| | |  | GIFT SETS | Home » » The Beatrix Potter Collection | | | | | | | Description: | | Voices of Ian Holm, Hugh Laurie, Derek Jacobi, Prunella Scales, Anna Massey. You may not recognize the name, but hopefully you remember the tales of Peter Rabbit and his friends-beloved stories that have been delighting children for more than 100 years now. Includes The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends, The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle and Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Other Stories and The Tale of Pigling Bland and Other Stories . 3 DVDs. 1993/color/3 hrs., 45 min/NR. | | | Features: | |
• "Once upon a time there were four little rabbits, and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter." So begins the first of Beatrix Potter's Original Peter Rabbit TalesTM, which have been translated into 35 languages and have achieved international success in more than 117 countries worldwide. The beautiful illustrations are magically brought to life in this captivating series, including
| | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Niamh Cusack, Anna Massey | | Director:
| Dianne Jackson | | Format:
| Animated, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 3 | | Studio:
| BBC Worldwide | | Run Time:
| 225 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| February 12, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 42 reviews |
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177 of 179 found the following review helpful:
Beauty and charm for all agesFeb 29, 2008
By Birdman
With the resurgence of interest in the art and tales of Beatrix Potter, there should be great interest in this fine compilation of nine 30-minute episodes from the BBC animated series. As the credits suggest, extraordinary care was taken to preserve Miss Potter's original art down to brushstrokes and washes. The animation is gentle, and invokes the author's characters - for the most part - with great charm and humor, Each episode opens and closes with photographed vignettes from the author's life in the Lake Country, and some are quite moving. The musical score, which sounds like an adaptation of Vaughan Williams, evokes Miss Potter's pastoral existence, and the closing credits feature "Perfect Day," a bewitching song performed by Miriam Stockley, the lead singer of Adiemus.
As I grow older, these stories, animated or not, acquire a mythic quality they did not have when I was young.
In addition, since these animated versions of Potter's most familiar stories bring the eye closer to the art than most readings provide, one can appreciate the color sense, character and innovation in her art.
I am not ashamed to say that I am 55 years old and enjoy watching a tale or two before I go to sleep. Now, as then, Beatrix Potter's stories, her colors and lines and reverence for nature have a way of removing me from the chaos of the present,
This slipcased gift set will make an affordable gift for a child, or for an adult who has not relinquished the child within.
Warmly recommended.
47 of 47 found the following review helpful:
The BBC version has all the right accents - no dub overs!Jun 10, 2008
By K. Lunn
"Sci fi mama"
These videos are absolutely delightful. My boys and I have enjoyed them for years. They love Samuel Whiskers and the Roly Poly Pudding especially. I have been looking for a production of these videos that was NOT by GoodTimes. The reason is because some of the old VHS tapes that were produced by GoodTimes had inserted some odd dub overs in a few places - exchanging the original British accent on a word with a dub over "American" version. I was planning to just have my old VHS tapes transferred over to DVD but now I don't have to !!! LOVE THEM!!! Love the British accents.
53 of 57 found the following review helpful:
BBC 3-DVD 3/08 release = GoodTimes 2-DVD 2/04 releaseMar 06, 2008
By Rudolf Schmid
"nmnori"
Regarding the 3/08 BBC 3-DVD release, "The Beatrix Potter collection"--The Beatrix Potter Collection: This excellent and charming 1990s, British animation series of nine Beatrix-Potter tales, initially called "The world of Peter Rabbit and friends," was previously released on DVD in 2/04 by GoodTimes as "The complete Beatrix Potter collection"--Complete Beatrix Potter Collection 2pk, a box set consisting of two slipcased thick-case DVDs. The Goodtimes release also lacks extras (shame!), is in 4:3 color and Dolby 2.0 stereo, but claims 235 minutes total. GoodTimes sequences the tales as follows:
BBC DVD 1 = GoodTimes 1/1 2/3 2/2 (DVD/tale)
BBC DVD 2 = GoodTimes 1/4 1/2 1/3
BBC DVD 3 = GoodTimes 2/4 2/1 1/5
Quality of the GoodTimes release is very good (the animations are uncompressed). I've not seen the BBC 3/08 release. The GoodTimes 2-DVD set is currently available at 2/3 the cost (list price) of the BBC 3-DVD set.
The series stars Niamh Cusack (born in Dublin 20 Oct. 1959) as a very effective (but voiceless) Beatrix Potter (born 28 July 1866, South Kensington, London, died 22 Dec. 1943, Castle Cottage, Near Sawrey, age 77), with scenes from Potter's cottage and environs at Near Sawrey in England's Lake District. Voices of the animated characters include some very famous actors, as Patricia Routledge (as Cousin Ribby), Derek Jacobi (as Mr. Jeremy Fisher), and Hugh Laurie (Johnny Town-Mouse). More info at IMDb.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Buy this one, NOT the cheap lackluster two dvds Goodtimes release!Mar 31, 2009
By Iulian Alexandru
"julian"
Do not buy the Goodtimes release!!! It's way inferior to this 2008 BBC release! I compared them head to head and the difference is so obvious! The Goodtimes release managed to ruin the picture quality, it sure has to do with the fact that they squeeze the whole thing into two single layer dvds, as opposed to the BBC release who got them on three dvds.
Sure, the price on Goodtimes it's much lower, or you can pump-up the colors on your player/display but the missing data cannot be replaced ! I wish someone told me that when I did my buying!
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
"The Masterpiece Theater" of animated series for kidsJan 15, 2009
By G. Keith
"The Beatrix Potter Collection" presents the series "The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends." Each episode opens with several minutes of "live action" in which an actress depicting Beatrix Potter does her rounds in an English country village and in her cottage. She then sits at a desk and writes the tale that enfolds through animation. The delicate and subtly-rendered animation is faithful to the style and spirit of Potter's original watercolors. As if that weren't enough, the soundtrack is first-rate. Don't be surprised when you find yourself humming the main track "Perfect Day" throughout your not-so-perfect day. I was impressed with how Potter and these contemporary animators imbued such drama to everyday country life. As a father, I am heartened that there still are animated stories that create suspense and humor without having to resort to the mindless slugging and vapid dialogue that too often passes for children's entertainment. Our two young daughters were spellbound by these episodes.
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