The Three Lives of Thomasina | Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire

The Three Lives of Thomasina | Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire | A story with heart

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	The Three Lives of Thomasina Patrick McGoohan, Susan Hampshire Walt Disney Video, 2004 average customer review:based on 52 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Set against the beauty of the Scottish Highlands, Paul Gallico's best-selling story of a little girl's undying love for her cat comes wonderfully to life in this classic Disney adaptation. Tragedy strikes when Mary McDhui (Karen Dotrice) finds her beloved Thomasina seriously injured. Not even her stern father, a widowed veterinarian (Patrick McGoohan), can save the pet. Their only hope lies in a mysterious "witch" and the healing power of love. Conjuring up both tears and laughter, this tender film has a magical charm that will linger long in your heart.

My first love

When I was about 9 and first saw this on the Wonderful World of Disney I was utterly enchanted. It has hovered in my imagination for over 40 years, and now with a lovely DVD transfer I can check to see just how shameful and naive my childish infatuation was. And I can honorably report that Thomasina is almost as good as I remember!

I watched this for the first time with my nine year old grandson, and he liked it as much as I. He's a sensitive and smart young man, a bit lonely and prone to solitude, as I was. And he was as enchanted as I remember being. Susan Hampsire is beautiful, oh yes, I never loved a movie star again as I loved her. Not only gorgeous but kind, generous, sweet and utterly sure of herself. Who wouldn't want to marry her? And Patrick McGoohan, whom I loved in Scarecrow (please don't be lying again about a release this fall, please!!!), was just as good here.

But what sets this movie above the run of the mill Disney films, which were far better than nearly everything out there today, is the well-examined battle between science and religion. McGoohan, the man of science, gruff and brutally honest, revels in self-pity after the loss of his wife and has rejected God. Hampshire, the woodland sprite with an unending belief in goodness and in God, demonstrates conclusively that there are some things science cannot explain. This argument is still with us, (see "Expelled") with science currently managing to claim it offers a plausible explanation for everything, though those increasingly convoluted descriptions will probably eventually crumble as Ptolemy's did. But with so many good things packed into one film, great child actors, gorgeous scenery, small town prejudice and gossip, humor, charm, and love...what could be better?

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A story with heart

Thomasina captures the view of a cat with perfection. She (the cat) is lost from her first family by an accident - a diagnosis of a fatal, contagious illness which results in her being "put down" by the father of the family - a hardened veterinarian who has shut himself off from the world. This also cuts him off from his daughter Mary, who loves the cat with a special attachment. Apparently, though, the shot doesn't take - Thomasina survives to live with a loving "witch" who nurses her back to health. The vet in time meets the so called witch who opens his heart, and ultimately reunites father and daughter. This touching tale is perfect for all members of the family, but remember the tissue box.

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Your kids will cry but it is a great movie

I saw this when I was a kid on WWoD and bought it for my own girls now who are cat lovers. It plays a lot differently for you as an adult, but there are still some very good messages in the movie, as well as a storyline that is constantly entertaining. I wish Thomasina had a different voice, though--that old Scottish brogue doesn't fit her very well.

Thomasina

Do you remember those old fashioned Disney movies that you watched as a child? I can remember getting my bath sitting on the couch with a blanket and pillow as my Mother handed out bowls of freshly popped corn to all of us eagerly waiting to see Tinker Bell fly over the TV announcing what the Disney movie was going to be for the week. I remember watching this as a child and crying over the loss of the beloved cat. To my surprise the cat came back to life and changed the little girls Father into a loving Dad and they all lived happily ever after. Disney fantasy? Perhaps, but this is one of those films that takes you back years and leaves you with a happy feeling in your stomach. I looked years for this film and was surprised, then again not surprised, that Amazon actually had it. I could'nt wait to show it to my now grown children but they enjoyed it just like I did. Even our 3 cats enjoyed watching their look alike on the screen.This is a must see movie and one worth watching over and over again.

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The Three Lives of Thomasina

This is a wonderful family movie. Its amazing to take a trip back in time when God and prayer was still accepted by the mainstream and it was OK to make a non-religious movie with God in it. This will definately be a part of our movie library for many years to come.

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