Watership Down Part 1

[@Factory051]

Richard Briers. My word. What a beautiful performance. The music from the film is so underrated.

[@vintagesoup79]

Brilliant movie, beautifully drawn and animated. I wish this sort of animation would make a come back instead of the constant CGI stuff on offer.

[@Whiteman18277]

Lol they did in 2018

[@BestvideosbyAJ]

this was one of the sadest movies i ever watched in my life, it was so realistic and the truth was so sad. Thanks for uploading this movie! Sad/Awesome movie!

[@piscesswimmer5]

"Oh, come on. It's got bunnies! How bad could it be?" My older sister said that right before watching this. Then she asked me to get her some brain bleach. Go figure.

[@Titan360]

I knew I wasn't the only one who was traumatized by that scene.

[@cineural]

"be cunning and you'll never be destroyed..." I see a Supernews short called The death of Mtv and i didn't know that they took scenes from this movie

[@MythologyNut01]

This film is so sad in some places, I cry every time watching this. Thanks for uploading. I have to read the book for my summer booklist.

[@Tailsrules80]

I love this movie. I used to be scared of it when i was little but i still couldnt help watching it then xD

[@umbrasyl]

I love it, it's so beautifully made, sometimes it's kinda scary though. xP

[@HannahzorTheAwsome]

I used to have this movie when I was very little and I didnt have nightmares at all I cant believe I wasnt scared by this

[@Titan360]

Especially at the end of its scene. Those sound effects they use to accompany the Black Rabbit are like they were designed to press some of your most primal "OH NOES PREDATOR-LIKE EMBODIMENT OF DEATH AT 12 O' CLOCK!" buttons that were first installed into evolutionary ancestors that were small...and delicious.

[@Hapos06]

This movie was terrifying when I was a kid. Now that I'm older I want to see how messed up it really was. I'm only on this first part but the damn fox is scaring me already!

[@Rollinpin123]

It's lovely to watch this in English. I was 3-year-old when I saw this first time in Finnish, and nowadays I almost remember everything they say...

[@voodazz]

That is one paranoid bunny. Can't wait for part 2!

[@Alvin1the1chipmunk]

I love this movie! I recommend it to others! Very sad, though. The song Bright Eyes is the saddest song Ive ever heard!

[@mangamarimo]

Such a classic...Thankyou!

[@jenksjake]

I have loved this novel and movie since I was a wee wee lad. Now I have collected a million movie stills and have all kinds of watership down Tattoos ...my whole upper body!

[@waylinvanhalen]

i saw this alsoooo as a kid......i had a flashback 2nite of it for some dumb reason...and looked it up and here i am hahah.....warped.......late 70's early 80's really had some legendary shit

[@biotonk]

thank you so much for posting ... this is a great film .

[@DieSpinner]

I love the creation story in this movie.

[@Pooknottin]

Not far from the mark there, only the He-Man reference seems redundant. The point I'm making is that we don't learn important lessons only from things that are pleasant, but also (and more importantly) from things that are frightening/hurtful. You didn't like it? Fair enough, but do you think it informed your choices in a negative way as regards violence in your life?

[@bobbiwib]

thanks for uploading this :) awesome book + film - still scares the hell out of me!!

[@Ordazed]

Heh, I watched this movie when I was very little. Maybe around... 5,6,7,8? And strangly...I was never bothered by it, even the gore didn't seem to scare me. I was a odd child... What rating did this movie get? Do you know?

[@MykkaM]

thanx man... I love this movie...

[@happyhappy85]

that is one brilliant film. scares the crap out of me though

[@nobleblier]

i remember watching this all the time in pittsburg

[@webrider360]

My Granma sent me this when i was 9 and i was so happy to get a new video i wacthed till the end and cried and went to sleep and wet the bed and had nightmares.

[@KinoHermesJourney]

Does it have animal experiments and a cat who hangs around in a tomb filled with cat skulls? If so you are probably thinking of felidae, which is originally in german and can be purchased from amazon germany, there's the english dub and the original german without subs, but it's something.

[@RexNunc]

It's a great commentary on society and its ills

[@HollywoodUniverse]

No, it's not a children's film. It just happens to be animated. It's adapted from a book.

