Tinkerbell and the legend of the never-beast(or they might as well have called it Fawn and the legend of the never-beast),is the 6th and(I think) final Tinkerbell film from the series that started back in 2008. I own 4 Tinkerbell movies; The Great Fairy Rescue,Secret Of The Wings,The Pirate Fairy and of course this little gem.Fawn(now voiced by Walk The Line's Ginnifer Goodwin)is an animal fairy that simply adores animals. She tries to smuggle an owl in to Pixie Hollow but gets caught and later she runs away into a nearby forest and comes across the never beast who has awoken from his slumber after all those years. By taking a chance Fawn takes a shine to him as she helps him take a thorn out of his paw and she slowly tries to make the never beast a tame monster. But of course legend says that if the beast makes four brick walls from Spring,Summer,Autumn and Winter he will turn back into the monster that he is and havoc will happen. But will Fawn help tame the beast and prove to one of the fairies(voiced by Rosario Dawson from Rent and Zookeeper) that he isn't as bad as he is?Bottom line I found this one very endearing and heartwarming. Not gonna lie but I cried at The Secret Of The Wings and I wept at this one too last night(if you watch the climax you know the scene as a certain fairy dies and comes back to life again thanks to the never beast).I know I am not the target audience for Tinkerbell as they are geared towards 5 or 6 year olds but as a 23 soon to be 24 year old childish woman who loves animated movies since I was born,I had the honour to be a part of the Tinkerbell journey from 2008 to 2014. And own 4 Tinkerbell movies.Check it out and see what you think.
... View MoreThis movie was fine, we enjoyed it.But I'm disappointed over Fawn's makeover. She went from no-fuss hair, shorts, and plain skin - to a carefully coiffed hairdo, miniskirt, and red lipstick. I can't think of a single reason why a sexy makeover would be necessary for this character or this story, and my 2 and 5 year old daughters are asking me why Fawn doesn't look the same. Disney - the only thing that needs a makeover, is your attention to social responsibility.Our daughters (and sons) need more "normal" female role models, yesterday. Thanks.
... View MoreDisneyToon Studios has managed to dive in head-first into the world of Peter Pan's fairy friend TinkerBell, illuminating every aspect of her world, Pixie Hollow.Starting with the very first movie, released back in 2007, Tink and her fairy friends have taken us on an eight-year ride, managing to describe every detail of fairy lore. First off, we have the four seasonal divisions of Pixie Hollow (one of which hid TinkerBell's twin sister for three movies), the origin of the blue dust, the Blue Harvest Moon, the relationship with a human girl named Lizzie and her scientist father on the Mainland, along with talent-switching dust, how Captain Hook became obsessed with fairies, Tink's origins with Wendy (well, mainly her music box) and now, the Legend of the NeverBeast: a terrifying cat-like creature who can control the weather.I love the centric view of Fawn in this movie. She seemed to be the only one who hadn't had her time in the limelight, and in this movie, she is determined to prove that the NeverBeast isn't what everybody thinks, and boy, did she ever! Even though Gruff (NeverBeast) had to go back into hibernation for a thousand years, they played with the finale perfectly, with the pathway illuminated by flowers and lighted dandelions dancing through the night sky. The most touching part was the closing of Gruff's eye, with Fawn in his reflection, to metaphorically close the book on the story of TinkerBell and Pixie Hollow, leaving behind a saga of family-friendly animated films that will not soon be forgotten.
... View MoreI have no reservations in describing Tinkerbell and the Legend of the Neverbeast as "another perfect gem added to what is an already flawless series". In this, the sixth of the series so far (and hopefully not the last), Tinkerbell takes a back seat, while animal fairy Fawn finds herself thrust into the spotlight due to her double penchants of firstly following her heart rather than her head, and secondly of steadfastly believing that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Shifting the focus away from Tink is fine by me because Pixie Hollow is simply bristling with interesting characters who I feel I want to know more about. In this story Fawn proves herself to be a character with many endearing qualities - inquisitiveness, intrepidity, persistence in the face of obstacles, a sense of humour and ... lovely long hair. (I came out of the cinema feeling more than a little 'smitten' by Fawn in a similar way to how I'd been smitten by Tink a few years earlier. Just saying.) She also has awesome high-flying skills it seems. As with the other Tinkerbell films there are three or four better than average songs (also the incidental music throughout is worth noticing), sumptuous artwork, an absorbing story and the usual comical shenanigans amongst the fairies. Give the kid in yourself a treat and go see this (maybe even take the kids with you? Boys will probably like this as much as girls will.) I'm hoping to see Neverbeast at least once more before it finishes its run at the cinema - after which I'll be looking forward to buying the bu-ray as soon as it's released (probably early summer next year?). Has to be a 10/10. Love it.
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