Sunday 29 January 2017

Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes DVD Review and Giveaway

The latest release from Entertainment One is Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes. A two-part animated movie based on the classic collection of stories by Roald Dahl, and a huge hit at Christmas on TV, Revolting Rhymes comes to DVD on 6th February, and is available now on Digital Download.


The film has a warm and familiar style, as the animation is by Magic Light Pictures, the team behind award-winning films The Gruffalo and Stick Man. There is the usual light-hearted humour, and fantastic expression on the faces of the characters.

The British cast is great (everyone loves Roald Dahl) and includes my 8 year old son's favourite current children's author David Walliams, as well as Tamsin Grieg, Rob Brydon, Dominic West and others.

First published in 1982 Revolting Rhymes was written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by his long-time sidekick Quentin Blake. Featuring familiar fairytale characters, but with their stories re-written into verse, and with a very different and imaginative alternative ending each time.

Will Little Red Riding Hood become a meal for the Big Bad Wolf? Can Snow White out-wit her evil stepmother? Is the house of bricks strong enough to protect the Little Pig? How can Jack avoid the Giant and find his golden treasure? Who will Cinderella marry?

Revolting Rhymes has the wolf as narrator, and he interrupts the flow of the story with ad lib comments that are very funny. My 8 year old especially loved Revolting Rhymes and laughed aloud all through it. His 6 year old brother and I also enjoyed it, and being broken into 2 x 30 minute segments means it's really handy watching before story and bed.


The animation is superb, and the characters are warm and funny. Although the stories are a little bit darker than your average children's tale nowadays, it's with humour and always very over-the-top and unrealistic. Most children will be familar with Roald Dahl's style and know it isn't all fluffy bunnies and cotton candy.

Revolting Rhymes has a runtime of 60 minutes (2 x 30 minute episodes), and is PG rated. It is out now on Digital Download, and will be available on DVD from Monday 6th February rrp £8.99, courtesy of Entertainment One.
Additional features on the DVD include the Making Of Revolting Rhymes and a Revolting Rhymes Image Gallery, plus a set of postcards.

Entertainment One have kindly offered 2 of my readers their own copy of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes on DVD. Entry to the UK ONLY giveaway is by Gleam form below, and will end at midnight Sunday 26th February.

Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes DVD Giveaway
 
Roald Dahl said, “If you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.” 10% of all Roald Dahl income goes to charity partners, who have supported causes including: specialist children’s nurses, grants for families in need, and educational outreach programmes. Find out more at roalddahl.com.



We were sent a preview DVD for review.

39 comments:

  1. I'd love to change the ending of the story of Little Red Riding Hood!

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  2. My alternative ending would be for Butch Cassidy and the sundance kid. They wouldn't get shot they would escape and ride of into the distance and live happily ever after. I love that film but can not bear the end!!! X

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  3. I would give an alternative ending to the Divergent Trilogy books. The ending really ruined it for me.

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  4. Beatrix Potters Peter Rabbit ... I think that could do with a Roald Dahl style ending ... he was such a naughty rabbit !!

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  5. charlottes web x always upsets me wheen she dies x

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  6. Loved Roald Dahl as a child and now I'm a mummy I can't wait to introduce my daughter to all the fantastic books!! This author is just brilliant!! This would be great to watch!! Both my daughter and my newphew would love this!
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  7. It's not from a book or a movie, but as a kid I always wanted Dick Dastardley to win in Wacky Races, just the once would have been fine.

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  8. I love Roald Dahl, but what I'd love to see, is the Snowman survive, just like the Snowdog does!

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  9. Little Red riding hood gets revenge on the big bad wolf and either chops him up for firewood or puts him on a stew

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  10. My alternative ending would be that the wolf was used to keep them fed for a month 🙂

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  11. Would love to see a Roald Dahl version of Hansel and Gretel , think kids would love that

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  12. I would love to see Willy Wonka take over the chocolate factory with Charlie xx

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  13. Karen hutchinson6 February 2017 at 00:12

    The gingerbread man - let him go free

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  14. I'm rubbish with these sorts of things, not very creative. I would like to see humpty dumpty put back together again, poor thing.

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  15. rumplestiltskin one of the ones that doesnt get talked about as often

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  16. I'd like to change sleeping beauty

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  17. I would give an alternative ending Thelma & Louise where they lived.

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  18. Gangsta granny by David Walliams, I would make it a happier ending, I cried my eyes out at the end of that book!

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  19. I would like to see another Gruffalo book come out because I am seriously tiring of reading the two we have and know the words off by heart.

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  20. Sleeping Beauty

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  21. beauty and the beast

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  22. I would say honestly i think Cinderella

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  23. little red riding hood

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  24. Any of the Famous Five stories - have them fail to solve the mystery!

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  25. I think Cinderella, the 2 ugly sisters would work for me, doing the dirtiest and most horrible jobs that I could find, and make them beg for scraps. Hope you don't think that I am being to mean

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  26. Matilda is a very lovely film at the end but I would change the ending slightly to see her parents locked up for a long time

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  27. The Jungle Book because I wanted Mowgli to either stay in the jungle, or to get married to a human at the end.

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  28. James and the Giant Peach , Would of loved to see the Bugs become real people xx

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  29. Ghost,but then it wouldn't be the end but the begininig or there wouldn't be a story.Love story too it's just so sad when she dies but then again,the film would be pointless.Let's just stick to Cinderella,I'd have the ugly sisters and step mother locked up x

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  30. Charlotte Webb as I wouldn't want her to die x

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  31. Miss Haversham would marry in Great Expectations

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  32. Beauty & the Beast - where Belle escapes without developing Stockholm syndrome and the Beast is punished for False Imprisonment!

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  33. Wendy gets to bring Peter Pan home, thanks for the competition x

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  34. The titanic I would love jack to survive x

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