Les Aventures de Frère Lapin

Growing up in Atlanta down the street from "The Wrens Nest", the birthplace of Brer Rabbit, and his wonderful friends, as a child I read all of the Uncle Remus stories, and knew them well. The only variance from the original stories, is the substitution of Brer Turtle for Uncle Remus. Otherwise they are great morality tales mixed with a lot of fun, and quite authentic including the tar baby, the laughing place, and the proverbial briar patch. It's thoroughly enjoyable, and I would recommend this to anyone young or old!

A pleasant surprise that shears away the controversial racism of the previous adaptations and sticks closer to the African American roots of the Brer Rabbit folklore. It's nothing amazing, but hosts a talented all-black voice cast with some appealing character designs, colorful backdrops, and a good selection of classic brer rabbit stories that stick close to the original while repackaging them in a more dignified and racially sensitive manner. Admittedly, the original songs are a bit hit-or-miss. It's nice to see more inclusion of the original characters and stories left out from the infamous Disney adaptation and its following copycats. The structure may be loose with its vignette format, but the pacing is so fast that this movie flows by like a breeze. It's an easy watch and I was never bored. It's no classic by any means, but it's a lot better than it had any right to be.

The film features many of today's notable Black entertainers. My girls (4 & 7 y.o.) are loving it. It is a great way to keep these traditional stories alive. It is also a good way to teach children about contrasting mediums (film vs. writing). You may be also get them to read the stories in various editions. The songs are great! They too are part of the Black cultural traditions. The film does a good job of presenting both sides of morality, that someone can do good and bad things. I am thoroughly enjoying myself watching the film with my children. It retells the stories I know plus many I don't. Great for the whole family.

Cute adaption of the stories I remember my mother reading me. The stories remain true to memory, but the dialect was absent which kind of ruined it a little bit for me. DVD quality was excellent. Both my children ages 4 and 14 both had their attentions held on the screen. The colorful scenes held the young ones and Brer rabbit's tricks kept the older kids watching for whats next. The extra DVD games were a little difficult for the younger children but fun for the older set. A fun story to watch with the kids. I just felt it was missing something I couldn't quite put my finger on. I recommend seeing this just not highly. A good rental!

This is the only film adaptation of "The Tales of Uncle Remus" I have. Disney has not re-released "The Song of the South" on DVD due to controversy surrounding its content. But I have seen that movie online, and quite frankly, I love both films; I am not one to take sides.

This film is loosely based on Julius Lester's take on the stories, and it starts with a bored little girl named Janey. Then she met up with Brer Turtle, and he told her the stories of Brer Rabbit's madcap adventures. You know, in "Brer Rabbit Breaks Up the Party," it was kind of cruel that the other critters would not let Brer Rabbit join the party, but he is lucky to have a friend like Brer Turtle. So anyway, I love this film.