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Tbh, this movie has a quote that is heartbreakingly cute that I love to quote that is also in the book: "Youre braver than you believe, Stronger than you seem, Smarter than you think, And loved more than you know"

Ah, yes, the movie that marked the transition of me as a kid thinking Owl was truly wise and intelligent to me as an adult realizing he is absolutely full of sh*t.

Fun Fact, this was originally pitched as a sort of finale for "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh". The show had been canceled in the early 90s from stuff going on with ABC at the time, and the creators felt bad that they never got the chance to end the show in an impactful way. So they pitched the idea as a late series finale, but to be released as a Direct to Video film. But once Disney started production on it, they decided to have the movie not connect to any previous Winnie the Pooh movie or tv show. But that's why the film has that ending (a sort of closure to their overall story), and that's why its style is very similar to the series, along with the same voice cast as the series.

I’m not going to lie that “Wherever you Are” song sung in the film still makes me cry to this day.

Poohs Grand Adventure: one of the best Winnie The Pooh movies I’ve seen. And one of the darkest and bittersweet

I’ve heard some criticisms that the idea that all the dangers were in their heads lessens the impact but I disagree. Sometimes the scariest things are in our heads.

I remember watching this and the 90s TV show growing up as a little kid. My nostalgic and warm feelings are overwhelming me

"Who will I have ice cream with?" It is my hope that one day, Doug realizes the staggering weight of this line.

It's been many many years since I last saw this movie in full. The only scene that's stuck with me all these years is when the gang is stuck in that cave trying to get out. Especially when Pooh tries to climb out but kept sliding back down.

Pooh’s Grand Adventure is, for me, probably the second most influential movie of my life, even though it came out when I was only two years old. Something about this movie tapped into my emotions so deeply, so profoundly that I can’t begin to describe it all in one comment. But right from the get-go, the emotions got to me. Pooh has always been a story on a ticking time bomb since we all know eventually Christopher Robin will have to grow up and leave his childhood friends behind. But this movie actually deals with it and the effect it has on his friends he leaves behind. And these are universal issues anybody can relate to. Rabbit has to see that he’s smart enough to make his own informed decisions and it’s genuinely heartbreaking when he breaks down and says he’s not smart enough to lead them out of trouble, haven’t we all been there at school or work or life in general? Tigger has to see that he’s strong enough, and everybody knows how it feels to think you’re not strong enough to do something; and Piglet has to see that he’s brave enough, and we all have been too afraid to face our fears. And Pooh has to see all of that for him to realize that all the lessons and love he received from Christopher will stay with him. And that he’ll be okay even without Christopher. Even at two years old, I understand exactly what this movie was trying to say. That you will always be with your loved ones no matter what. And that you won’t get to be with them all the way till the end. It’s like what Rooter said in Land Before Time, not everybody makes it to the end of the circle of life with you at the end of yours. But Pooh’s Grand Adventure is about facing your fears and realizing that you can and you will conquer them and grow as a person. That the world outside your comfort zone, yes, is scary. But like the movie itself, once you face your fears it’s not as scary anymore. I was afraid to go to kindergarten, start college, hell sometimes I’m afraid of driving out to faraway places I’ve never driven myself before. But I remember that I’m ready and I can face it. This movie in particular hit me as I was going to college. I wouldn’t have my mom, my stepdad, or my siblings, my grandmother, my aunts or my friends with me, I’d be alone and have to figure things out. But that amazing quote from Christopher Robin and this amazing movie are what got me through it. And it made me realize I was indeed ready to grow up and try new things. All my life I’d been prepared for this day. And I’m deeply grateful this movie exists since it sums up everything I needed to know in 70 minutes. This movie could also function as like the true series finale of Pooh, since the characters all overcome their flaws and Pooh makes peace with the fact that he’ll never be apart from Christopher. It’s like the epilogue of Many Adventures expanded into a movie, and it’s bittersweet and beautiful like a good series finale should be. That final swell and shot just gets me to no end. I know it’s not a traditional Pooh movie. I know it goes really dark and is an adventure, and it’s not perfect. But it’s such a profound, moving movie that is as important to me as The Lion King, or how you described it, Prince of Egypt was to you. It’s helped me with believing in myself, in dealing with grief over losing loved ones, and all the rest. I only watch this movie once a year, usually the last weekend of August, since I made the choice to watch it before my first day of college specifically because of the “last day of a golden summer” message. And it’s very emotionally cathartic for me every single time, even in a traditional sense because let’s face it, Pooh being sad and missing Christopher is genuinely heartbreaking. “Wherever You Are” is such a powerhouse of a song and gets me every single year. I’m so glad you got to give this movie a shot Doug.

