The wind in the willows is one of my most favorite movies from my early childhood days. The animation, the style, and the dialogue are all what make it such a treasure to me.
My cousin's and i used to watch this at my grandparents house when we were younger . They lived on a beautiful farm at the foot of a mountain, with a great river flowing at the bottom of the hill . Sometimes we'd go and pick blackberries by the river bank and then , if it rained, we'd run up to the house and get all dry, and then go to the cosy little living room they had , fire roaring, biscuits and hot Milos in hand , we'd watch this movie on an old VHS . Those were some of my fondest childhood memories
I remember watching this at my great grandmother’s house when I was seven, it was when she was in the hospital due to illness, the next following day she passed away. I felt really sad by this passing. RIP my great grandmother, I was grateful for being subjected to this type of good art movies.
I always adored the contrast of the beginning being so warm and wholesome like a fairytale and then Toad completely hijacks the movie and turns it into a caper for the final third of the story.
I’m 26 and I really could cry watching this. I’d forgotten all about it. Life was magic back then and those feelings of potent imagination have vanished. On I plod as another dull adult towards the grave
I'm not that pessimistic at all! You've got those precious memories and you've got further development & expetiences, it would wear out to stay in childhood forever! Go and explore something, the world! That's Toad's message after all! Just live!❤️
The River…the same as it was, & as it will be…always changing…yet always the same. To anyone reading this I hope you find your adventure. I hope you chase your wild dreams & spirits through the forest. Take ALL of these things: wisdom like the rat, careful as the mole, strong like a badger, & adventurous as the toad. Although we can’t be cuddled up warm in our grandparents homes with love & refreshments anymore…I hope you pass on these tales to your offspring. So they will too chase after the wild adventures of The River & listen to the spiritual whistle of the wind whispering in the willows.
@@dorisbarkler8570 I love him too! But I think there are some movies I can imagine him in. Some direct to VHS and other from my imagination of movies that should have been made in the past. So here is my list of characters: 1 King James (in Pocahontas 2 Journey to a New World) 2 Evil Emperor Zerg (in Buzz Light-year of Star Command) 3 Chairmen Alonzo Skull (in The Tiny Toon Adventures Movie) 4 Sir Robert Dangerous (in A British Nightmare in New York) 5 Blood Work (in The Flash) 6 The Ghostly Phantom Virus (in Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase) 7 Saluk (in Aladdin King of Thieves) 8 Auberon (in A Rat Called Sera) 9 Captain Hook (in Muppet Peter Pan) Which part would you love to see and hear him in on my list? Please reply back.
@@samanthaspann7487 He was so perfect that he earned an Emmy Award for best voice performance for the sequel "Willows in Winter". That's right, a guy won an Emmy for playing Toad. 😁
I remember watching this as a child with my siblings back in 2006....the nostaliga almost makes me cry, I miss when we all were that close to each other.
Back in 2019, I messaged the composer of the soundtrack to this movie and the sequel. He told me that he appreciated the kind words about people loving the soundtrack, but that it is unlikely it’ll ever be released due to whoever owns the rights of the films.
this is devastating!! i have such fondness for the soundtrack, the opening song i think about so often- there was a video of it edited to be 3~ mins on youtube but it seems to have been taken down recently 😔
Bless you for putting this on here! My heart was so sad that it’s not on any sort of streaming service... I was having one of those sad nights where you just need to feel small and safe again... thank you for helping me with that! 🙏🏻💚
I don’t know why this version really makes me feel like days gone by. The combination of fabulous characters and music. A pace of life we all dream of. The friendships and shared troubles. It’s a perfect mix for a lazy can’t be bothered day watch. Thanks for putting on. We all long for this.
This version of The Wind in the Willows is utterly perfect. The animation, the voices, everything. My nephews and I would watch this version at their grandparents (my parents) home in the woods. So many wonderful memories. Such a dear movie and my favorite book as a child. Thanks for sharing this.
I always looked up to Rat and Mole's brotherly friendship. They were my model of what being a true, loyal friend looked like, especially when Ratty encouraged Mole about his simple house and helped him rebuild it. What a beautiful story!
This movie, and the second chapter, brought so much magic in my childhood... Now, nearly 30 years old now, the magic remain. But, with something deep and laconic emerging, as I stand older. The peace, and serenity of the River. This movie wips away any cumbersome burden that life brings... with somethin' gueninly good and positive. And makes me dream of that river... a place I would live by, without a care in the world.
