Watership Down

Pros: realism, story from animal point of view, makes you think
Cons: violence, maybe too much realism

Watership Down, is a movie that is based on the original novel of the same name by Richard Adams. Now I have not read the novel itself, but if the movie does it any justice, then I believe that it must be pretty good in its own right. The movie is a...

Pros: stunningly beautiful
Cons: very dark in places

This glorious novel by Richard Adams soared to fame when it was written, and rightly so. It is a poignant tale of a group of rabbits' struggle to find a home after theirs is destroyed to make room for a shopping mall. Through their struggles, we are...

Pros: wonderful story faithfully rendered from excellent novel
Cons: none

Watership Down is based upon the best selling
novel of the same name. The novel was written by Richard
Adams, an author known for using stories of animals to
illustrate and examine our society and values. This novel was
made...

Pros: Resists, thank goodness, the temptation of "Disney-fication".
Cons: Not up to the book's standards... but then that was always an impossible task.

Many people know Watership Down, if they know it at all beyond "that rabbit thing", only through this film. Which is rather a shame, as it can't hold a candle to Richard Adams' original novel. That's only because the book is astounding, though -...

Pros: story, well-developed characters
Cons: too bloody for kids

From the cautious perspective of the ever watchful world of the rabbit, Watership Down is one of the few animated films that make it’s standing point with a gritty truth and realism, non-stereotypical “bunnies”, thought-provoking theme, and ...

Pros: Serious and mature movie
Cons: Too violent for kids, small character development

Yet another non-Disney animated movie that's surprisingly good. Watership Down is a haunting, powerful, sometimes violent animated movie that tells the story of a warren of British rabbits. Parents, put the toddlers away, lock the doors, and prepare to...

Pros: Great story!!!
Cons: NOT for children.

"Watership Down" is one of the most powerful allegorical fantasies I have ever read; however, I was uncertain as to how well it would translate to the screen. It absolutely died at the box office, probably because, despite the PG rating,...

Pros: this movie is the best cartoon I have ever seen
Cons: violent

From the novel by Richard Adams that thrilled the world, Watership Down is a master piece and is my all time favorite. It's a shame so many people were miss informed on this wonderful tell of friendship and freedom. I think Martin Rosen did a wonderful...

Pros: a real work of art, great story, well done
Cons: violent, not for kids, often mislabeled as a kid movie

As a parent who saw this wonderful movie as a child, let me stress that this is not a kids movie. Yes, it's animated, but it's no cartoon. I'm not saying your kids won't enjoy it, but it may well scare the hell out of them.

From an artistic...

Pros: Easy to watch, cute, good animation
Cons: Subplots might be missed by older children/adults

In the viewing of "Watership Down" which was the followup to my having read the book, this is much more than a children's story book. This is so much a story of a family and of personal struggles. It is a story of living, moving on, and...

Pros: Beautifully done. Realistic. Created from the classic novel and is pretty close
Cons: Somewhat violent

I can still remember the first time I saw this movie. I was six, and stunned by the incredible artwork. Sure, it's bloody, but it shows what really happens. Rabbits are prey animals and it's only expected that they will be ripped to shreds by a dog or...

Pros: ummm....maybe for adults
Cons: bloodthirsty bunnies

My mom went into a bockbuster looking for a movie to rent for us kids. I was about 10 at the time, mt sister was 8, and my brother was 7. It was recommended to my mom by a clerk. She said it was a great animated flick for young kids. Wrong, wrong,...

Pros: very well drawn
Cons: doesn't follow the book very well

Okay okay, I know most movies are not as good as the books are but this movie left out a lot of the major plots of the book and changed a lot of things around. I will say it was very well done though in keeping with some of the main story plots. I must...

Pros: Great animation for it's time, compelling story, interesting characters.
Cons: None.

I first saw this movie many years ago when I was young. It has never aged on me. The movie has great realism qualities and characters you can't help but care about.
Compared to other animated animal movies, this far exceeds. This is because of...