Bambi II (2006)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Brian Pimental

Writers:

Ben Gluck (head of story)
Alicia Kirk (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 January 2006 (Argentina)

Genre:

Family | Animation

Tagline:

A father's love, a son's courage.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Independence | Bambi | Father Son Relationship | Sequel | Bully

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Patrick Stewart	...	The Great Prince / Stag (voice)
Alexander Gould	...	Bambi (voice)
Brendon Baerg	...	Thumper (voice)
Carolyn Hennesy	...	Bambi's Mother (voice)
Nicky Jones	...	Flower (voice)
Anthony Ghannam	...	Ronno (voice)
Andrea Bowen	...	Faline (voice)
Keith Ferguson	...	Owl (voice)
Cree Summer	...	Mena
Brian Pimental	...	Groundhog / Porcupine
Makenna Cowgill	...	Thumper's Sister
Ariel Winter	...	Thumpers Sisters
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Day	...	Additional voice
Harrison Fahn	...	Additional Voices
Emma Rose Lima	...	Thumper's Sister
Mary Matilyn Mouser	...	(voice)
Jordan Orr	...	Additional voices
Alexis Restrum	...	Additional voice
Grace Rolek	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jennessa Rose	...	Additional voice
George Shenusay	...	Additional voice
Kath Soucie	...	Additional voice
Frank Welker	...	Additional voice

Also Known As:

Bambi and the Great Prince of the Forest (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Finland:74 min (cinema release) | France:75 min | Argentina:72 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:G | UK:U | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:Atp | Norway:A | France:U | Netherlands:AL | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-3 | Portugal:M/4 | Sweden:Btl | Australia:G | Iceland:L | Peru:PT

Company:

DisneyToon Studios

Trivia:

Patrick Stewart (The Great Prince) is the only actor to appear in the film who was alive at the time that Bambi (1942) was produced.

Goofs:

Continuity: As Ronno is talking to Bambi and Faline for the first time, the notch on his ear vanishes every once in a while, then it returns.

Quotes:

[First lines]
Bambi: Mother! Mother! Moth...
[Gasp]
The Great Prince: Your mother can't be with you anymore. Come.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Saturday Night Live: The Best of Saturday TV Funhouse (#31.17)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Through Your Eyes

Blown Away

I did not expect to like this movie.

I am currently studying animation in college, and perhaps more than other people I've been expecting less and less from Disney since they started putting out sequels to their classics. I've been terrified ever since I heard that a "midquel" to Bambi was in the works, since I was positive it would be another campy, over-the-top rehash of the original.

Imagine my surprise, then, at the quality of Bambi 2. Perhaps it's because there's a legitimate gap in the original story for this to fill (Between the death of Bambi's Mother and his return as an adult), or maybe because of the creative details that were added (Several ideas and sequences were taken straight from the book, which was a nice surprise), but I found myself genuinely enjoying this movie.

Disney really seems to have put some thought into the kind of legacy they're picking up here. The themes and art style of the original are carefully preserved, the characters are expressive and lively. There is no sarcastic or self-aware humour; the writing is thoughtful and the storyboarding is beautiful. My one qualm are the two songs used in the film. They seem too...modern. I missed the choir. Luckily, those are two brief moments in an entire film.

If it had been left up to me this film would never have been made, but I can't imagine it being done with more care and respect for Walt's vision. The characters are treated with respect, the story has real meat to it, and the result is a great movie.