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At last, TinkerBell, the little pixie fairy created by J.M. Barrie and re-introduced to the world as a sexy beauty and corporate icon in the 1950’s by Walt Disney in his animated classic, “Peter Pan”, has been given her own film series, kicked off in 2008 by the aptly titled “TinkerBell”. This first film was actually just the next step in an already successful “Disney Fairies” franchise that began with the hit book, “Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg”, and was followed by 2 more hardcovers (the third book was just released, though it`s the 4th if you count “In the Realm of the Never Fairies: The Secret World of Pixie Hollow”, which is like the big guidebook) and several paperbacks, along with other merchandise and a new series of graphic novels I’ve been keeping up with myself (as I particularly like graphic novels, though I also own the Quest for the Egg and Realm of the Never Fairies, and intend to get the other two hardcovers in time). And, something worth noting before even discussing the film is that there is a big change fans of the books must be prepared for. Though there are many similarities, including some consistent characters, Tink’s core group of friends in the film are different characters from those in all the books. I can’t expand too much on this factor, as I haven’t had time to read any of the books yet, aside from the first graphic novel I have also written a review for.

Now, “TinkerBell” the film tells the tale of, well, TinkerBell, of course. It’s basically an origin story that begins with her birth from the laugh of a baby, as all fairies are born, fully grown and with a complete grasp of the English language. Yes, we finally get to hear Tink speak, and while I may have had an issue with this when I first heard about it, I got over it long before the film came out and she sounds fine voiced by Mae Whitman, so no problems there. Upon coming into the world (and here we get to see her in a white “dress” with her hair down, looking like a goddess if I do say so myself, but I have a serious thing for Tink), a ceremony is immediately held for Tink to discover her fairy talent. This is done magically, and cannot be chosen by the individual. It is discovered that Tink is a Tinker (hence the name), a maker and fixer of things for the other fairies to use. Tink is okay with this at first, though a little disappointed, as it is clearly not as glamorous as being a type of nature fairy. However, when Tink discovers that being a Tinker means you don’t get to make the big trip to the mainland to help usher in Springtime, she is very upset and sets out to learn a different talent. Tink has a great curiosity of the mainland, as she has found objects that came from there and is the only fairy with the talent to figure them out. The film focuses both on Tink’s struggle to fit in and find herself and also on her attempts to work herself into the mainland excursion. Of course, in classic Disney fashion, a happy ending is had by all.

“TinkerBell” turns out to be one of the best things ever to come directly to Disney home video, if not THE best. In fact, I could easily imagine this having a big screen release, so it’s really too bad they didn’t go that route. It was definitely more deserving than “Jungle Book 2″ (and that’s coming from a huge Jungle Book fan who would have loved a properly done sequel), and even more deserving than the fairly good but still very flawed “Return to Neverland”. It’s just a great little movie with surprisingly good visuals for direct to video. Heck, for direct to video, they’re SHOCKINGLY good visuals, and TinkerBell herself is thankfully very true to her original design for the most part, though personality-wise, she seems far more even tempered here than she is in Disney’s “Peter Pan”, through most of which she was furiously jealous and even murderous at times. It IS a bit hard to imagine this newest incarnation of Tink, sassy as she sometimes is, trying to get Wendy killed repeatedly in a few year’s time, but maybe in the coming films we’ll see her character evolve in that direction. Ha, but it’s very unlikely. Regardless, I really enjoyed this film and seeing a sweeter, more innocent and vulnerable, and yet believably Tink-ish Tink throughout it, and I greatly appreciated the character designs (I’m mainly a face guy, but what legs these fairies have!), even though Tink’s star-voiced core group of friends could have used more character development. I also really appreciate the time, interest, and attention to detail in making this a quality film; it definitely shows. It really did turn out well and I can’t wait to finally get the time to view my copy of its first sequel, “TinkerBell and the Lost Treasure”. Incidentally, I even picked up a tree topper from the Disney Store of Tink in her birthday suit from the film (that sparkly white dress with her hair down and bare feet). It was too gorgeous to resist and will sit atop my Christmas tree every year from now on.

As for the Blu-Ray edition of “TinkerBell”, of course it looks and sounds fantastic, but it has some nice extras as well. Sadly, no commentary, and annoyingly, none of the little promo shorts that ran on the Disney Channel of Tink and her friends performing daily chores, but it does include deleted scenes with optional filmmaker intros, a pretty fun Tinker Trainer game that can even be a bit tricky for younger players I’d think, a short live action film with the CGI fairies mixed in called “Ever Wonder”, a TinkerBell and Queen Clarion hosted Guide to Pixie Hollow, a “Creating Pixie Hollow” behind the scenes feature on designing the fairies’ world (that, yes, is located on Neverland, in case you were wondering), and of course, your standard Disney Channel Star music video. This time, the video features Selena Gomez singing a song from the film called “Fly to Your Heart”. Now, I generally adore Selena Gomez, so the music video is a happy inclusion this time, but I confess I don’t love it. I normally like her singing, but there’s something about the way Selena sings a line or two in this song I just don’t like, and she sounds a bit too much like Demi Lovato here, whom I really don’t care for. The way they have her floating about (painfully obvious wire work) here is something else I don’t love about the video. Oh well, I still appreciate all the extras; a much better and better quality collection than many Disney releases get. So, overall, I gotta say, GET THIS MOVIE! Especially if you love Tink… or are IN LOVE with Tink, like me. But don’t think that swayed me all THAT much. It really is very good!

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