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Pippi Longstocking: Adventures on the South Seas

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Okay for Pippi fans - old-fashioned style.
Good, but not as great as the original

Pippi Longstocking: Adventures on the South Seas
Starring: Tommy Johnson , Pontus Gustafsson , Tomas Bolme , Pierre Lindstedt , and Niklas Olund
Director: Paul Riley
Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004REYV
Release Date: 2000-05-02

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Don't confuse this new animated version with the late-'60s, early-'70s Pippi-fests starring the ultimate Pip-ster, Inger Nilsson (who starred in three Swedish Pippi films as well as a Pippi TV series). Nilsson's version of Pippi in the South Seas was highlighted by all the trademarks of Pippi, those stand-up braids, those striped tops, but mostly the very bad and obvious dubbing into English. One-film actress Tami Erin took over for the 1988 American version, generally panned for being even worse (if that's possible) than the Swedish versions. But this new Pippi, an animated sequel to Pippi Longstocking and from HBO, fares much better than her predecessors.

Pippi's quirky life and lifestyle lend themselves well to animation. Rather than being truly odd (in Nilsson's versions) or downright bratty (as Erin portrayed her), Pippi is a lively, thoughtful imp who sets sail to the South Seas with a ship's captain, who's revealed to be her father. She finds herself up against pirates and poachers, but her pluck, vigor, and loyalty prevail. (Ages 3 and up) --N.F. Mendoza

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Okay for Pippi fans - old-fashioned style........2004-12-29

Somewhat clunky animation by Nelvana and Saturday-morning KidVid pace and dramatic flow, this DVD complements the existing Pippi stories just fine.

In fact, consider it a calming retro-step back from 2004's standard of frenetic, violent anime styling. Good for the under-ten set.

If Nelvana felt like issuing more along these lines, I'd buy 'em.

Good, but not as great as the original.......2003-07-02

My students fell in love with Pippi this year, and really enjoyed "The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking", which is not animated. This one was good too, but not as exciting.

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