Gorgeous animation, including some by famous effects designer Kathleen Quaife. Otherwise a waste of time.
I really loved this film when I was a kid. It makes you feel sympathy you should feel for some kids in school. And since books were (and still are) my friends, I enjoyed being pulled into this fantasy world.
I miss films like this - full of adventure, peril, and friendship. Not too joke-y (a couple of underpants jokes thrown in for the littles). No sass to be found - altogether earnest and heartwarming.