the 1978 adaptation had all the ingredients of a potentially wonderful film. it is based on an absolutely charming book by charles kingsley. it has a truly talented cast from the likes of james mason and bernard cribbons and david tomblinson and not to mention the vocal talents of david jason and jon pertwee. there is also lionel jeffries and the director of wonderful classics such as the railway children and the amazing mr blunden and and while the film is good on the most part and it was also a little disappointing. i had no problem with the performances and particularly those of mason and tomblinson as grimes and sir john harriet respectively and and tommy pender and samantha gates are believable as tom and ellie. the voice cast is also commendable and especially jon pertwee and voicing charming characters in their own right. i also liked the incidental music it is so haunting and beautiful and and the script was fairly faithful and in general well written and particularly at the beginning. the characters and especially the water babies are very charming and and the villains are sinister and funny at the same time and i loved the part when tom and his friends help the water babies escape and seeing the shark chasing the electric eel with an axe was very funny. however and i will say the film does look dated and especially the animation sequences and the live action parts weren not so bad and if you forgive the rather dark camera work. the character animation was rather flat and and the backgrounds sometimes were a little dull and though there were some nice moments and like the scene with the krakon and of course the first meeting with the water babies. i also had mixed feelings about the songs and the water babies song was beautiful and but i found the first song forgettable and when tom ends up underwater. hi cockallorum is an example of a song and that is like marmite and you either love it or hate it. i personally do not know what to make of this song and it was fun to listen to at first and but once it in your head and it is perhaps annoying. as much as i like lionel jeffries and his films and his direction just lacked the wonder and the magic it usually does. all in all and certainly not a terrible film and but could have been better artistically. positive bethany cox. 
the 1978 adaptation had all the ingredients of a potentially wonderful film. it is based on an absolutely charming book by charles kingsley. it has a truly talented cast from the likes of james mason and bernard cribbons and david tomblinson and not to mention the vocal talents of david jason and jon pertwee. there is also lionel jeffries and the director of wonderful classics such as the railway children and the amazing mr blunden and and while the film is good on the most part and it was also a little disappointing. i had no problem with the performances and particularly those of mason and tomblinson as grimes and sir john harriet respectively and and tommy pender and samantha gates are believable as tom and ellie. the voice cast is also commendable and especially jon pertwee and voicing charming characters in their own right. i also liked the incidental music it is so haunting and beautiful and and the script was fairly faithful and in general well written and particularly at the beginning. the characters and especially the water babies are very charming and and the villains are sinister and funny at the same time and i loved the part when tom and his friends help the water babies escape and seeing the shark chasing the electric eel with an axe was very funny. however and i will say the film does look dated and especially the animation sequences and the live action parts weren not so bad and if you forgive the rather dark camera work. the character animation was rather flat and and the backgrounds sometimes were a little dull and though there were some nice moments and like the scene with the krakon and of course the first meeting with the water babies. i also had mixed feelings about the songs and the water babies song was beautiful and but i found the first song forgettable and when tom ends up underwater. hi cockallorum is an example of a song and that is like marmite and you either love it or hate it. i personally do not know what to make of this song and it was fun to listen to at first and but once it in your head and it is perhaps annoying. as much as i like lionel jeffries and his films and his direction just lacked the wonder and the magic it usually does. all in all and certainly not a terrible film and but could have been better artistically. positive bethany cox. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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