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This movie was okay. The story was original (except for the Boo to You Too scenes). The story is this: on Halloween Pooh eats all the Halloween candy so there will be none for anyone else. Tigger then tells the tale of the Gabloon and if you catch him you get 1 wish. Roo and Lumpy set off to capture it, but Lumpy gets trapped. A terrified Roo then runs to his friends and they save Lumpy. Now for the bad part, the song Roo and Lumpy sing is like torture. "We're friends forever, we'll be brave together" give me a break! I think my head was going to explode.

In a nutshell- good film, awful song

Like with my Springtime With Roo review, I originally wanted to post this review on or near Halloween but I didn't have the time. So here it is now instead. First things first, I think Lumpy's adorable and his voice is really sweet, as is the story of him learning to be courageous. The one thing that disappointed me, and the main reason why I didn't rate it higher, is that when Roo tries to unscare Lumpy by telling the story of how Piglet learned to overcome his fear it literally just plays the second half of Boo To You Too. I would have preferred if there were simply silent flashbacks from Boo To You Too with Roo narrating over it or even better simply have Roo summarize how Piglet learned to be brave. That quibble aside, I find that I rather enjoyed A Heffalump Halloween. I already mentioned enjoying Lumpy overall and it's always nice to see another Halloween episode since, at least in my experience, even the worst holiday episodes are at least watchable. Finally, and I know I say this every time I review something Pooh-related, but I just love Winnie the Pooh and everything associated with it.

I have to say, I have been a fan of Winnie the Pooh ever since I was a kid myself, and am still very much so now that I am an adult, though I am young at heart. :) I have seen all the movies I know of (Many Adventures, Grand Adventure, Very Merry Pooh Year, Tigger Movie, Piglets Big Movie, Springtime with Roo, Heffalump Movie, and....this one).

I have to say, I was surprised that they were going to release 2 movies within months of themselves...unfortunately, now I know why.

Don't get me wrong. I fell in love with Lumpy too, just as I had all the Pooh characters years ago, and I think the voice of Kyle Stranger was great for him. Nikita Hopkins is the best voice I have heard for Roo, (though to anyone who has seen this movie, they will notice, like in Springtime with Roo, it is Jimmy Bennetts voice, not who I had expected).

And I also have to say, I was a bit disappointed myself. I had no idea that over half the "movie" was going to be spent by Roo, trying to "un-scare" Lumpy by telling him the story of "Boo to you too, Winnie the Pooh." I had thought that they were leaving any connections to "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" out of the movies. Otherwise I would want them to bring Kessy back (from Find Her, Keep Her, and A Bird In Hand) :) Anyway, if they DO bring out another movie....which, knowing Disney, they will....I hope they do not try and pull another stunt like this. I take it as an insult, not only now, but to my joys of the past.

Pros: Good musical sections Really charming character animation, pretty background paintings

Cons: Very weak plots, meandering and coincidental Meaningless scenes, bad for characterization and story alike Main story focuses on the two least interesting characters No real central theme

Best part: Tigger's solo song, nice music and good visuals Worst part: slow motion tossing at the end of the Roo storyline, ultra cheesy and bad way to end a boring conflict