Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie DVD Review
SoHood.com Reviewed by: Michael Dacey
Movie Rating:  3.5 out of 5
Extras Rating: 5 out of 5

It’s a hilarious haunted Halloween in the Hundred Acre Wood. Roo’s new best pal, Lumpy, is excited to trick or treat for the first time…until Tigger warns them about the dreaded Gobloon who’ll turn you into a Jaggedy Lantern if he catches you. But if they catch the Gobloon before it catches them, they get to make a wish! With Roo by his side, Lumpy knows he can face anything. So when Pooh eats all the Halloween candy, Lumpy and Roo decide to be “brave together, brave forever” and catch the Gobloon so they can wish for more. When the two friends become separated, however, Roo decides to wish for something even more important. Filled with adventure, unconditional friendship and lots of laughter, Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie is a sweet treat for the whole family.

Pooh’s Heffalump is a re-release cartoon film, which accompanies a gift box containing a Plush Poor Bear. It’s nice looking gift box. The film’s story involves Lumpy and Roo going of to find a “Gobloon”. Gobloons, mythic creatures of the 100 Acre Wood, grant wishes when they are captured, but if you don’t catch them, you are turned into a pumpkin. Mid-trip, Lumpy gets too scared to continue, so Roo tells him the story of how Piglet was brave on a Halloween long ago (here’s “Boo to You, Too!”). Then there’s a climax after that where the two of them get separated, and I won’t say anymore.

In general, it’s an alright DVD, but it would better if they just had the “Heffalump” story played out straight, even if it was just forty minutes long. Because the way “Boo to You, Too!” is presented here, it feels like a lengthy commercial break, not the Halloween classic that it has been in my household for so many years.