
This animated wildlife film provides an environmental friendly message that humans are a malicious, careless breed. Three cherubic little animals have to rescue their friend who has been overcome by poisonous gas.... (Full plot summary below)
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This animated wildlife film provides an environmental friendly message that humans are a malicious, careless breed. Three cherubic little animals have to rescue their friend who has been overcome by poisonous gas.
Leave your thoughts about Once Upon a Forest.
| South Florida Sun-SentinelCandice RussellFrom the first moments of Once Upon a Forest, there is evidence of high artistic standards. The backgrounds are beautifully detailed, right down to the shading and contours of a tree trunk. |
| Seattle TimesJeff ShannonIt's a good thing this breezy animated adventure lasts only slightly more than 70 minutes. Children will no doubt enjoy its simple tale, but would probably grow restless if it went on for a minute longer. |
| Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanRespect for nature and the environment is a message that no one would quarrel with, but this is yet another example of a movie that can't or won't differentiate between technology and the use to which it is put. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOnce Upon a Forest has a good heart -- I liked the way it treated its themes -- but the movie is kind of dumb. |
| Independent on SundayQuentin CurtisFor all the feeling the drawing instills in the figures, it might be termed inanimation. |
| Hartford CourantMalcolm JohnsonA pleasing, sweet primer in caring for our flora and fauna. |
| Chicago TribuneJohanna SteinmetzIt contains a dire message: Man is destroying nature and progress is evil. It is hard to know what small children, the film's intended audience, are supposed to do with this idea. Nag their parents about recycling? Work it out in nightmares? |
| Washington PostHal HinsonEven children can't help but be bored by the movie's shadowless, textureless, weightless style of animation. |
| Deseret News, Salt Lake CityChris HicksOn its own terms, the fairy tale sensibility works perfectly in context -- and the film is most enjoyable for children and their parents. |
| Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe film rarely gets past familiar gimmicks of the cartoon-adventure genre, and the animation isn't very inspired. |