I struggle with awful depression and BPD. Watching these oldies really is like taking an anxiety pill.. even tho it's just for a few moments. It matters to me. ❤
Also Rik Mayall, who voices Toad here, was originally going to be cast as Peeves the Poltergeist. They actually filmed one scene with him in the first movie but it got cut, and he never appeared again in the series.
@@r.a.c.5754 he apparently made people laugh so much even when he was acting and voicing across a radio the other side of the building used as the school xD
This is hands down the best hand-drawn animated version of WITW. Perhaps it has something to do with its artists that also worked on the original _Watership Down._
25:13 ...Nothing chilled my blood more as a child than hearing that hollow wail coming from the Wild Wood. Gives me shivers even now. So glad Ratty came to the rescue!
I loved the book when I was a kid. The sense of peace and belonging, the sense of adventure was always something I wanted to be a part of. I never knew they animated it however, it looks gorgeous!
This is a movie I loved as a kid but a lot of the story and some of the more abstract parts were lost on a three year old me. So happy I can watch it again!
I too used to watch this a lot when I was kid.... I have not seen it for years.... But, re-watching it now, I find it very hypnotic.... I can see why I used to love it and still do to this day
Hearty thanks to you for sharing this underrated gem. This is *the* definitive adaptation of the story not just because of the obvious affection for the source text but because every element of the production (but especially the music) conveys an undying love for eternal beauty of a vanished England. I
I turn this on & it takes me to another place entirely. Vibes as exciting and wondrous as being a child again. I’ll love this movie forever and I hope it’s always on CZcams ♥️
i memorised the whole movie off by heart when i was younger and it’s still with me i can say what they every part. This movie was one of my childhood movies which i loved so much i memorised all the lines by accident as i just said. The music gives me back warm movies when the theme plays. I can’t think of a better animation when at home with the fire roaring and popping in the dvd.
My grandma had a lake house on the Balaton in Hungary. I remember just staying there weeks on end, no internet, no TV, just time for relaxing fishing and swimming. Miss those days
I remember when I used to watch this a lot on VHS (with a dub) and now I'm 32 and I find a lot of new things about this film. Such as beautiful art style and animation and things that I didn't get when I was like 10... 😅
I found out tonight that Actor Sir Michael Gambon had died today. 28th September 2023. Peacefully in Hospital. (aged 82). Witham, Essex, England. R.I.P
The sweetest little story ever. I absolutely love the book and I vaguely remembered watching this as a kid but wasn't sure if I imagined it haha. So glad it really does exist and it's here to watch!
I used to watch this over and over again as a kid. I used to make my mom make the buttered toast, that frog was eating in the jail. He made it look so good! I had to eat toast every single time I watched it lol
38:42 - 41:44 I still can't help but laugh every time I this part. Toad was one of my favorite childhood characters. I think he represents how we all feel: we want things to go entirely our way, but eventually we all have to learn to be more responsible.
Thank you for posting this. The best adaptation of WITW in my mind, the style, the music, the casting. Alan Bennet, Michael Palin and Rick Mayall - SUPERB
When Toad feels haunted from being sentenced to twenty years in prison, you can tell that he's imagining how long twenty years is, and knowing how much of his lifetime that he could have missed.
Watching this always calms me down. I watch it with my tea or a nice alcoholic libation. It reminds me of my goal to save enough money to rent a house boat and follow the rivers in the UK or rural France. As an American who has never been to Europe this always motivates me. I have a goal of gliding through the rivers in spring/summer and stopping at a pub in a small town to hear/learn more about the local gossip and possibly make some friends. I very much wish I had a friendship like Mole and Ratty to embark on this journey but soon (actually very soon) I hope to get started. I envision in the next year renting a house boat, sipping on a chilled Rose', and writing while floating down the summer hugged river. Thank you for uploading this as I have watched it often to escape.
The music alone makes me sob. “Poor mr toad” is all I can think, as my dad bobs me up and dad on his knee, I’m at my nana’s to see my dad, I’m 3… just a utterly beautiful movie. Thank god I have this memory. I cherish it!
No one can quite fully comprehend my immense nostalgic love for this book and this animated feature (& the sequel they wrote, The Willows in Winter). I have an entire musical project - piano instrumental - I'm basing on TWITW that I've been writing for years. I always laugh so hard at 17:15 : "Poetry of MOTION... the ONLY way to travel..." amazing, Rik Mayall cracks me up so much as Toad, he does it perfectly
I literally said in passing “Bother!” like Mole at 2:58 and it made every memory I ever had of this movie come rushing back to me. I haven’t thought of this movie in YEARS and now here it is. I could cry.
