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The Story The film is an adaptation of the classic children's book... gone HORRIBLY WRONG! The book's story was nonsensical, but it was a book that used rhymes to help young children learn to read. And with an adaptation, you need to change a few things so the story works as a film. But what the film does to this childhood classic is make a 30 minute film out of a 5 minute bedtime story, and it shows! The story is given no explanation on why the witch is letting the animals on the broom. Or better yet, why the animals want to go on the broom in the first place! If the witch had a taxi-like service for animals, that would be fine, but we are given no evidence of this and we don't know where the witch is taking the animals too. Maybe she's taking them to her witch cult and use them as sacrifices to their devil overlord? It's a valid reason because we are given no reason at all! The Characters The animals are all unlikeable, as soon as they get on the broom, they refuse to let the other animal on the broom. WHY? It just makes them look like bullies and you just want the dragon to eat them. The other two characters (witch and dragon) are not given any interesting personalities or anything! The Animation/Special Effects The Animation is the worst part of this film. The frame rate is horrible, it doesn't go faster than 20 frames per second. Even the original Mario game runs faster than this short made over 30 years later!!! The dragon is the worst thing I have ever seen an animated adaptation. In the book, he is an intimidating, red dragon with horns and a furry body. In the short film, they make him fat and give him a unicorn horn! He looks as intimidating as a pug snorting! The rest of the character designs don't work well, either. The 3D art style (I can't tell if it's CGI or Claymation because it's so ugly!) doesn't suit the story, it would of benefited from a 2D art style. It would be closer to the Art style of the book and it would look less ugly! Final Thoughts Overall, this is one of the worst adaptations I have seen for a children's book. The story makes no sense, the characters are unlikeable and the animation is just UGLY! If you want your children to experience the story you grew up with, just read them the story at bedtime. I know it's easier to show them this film, but trust me, it isn't worth it! The Story 1/5 The Characters 1/5 The Animation/Special Effects 1/5 Overall 1/5