whisperstar
I watched this movie a lot as a kid, so I don't think I have it in me to hate it, especially since it's clearly not trying to live up to the original film. But I re-watched it for the first time in years recently, and I have to say, I've never in my life laughed so hard just from watching a film.The story is very simple. Wilbur has gone back to his normal life on the farm alongside Charlotte's three daughters, and he ends up befriending a newborn black sheep after everyone else on the farm mocks him for being different. After the sheep, named Cardigan, is sold to another farmer, Wilbur sets out to visit him and make sure he's doing alright, but ends up being mistaken for a wild pig after a fox makes off with some of the other farm's livestock. Bound by a promise he made to stay with Cardigan until his wool is shorn (yes, that's really why he can't just leave and go back home), Wilbur has to find a way to prove his innocence before the gaggle of angry farmers hunts him down.The relationship between Wilbur and Cardigan is one of the weirdest parts of the film - for starters, Wilbur spends the first twenty minutes teaching Cardigan to act like a pig, and none of the human characters ever take issue with this, even as Cardigan takes part in things like eating Wilbur's pig slop. I get that it's supposed to be heartwarming or something, but why not just have Cardigan act like a normal sheep while still being friends with Wilbur? There are also a lot of times where they cuddle together or nuzzle each other's noses...Rewatching it, I briefly found myself wondering if Cardigan was supposed to be a female. (As far as I know, he's not.)But despite the decrease in quality, the film wasn't all bad. I think the best parts of it were when it focused on Charlotte's daughters. The three of them get a subplot about trying to live up to their mother's legacy, complete with a song number as they try to spell out Wilbur's innocence in their web. Even as an adult, I found them to be pretty endearing as characters and I was sort of invested in their arc, and I wish more of the film's running time had been devoted to them. (Though this investment did make their subplot's payoff a little disappointing for me - without giving too much away, the girls do eventually manage to convey the truth about the situation to the human characters, but a few minutes later, it's revealed that a key piece of evidence was sitting just a few inches away during the entire scene, so the truth probably would've come out whether the spiders had been there or not.)Some minor notes, before I end it off...This film had a lot of songs sprinkled throughout - almost all of them were pretty pointless, but I give them credit that at least the tunes were a little catchy. The voice acting was alright, and there was a surprising amount of intentional humor, despite how inept the film was as a whole. Apart from the three spiders, one other character I was sort of fond of was this sassy cow with a milk problem that Wilbur meets at one point. She didn't need to be in the film at all, but for a side character, she was surprisingly likable and contributed to a good deal of the comedy.All in all, I could summarize this film as what a lot of people see the Disney direct-to-DVD sequels as being like - it's inept and unnecessary, but not without at least a little bit of heart...At the very least, it'll give you some laughs if you choose to sit down for a watch.
cjwhite-31645
I cried when I saw Charlotte's Web on VHS when I was four, When I saw this piece of crap, I cried because of how awful it was. Only three songs are good and worth listening to. Other than that, the film didn't need to happen. The Animation was alright along with some good voice acting. The Trailer was WAY better than the film itself. I have seen this film six times in my childhood, still can't get over how bad it was.
davekeanu
Well the first Charlotte's web was a beautiful film it was wonderful masterpiece and rather underrated 70s classic. I remember enjoying it and loving the jokes and the hidden message in that film. When I heard about their was sequel to the first film. I was looking forward to it, I rented it out on DVD at the video store and I thought it was going to be as good as the first. But it sucked it was so boring. And here are the reasons for it what happened to characters like Geoffrey the baby goose and the old sheep and Fern's brother. And what happened to Wilbur every one's favorite pig in the first one he was brave and kind but in this one he is complete loser and scared of every thing the fox as the villain was only likable character in this film. This movie has got nothing to do with the first film what so ever but when it does, it's are total slap stick in the face. This movie is such a let down to the original film and this one is so forgettable the only good thing about this film was the soundtrack 2/10
aleusong
Most video sequels (though inferior) at least try to build up a story with some form of plot, character development, and the like. But this sequel was just bland and boring. I would've taken a rehash of the original story where the attention was on Cardigan instead the story that we got here. The story is basically, Wilbur goes to visit Cardigan at his new home and a misunderstanding occurs where Wilbur must come to his rescue. It may sound interesting on paper but the movie stretches this plot way out to meet its 80 minute requirement with too slow unnecessary moments, dull songs, and goes nowhere with it really. I was expecting something a little more exciting or at least something with more depth to happen. But in the end it is so boring even for a video sequel.I wasn't a big fan of the original. But it would've been more interesting to see them do something a little more with a sequel to this film. The other thing that might bother people is that they updated ALL the characters from the film with modern looks. Fern in this movie is a COMPLETELY different character (in looks and personality) than the one from the original. It barely qualifies as a sequel to the 1973 animated film because of this.
