# Talk:Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation

It may be a most unlikely candidate, but I am hoping that this, one of my first-ever efforts in Wikipedia writing, will finally get a place in this world as a featured article (maybe in time for its 20th anniversary). The film's been overlooked by so many critics and TV networks in recent memory, but still it needs a little touch-up from some serious fans of this movie and the Care Bears.
For more of my comments, see the peer review link above. --Slgrandson 23:09, 1 December 2005 (UTC)

I've just started cleaning up this article, removing some glaring grammar errors, and I have been attempting to fix the style errors.  The writing needs to meet wikipedia standards.  I also removed a lot of NPOV.  There was a lot of original research that is not allowed on wikipedia.  Wanda5088 10:59, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Also, please remember, just because you can add a lot of material to an article, doesn't necessarily mean you should.  For example, there is no need to put the entire production cast into the article.  This information is referenced by imdb.  Wikipedia is not a database, it is an encyclopedia.  Notable cast and crew are usually listed in the article.  Seldom, if ever, is the entire production crew.  
This article was overflowing with original research.  For those who are interested in nominating this article as a featured article, please evaluate the criteria carefully.  Rember the article must be well written, comprehensive, factually accurate, neutral, and stable.  If you clear up these issues, it would be a much better candidate.  The article should be clear and succint.  If you are new to wikipedia, read through some other featured articles to get a feel for the writing style. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 129.170.168.39 (talk • contribs) . --Slgrandson 04:44, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

The second movie serves as a prequel to the television series and should be noted as such to clear any confusion.
This movie cannot be a prequel because it's doesn't match up with the first movie.
-In the first movie, The Care Bears know nothing about the Forest of Feelings.
-The Care Bears meet the Care Bear Cousins for the first time.
-The Care Bear Cousins have blank stomachs.
-The Cousins do not know anything outside of the Forest of Feelings.
-Noble Heart Horse and True Heart are never seen nor mentioned.
-The first movie serves as an origin story for the creation of the Care Bears Cousins and how they joined the Care Bears.
In the second movie:
-All of the cubs grow up together and recieve their tummy symbols at the same time.
-There is no hint at the possibility of the Care Bears and the Care Bear Cousins forgetting about each other if there was a linking time span between the first and second movie.
-The above serves true for the Cousins losing their symbols and Noble Heart and True Heart simply not existing.
-This movie is probably the origin story intended for the Care Bears considering that it coincides with the TV series.
The second movie can be a prequel to the series because of Noble Heart and True Heart. Also, the episode that explains Pleasent and Perfect Panda because True Heart alludes back to what happened in the movie while trying to explain how the pandas were lost. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.189.181.219 (talk • contribs) . --Slgrandson 04:44, 13 March 2006 (UTC)

Most of this list was taken from the revision dated March 3rd, 2006. If you want to create a translation from it into one of these languages below, make sure to put the relevant link into the article as soon as it is done.

Czech: cs:Starostliví medvídkové II [2]
Dutch: nl:De Troetelbeertjes Deel 2 / nl:Nieuwe Avonturen van de Troetelbeertjes [3]
Frisian: fy:De Troetelbeertjes II: Een Nieuwe Generatie [4] (accessed at eBay May 15, 2006 - Belgian movie poster)
German: de:Glücksbärchis Teil 2 - Jetzt im Abenteuerland
Japanese: ja:おとぎの星のこぐまたち [5]
Korean: ko:아기 곰 구출단 2 [6]
Lithuanian: lt:Rūpestingieji meškučiai II: Naujoji karta [7]
Portuguese: pt:A Volta Dos Ursinhos Carinhosos; pt:Ursinhos Carinhosos II
Russian:  ru:Заботливые медвежата 2 (фильм) [8]
--Slgrandson 08:34, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Regarding the merge of Plot of Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation with this article, I wholeheartedly support such a move.  Why this wasn't in the main article in the first place is something I'd like to know...  SchuminWeb (Talk) 05:25, 6 January 2007 (UTC)

It was in the main article in the first place. CanadianCaesar Et tu, Brute? 06:48, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
Even though I've started to trim it down, I am not really having a good time getting it done. See me at WP:FILMPR tomorrow afternoon and you can give me some advice. --Slgrandson (page - messages - contribs) 02:40, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: BelovedFreak 19:01, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 
Well-written, lead is fine. Basically just a few points to clarify in the prose. Issues with eliipses (not GA criteria).
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 
No problems with original research. Very well researched and referenced. 2 bare URLs in citations (not GA criteria).
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
Covers major aspects and does not go off on a tangent.
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 
Balanced and neutral.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 
No problems here.
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 
Images are used appropriately and have suitable captions. Non-free images have appropriate fair-use rationales.
Overall:
Pass/Fail: 

