jonconnormustlive-46298 Bambi II is an in-between-quel set amidst the events of the first film, we see young Bambi alone without his Mother, his Father The Great Prince of the Forest watches over him until a suitable mother is found.In a time when Disney sequels have been spewed out left and right most of which are annoying and just plain bad. It'd be easy to assume Bambi II would fit into that mess, however it does not.Alexander Gould voicing Bambi is perfect, he sounds exactly like the original actor. Patrick Stewart voices the Great Prince, I wasn't sure if that was a good choice or not but it turned out to be great! Stewart's voice acting is dramatic yet humorous when needed.Bambi II balances humor and drama much like its classic predecessor. Really the only part of the story I didn't like was the bully who one-upped Bambi all the time. He was pointless and clichéd.The kids will love it and you should too!

joaosantos-07877 I'm impressed , this sequence can have the same level or nearly exceed the original, I just loved this movie and is one of my favorites, it took 64 years years to the beautiful classic Disney finally have a sequel, waited all my childhood and went caught off guard with this masterpiece, Bambi 2 is a very well designed art , beautiful animations, too enchanting music and the characters return even more charismatic , the main character , Bambi , is even more charismatic , is still cute as always and great fun Bambi grows over the film and it is amazing to see him trying to be like his father, who incidentally, also this incredible in this film, all the characters of the classic movie back here , I loved to see them again , the film is very fun , recommendable for younger people , and like the first, has its strong and sad parts at the end , Bambi 2 me too delighted , and does not deserve the criticism that has weak , it is a great art of a wonderful classic

aileencorcoran Bambi II may be a pointless midquel, but its focus is interesting; the relationship between Bambi and his father, the Great Prince of the Forest. It keeps that focus for the most part, and that's where the good stuff in the film lies. That, and the climax, which, despite there being little to no stakes, is well executed.The film has a rather odd idea to start right after Bambi's mother gets shot. In one way it makes perfect sense, since the Great Prince does take Bambi away into the happiest transition of all time. Yet, starting an already pointless semi follow up to one of Disney's most treasured masterpieces, and using one of the most poignant scenes, seems rather, not in poor taste, but strange.This is a filler movie. Not only is it filling the gap in the original by showing Bambi's childhood and pre adolescence, but it sports pointless scenes with Thumper and his annoying sisters. There's scenes where Thumper teaches Bambi to roar and act brave to impress his father, and, other than one instance where Bambi has an amusing altercation with a porcupine, it just feels like it was placed for cute scenes involving nostalgic characters. The original movie had cute scenes, too, but they used them to their advantage. There was this charm about them. Also, Thumper is useless and irritating here. The callback to the scene where his mother tells him off is out of place, and word for word taken from the meadow scene in Bambi.The film is not without merit. There is a scene where Bambi has a dream about his mother. This scene has little effect, given that the dialogue is ripped straight from The Land Before Time, but the scene directly after is, for the most part, handled very well. In an earlier scene, Ronno, who was in the original movie Bambi's rival for Faline's love, tells the young animals about Man using a call that sounds like deer to trick them. The film cleverly uses this, and, to my surprise, an effective scene comes from it; I knew Bambi wasn't going to die, but the poor little thing was so convinced that the call was his mother. The emotions in that moment were handled rather well. Except when Bambi froze. That looked so stiff, it was funny.Patrick Stewart was a fantastic choice to play the Great Prince. His performance was understated and strong. The character was likable, too, despite knowing exactly how his arc was going to play out. It was satisfying, and you wanted to see him get together with his son. When the new doe appears to give Bambi a new home, I felt sorry for both of them. Yes, it was formulaic and cliché, but in a selfish way, it worked. Bambi and his father do develop a nice, believable friendship. It's nice to see.The climax is very good. The foster mother's dialogue paralleling Bambi's mother's, while Bambi stood frozen, was a clever moment in the screenplay: when Bambi runs, you can tell he won't let what happen to his beloved mother happen to this doe. The animation in this scene is the best in the movie, and when Bambi kicked the dog off the cliff, I thought, good! Survival of the fittest. Of course there was no stakes. The cop out death was stupid, but the Great Prince's reaction made up for it. That was a touching, effective moment... until Thumper cried obnoxiously.The animation ranged from okay to good enough. The lighting was great, when it was used. There was awful, cringeworthy sound effects in some scenes, and the songs were awful. The score was nice enough, especially the strings when Bambi says goodbye to the Great Prince. I did like that they implemented the theme from the original without overdoing it.I suppose the question is, if Bambi II is a worthy sequel? The answer is, no, and it does try to be. It does, however, show the development of a worthy relationship. That, alone, is worth recommending the film for. I'd say, skip the scenes other than those with Bambi and his father, and the climax. Right there, is a decent enough novella to attach to the original tale.

Lucas Berrill I enjoyed Bambi II, just as I enjoyed the first one, which was great, but I think this sequel is slightly better, which most people may disagree with, but this is just what I think. I like how they put this movie right in the middle of the first one (hopefully not spoiling anything) and it's a good little kinda "intermission" sequel, and it possibly had the longest wait since the first one, which came out in 1942, this one just 2006. And most people would think the first one is better because it was amazing for it's time. Since I'm not that old I wasn't alive back then, but I still really enjoyed the first one when I saw it out on DVD. But this one still has some characters you just hate, (especially the porcupine) but most of them are enjoyable. It is good for the kids, and if you saw the first one back in the 40's, you'll probably think the sequel is OK. I'd recommend it for fans of the first one anyway. Thanks for reading this review on the 2nd Bambi.