This is my first time watching at the age of 26 and what a beautiful film I've been left void of my entire life. Thank you very much for uploading and keeping it up!
I'm not sure how my deeply southern (USA) grandma discovered this, but she made me watch it in the late 90s. It immediately impressed me with its depth of character and sincerity. It was also my introduction to Rik Mayall.
Thanks for uploading this! Just over an hour of nostalgic bliss and magic! We used to watch this over and over as kids on VHS. Thanks for sharing, it took me out of myself for a while- such relief amongst the madness and angst of Covid!
Must have watched this so many times in my younger years, haven't seen it since, wonderful. Didn't realise how illustrious the cast was back then. Thanks for the upload.
Thank you so much for posting this High Definition movie! I saw another one posted but the visual quality was just horrible. I've read Kenneth Graham's book and then saw this movie when I was young. It is classic perfection! Much appreciated!
Thank you so much for sharing this lovely piece. I owned it on VHS and never could afford to replace it with DVD what a great pleasure you have given me I simply love this.
Thank you for the video and taking me back to my childhood were I felt safe I watched this gem at grandparents house when visited on weekends what a throwback of fond memories . May this video never go .
Bro Rat came packing heat into the wild wood. Also I kept waiting for something bad to happen, I guess because the animation is like Watership Down? Anyway great movie and great book
It cracks me up how the moment Toad starts taking accountability for his actions he immediately takes a U turn the second he sees opportunity to escape consequence 🤣🤣
This hits core memories for me and is deeply nostalgic. Its almost psychedelic at times with how dreamlike it gets. I'd go as far as saying this was Mayall's best role, he was amazingly funny as Toad and still cracks me up in this.
Thank you so much for posting this! It's the best version of this story that I have ever seen and it's not available anymore...unless you want to pay $160 for a collector's edition. At least now folks can still watch it. Blessings!
I got showed this by an old friend of mine and I absolutely love it! (Hi, Declan. If you ever see this.) I’ll have to get him onto Earnest and Celestine (MY rodent themed childhood media
I love this movie so much, thank you for uploading it 😭😍 Also, did anyone else get freaked out by that creepy, quick shot in 23:50 where Mole thought he saw some kind of monster that turned out to just be a fallen tree? Gods that still gives me chills
This charming story of loveable, larger-than-life characters will please all the family. This is a delightful woodland romp, with many of the best scenes featuring a roly-poly toad.
We've all watched this 100 times, and still never got the answer to if the duck's houses get washed away when the boats go past, or weather it goes right in their front doors. ALEXANDRA AND THE OLD LADY JUST CLUTCHING TO THE ANSWER!!!
Me watching this film today in English for the first time: "Wait... is that fucking Rik Mayall?" This was, without a doubt, one of the most brilliant casting decisions ever made in the history of humanity.
My cousin's and i used to watch this at my grandparents house when we were younger . They lived on a beautiful farm at the foot of a mountain, with a great river flowing at the bottom of the hill . Sometimes we'd go and pick blackberries by the river bank and then , if it rained, we'd run up to the house and get all dry, and then go to the cosy little living room they had , fire roaring, biscuits and hot Milos in hand , we'd watch this movie on an old VHS . Those were some of my fondest childhood memories
You had a wonderful childhood!
Oh that sounds amazing
Such lovely memories!
I remember watching this at my great grandmother’s house when I was seven, it was when she was in the hospital due to illness, the next following day she passed away. I felt really sad by this passing. RIP my great grandmother, I was grateful for being subjected to this type of good art movies.
I'd love this
I always adored the contrast of the beginning being so warm and wholesome like a fairytale and then Toad completely hijacks the movie and turns it into a caper for the final third of the story.
Me 2! Cozy and comforting meets crazy. Crazy Toad is my favorite.
Except for the mystical/sacred vibes of the Piper at the Gates of Dawn bit
Don't u mean to say "Third & final Chapter"
Yeah Toad really brings the drama 😂
He's the definition of an adrenaline junky on a crime spree. Absolutely unhinged.
I’m 26 and I really could cry watching this. I’d forgotten all about it. Life was magic back then and those feelings of potent imagination have vanished. On I plod as another dull adult towards the grave
Humans need the natural world. Escape the grey steel city whenever you can.
