Great movie for parents and children.

Rating: 9/10 (12 December 2005)

I read the book a few times over the years, I saw the cartoon when I was a kid(I don't know why they don't show that anymore!?) then there was the live action version they showed on PBS. All of which were very good and worthy of DVD releases(I'm waiting). Now we have a feature length, big budget, special effects laden version to re-tell this great story. So naturally I was scared that it would get "the treatment" and suck, or be just OK. Well to my relief it was everything that I hoped for. The actors were great, the CGI effects were top notch and above all the story came through. My kids and I loved the movie. I was worried for my youngest when it came to the sacrifice part but it was handled well and we made it through with a minimum of tears.