No joke, this movie is the reason for the love of horror that I have today. 3 year old me thought this movie was terrifying, but I still watched it so much that the tape wore out and mom had to get a new one. The visuals 100% hold up as frightening (even though I'm used to much scarier things by now), and it still amazes me that they leaned this hard into trying to scare not just kids, but *_really_* young kids, like 3 year old me.

I actually still laugh my ass off at the acorn joke especially when it hits rabbit.

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It's still hard for me to listen to "Wherever you are" without choking up. Truly an underrated classic.

This movie's a classic and no one can tell me otherwise!

It's pretty fascinating that one of the simplest animated films can bring about such deep structural analysis.

As Christopher Robin says to Winnie the Pooh in the movie “Forever and ever ,yes Christopher Robin forever and ever and the music still makes me always want to rewatch again .7:04

I see this movie, I click. Realising David Warner is the narrator was awesome because he’s got such a great voice.

The ending to this movie still makes me sad even I’m an adult.I’m always crying to that song “Come out moon ,come out wishing Star ,come out wherever you are

One of the BEST Winnie the Pooh movies that actually address about overcoming imagined fears & become braver & stronger!

So no one’s gonna mention how this film has some f’ing horrifying moments for little children? I still remember the nightmares I got from several segments of this film but interestingly somehow I loved it so much it didn’t matter.

I had this movie on VHS as a kid and I must have watched it so many times I could recite it word for word. I absolutely loved this as a kid and even as a adult I still find myself returning to it every once and a while on streaming for the Nostalgia reasons.

Used to watch this all the time when I was little. It was one of my favorites. Also the song "Wherever you are" is such a tear-jerker in my opinion, especially the end credits version.

I love the part where the Winnie and his friends travels what feel like miles of different sceneries, up the mountain and down to the cave, only at the end to reveal they were still in the backyard.

Forever and ever is a very long time… Pooh

FINALLY Doug has reviewed Pooh's Grand Adventure. I remember watching this as a kid in 1997 & it is one of the better Winnie the Pooh movies.

One of my childhood favorites.I wouldn’t say it’s a masterpiece but something interesting

This movie came out while I was in my Pooh phase and I was coming out of it by the time I saw it. So I just enjoyed it for what it was. Watching it again as a young adult, I was surprised at how much better it was than I remembered because I was an adult rewatching it. What I like about it is that it seems to perfectly capture how the world feels to kids in that things that seem terrifying turn out to be innocuous when they feel safe again. Like the original film, it has bittersweet moments that work really well and it isn't afraid to put the audience through a few scary moments to make the happier moments brighter. Plus, a lot of the lyrics are much funnier as an adult and I always though Owl's song about Skull was a lot better than the later Backson song just for how maniacal he became by the end. You can tell a lot of effort went into this movie and I'm surprised it wasn't released theatrically because it does seem to try to go over the top at times.

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Winnie the Pooh will forever have a special place in my heart, some of my earliest memories are of my sister and I watching the 30 min shorts over and over.

Growing up, I loved this movie. I think for me, it showed that sometimes even characters that are usually carefree and fun can have moments where they’re afraid, but also determined. I also loved the line Christopher Robin tells Pooh: “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.” It’s a message we all should remember sometimes

This is a charming movie. the characters are so likeable, the animation is really good and the music score by Carl Johnson is also really good as well.

Fun fact: Eeyore is the leader of the Autobots. [Peter Cullen is both the voice of Eeyore & Optimus Prime.]

Watching this makes me realize Christopher Robin has a better connection with his toys that Andy had with his before he left for college

My biggest problem with the film is a small one but has always bugged me. It’s the fact that Kanga and Roo were nonexistent. Growing up, this was my first and only exposure to Winnie the Pooh content for many years. The moment I learned about those two characters, I looked back on this film and wondered why they weren’t included.

This was my introduction to Winnie the Pooh, and I still love it to this day

This movie is underrated, I like this better than the Winnie the Pooh 2011 movie, because it feels more adventurous and complete.

I saw this movie ever since it came out straight to VHS in '97. I love the emotional moments. Especially the ending

This movie is where we got this famous phrase: "You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think."

