Goodbye Christopher Robin [DVD] [2017]

For me, one of the best Brit' movies of recent years that i have seen......Telling the story of how after his experiences of the battle of theSomme during WW1 Alan.A.Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) suffering from shell-shock (a condition that would not have been acknowledged back then) moves his family from the noise of busy London to a quiet idyliccountry location, a move, which does not go down well with his wife Daphne (Margot Robbie)Son, young Christopher Robin (Billy Moon) - (Will Tilston) is in the main brought up by nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald)Alan a writer struggles to find the will to put pen to paper, when his wife returns to London for an extended stay and Olive has to temporarily leaves to attend her dying mother, Alan and Billy are left to fend for themselves.Their walks in the woods in the grounds of their home inspire Alan to make up stories about Christopher Robin and his collection of stuffed animals (Winnie the Pooh and friends)...the stories originally written purely for Billy....however under pressure to hand in a finished work for publication, with the help of friend and illustrator Ernest the first book is published.The book is a great success both sides of the Atlantic, with mum and wife now back on-board, fame for young Christopher almost spirals out of control.When Olive (Alice in A.A.Milne's famous poems) points out the problems of the celebrity frenzy is affecting young Billy, Alan stops writing the stories.....however the damage has been done, Billy(now played by Alex Lawther) will suffer for the fame gained as a junior while growing-up, suffering bullying.When WW2 starts-up Billy who has tried to distance himself from the book character, wants to join-up but fails the medical, his father despite his own experiences uses his influence to help his son play a role in the army.At the beginning of the film one see's Alan being handed a telegram.....before the story really begins.This is a very moving and indeed delightful story which is based largely on real-events....i believe it to be A MUST SEE(Poems by A.A.Milne i remember reading when a child)CHRISTOPHER ROBIN SAYING HIS PRAYERS (First Verse)Little boy kneels at the foot of the bed,Droops on his little hands, little gold head.Sssttt, whisper. Who dares?Christopher Robin is saying his prayers:"God bless Mommy, I know that's right,And wasn't it fun in the bath tonight,The cold's so cold and the hot's so hot.God bless Daddy, I quite forgot.If I open my eyes just a little bit moreI can see Nanny's dressing-gown on the door;It's a beautiful blue but it hasn't got a hood,God bless Nanny and make her good.Mine has a hood and I lie in bedAnd I pull the hood right over my head,And I shut my eyes and I curl up smallAnd nobody knows that I'm there at all.Thank you God, for a lovely day,And what was the other I wanted to say?I said, 'Bless Daddy', so what could it be?Now I remember: God bless me".THEY'RE CHANGING GUARD BUCKINGHAM PALACE (First Verses)They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -Christopher Robin went down with Alice.Alice is marrying one of the guard."A soldier's life is terrible hard," Says Alice.They're changing guard at Buckingham Palace -Christopher Robin went down with Alice.We saw a guard in a sentry-box."One of the sergeants looks after their socks," Says Alice.

I needed a 64 Gb capacity USB stick and had intended on purchasing my usual choice for such sticks in the form of the metal Kingston Data Traveller SE9 G2 model which I like. However, comparing prices between that and this Sandisk, I found it hard to justify the extra 30% for the Kingston model and so opted to try something new and get this Sandisk model. The other bonus apart from the lower price was the 50% increase in read speed on this stick compared to the aforementioned Kingston model I use. So, cheaper and faster, a potent combination.Upon receiving the stick I was shocked to find just how small this thing is. My Kingston sticks are somewhat more substantial and thus more rugged. I feel that I could maybe snap the Sandisk off in the USB port if I caught it badly whereas the Kingston would probably break the port instead!The stick is preformatted using FAT32 and this is widely compatible. However, if you intend to store single files larger than 4 Gb in size, such as DVD ISO's, then you will need to reformat the stick to eXFAT which is a great choice for USB media but may not boot if you need the stick to do that.There are three files preloaded onto the stick. Two files pertaining to the Sandisk security software - one for Mac, the other for Windows and a PDF document touting a cloud storage service by the name of Carbonite. As usual with such things that are preloaded onto a stick or drive, I delete them as they usually offer very questionable utility for me.I haven't checked actual speeds but I do believe the claims made. However, in retrospect now I have the stick, I feel I'd have preferred spending the extra on the Kingston model I typically use. Handling the Kingston stick and this one leaves me feeling the Kingston is a better drive by virtue of its rugged and more solid construction. The Kingston may be somewhat slower but unless you transfer large files to an SSD then the transfer will be limited by the speed of your hard drive anyway and thus you lose the benefit of the 150 Mb/sec read speeds on this stick. if transfer speed is important to you then by all means get this stick but for people like me who just want to transfer or retain data on an ad hoc basis then a more robust stick such as the Kingston may be the better long term option.Still, the Sandisk isn't by any means a bad stick and I would rate it perfectly satisfactory if it weren't for it's overly diminutive and thus rather more delicate feel.Oh, as mentioned by other reviewers, this drive as well as the Kingston I have get fairly hot during sustained transfers. I don't know why manufacturers don't make the grip portion of the stick a ribbed surface in order to allow better heat dissipation as well as making for a better gripping surface.The Sandisk is fast, inexpensive and very compact and if this meets your requirements then will be an excellent choice.

I really enjoyed this film although it was very moving at times!

Simply charming, this wonderful movie is perfected by the performances of Margot Robbie and Domhnall Gleeson, but the acting of Christopher Robin (or Billy Moon, as he is known by his family) at various ages, especially Will Tilston, makes the film really special. The poignancy of post-traumatic-stress-syndrome-affected Alan Milne, Christopher Robin's father, traumatised by his experiences in the First World War, and his post-natally stressed mother, Daphne, who really wanted a girl, and who dresses Christopher Robin in girl's clothes as a little boy, are marvellously realised by Domhnall Gleeson and Margot Robbie. This background story of Winnie-the-Pooh is sad for all concerned, and it's even more affecting to an audience of people who love the Pooh books but don't know the almost-tragic background to the writing of those books, where, despite the love the parents feel for their little boy, they are not capable of giving him 'proper' parental love and attention. Kelly Macdonald is thoroughly convincing as his nanny who disapproves of the way the boy is treated and tries her best to make up for the lacks of the parents. The later effects on Christopher Robin as the books' popularity focus unwelcome media and popular attention on him are very well-portrayed. Despite the interior, underlying distress of the movie's characters, the film maintains a charming exterior of the idyllic surroundings of the cottage in Ashdown Forest where Christopher Robin grew up. The juxtaposition of comfortable and lovely surroundings with unhappy people is peculiarly affecting and all credit to Simon Curtis, the director, for making a wonderfully balanced film of great beauty and performances. A must-see.