Pain
@@celestepalm6949 Yes, and read books instead of doom-scrolling.
I'm not that pessimistic at all! You've got those precious memories and you've got further development & expetiences, it would wear out to stay in childhood forever! Go and explore something, the world! That's Toad's message after all! Just live!❤️
@@sundaypeople5791 on to another season of your life. Each season is great. More of a reason to enjoy each moment before it becomes a good memory.
The River…the same as it was, & as it will be…always changing…yet always the same. To anyone reading this I hope you find your adventure. I hope you chase your wild dreams & spirits through the forest. Take ALL of these things: wisdom like the rat, careful as the mole, strong like a badger, & adventurous as the toad. Although we can’t be cuddled up warm in our grandparents homes with love & refreshments anymore…I hope you pass on these tales to your offspring. So they will too chase after the wild adventures of The River & listen to the spiritual whistle of the wind whispering in the willows.
❤ this was beautiful
Don't forget tough and confident as the otter, a father.
I used to watch this as a child, and my late dad would read me this story whenever he had time. I’m here today because I missed him 🥹
Aww 💗💗 I did too
We’ll all miss Michael Gambon. A legend as both Badger and Professor Dumbledore.
Oh wow, i didn't even know he'd died, that's a shame.
What about Rik Myall ?
Whoever decided to cast Rik Mayall as Mr. Toad is an absolute genius because of how masterfully he plays the part
It was Rik!? I had no idea. I adore Mr. Toad. 🥰🥰 and I love Rik. Drop Dead Fred 🍬🧸🌈👏🏻♥️
This is my absolute fav version because of this iteration of Toad. Absolute perfection.
It's not a terribly big "leap", if you will, from a lot of the live-action characters he played, which makes the casting even more inspired.
@@dorisbarkler8570 I love him too! But I think there are some movies I can imagine him in. Some direct to VHS and other from my imagination of movies that should have been made in the past. So here is my list of characters:
1 King James (in Pocahontas 2 Journey to a New World)
2 Evil Emperor Zerg (in Buzz Light-year of Star Command)
3 Chairmen Alonzo Skull (in The Tiny Toon Adventures Movie)
4 Sir Robert Dangerous (in A British Nightmare in New York)
5 Blood Work (in The Flash)
6 The Ghostly Phantom Virus (in Scooby Doo and the Cyber Chase)
7 Saluk (in Aladdin King of Thieves)
8 Auberon (in A Rat Called Sera)
9 Captain Hook (in Muppet Peter Pan)
Which part would you love to see and hear him in on my list? Please reply back.
@@samanthaspann7487 He was so perfect that he earned an Emmy Award for best voice performance for the sequel "Willows in Winter". That's right, a guy won an Emmy for playing Toad. 😁
I remember watching this as a child with my siblings back in 2006....the nostaliga almost makes me cry, I miss when we all were that close to each other.
Same here friend.
Being that close to people around us, is up to us though eventually. We make the times happen.
Back in 2019, I messaged the composer of the soundtrack to this movie and the sequel. He told me that he appreciated the kind words about people loving the soundtrack, but that it is unlikely it’ll ever be released due to whoever owns the rights of the films.
this is devastating!! i have such fondness for the soundtrack, the opening song i think about so often- there was a video of it edited to be 3~ mins on youtube but it seems to have been taken down recently 😔
I wish I could just listen to the music on an album, it's so gorgeous.
Everything in this film is top notch. The animation, the voice actors, the backgrounds, and the beautiful soundtrack are all excellent.
Pretty sure the music is based on Debussy's "En Bateau" and other works
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Bless you for putting this on here! My heart was so sad that it’s not on any sort of streaming service... I was having one of those sad nights where you just need to feel small and safe again... thank you for helping me with that! 🙏🏻💚
DVD easy to find
I was born on the same year this came out
@@ryancarr2491 I was three years old.
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I agree with you KiraLyn and do the same thing…and i am 70. I have those nights also. God bless
This voice cast is perfection, every character is spot on, Rik Mayall as toad is brilliant 🙏
He did win an Emmy for it.
@@masontthompson81 yeah he deserved it. His voice portrayal made me feel sympathy for him and made me feel really sad.
Absolutely perfect quality you make sure this is never cancelled from CZcams for christ’s Sake, mate.
Agreed
I hate it
fine Areed
Cheers for putting this up. BLESS YOU ! This is part of my childhood.