This was Paul winchell’s 1922-2005 last time doing the voice tigger as Jim Cummings did the role after this .He did do a behind the scenes for the many adventures of Winnie the Pooh on VHS

One of my favorite Pooh Movies. I cried when he was singing about Christopher Robin. Amazing.

I love this movie. It was one of my favorite movies growing up, and I will always love it.

I haven't watched this movie in years but I remember it being kind of scary

I'm glad you FINALLY reviewed this film. That being said, I have one major problem with the film, too: Eeyore doesn't get a character arc. I was also bothered by the absence of Kanga, Roo, and Gopher, but not as much.

A great Disneycember to release on Christmas Eve! Christmas blessings to all!

I adored this movie when I was young, and I'm pretty sure that if I watched it again today, I would still enjoy it very much. I really appreciate the darker, more mature tone that this movie attempts to convey compared to the other Winnie-the-Pooh films; it was a daring deviation from the series' otherwise sweet and simple formula, and I think they pulled it off beautifully.

Yes! I was wondering when Doug would finally get around to checking this film out, i'm surprised this didn't get a theatrical release, I feel like it would've been a better fit for the big screen then the 2011 film honestly.

one of the Best Winnie the Pooh movies that I haven't seen since I was a kid and I'd remembered The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh TV Series from back then when I was a kid so this movie is Great

I remember watching this movie all the time. It’s such a huge part of my childhood. Heck, my mind kept using the Owl scene to spell out school in my mind for the longest time.

I first watched this with my grandmother and she said to me that, like Christopher Robin to Winnie, she would always be there "Forever and ever" - say what you will but this film will always be special to me

This is such a comforting movie. I had it on VHS and watched it quite a few times.

My siblings and I watched this constantly when we were little and it absolutely fucking traumatized me lol. All the stuff in the caves in the end scared me so badly, but I loved it.

This movie is a major milestone for my childhood development. Not only did I watch it like a bajillion times on VHS, to the point where it’s practically ingrained in my brain, but the laidback tone and eerie atmosphere kept on calling me back to it - even as I grew older. There’s still scenes that give me goosebumps whenever I rewatch it. The first “appearance” of the Skullasaurus in the film, with the music going completely silent and the characters all turning to face the dark woods where the distant growling sounds are emanating from… Or that deep chasm that Tigger dangles over on a rotting log… Or that other scene where the characters are wondering about lost in the cave and Piglet encounters that creepy smoke with faces in it that growls at him… Yeeesh! This film had some legit scary imagery in it, and I enjoyed it.

This was my introduction to Winnie the Pooh. In my opinion, it's one of the best movies about our favorite little and loving toy bear.

The Skullasaurus is without a doubt the scariest thing from my childhood!

When I was a kid I remember reading this as a golden book and then being beyond excited when I found out it had a movie 😂

Me when seeing the movie: Don’t you dare mock the soundtrack. That soundtrack still slaps to this day and at times makes me cry due to how well it’s made and my nostalgia associated with it. I usually don’t cry but the music in the movie is that powerful, especially “Wherever You Are,” which I dare you to listen to without tearing up any.

I had this on VHS as a kid. Love how each December he keeps on doing lesser known Disney films. I’d love to see more of the wonderful world of Disney from the 90s and early ‘00s.

I had this movie on VHS as a kid and I rewatched the movie again this year after 10+ years. Genuinely surprised how well its held up after all this rime

I have been waiting for this one for several years now. I have always enjoyed it. Hope you have a Great Christmas Doug.

This was and still is my favorite Winnie the Pooh film. I remember owning the VHS tape and popping it in when I could

5:08 I don't know why, but I find Rabbit making that smug looking face funny.

I've been dying for you to review this and this is definitely one of my most favorite winnie the pooh movies

This was one of the few VHS tapes we had at my grandparents' house when I was little, so I've seen this film probably over 40 times and I still adore it. The songs are well done and it just always hit home for me. Glad to see you enjoyed this film.

I watched this movie so many times as a little kid I wore the VHS out eventually, but I hadn't seen it in well over 15 years. And I have to say, it still holds up even watching it now as an adult. One of my favorite childhood memories and just a great movie.

This is my favorite film of the franchise. Beautiful

I remember watching this at around 10, and when the wishing star song finished I was literally crying, and since then I have adored this movie.

My mom got this movie mostly for my youngest brother, who was a toddler at the time. I was a teen and I still found it charming. The song "Wherever You Are", still gets to me this this day.

I've always loved when Tigger eats honey and then says he doesn't like it.

