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All the Little Animals |  | Director: Jeremy Thomas
Actors: John Hurt, Christian Bale, Daniel Benzali, James Faulkner, John O'Toole
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
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Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 28966
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 031398845423
ISBN: 1588179001
UPC: 031398845423
EAN: 9781588179005
ASIN: B0000A1HQI
Theatrical Release Date: 1999
Release Date: August 19, 2003
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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 19-AUG-2003
Media Type: DVD
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 beautiful and real August 11, 2000
sgpela@aol.com (Phoenix, AZ USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This film is visually stunning and a must see for animal lovers. It seems to be presented through Bobby's eyes which makes it refreshingly innocent and very honest. I attribute any fairytale-like moments to be the way Bobby really saw them in his childish way. It is a movie the likes of which I don't see very often. It makes no attempts to please it's audience by adding stupid things to the plot in an effort to make it more exciting. Christian Bale is amazing and unbelievably convincing. The fact that he does not overplay Bobby's disability as many actors would, adds to the brilliance of this piece.
All The Little Animals--A must See For Animal Lovers June 13, 2000
BenJ Cody (United States)
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the kind of movie you don't see alot of. Movies that touch our hearts in such a way that we love it. If you love animals and have a heart for them as I do, this is a film for you. A boy who is slower than us, is abused by hs father after the mother dies, and runs away. He meets a man who loves animals, and buries the bodies of raodkill on the sides of the road. They love each ocher, i'll leave the rest for you to see
Rediscovering "All the Little Animals" April 11, 2003
vickie marmelstein (DC area)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I was flipping idly around the movie channels one Sunday in May 2002, and paused on a scene of two men walking through beautiful rural countryside. Something about this seemed to remind me of something. I continued watching, and when the topic of burying roadkill came up, I was hit all at once with the memory of a book I'd read in the early 70s when a young teen. I checked the info channel - sure enough, this was a movie version of that book, written by British author Hamilton. The book had been such a favorite of mine at that time that I'd re-read it a number of times and now, as I watched the movie, small passages and bits of dialog came rushing back. The oddest, most miraculous thing was that until this accidental discovery of the movie, I don't think I'd given a thought to the book in more than 20 years, even though it had been such a favorite. I thought the movie was fantastic. I kept thinking, How right for this to be made into a movie at this time in history, when animal rights issues and abuse-of-the environment issues concern so many people the world over. Christian Bale did a fine job, is very easy on the eyes, and is, I was charmed to learn, a supporter of animal rights. I thought the ending hooked up pretty well with the rest of the film. There was plenty of foreshadowing that the stepfather character was going to need confronting, and even if we sympathize with Mr. Summers, we know that the laws of the universe and of good filmmaking require that he's going to have to pay for having been a robber and a murderer. At the film's end, Bobby has grown into his best possible self, having gotten rid of the great evil in his life and matured into being able to carry on Mr. Summer's "work".
An Allegorical Masterpiece May 25, 2003
Z. J. Abramovitz (Lawrence, KS United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
After accidentally stumbling upon this movie on the Sundance channel, I instantly fell in love with its mysterious and allegorical nature. Subsequently, I proceeded to purchase the book (by Walker Hamilton), which, in my opinion, is much better than the movie. When one ponders the meaning of "allegory", we automatically think of George Orwell's famous novel "Animal Farm". However, unlike Orwell's book, "All the Little Animals" contains more subtle insights into the forces of Good and Evil in life. This is probably the reason why the film and the book have slipped by virtually unnoticed in the world of great English literature. In fact, it was quite hard finding a copy of the book which I had to order it off of ..."Out of Print" section. All in all, this story has a powerful and haunting message, which can be credited to Walker Hamilton's brilliantly simple but amazingly complex writing style.
I believe Walker Hamilton's allegorical message is especially geared towards those of an intellectual nature-- separate from the corrupted minds of the masses. It calls out to all the Mr. Sommers in the world, all who are ostracized from society for refusing to uphold social conformities, beckoning them to watch over and care for "all the little animals" (which are the innocent souls such as Bobby Platt). We must be on guard then, ready to resist the wicked acts of those who harm innocent life (The Fat)-- always remembering all the little animals....
Grown-ups' Fairytale October 27, 2000
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This movie is a wonderful fairytale for grown-ups, although older children could benefit from viewing it also. It deals with the relationship between humans and animals and between humans and each other, exploring the most interesting elements of myth -- the battle between good and evil, the relationship between a young man and his father (or father figure), the tension between the real and the ideal world. Visually stunning and morally intriguing, this movie is one of the best that I've seen in recent years. Don't expect a "realistic" portrayal of a "realistic" story, however; the movie is a wonderful fable that may make you question yourself and the world around you.
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