[@Maksimfan]

I believe that the way this film effects people depends on their up bringing. For example, I live in a rural area of norfolk and see wild rabbits every day. Myself and alll those that live in the same area as me were not affected by the violence in the film yet those who live six miles away in a town were. I think we who live in the country and see what wildlife can be like know what to expect whereas those who wern't taught about it can only assume they're all friendly fluffy bunnies in cages.

[@sachicoon]

I've always enjoyed movies like these. As sad and violent as they are, it's the honest truth. This is how it is for rabbits in the wild. To me, it's like a homage to the animals who have to endure this on a daily basis.

[@shawn6669]

I'm glad when I was a kid it was still alright to have kids stuff be a little scary...just as it has and has been right too since the beginning of things.

[@olliemad]

not sure about age of hazel being younger i thought they were same age. i think fiver is right size, any smaller would be too small

[@Journeyguy1977]

THANK YOU!!!this is one of my favorite childhood movies!HEHEHE

[@WrenxAirie]

like...plague dogs? lol! yes, good shit :P

[@GNsLifeStories]

only this movie can make a billboard look like a terrible omen

[@acidrain47]

awesome dude i love this movie

[@T.N.H.]

I watched this as a kid, I had nightmares for god knows how long... Here's attempt 2, watch this without getting nightmares, 10-ish years later.

[@coralroper6876]

There's a reason why this movie emotionally traumatized me as a child.

[@catchersmitt0]

The book is awesome... even better than the movie.

[@Celluloidkid]

On October 7, 2008 Warner Home Video will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic fantasy film favorite with the DVD debut of Watership Down Deluxe Edition

[@Pooknottin]

Spot on matey!

[@fieldmarshalhough]

I don't know. Perhaps things were taken in the wrong way. In hindsight most of it was probably unnecessary.

[@Funnygirl335]

I remember being very freaked out with this film, when I first watched it, so I changed channel and watched "An American's Tail" instead lol. I still slightly freaked out by it, but it is a brilliant film and the book is really good too.

[@megelisabethsmith]

This is scaaaary ... a rabbit with a kind of sixth sense that's just plain weird >.

[@jamiesandsecondaccount]

my nanny made me watch this and it creeped me out so much i mean little bunnies killing each other,how sad

[@sillysillyface]

The movie is quite good, but the book is still way better. Like most movies based on a book, the book is the best by far. The whole movie is very touching but the book is still more touching.

[@Pooknottin]

Do you think that your perspective on violence is inappropriate? Are you badly adjusted to life with others? Do you think that this may have been a contributing factor? As an adult who may, or may not wish to bring up a child these are important questions to answer. If you think that you were traumatised by this film and have been damaged by it then you have reason to be concerned. If not... pretty simple answer; you were not.

[@Pooknottin]

To learn about certain things later in life can be a damaging shock for some, especially if they were sheltered from a good deal in thier childhood. On the other hand a gratuitous, or extreme depiction of violence could be equally damaging. I'm with the censors on this one, though I'm willing to concede that it was probably partially down to a degree of ignorance on their part in that the film is animated (they thought it must be for children).

[@mitch1788]

so true.. =P i aint much of a reader but this story got to me.

[@Octobertiger13]

when was this movie made?

[@SheWolf_Warrior]

1978

[@queencrab29]

the black rabbit is so scary. he is soooo evil :'(

[@fieldmarshalhough]

W... what? I'm sorry? He-man? "By the power of Greyskull", and all that? What on earth are you talking about? Was I not allowed to find Watership Down a little violent for my three year old tastes?

[@gummibearfetish]

Watership Down is the name of the new warren the rabbits create together.

[@DeniseCrampton]

its my fav movie ever

[@KawaiiKemonomimi]

Guess they don't know rabbits rise in the evening, not retreat in it..

[@Pooknottin]

Fear can be an important learning experience. Why do you think most children's stories have frightening elements? Besides, this isn't just a children's film.

[@fieldmarshalhough]

Redundant indeed, that's why I questioned it... I'm sure we do learn lessons from frightening things, but that's not my point. What I said was that I wouldn't have classified this film as a U, because I believe it's too violent for that. I have a perfectly clear understanding of violence without having watched a lot of it when I was very young. I mean, I'm in the army. You do learn about these things elsewhere.