Doug, I don’t know if you’ll see this, but Merry Christmas Eve! And thank you for reviewing this one before Christmas, the Winnie the Pooh movies and shows always put me in a comforting place. I know we love to praise the movies from Pixar for how technologically breakthrough they are, but I personally feel like some of Pixar’s setups and plots get kind of too complicated. I don’t mind it in A Bug’s Life because I think Pixar did a good job with both the characters and story, but Monsters, Inc. gets stupidly complicated for no reason. When it’s just the girl playing with the monsters, it feels like Pixar was trying to do their version of the classic cute Disney films that I think are perfect, like Dumbo, Bambi, Mary Poppins, Winnie the Pooh, etc. If Monsters, Inc. was just that, I’d be okay with that. But then, they try to add this threat of these evil monsters that are trying to kill our heroes. Did Mary Poppins or Winnie the Pooh need a bad guy? No, because those movies were made by people who knew what they were doing. Monsters, Inc. has the same problem as Mary Poppins Returns. Yes, I just compared a Pixar film to Mary Poppins Returns, because I feel the Pixar films are starting to fall out of favor for me. That’s what I’m saying about Bambi 1 & 2 and Pooh’s movies/show is that they don’t rely on the complicated setups and plots, and they don’t need bad guys, just a little chunk of these characters’ lives. That’s something that I don’t think Pixar has ever nailed with their early films, although Inside Out might be the Pixar film with the most humanity, so I do think they’ve come a long way. But there’s something about what Disney does with 2D animation that makes their films feel more authentic and human. Sorry there’s my long two cents from a Winnie the Pooh review

It's funny, I recently watched Spirited Away for the first time, and it reminded me a lot of this movie in a few ways. I really don't think it's fair to call Pooh's Grand Adventure manipulative, because it's not trying to make you feel whimsy, it's simply amping the scope through a bigger score. Like the title says, this one wants to be grand, and I'm amazed it accomplished that without compromising what made the franchise work. That opening act with Christopher Robin wanted to establish their dynamic so you feel the pain of Pooh's song *Wherever You Are* and the joy of their reunion at the end.

I once tried to interview this film's writer/director, Karl Geurs, hoping to learn more about how this film was made. To my disappointment, Mr. Geurs replied back to me that he doesn't do interviews. He had also directed the scary television episode "Things That Go Piglet in the Night" and I was curious to learn more about how he was able to get opportunities to tell these kinds of darker Hundred Acre Wood stories.

I'm gonna go out and say it. This is my favourite disney movie of all time! I have never cried and laughed so much during a movie. It holds a very special place in my heart.

ADVENTUUUUUUURE IS A WONDERFUL THING! "Wherever you are" still has me bawling to this day.

I watched Winnie the pooh all the time when I was a baby and this movie is the first one I remember watching, I actually remember me feeling happy and peaceful when I got to the end and it was my favorite movie as a toddler.

This will Always be the best Pooh movie in my eyes 😍 it still feels Like Winnie Pooh is my childhood and i would rather die then deny i Love him so much.

Even when I was little this movie always affected me so damn much. It’s one of the most heavy-heart-hitting kids movies I’ve ever seen, especially in how it doesn’t deal with any real, physical tragedy like death- but more so emotional discussions around friendship, growing up, and loss. It’s beautiful how deep they went on this one and I never minded how extra whimsical and heavy this one felt throughout- mainly because it stood out from the other Pooh adventures in that way. It really did feel grand and epic in both a theatrical and emotional sense- especially with those damn songs. Geesh that first one that Pooh and Christopher sing is a tear jerker to go back to now. I remember feeling sad watching this movie but it was a good kind of sorrow- it helped me accept the laws of time and moving forward with memories to hold on to. This is A tier Winnie the Pooh in my opinion.

I appreciate them doing something different with the franchise and I know what they were getting at, but maybe not with one of the most innocent characters in history. I'm not the only one still creeped out/scared from this movie, but it's still very entertaining and memorable and I do love dark.

This was my favorite movie as a child, and I still love it. It made me rather happy to see someone finally talking about it. The songs are also fantastic, and the one song, "where ever you are" is one of the saddest songs out there to me.

