Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale

I absolutely loved Jake & Jasper: A Ferret Tale!!! I thought Connor Stanhope and Falcor (the ferret) were totally believable as bonded pals, and Falcor/Jasper was amazingly CUTE and smart. I was left wanting MORE though. This movie had a great storyline which I am sure was a difficult one to condense into such a short film. However, I think Alison Parker and her editors and assistants took a difficult task of getting so much into such a short space and came up with a very entertaining result. Bravo to all of you involved in the making of this film. Being in the family category I think it will be very well received. I know my family thoroughly enjoyed it, young and old.

Thank you SOOOO much for bringing a well done short story about a ferret and "his boy" to the movie world. They are amazing and wonderful little pets, and do not get enough recognition.

I donated to this film, and watched it's progress as it was being made, and so, was very excited to see it reach my mailbox.

The story is timely inasmuch as there are many families who are experiencing the same, or very similar situations that Jake and Jessi face. While it was short in duration, I found myself recalling scenes and discussing it with others who viewed it, and therefore, do not feel it's length is relative. My first viewing was with my 9 and 7 year old granddaughters. They immediately identified with Jake and his father, as well as Falcor (I have 2 ferrets). They immediately began singing the song that Jake and Jessi sang, and are still singing it days after viewing. This film has all the ingredients to make a wonderful full length feature film, or, potentially, a television series. I found the actors and, of course, Falcor, to be believable and sincere in their portrayal of the characters.

In addition, I found the photography and direction to be very well done, as well as the locations where scenes were shot. Overall, I feel that my rating of 10 is justified and well-earned.

The movie was very enjoyable as a mum I shed genuine tears for the young Jake (Connor) I felt his pain through his character and whilst understanding his father's pain I really did want to give 'dad' a severe talking to. Big sis whilst singing to Jake brought the mum out in her, a very emotional movie from the human side. The star was always gonna be Jasper (Falcor)he is now the ambassador for ferret ownership worldwide. His antics had me laughing through my Jake induced tears. Need another movie showing step by step how Jasper (Falcor) was trained. What also made this movie special was involving pet and in particular ferrets to help finance the movie. For most of the contributors like me it is the first time we have done anything like this, what a pleasure to be able to say I helped make this wonderful movie a reality. I only have one negative to report and that is lack of sub titles. I rely on subtitles to help me follow a movie etc. Lack of subtitles means my husband has to tell me what is being said. Although visually I was so impressed with Jake (Connor) that I needed less help than normal :-)

I found this movie to be extremely heartfelt and the beginning of a possibly full length movie. The struggles to deal with the death of the mother, the attempted breaking of bonds between father and daughter, and the creation of bonds between boy and ferret are heartwarming and leave the viewer with a sense of goodness and fulfilment. Considering the fact that the movie was a short film, a few small issues must be over looked regarding the deflation of certain scenes, but this is totally understandable. I am a ferret owner (Ferrent), and fell in love with the concept of the creation of this film as a Ferrent. But, I found that though Jasper (Falcor) plays an extremely important role in the film, as with Jake (Connor). It is not really the characters themselves that project the story, it is the story itself that projects itself. Yes, I realize that that may sound confusing, but it is as Marshall McLuhan states "The medium is the message". 4 paws way up everyone!

Excellent story about the love and friendship that exists between a young boy & his ferret. A must see for all ferret folk! If you're an animal lover, watch this movie! Those who say animals can't love are so wrong. Jake & Jasper shows the loving bond between animal & human. It also shows that when you really need them, friends are all around you, in many shapes & sizes. It's wonderful to see ferrets portrayed in film. We need more great movies like this one. For fuzzy lovers everywhere, it shows how a ferret can steal your heart even when its breaking and help it mend. Family doesn't just mean human relatives. For true animal lovers, pets are family too!