So Dear to My Heart [VHS] | Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi | "It's what you do with what you got that...

So Dear to My Heart [VHS] | Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi | Time-Honored Disney Film For Family

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	So Dear to My Heart [VHS] Burl Ives, Beulah Bondi Walt Disney Video, 1995 average customer review:based on 30 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

"It's what you do with what you got that counts!"

We see an old scrapbook as the narrator recalls that the summer of 1903 was a special one for him and is still dear to his heart. Then the story begins and we meet young Jerry who lives on the farm with his tough but loving Granny. A newborn black lamb has been rejected by its mother and Jerry convinces Granny to let him raise it, against her better judgment. And even though Danny the lamb is a lot of trouble, Jerry still dreams of taking him to the County Fair.

This Disney tale of childhood innocence is very simple; there are no tragedies on the road to a happy ending, just an amazingly cute little boy and his ornery lamb. As Jerry, Bobby Driscoll didn't have to do anything for me to fall in love with him (although he's a very good actor!); just one look at that beautiful face was enough to send me reaching for the tissues. Beulah Bondi is perfect as his crotchety Granny and a young Burl Ives add country charm and good singin' as his Uncle Hiram. The lamb really doesn't have much personality and doesn't do much (and in fact, looks suspiciously like a white lamb with a dye job), but that's okay; it's all about sweet nostalgia and looking back at a simpler, happier time.

There are several animated interludes where the animals in Jerry's scrapbook come to life and sing songs of wisdom and encouragement. It's all done very well and even if it's too unsophisticated for today's kids, their parents and grandparents will surely love this 1948 gem.

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Time-Honored Disney Film For Family

Superb time-honored film that delights my 21st-century grandchildren as much as it did their father when he was a child. I've developed a tradition of the family getting together to put aside the latest techno-toys for a couple of hours to introduce this film to each new child at the appropriate age of five or six years and up. It never fails to delight the new and renew memories for the old. I recommend it to friends with great success.

A Disney Film to Get.

This is a wonderful film, i never got a chance to see it when i was younger i don't know why( i saw alot of disney Titles). but i did a couple days ago,when i bought this title on vhs. it was a kind and loving story with the two child actors from Song of the South. i'll probably end up buy it on dvd. i have no idea what is so offensive about it, i saw nothing bad in it. but a great story with great songs by:Burl Ives. but Disney as usual is being a butt about releasing anything that is good. so what else is new. this is a story about a boy wanting a horse,but end up settling for lamb instead and the lessons that he learns along with his grandma and sweet hearted uncle.

Highly Recommended Disney Title To Get.
For all ages.

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'It's what you do with what you've got!'

So Dear To My Heart is an absolute gem of a movie! A delightful musical drama about a young boy with big dreams, and an unwanted black lamb named Danny. It is a gentle, heartwarming story, simply told & beautifully understated. A movie full of nostalgic charm and appeal. Set at the turn of the century in 1903, it recreates small town America with stunning detail.

The film begins as the pages of a scrapbook open, and as they turn, they are brought to life through the art of animation, before dissolving into the live action world. The transitions between the animated pages of the scrapbook and the live action scenes are so beautifully and seamlessly done, that it allows the film to flow freely at all times as one unique piece of work. The animation never appears to be out-of-place or obtrusive.

Much is understated in this movie, and it remains the better for it. We can tell that life has not been the easiest for the Kincaids and it is interesting to note that even here we have the theme of a single parent, in this case a grandparent, left to raise a child, whilst single-handedly working the farm.

The film never comes across as saccharine. Thanks to a wonderful script with good, solid characters that have such great depth to them. And they are played to perfection by a good, strong cast. Every role has been cast perfectly. From Beulah Bondi as Granny, the legendary Harry Carey as the judge, Bobby Driscol & Luanna Patten as the two children, to Burl Ives in his very first feature film appearance, as that loveable Uncle Hiram. The ending is just right too. Winning the first prize blue ribbon would've been just too schmaltzy. What we are left with instead is an ending that is much more rewarding and satisfactory.

For me, the film works on every level. And it is augmented by a wonderful score by Paul Smith and choral arrangements by Ken Darby. But it is the heart of the movie that has endeared it to me. One of faith, hope, and love. And of great wisdom. Of daring to dream big, but not to despise the day of small beginnings. It's encouraging messages of "It's what you do with what you've got" and 'Stick-to-it-ivity.' But most of all, about learing to keep and maintain right priorities in life, something that Jeremiah learns during the course of the film. To quote the film's opening line, "The greatest wealth a man may acquire is the wisdom he gains from living. And sometimes, out of the small beginnings, come the forces that shape a whole life."

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Get it legitimately

Disney has released So Dear to my Heart as a Disney Movie Club exclusive title listed at 19.99 or you can get it free with 550 points on the Disney Movie Rewards site. I just wish they would do the same with Song of the South!

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