This was a childhood classic to me and there's a lot of reasons why I still hold it dear to my heart. It's one of the few Winnie the Pooh movies that tries to raise the stakes as a grand adventure. So yeah, it has a lot of scary moments, which I never minded because I loved freaky visuals as a kid; if "Huffelumps and Woozles" and "Pink Elephants" were both my jam, so was Owl's song. But the lesson it teaches have a good philosophy about growing, adaptating and finding inner strength, as each of the characters try to find their own inner strength to carry on, even at their lowest point. Even the fact that most of the dangers at their end is exaggerated by their imagination is relateable to anybody with anxiety or self-doubt when taking on a challenge. There is also a lot of melancholy feel that continues to tug on my heartstrings, like the song "Forever and Ever" where Pooh sings about how that he and Christopher Robin will never be separated and Christopher Robin singing along, knowing the reality and not wanting to spoil Pooh's blissful optimism. So he continues to cherish the little moments they have together while reminding pooh landing pool that there will always be together and heart and mind. And the song "Wherever You Are" has got to be the saddest song in any Winnie the Pooh movies, let alone sung by Winnie the Pooh himself. I actually lost my father when I was 8, about a year after I saw this movie. So I've always been able to associate with the themes of the movie as a form of grief. I understood Christopher Robin's words about being separate but always together. Even now, I have to be reminded of how I have to find confidence like Rabbit, Tigger, Piglet do in this movie with such as going to college or living on my own. Winnie the Pooh has always been one of my favorite series of stories, how it's simple stories, lovable characters and subtle philosophies that can associate with your growing mind as a child as well as your inner child as an adult. No matter how much I grow, it will always be with me.

I love this movie so damn much

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I still have this on VHS. A genuine childhood memory seeing this

Oh jeez. Childhood memories come flooding back with this one. I can still hum the theme for the '90s series.

One of my favorite movies of all, I was singing Christopher robins song “forever is a very long time Pooh - forever isn’t long at all….. when I’m with you” 💜

This is by far my favorite Winnie the Pooh movie/creation. I adore Winnie the Pooh in general, but this one holds such a special place in my heart. The songs, the emotional moments, the visuals. Everything.

This movie used to scare me a lot when I was really little, but for some reason I kept rewatching it. Very fond memories with this one. Great review, Doug! Glad you got to this film.

Ah yes, here's another favorite Winnie the Pooh movie I once own on VHS. Even if I didn't know English back then, it was still a lovely experience. Sure, this movie may not be the best like others, especially being back in the era of direct movies where Disney had good ones and bad ones, but it still holds some charm in it, especially because of the characters, everyone can easily recognize them and have fun with all the crazy and fun stuff they can be involved with. And with that main song of the movie: "Wherever you are", it makes the movie really special, a reason why it's recommended to all ages watch it. And as the narrator said at the end of "The many adventures of Winnie the Pooh": "Wherever they go, and whatever happens to them on the way, in their enchanted place on top of the forest, a little bear will always be waiting."

My sister bought this on VHS for me one Christmas, I was obsessed, and she always said to me "you're stronger than you seem, smarter than you think, and braver than you believe." Including over the phone about a week before she committed suicide. Needless to say, I hold this movie very close. I miss you Pookie.

Been waiting FOREVER for this! And some good points were made.

I think one of the things I love about this film is that it feels more grown up than the other ones, besides the Live Action film that is. It has the characters dealing with their own anxieties and self-doubt about themselves where they have to learn to conquer them to continue with their journey. It's a nice lesson and feels really mature.

This is one of my all time favorite films

Very insightful. I really miss your early nostalgia critic videos but I love your editorials and deep dives into the psychology and emotion of animated movies or movies in general.

I was part of the demographic when this came out and I can say that this movie actually scared me as a kid. I was right there with the characters freaking out over all the "monsters" they saw. That shot of giant pooh behind the crystals was the stuff of nightmares for me. You might be onto something about heavy handed the film is because I remember always feeling exhausted after watching it because I felt like the emotion of each scene was dialed up to eleven.

I lost my pet and couldn't really express how I felt... until I remembered wherever you are, learnt it, sang it and cried.

God, the Wherever You Are song used to make me bawl my eyes out as a kid. I think it still might.

I liked this movie as a kid, and still have a soft spot of it as an adult. I still listen to the songs on my Disney music playlist.

I love Pooh Bear, favorite thing ever. As I've gotten older I've come to appreciate the lessons the stories have taught me, and since he is a bear with very little brains he can be used to teach all sort of lessons, not mentioning all his friends. Thanks for reviewing this, I'm gonna dig my old vhs copy out and enjoy this again, gotta keep the classics alive.

This film was my childhood back when I was young