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Finally watched Watership Down

Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:34 pm
Posted by athenslife101
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:34 pm
It’s Halloween and I know many people said this movie traumatized them so I thought might as well check it out.

I didn’t find it traumatizing. I found it thrilling. Edge of your seat stuff in all honesty.

Lots of rabbits working together to solve solutions. Loved all the good rabbits. Hated all the bad rabbits.

I felt really bad for the rabbit that had been bullied that got killed by the general as he tried to buy time for his friends

That bird was funny and I’m disappointed “perfect landing” isn’t a meme gif. Not what I expected in the least but found it very enjoyable
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:39 pm to
one of the better-animated movies

Im a fan

Would hate to see it remade with CGI or AI it was just so much better with the artistic format that was used


Kahar was partial inspiration for Yoda

Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:47 pm to
It is simply a beautiful animated adaptation of a great (children's book?). The intro is outstanding. Watch The Secret of Kells next.
Posted by chinese58
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:52 pm to
Are you guys talking about the 1978 one or the Netflix one?

Watership Down 1978 is on MAX if you watched it on Netflix and want to compare them.
Posted by OWLFAN86
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 8:55 pm to
that's The One I'm talking about I didn't know there was a remake
Posted by tigermeat
Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:23 pm to
Read the book if you haven’t. It’s fantastic!
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:32 pm to

Gets praised justifiably so. However, seeing it as a child vs as an adult, I can see how it would come on a bit strong. Especially in these days.


A true classic.
Posted by AtticusOSullivan
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 9:51 pm to
One of the first "big" books i read as a child. It was a fantastic experience. The whole Fiver dream sequences did freak me out a bit. Bigwig and Keehar for the win.
Posted by SportsGuyNOLA
New Orleans, LA
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 10/22/24 at 10:32 pm to
I have it on dvd.

Loved it as a kid.

Maybe because it’s not a silly, stupid kid’s movie and is actually a movie about adult crises and issues set up as a kids movie?

I remember people saying that they were traumatized by it. The only way that you would be traumatized would be if you were a super soft kid and thought it was gonna be a movie about happy bunnies in a warren.
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 7:50 am to
One of my favorite books as a kid and then became a favorite as an adult. I loved the original movie as well and do remember being scared of General Woundwort as a kid. I remember watching the remake vaguely when it came out but I don’t recall it as an improvement on the original.
Posted by 3nOut
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Member since Jan 2013
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 8:20 am to
quote:

I didn’t find it traumatizing. I found it thrilling. Edge of your seat stuff in all honesty


I think they use traumatizing in terms of seeing violence in a kids cartoon with what you normally think of fluffy bunnies as children.

Kinda like Black Cauldron.
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
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Member since Jul 2009
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 8:21 am to
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Finally watched Watership Down


quote:

It’s Halloween


Show it to your kids under 10 for Easter.

Posted by VoxDawg
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 8:30 am to
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I didn’t find it traumatizing. I found it thrilling.

You didn't watch it when you were 6.
Posted by rebelrouser
Columbia, SC
Member since Feb 2013
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 8:39 am to


The prologue is brilliant.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
6932 posts
Posted on 10/23/24 at 8:39 am to
Had to read it in 8th grade.

Siflay Hraka bitches
Posted by olemc999
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 9:57 am to
Watch Plague Dogs next.
Posted by TygerTyger
Houston
Member since Oct 2010
10876 posts
Posted on 10/23/24 at 10:05 am to
quote:

many people said this movie traumatized them


Snowflake pussies.

I watched it when I was a kid and loved it. I've read the book 4 or five times. It's a top 20 books of all time for me.



SPOILERS










BigWig vs General Woundwort was as heroic a fight as has ever been written. Even with BigWig's youth, strength, and the element of surprise Woundwort was still more savage and would have won if not for the arrival of the dog.

Dammit, now I have to go read it again.
Posted by Lsupimp
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 10:06 am to
I remember watching it when I was 12/13 over and over and being really sad about the human condition after watching it. At that age you so badly want to believe in Safe World Theory.
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 10:25 am to
It's my favorite book and I love the movie. After a while, they aren't rabbits anymore.
Posted by MFn GIMP
Member since Feb 2011
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Posted on 10/23/24 at 12:26 pm to
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Are you guys talking about the 1978 one or the Netflix one?

I love the 1978 one but I thought the Netflix version was great too.
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