The Velveteen Rabbit (DVD, 2009)

I bought this for my 5 mo. old grandson...he will appreciate later! My daughter loved this story so I wanted her son to enjoy, too! We're hoping to unbox my daughters "velveteen rabbit" who was well loved and made of tan velveteen!

I purchased this DVD for my granddaughter because it has a lot of
real life applications. It certainly is very entertaining as well as educational especially for preteen as well as teenagers.

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER MADE!!!!!!!!! SHOWS WHAT TRUE LOVE CAN DO FOR A PERSON AND A FAMILY. WHAT CAN A CHILDS IMAGINATION UNLEASH IF IT'S BIG ENOUGH. SO MUCH LOVE THAT IT BRINGS A STUFFED RABBIT TO LIFE. THERE WAS NOTHING I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT THIS MOVIE!!!!!!! TOBY SHOWED HIS NANA AND FATHER JUST WHAT CAN BE DONE IF YOU BELIEVE HARD ENOUGH. I'D GIVE THIS MOVIE 15 STARS. ACTING WAS SUPERB BY ALL BUT ESPECIALY TOBY. I'VE BOUGHT 3 OF THESE IN CASE ONE GETS BROKE OR USED TO MUCH.THE KIDS LIKE THE COLORING BOOK THAT COMES WITH CERTAIN ONES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MICHAEL LANDON JR. FOR ALL YOUR GREAT MOVIES. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. AWANAKARD

I decided to buy this before we ever saw it because it's so expensive to go the movies, and I figured that there wouldn't be the type of special effects that really need the big screen to be appreciated anyhow. Which was true.
This story has been seriously altered, partly I think to make it longer and partly to add dramatic tension. Well, it WAS a children's story, but now it's a bit too "dramatic" for the 2 year old for whom I bought it. Here's the story: Little boy's mother dies, father can't stand the kid, father's rigid mother takes kid in, boy finds Dad's old toys in attic, boy creates fantasy world (displayed in cartoon mode), and then it gets really psychological. While the grandmother does loosen up, the father behaves hatefully toward his child until child nearly dies. Then yada yada. But the scenes that are too intense for young ones include possibly the one where the boy loses his rabbit temporarily, and definitely the one where his fantasy world burns. Also at the end the rabbit has to actively escape the bonfire in order to survive, as his little caregiver is panicking while looking on. So, although the movie got a lot of hype, the storyline was not actually enhanced from the original, and you do not want to use this as a bedtime relaxer for toddlers or young children. Well, not for any children. OK, I'm 52 and I never want to see it again!