Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

celeban I, too, found this show by happy accident and enjoyed it thoroughly - its story, animation, humor - all of it! Now, I've introduced my wife and children to it and they love it, too! My 3-year-old watches the DVR'ed episode three or four times a day! :)A hearty "Thank you" to its entire team! (I'm looking for the series DVD even now!)Seeing that WETA is not surprising given the quality and I'm certainly glad to see it. I'm also a big fan of Nelvana (and most Canadian productions) so I'll be treasuring every episode they can produce. Yeah, yeah - I'm sure my kids will, too... LOL!

acecondoruk British TV had Jane and the Dragon on @ 9:30 both days of the weekend.. All of a sudden, without notice, they pulled it off, WHY? This is a very good, educational, brilliant for children in this day and age to get a good understanding of what is ethical and morally correct. If you look in your own feedback, seems like everyone admires this program..So what happened to Jane and the Dragon here in the UK? Did the promotion run out? Did somebody cut the budget? Are the British to indirect aggressive (uppertiy and insolent) for their own good? They show crap to kids in this country, like the Tellitubbies who cause learning difficulties to all sorts of children according to the parents, now they take off a very good educational, warm, programme. Why? Any feedback on this? Regards, ACECONDORUK

fergusna This is a FABULOUS program! The animation style is unusual, but is faithful to the illustrations from the beloved original books. "Jane and the Dragon" is not attempting to look like "Finding Nemo" or "Cinderella"--it is a creative work with its own unique voice and unique look.I absolutely love this series (and am 39 years old). So does my mom (who is 65 and usually has no use for animation). Little girls also love spunky, brave, imperfect, funny, and loyal Jane, who has developed a really close and loving friendship with Dragon. (Of course, little boys can also relate to the knights backdrop of all the stories and the idea of befriending a dragon, and the program teaches boys a valuable lesson about treating girls as equals and building friendships with girls, too.) This is not the program for someone who likes shoot-em-'up, superhero style animation. (It is also not a program for sexist adults or "no girls allowed"-type boys.) Instead, it is a thoughtful, well-written, character-driven program. Jane is a great role model for girls and boys. The plots are interesting and empowering, and generally revolve around the problems Jane and Dragon face in the kingdom. The episodes explore the relationships between the characters and the characters are challenged to grow and change, just as real children are.I love "Jane and the Dragon", and I can't recommend it more highly to parents and lovers of good storytelling.

jemmo-1 At first look I thought this was going to be awful - the look of the animation is pretty much as you'd see in a computer game. However, within 2 minutes my 3 year old daughter and I were hooked. Motion capture techniques really bring the animation alive - it's done by Weta, who did the Lord of the Rings CGI so you know it's going to be expressive, though of course it's not got the LOTR budget, hence the computer game look. The script is full of dry humour - especially Dragon - which makes this entertaining for parents as well as kids. The stories have morals of sorts, but not in a Disney-like "hit 'em over the head with it" way. The characters are diverse and well observed - the king winds me up, but I think he's kind of supposed to.Check it out on Milkshake on C5, weekend mornings at the moment. I don't know if it will come out on DVD in the UK in the near future, if at all. However, go to the ABC Australia shop (google "Jane and the Dragon DVD" to find it) and you can buy there for the equivalent of about £13.50 per DVD of three episodes incl. postage. There are two available at the time of writing. Fabulous and highly recommended, though I have to admit my wife loathes it!