Charlie the Lonesome Cougar
Rereleased on video 30 years after its initial release, this classic Disney movie about a motherless cougar looks great, if not quite perfect.  Originally  filmed in 1967 in the Cascade Mountains of the Pacific Northwest,  the scenery and wildlife are absolutely spectacular. The story is somewhat formulaic, but entertaining just the same. A forester named Jess adopts an  abandoned cougar he names Charlie, nursing him from an eyedropper and enduring many sleepless nights in the process. As Charlie grows, he's a  fixture in the local logging community, where mischief abounds and laughs  are plentiful. When Charlie enters his teenage years, his natural  curiosity and playfulness begin to hinder the logging process, and Jess is  forced to release his beloved friend. Highlights include several comic  chase scenes between Charlie and a terrier named Chainsaw, an amazing logrolling  sequence in which Charlie shows off some fancy footwork, and a  toboggan ride that Charlie and his viewers will remember for a long time. All in all, this 75-minute adventure-comedy is perfect for the whole family. (Ages 5 and older)--Tami Horiuchi