Review of Watership Down (1978) by Mark B — 23 Jan 2012

This ain't "Charlotte's Web".

This review of Watership Down (1978) was written by Mark B on 23 Jan 2012.

Watership Down has generally received very positive reviews.

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I think Watership Down is a amazing movie but its not a kids movie because it has lots of blood and gore just because its a cartoon doesent…

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By Kurtiss K (105) on 06 Nov 2015

Watership Down tells a very deep and hauntingly beautiful story, but it does go a bit too far with its violence considering it was marketed…

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By Hazel B (29) on 19 Sep 2017

Could watch it a hundred times and it's still amazing! Old film, yet better than many modern films…

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I saw this movie when I was 11. Needless to say it terrified me…

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A semi dark and realistic animated movie but also very cool and well done…

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By Garrett C (538) on 25 Apr 2016

Poetic, unconventional, violent, and gloriously beautiful; Watership Down is not just one of the greatest animated films ever made, but I believe…

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