Well, you've been working on this for a long time; it's obviously a labour of love! This is very close to passing GA, with just a few small issues. I will also list some suggestions that are not required by the GA criteria as I suspect you'll be wanting to take this one further. I'll go through and mention any issues by section.
Infobox

Are two sources needed for the limited release date?
I'm curious about why the gross revenue for Germany is included in the infobox. Does the film have particular ties to Germany?
Are there any details (and this goes for the main body of the article too) about the release date or gross revenue for Canada? You mention the US and North America, but not Canada, which is where the film is from
According to the  infobox, US$8,540,346 was the gross revenue in the US, according to the lead (and the release section), that figure is for North America. Was it not released in other North American countries?
Lead

Why is the footnote needed for the title of the film? Was there some dispute? I've never seen a film article where the title is supported by a footnote saying that it appears that way in the film. Also, the film poster shows the same title. Am I missing something?
You use both film and movie. If that is intentional, fine, but it might be better to be consistent.
"...and involved several crew members who worked on the original Care Bears Movie." - to me, this implies the same time frame as this films; would probably be better as and involved several crew members who had worked on the original Care Bears Movie.
Here, and lower down, you have linked Los Angeles, but not other cities like Toronto and Ottawa. This should be consistent.
Plot

"They safely escape while following a rainbow up to the sky..." - safely is perhaps redundant here. Maybe They escape by following a rainbow up to the sky...
It could perhaps be clearer what the Care Bear Cousins are. It's not vital to the plot, but without prior knowledge, it's not obvious that they're not bears. Maybe could be explained in a footnote.
"Noble Heart Horse hints at Dark Heart's return, and insist they never find out." - this is not completely clear. How does Noble Heart hint? How does he know Dark Heart will return? Who will never find out, the children? What will they never find out, that Dark Heart is returning? Do they already know about DH?
"The horse and True Heart tell them to babysit the Cubs while they are away." - where are they away to? Are they off to defeat Dark Heart?
"Back on Earth..." - Why are they back? Did they only go to the Kingdom for a quick visit? This may be nitpicking, but as you can gather, I find this and the previous two sentences a little vague.
"That night, the other children wreck the camp thanks to Dark Heart." - this is a little unclear. Why are they wrecking the camp? Has DH bewitched them or something? Is he one of the campers?
Production

"...the characters appeared as toys ... and also in greeting cards by Elena Kucharik. They also appeared ..." - try to avoid this quick repetition of "also"
Release

Here, and a few times further down, you have used an ellipsis. Per WP:ELLIPSIS, the MoS recommends "Three unspaced periods" with "a space on each side" (with a few exceptions).
North America

Is there a particular reason for starting this section with "On March 8, 1986..." and talking about how much it earned, before stating the release date the previous day?
"The film opened on March 7, 1986..." - was this just in the US, or Canada too?
Reception

"requires its audiences to have some prior knowledge of Care Bears....Very young kids" - apart from th ellipsis issue mentioned above, is this ellipsis in the original source? If not, you should be consistent with your use of square brackets in quotes.
Allusions

"Mike McLane ... gave a few suggestions of the storyline's possible religious subtext" - might be nice to read his suggestions
References

The references currently at No. 52 (Livres hebdo) and No. 61 (Visão) have bare URLs.
Just personal taste, but ISO date formatting (yyyy-mm-dd) can be confusing to some readers as they are not consistently used in all  countries. Many readers won't know which number refers to the month, and which to the day. It can be less confusing to spell it out as month day, year.
External links

I'm not happy with linking to the Care Bear Zone. Firstly, it looks like a fansite and secondly, it's hosting images under copyright without permission.
Please let me know if you have any questions. The main issues for passing GA are the points I raised about the prose, and the external link the rest are just suggestions.--BelovedFreak 19:48, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure, but this could take me another week or two.  At this moment, I'm depending on library access; our lone laptop (at home) caught some kind of virus. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 22:22, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Our system's fixed. I'll get this finished by either this Friday or Saturday. --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 06:45, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
Sorry I didn't reply earlier but that would have been fine. Glad your system's fixed though. :) --BelovedFreak 17:03, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
Now what do you think? --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 23:34, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
Looks good! Thanks for the work you've done. I'm happy to list the article as a Good Article now. Congratulations! --BelovedFreak 18:56, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

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