[@Pooknottin]

Okay... lets all make ourselves into teddy bears and pretend the world is made of candy... That's what we should do eh?

[@fieldmarshalhough]

I think my perspective on violence is much the same as anybody elses, and no, I am not at all "badly adjusted to life with others". I merely remarked in my original post that I "swear this film scarred me for life" - meant to be taken very much tongue-in-cheek - because when I watched this at around the age of 3 I found the scenes of rabbits' throats being ripped out rather gruesome. Simple as that. I was not being particularly serious, and didn't anticipate my comment being taken thus.

[@BruisedKnuckledBuckshot]

lol when was 3 i couldn't finish this movie because it scared me shitless now i'm 18 and enjoy slice, dice, gore, and bloody as fuck movies and games. Who would have thought.

[@westlink1985]

After watching animals of farthing wood youtube rec'd this...cant believe i've still not seen this!

[@Pooknottin]

Okay bambi... lets have he-man and she-ra too eh? Lets have a denal of what is... lets have our children live in wonderland... lets do that... well lets.

[@PharohAmonKhan]

@Maksimfan In short, some are more sheltered than others and see the world through glass panes than true nature. And they say us "country folk" don't know anything about "Life". Wildlife IS life and death, ... balance.

[@zaboomafroo]

lol Fiver sort of sounds like Snitter from Plague dogs

[@KawaiiKemonomimi]

Going to get this book on Amazon. Story is very interesting.

[@Pooknottin]

So... what you're saying is that mortality is a surprise best left until later life? Okay...

[@fizzywizzy2006]

its odd though... they played it on citv one christmas (and I have the recording to prove it!) It used to scare me so much!!!

[@Dandelion32]

I lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Kehaar

[@fieldmarshalhough]

I'm merely saying that, when I was three years old, I didn't appreciate the numerous throat-rippings. Children's film or no, it's still a U, and all I said was that I didn't think it should be.

[@JonasLihaug]

Exactly same thing happened to me waylinvanhalen.. Weird that. :P

[@standj21]

its also a fantastic book.

[@fieldmarshalhough]

I do like this film, but it shouldn't have been rated a U... I swear it scarred me when I was younger.

[@fieldmarshalhough]

What? I'm saying I didn't like all the blood and gore when I was a kid. I'm pretty sure I was already aware of mortality when I saw the film...

[@Pooknottin]

That's usually the case. Especially when all you have to go on is text.

[@Pooknottin]

If that is the case, why the arguement?

[@WhatTheRLS]

I was watching this today in class....and me and my friend were laughing so much!!!!! we only saw like 10 mins though....

[@HrtZColiDE]

i watched it today as well high five XD

[@kimcornwall4246]

This was on film 4 the other day.

[@craniifer]

is this legal?

[@RainMan34]

Me too.

[@inhumanundead]

@MrShirlz00 IT ISN'T A CHILDREN'S NOVEL/FILM!

[@genaro6531]

THE RABBIT FROM DR DOLITLE MOVIE

[@Pooknottin]

They were instructional.

[@Gaaraloverr1]

Poor Fiber...

[@JacobRobitaille]

frith in the book pooped the worlds trees and plants and stuff from his beind. funny great story and movie

[@Edzlife]

dat film is good 4 an english film

[@JamOnToast221]

god this is the most un kid like kid film ever lol used to scare the hel outa me especially the evil animals ryt at the beginning lol

[@Dracosgal8]

I have the book just never seen the movie

[@TheSunflowerGiraffe]

this is u correct it should be a p.g or 13 cuse of all the blood and scenes but i thought this version was best after i watched this i read the book and WOW you get that feeling at the end like shudder and depressed feeling :_: but the cartoony one was ok but not as good as this and the puppet version was awfull 5/5

[@Pooknottin]

What's to like? It's not supposed to be gratuitous.

[@MaxChaplin]

Legal? What's legal?

[@fieldmarshalhough]

Nothing's to like, that's just my point. It's a bit much for a very small child.

[@Maksimfan]

glad someone agrees

[@Fiorwestcoast]

take tne tech of avatar and remake this....there is a best pic for ya....

[@craniifer]

movies on youtube

[@howlerkos]

Still like The Plague Dogs better. :>

[@happyhappy85]

this flim was shit scary

[@Yararar]

chill .....n wat was the point of ur post??