The Tigger Movie: Two-disc 10th Anniversary Edition – DVD Review

By Jeff Swindoll Aug 10, 2009, 16:07 GMT

Experience a fun-filled celebration of friendship in the beloved Pooh tradition with this special 10th anniversary edition of The Tigger Movie. Share the excitement with all your friends from the Hundred Acre Wood as Tigger sets off on an amazing adventure. He s hoping to find fellow tiggers to play with, and along the way, he ll discover something even more remarkable: the true meaning of family. Featuring original songs ...more

The wonderful thing about Tiggers is that Tiggers are wonderful things.  It’s been ten years since this movie ran through theaters and marked the return to the Disney fold of songsmiths the Sherman Brothers.  

Tigger (Jim Cummings) is having a bad day.  He accidentally destroys Eeyore’s (Peter Cullen) house while Rabbit (Ken Sansom), Piglet (John Fielder), Winnie the Pooh (Jim Cummings), and all his friends are trying to get ready for winter.

Tigger is sulking around when Roo (Nikita Hopkins) in trying to cheer him up asks if there are other Tiggers.  Tigger is curious as to why he’s never seen any more of him.  He talks to Owl (Andre Stojka) and finds out about family trees, which he misunderstands and goes in search of a striped Tigger tree. 

When he can’t find one he writes a letter to his family which goes unanswered.  When his pals see that Tigger is depressed over his lack of family they write him a letter in response.  Tigger is elated at the letter and says that his family is coming over tomorrow.  His friends are confused since they didn’t put anything like that in the letter, but Tigger has “read between the lines.” 

So the 100 Acre Wood gang fashions Tigger costumes to play Tigger’s family, but their kindness will end up backfiring on them.  John Hurt narrates and Tom Attenborough voices Christopher Robin.

If you haven’t been to 100 Acre Wood in a time then you’ll certainly be as full of bounce as a Tigger with this return trip.  The show was going to be a direct-to-video event but the Disney hierarchy liked what they saw so much that they ran it through theaters in 2000 (which actually makes this ten year anniversary edition a little premature).

It was 1971 when the tunesmiths The Sherman Brothers last wrote songs for Disney and that was for Bedknobs and Broomsticks.  Pooh had also been last seen on the big screen from Disney in 1977 with the release of the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. 

The Tigger Movie might not join the 1977 feature as far as classic statue goes but it does offer a fun romp and it’s a joy to visit the characters again.  It may be more amusing the younger you are but children of all ages will find something to enjoy.  It’s family-friendly fun with some good songs by the Sherman Brothers (Richard M. and Robert B.).  

The Tigger Movie is presented in anamorphic “family-friendly” widescreen (1.66:1) and is enhanced for 16x9 televisions.  Special features include two episodes from the television show The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (“King of the Beasties” and “Tigger’s House Guest”). 

Next is the 4 minute “Your Heart will Lead you Home” music video by Kenny Loggins, the 2 minute “Round my Family Tree” sing-along, three games, and a DVD storybook that you can read yourself or have read to you, and the theatrical trailer.  Disc two has a digital copy of the film for your PC or portable device.  

The Tigger Movie may not be a classic in the pantheon of Disney films, but it is a wonderful thing.  The smaller kids might get more out of it, but it certainly can entertain the whole family.  

The Tigger Movie: Two-disc 10th Anniversary Edition is now available at Amazon. As of yet, there is not a release date for the UK. Visit the DVD database for more information.