The Brown family is happy
to have Paddington living with them in London. His Aunt Lucy wanted to come to earlier London but she suddenly she
had a bear cub to raise. Now it’s
time for her one-hundred-year old birthday and Paddington wants to get her a very special gift. Mr. Gruber has a unique
pop-up book in his antique shop that would be the perfect gift!! Paddington will need jobs to
raise enough money to purchase the book. He starts with
window washing in the neighborhood.
This is funny from
the beginning to the end!! This is the second time I've seen this film. I think it's easier to watch the second time because you don't need to tense up and some of the events!! There
were so many times I said, “This is so ridiculous!!” Paddington has a LOT of experiences trying to earn money to
buy the gift for Aunt Lucy. Then, he has MORE experiences regarding the
pop-up book. He has such
admiration, thankfulness and love for Aunt Lucy that the gift needed to be perfect!! The
pop-up book seems just right. He
feels a sadness that Aunt Lucy didn’t get to come to London and now she’s in a
retirement home for elderly bears!! I wonder if Hugh Grant would've taken his role in his younger years?
4 1/2* (I loved this movie)
103
min, Animation directed by Paul King with Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh
Bonneville, Madeleine Harries, Samuel Joslin, Sally Hawkins, Hugh Bonneville,
Julie Walters, Marie-France Alvarez, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Ben Miller, Jessica Hynes, Robbie Gee.
Note: Imdb 7.9 out of 10, 100% critic 88%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3*, Amazon 4.7* out of 5* with 461
reviews, Metacritic 88 out of 100 with 38 critics 8.2 out of 10 with 157
reviews, The Guardian Gwilym Mumford 5*.
Special
Note: Michael Bond was the creator
of Paddington Bear and he passed away at the age of 91 just six months before
the release of this film. His last
book was released in April 2017 and the books have sold more than 35 million
copies. The 2014 Paddington was
the highest grossing independent family film and the highest grossing film in
the UK of 2014.
Special Note: The pop-up-book of London was released
for a limited edition collectors item with six scenes taken from the film.
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