I don’t know why this version really makes me feel like days gone by. The combination of fabulous characters and music. A pace of life we all dream of. The friendships and shared troubles. It’s a perfect mix for a lazy can’t be bothered day watch. Thanks for putting on. We all long for this.
This version of The Wind in the Willows is utterly perfect. The animation, the voices, everything. My nephews and I would watch this version at their grandparents (my parents) home in the woods. So many wonderful memories. Such a dear movie and my favorite book as a child. Thanks for sharing this.
I always looked up to Rat and Mole's brotherly friendship. They were my model of what being a true, loyal friend looked like, especially when Ratty encouraged Mole about his simple house and helped him rebuild it. What a beautiful story!
This movie, and the second chapter, brought so much magic in my childhood... Now, nearly 30 years old now, the magic remain. But, with something deep and laconic emerging, as I stand older. The peace, and serenity of the River. This movie wips away any cumbersome burden that life brings... with somethin' gueninly good and positive. And makes me dream of that river... a place I would live by, without a care in the world.
I struggle with awful depression and BPD. Watching these oldies really is like taking an anxiety pill.. even tho it's just for a few moments. It matters to me. ❤
Michael Gambon, Dumbledore's actor in Harry Potter films from The Prisoner of Azkaban to Deathly Hallows, is the voice of Badger.
Wow I didn't know that thx
Also Rik Mayall, who voices Toad here, was originally going to be cast as Peeves the Poltergeist. They actually filmed one scene with him in the first movie but it got cut, and he never appeared again in the series.
@@r.a.c.5754 he apparently made people laugh so much even when he was acting and voicing across a radio the other side of the building used as the school xD
Also Michael Palin of Monty Python fame voices Rat, which blew my mind coming back and watching this after all these years
"Mole did you put your name in the goblet of fire?" Badger asked calmly
This is hands down the best hand-drawn animated version of WITW. Perhaps it has something to do with its artists that also worked on the original _Watership Down._
I'm 26 and I still watch this. My mom used to let me watch it as a kid and at 26 I haven't seen my mom in years but I still love these stories.
25:13 ...Nothing chilled my blood more as a child than hearing that hollow wail coming from the Wild Wood. Gives me shivers even now. So glad Ratty came to the rescue!
I loved the book when I was a kid. The sense of peace and belonging, the sense of adventure was always something I wanted to be a part of. I never knew they animated it however, it looks gorgeous!
This is a movie I loved as a kid but a lot of the story and some of the more abstract parts were lost on a three year old me. So happy I can watch it again!
I too used to watch this a lot when I was kid.... I have not seen it for years.... But, re-watching it now, I find it very hypnotic.... I can see why I used to love it and still do to this day
My grandma used to watch this with me when she came down on Saturdays for lunch and a cuppa 🥰 I miss her so much 💔
Hearty thanks to you for sharing this underrated gem. This is *the* definitive adaptation of the story not just because of the obvious affection for the source text but because every element of the production (but especially the music) conveys an undying love for eternal beauty of a vanished England.
I
That England WILL come back
I turn this on & it takes me to another place entirely. Vibes as exciting and wondrous as being a child again. I’ll love this movie forever and I hope it’s always on CZcams ♥️
i memorised the whole movie off by heart when i was younger and it’s still with me i can say what they every part. This movie was one of my childhood movies which i loved so much i memorised all the lines by accident as i just said. The music gives me back warm movies when the theme plays. I can’t think of a better animation when at home with the fire roaring and popping in the dvd.
I watched this many times years ago as a child. I loved it then. It's still a great story to me. Or great story-telling.
My grandma had a lake house on the Balaton in Hungary. I remember just staying there weeks on end, no internet, no TV, just time for relaxing fishing and swimming. Miss those days
Michael Gambon, you'll be missed by so many of us. Thank you for your talents and magical presence. RIP
I remember when I used to watch this a lot on VHS (with a dub) and now I'm 32 and I find a lot of new things about this film. Such as beautiful art style and animation and things that I didn't get when I was like 10... 😅
31 and watching it now, remembering my youth. It was my favorite video.
I found out tonight that Actor Sir Michael Gambon had died today.
28th September 2023.
Peacefully in Hospital.
(aged 82).
Witham, Essex, England.
R.I.P
Dumbledore! 😢
I used to watch ”The wind in the the willows” when I was a child on TV. I loved it. I’m happy to be able to see it again. Memories.
