Tinker Bell (2008) (V)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Bradley Raymond

Writers:

J.M. Barrie (characters)
Jeffrey M. Howard (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

Enter the world of fairies.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

No Opening Credits | Fairy | Title Spoken By Character | Character Name In Title

Cast

Mae Whitman	...	Tinker Bell (voice)
Kristin Chenoweth	...	Rosetta (voice)
Raven-Symoné	...	Iridessa (voice)
Lucy Liu	...	Silvermist (voice)
America Ferrera	...	Fawn (voice)
Jane Horrocks	...	Fairy Mary (voice)
Jesse McCartney	...	Terence (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Clank (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Bobble (voice)
Pamela Adlon	...	Vidia (voice)
Anjelica Huston	...	Queen Clarion (voice)
Loreena McKennitt	...	Narrator (voice)
Steve Valentine	...	Minister of Spring (voice)
Kathy Najimy	...	Minister of Summer (voice)
Richard Portnow	...	Minister of Autumn (voice)

Also Known As:

The Tinker Bell Movie (USA) (working title)
Tinker Bell and the Ring of Belief (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Argentina:78 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:G | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:G | South Korea:All | Australia:G

Company:

DisneyToon Studios

Trivia:

Mae Whitman replaced Brittany Murphy as the voice of Tinker bell.

Quotes:

Tinker Bell: Vidia, right? We didn't officially meet. I'm Tinkerbell
Vidia: Oh, yes. The new girl.
Tinker Bell: That's right. So, what's your talent?
Vidia: [Swirling around pollen in a mini tornado with in finger in plain sight] What do you think it is?
Tinker Bell: Um, you're a pollen-izer? Um, pollen-ator. Pollen picker? Pollen plucker...
Vidia: I am a fast-flying fairy.

Movie Connections:

References Peter Pan (2003)

Soundtrack:

To the Fairies They Draw Near

A Nice Idea That Became a So-So Movie

As is always the case with Disney movies, the animation in "Tinker Bell" is absolutely top notch - drawn with an obviously delicate touch, realistic and very, very beautiful. I also have to also give credit to whoever thought up the idea of making the movie. Tinker Bell is a Disney character everyone knows, but about whom we know virtually nothing, so the idea of filling in the little fairy's past was a good one, as was the thought of giving us a glimpse of how fairy life is organized. Personally, though, I thought the story was a bit too advanced for little ones. I also didn't think that - aside from Tinker Bell herself - any of the characters in this movie were particularly memorable, and I was extremely disappointed with the music. Disney can usually be counted on for finding memorable songs to go along with their movies, but the music here was, again, not something that I thought young kids would relate well too, and certainly I won't be singing any of the Gaelic-inspired tunes that were used here. Essentially, it was a nice idea that could probably have been better presented. 5/10