MOVIE REVIEWS

“a Fanciful Delight”

“Ladeez and gentlemen, step right this way – to the Broadway Theatre, that is – and see the most genial, the most endearing, the most completely precious cartoon feature film ever to emerge from the magical brushes of Walt Disney’s wonder-working artists”

“a film you will never forget”

“it is certainly is the most winsome, and the one that leaves you with the warmest glow”

“the colour is excellent, that the musical score is good, that the story is neatly constructed and that the animation is perfect”

~ New York Times by Bosley Crowther (October 24 1941)

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“It is enchanting, and as gay as a rondo of Mozart”, “It is rich in imaginative fun, it is often witty, and even its inevitable piece of slop – a zoological lullaby – does not last long”

~ The Guardian by Derek Malcolm (18 December 1941)

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"A cute, funny and heartwarming Disney classic

With its impossibly cute title character, positive underlying messages (it's okay to be different, believe in yourself), a handful of memorable songs, and some wonderful animation, Dumbo is classic Disney fun from start to finish

This heartwarming tale is told brilliantly by Walt's talented animators and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face, whatever your age. The story, despite being only 64 minutes long, crams in an awful lot: comedy, tragedy, spectacle, and even a rather trippy Fantasia-style segment about pink elephants

If I had to find a fault with Dumbo, it would be in its pacing: the film starts rather slowly and then feels quite rushed at the end, with the flying elephant's eventual fame and success relayed via a rather nippy montage of newspaper headings. But other than that, the film is pretty much perfect"

~ BA_Harrison (7 April 2007)

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“Along with Bambi, this is one of the loveliest Disney animal movies”

“Wonderful stuff, this has more drama and fun than many movies twice its length”

~ MOVIES4KIDS (3 February) 2011

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"A Warm-hearted Film

Dumbo is a good Walt Disney animated film classic that has a deepr story to tell than what is on the surface. To say that Dumbo "is about an elephant with big ears in a circus" is only the start of what Dumbo is about

A closer look at Dumbo - it's about having physical abnormalities and overcoming the fear of others shunning or making fun of you because of it - the movie shows you can still 'shine' no matter what you look like.

The saddest scene in the film, to me, was when Dumbo was ripped away from his mother, "Mrs. Jumbo". The most touching part of the film. Dumbo was very lucky to find a good friend: Timothy Q. Mouse. Dumbo and Timothy will steal the circus show!"

~ Rainey-Dawn (23 October 2014)

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"You're making history!"

~ Foreverisacastironmess123 (23 October 2016)

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