17:12 I always loved the way Toad's eyes kept changing colors when he said "Poop-poop."
The sweetest little story ever. I absolutely love the book and I vaguely remembered watching this as a kid but wasn't sure if I imagined it haha. So glad it really does exist and it's here to watch!
My comfort movie. I love watching this when I want to zone out the world. Smoking a bowl to Mr. Toad is my favorite past time.
I remember watching this on the VHS player at my grandparents house back in the early 2000s crazy how time flies.
This is the best adaption of the Wind in the willows I ever watched. It has inspired me in several ways.
Mike thank you for this version. I listen to it every night to get me too sleep. You are the main reason I sleep at night so I thank you brother
How can people give this lovely movie a thumbs down, i don't get it 😕
Probably those who think 3D animation "it's the only thing!"
I used to watch this over and over again as a kid. I used to make my mom make the buttered toast, that frog was eating in the jail. He made it look so good! I had to eat toast every single time I watched it lol
38:42 - 41:44 I still can't help but laugh every time I this part. Toad was one of my favorite childhood characters. I think he represents how we all feel: we want things to go entirely our way, but eventually we all have to learn to be more responsible.
Rik mayall was such a great choice for toad and soo hilarious lol xxx
HARD agree
I wish I could give a thumbs up every time I watch this.
Thank you for this upload.
Toad : (gets thrown out of jail.) "DO YOU MIN-..!" (closes mouth immediately with both hands.)
I lost it! 🤣🤣🤣Omg so funny!
Thank you for posting this. The best adaptation of WITW in my mind, the style, the music, the casting. Alan Bennet, Michael Palin and Rick Mayall - SUPERB
I just want to say that all the food in this looks heavenly in this cosy animation style
same my favourite one it just perfectly adapts the feeling of the book. The music and the animation style capture such a specific atmosphere
My heart is full being able to watch this again. I loved it as a child.
The perfect and definitive version, for me. Perfect casting, lovely animation... utter classic
Thank you Bike Mike. We thoroughly enjoyed watching this in December 2023 🎉
When Toad feels haunted from being sentenced to twenty years in prison, you can tell that he's imagining how long twenty years is, and knowing how much of his lifetime that he could have missed.
This hits different when the people you used to watch this with as a kid are no longer here 💔what a beautifully naustalgic movie
I was so obsessed with this movie! Bring back so many happy memories watching this with my sisters and grandma
Watching this always calms me down. I watch it with my tea or a nice alcoholic libation. It reminds me of my goal to save enough money to rent a house boat and follow the rivers in the UK or rural France. As an American who has never been to Europe this always motivates me. I have a goal of gliding through the rivers in spring/summer and stopping at a pub in a small town to hear/learn more about the local gossip and possibly make some friends. I very much wish I had a friendship like Mole and Ratty to embark on this journey but soon (actually very soon) I hope to get started. I envision in the next year renting a house boat, sipping on a chilled Rose', and writing while floating down the summer hugged river. Thank you for uploading this as I have watched it often to escape.
This was my favourite film as a kid. Thx for putting it up, great to have a trip down memory lane
The music alone makes me sob. “Poor mr toad” is all I can think, as my dad bobs me up and dad on his knee, I’m at my nana’s to see my dad, I’m 3… just a utterly beautiful movie. Thank god I have this memory. I cherish it!
No one can quite fully comprehend my immense nostalgic love for this book and this animated feature (& the sequel they wrote, The Willows in Winter). I have an entire musical project - piano instrumental - I'm basing on TWITW that I've been writing for years.
I always laugh so hard at 17:15 : "Poetry of MOTION... the ONLY way to travel..." amazing, Rik Mayall cracks me up so much as Toad, he does it perfectly
I literally said in passing “Bother!” like Mole at 2:58 and it made every memory I ever had of this movie come rushing back to me. I haven’t thought of this movie in YEARS and now here it is. I could cry.
I remember I had this video on VHS tape when I was a kid...thanks for sharing!
This is my first time watching at the age of 26 and what a beautiful film I've been left void of my entire life. Thank you very much for uploading and keeping it up!
I'm not sure how my deeply southern (USA) grandma discovered this, but she made me watch it in the late 90s. It immediately impressed me with its depth of character and sincerity. It was also my introduction to Rik Mayall.
