largely from the three previously released animated features that Disney produced based upon the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne: “Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree” [1966], “Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day” [1968], and “Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too!” [1974]. Extra material used to link the three features together was added to allow the stories to flow into each other.The animated film also inspired an attraction of the same name at both Disneyland and Walt Disney World. A much more elaborate attraction, also based on the film, opened in Tokyo Disneyland as "Pooh's Hunny Hunt."THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH MUSIC TRACK LISTWINNIE THE POOH [Performed by the Disney Chorus and Thurl Ravenscroft] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]UP, DOWN, TOUCH THE GROUND [Performed by Sterling Holloway] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]RUMBLY IN MY TUMBLY [Performed by Sterling Holloway] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman](I’M JUST A) LITTLE BLACK RAINCLOUD [Performed by Sterling Holloway and Bruce Reitherman] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]MIND OVER MATTER [Performed by Sterling Holloway, Bruce Reitherman, Junius Matthews, Ralph Wright, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, John Fiedler, and Hal Smith] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]LIKE A RATHER BLUSTERY DAY [Performed by Sterling Holloway] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]THE WONDERFUL THING ABOUT TIGGERS [Performed by Sterling Holloway] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]HEFFALUMPS AND WOOZLES [Performed by the Disney Chorus] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]THE RAIN, RAIN, RAIN, CAME DOWN, DOWN, DOWN [Performed by the Disney Chorus] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]HIP-HIP POO-RAY! [Performed by Sterling Holloway, Paul Winchell, Jon Walmsley, Junius Matthews, Ralph Wright, Clint Howard, Barbara Luddy, John Fiedler, and Hal Smith] [Written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman]Blu-ray Video Quality – Once again the Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has brought us this glorious Blu-ray disc in a stunning 1080p Technicolor image presentation, which is helped by the very nice 1.66:1 aspect ratio. The animated colours are totally rich and very vibrant and because they are dynamic, make it look as though you could freeze frame almost any of the images of the animated film and have yourself a painting worthy of being framed. In the live action shots of the stuffed animals in Christopher Robin’s bedroom the fur on the animals look so warm, rich and positively huggable! This 2015 Blu-ray upgrade release of this Disney animated film looks totally amazing and matches the old original film’s look and style perfectly.Blu-ray Audio Quality – Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has given us a totally excellent and unique 5.1 Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix. The dialogue is very clear and consistent throughout the animated film. The soundtrack is lightly front speaker oriented, but I did notice some stomping across all of the channels. Tigger’s endless bouncing also shows off the excellent directional effects of this mix too. But Buddy Baker’s composed music sounds wonderful and is well balanced with the rest of the animated film. It is never overwhelmed by the music or the film’s sound effectsBlu-ray Special Features and Extras:SNEAK PEAKS: DISNEY NATURE: Chimpanzee [2012] [1080p] [1.78:1]; PLANES [2013] [1080p] [1.78:1]; Disney Junior: Sofia the First [1080p] [1.78:1] and Tinker Bell [Movie] [1080p] [1.78:1]Finally, as a massive long-time fan of the silly ol’ Winnie The Pooh bear, but of course I am extremely happy to see him and his friends return in such a wonderful Disney animated film. ‘THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH’ is hilariously funny, charming, and children of all ages will especially love this animated film forever and will be especially loved by the whole family who will enjoy every magical moment. I also feel this classic Disney animated film is as always a true masterpiece that has been achieved, especially with this old style hand drawn animated film that Disney always excels with this original 1977 release of a style of cartoon I have always loved and enjoyed, so I hope you will to, especially if you are a massive Disney fan like me. Highly Recommended!Andrew C. Miller – Your Ultimate No.1 Film AficionadoLe Cinema ParadisoUnited Kingdom

One of many Christmas gift for my niece who loves Disney

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is really 3 stories in one, which is really nice. Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974).Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966) is about Pooh running out of honey & first trying to disguise himself as a little black raincloud to steal some honey from the bees. When that doesn't work he ends up at Rabbit's place & ends up eating too much & gets stuck in the door with some very funny consequences.Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), it's a very windy day & Pooh who misunderstands Gopher's warning goes across the Hundred Acre Wood to wish everyone a happy Winds-day. While a lot more happens in this story wishing someone a happy Winds-day is just so amusing I don't feel the need to explain this story anymore haha.Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974) – Rabbit, Pooh and Piglet formulates a plan to abandon Tigger in the woods, and find him the next day so hopefully Tigger will stop bouncing on his friends unexpectedly. Later on in the story Tigger gets stuck up a tree & promises never to bounce again if he can get down. At that moment, the narrator chimes in for help. Tigger begs him to "narrate" him down from the tree, and he tilts the book sideways, allowing Tigger to step onto the text of the page.Happy, Tigger attempts to bounce but Rabbit stops him reminding Tigger of the promise he made. Devastated, Tigger realizes he cannot bounce anymore and slowly walks away and Rabbit feels better that there will be peace, but everyone else does not and felt sad to see Tigger depressed and remind Rabbit of the joy Tigger brought when he was bouncing. Then Rabbit shows sympathy for Tigger and takes back the promise they had agreed on; he is then given a friendly tackle by an overly-excited Tigger. Tigger invites everyone to bounce with him and even teaches Rabbit how to do it. For the first time, Rabbit is happy to be bouncing, as is everyone else as Tigger sings his signature song.As for the extras, you do get a good few on this DVD including:A Day For EeyoreThe Winnie the Pooh Art GalleryThe Story Behind The MasterpieceThe Winnie the Pooh Theme SongPooh's ShadowThe 100 Acre Wood ChallengePooh's Pop-up Fun FactsHeffalumps and Woozles

Arrived in good time. As described

A.A Milne's classic stories are brought to life in these 3 classic stories: Winnie The Pooh and the Honey Tree, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too.In Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree, Pooh is out of honey and schemes to collect honey from a nearby tree. But soon gets into a lot of trouble.In Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, a storm runs through the Hundred Acre Wood and Pooh meets a brand new friend during the storm.And in Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too, Rabbit grows tired of Tigger and his bouncing so he hatches a plan to hopefully scare Tigger to never bounce again... by losing him in the woods.I first watched these as a kid on VHS and loved them so much, the characters were both recognisable and funny. The songs were catchy and fun to listen to, but as the original animated shorts it was a joy to revisit them in HD on Blu Ray. The quality of the video shows how much Disney cares about restoring old classics to this format.I highly recommend this movie to people of all ages and this easily earns 5 stars.