The BEST kids movie ever...and 1 of the very best works of literature!!! Portly is adorable 💕💕💕🦦
R.I.P. Rik Mayall Emma Chambers James Villiers & Michael Gambon
Thanks for uploading this! Just over an hour of nostalgic bliss and magic! We used to watch this over and over as kids on VHS. Thanks for sharing, it took me out of myself for a while- such relief amongst the madness and angst of Covid!
Must have watched this so many times in my younger years, haven't seen it since, wonderful. Didn't realise how illustrious the cast was back then.
Thanks for the upload.
Hello you fellows, you're just in time!
👋🐸
Excellent quality video of
Kenneth Grahame's classic novel.
For children from 4 to 94 .
Thank you for posting. 👍🏻
1 month on from my last comment Mike and now me my partner and my kids all listen to this such a great copy well done again
Thank you you legend watching this with my twins today every child should watch this 😊
my favorite movie. period. God bless you for uploading this absolute gem.
Omg I remember watching this as a kid and it has always stayed with me!
I used to watch this a lot when I was a boy.
Man, this is a hard movie to find. I almost thought it didn't exist...
Thank you so much for posting this High Definition movie! I saw another one posted but the visual quality was just horrible. I've read Kenneth Graham's book and then saw this movie when I was young. It is classic perfection! Much appreciated!
The YTPs made by HourofPoop brought me here, but this adaptation of The Wind in the Willows I find so charming to watch 😊
I feel so happy rewatching this
The wind in the Willows...I have big smile on my face :) thank you...
Thank you so much for sharing this lovely piece. I owned it on VHS and never could afford to replace it with DVD what a great pleasure you have given me I simply love this.
This is my favorite version of Wind in the Willows. I've been looking everywhere. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the video and taking me back to my childhood were I felt safe I watched this gem at grandparents house when visited on weekends what a throwback of fond memories . May this video never go .
Absolute classic, thank you for this. I've been wanting to show my daughter this movie!
I used to watch this on VHS and is perfect even the actors
i love Rik Mayall so much.
May he rest in peace.
I watched this movie on VHS when I was a little kid.
I loved this movie as a kid. Thank you so much!
Bro Rat came packing heat into the wild wood. Also I kept waiting for something bad to happen, I guess because the animation is like Watership Down? Anyway great movie and great book
This is set in Edwardian to pre-WW1 Britain - all men carried pistols pretty much, then. 🤦♀️
It cracks me up how the moment Toad starts taking accountability for his actions he immediately takes a U turn the second he sees opportunity to escape consequence 🤣🤣
This hits core memories for me and is deeply nostalgic. Its almost psychedelic at times with how dreamlike it gets. I'd go as far as saying this was Mayall's best role, he was amazingly funny as Toad and still cracks me up in this.
Thank you so much for posting this! It's the best version of this story that I have ever seen and it's not available anymore...unless you want to pay $160 for a collector's edition. At least now folks can still watch it. Blessings!
Growing up my mom would put this on to put me to sleep. To this day, (I'm 26) I still fall asleep not 10 minutes in
I got showed this by an old friend of mine and I absolutely love it! (Hi, Declan. If you ever see this.) I’ll have to get him onto Earnest and Celestine (MY rodent themed childhood media
Honestly every time I watch this movie it bring back so much great memories thanks for the uploading it
I love this movie so much, thank you for uploading it 😭😍 Also, did anyone else get freaked out by that creepy, quick shot in 23:50 where Mole thought he saw some kind of monster that turned out to just be a fallen tree? Gods that still gives me chills
This charming story of loveable, larger-than-life characters will please all the family. This is a delightful woodland romp, with many of the best scenes featuring a roly-poly toad.
Thank you so much for sharing this!! What wonderful memories this brings back
We've all watched this 100 times, and still never got the answer to if the duck's houses get washed away when the boats go past, or weather it goes right in their front doors. ALEXANDRA AND THE OLD LADY JUST CLUTCHING TO THE ANSWER!!!
This is the first time i've watched this outside of my old room at my grandmother's house, on the vcr player.
Me watching this film today in English for the first time:
"Wait... is that fucking Rik Mayall?"
This was, without a doubt, one of the most brilliant casting decisions ever made in the history of humanity.
Watching this recovering from knee surgery love it
I love this version of The Wind in the Willows better than Disney’s ❤️❤️❤️🥰
The Voice Actor of Rat here sounds like a young Peter Sallis from the Stop motion series, and he nails the part and I love it 😊😊.
Rat is actually voiced by Michael Palin.