Valiant [DVD]

Valiant is a 2005 Disney DVD of the computer-animated feature film produced by the creative team of Shrek and Shrek 2 and features the talented voice cast of Ewan MacGregor(The Pillow Book), Ricky Gervais(The Invention Of Lying). Tim Curry(McHale's Navy), Hugh Laurie(House) and Olivia Williams. In this story, an English pigeon named Valiant(MacGregor), inspired by the heroic Royal Homing Pigeon Service, joins the ranks. along the way he befriended a smelly and wisecraking pigeon named Bugsy(Gervais)and they take part in a daring message sending mission to the Allies and avoiding the evil Nazi falcon Von Talon(Curry). The DVD special features includes a blooper reel, a R.H.P.S. interactive training game, and sneak peeks of other Disney DVD favourites like Kronk's New Groove, The Wild, Bambi II and Sky High. Valiant is one of the only Disney non-PIXAR DVD and the perfect DVD for both fans of Shrek and World War II historians!

A small pigeon (Valiant) wants to serve his country, in spite of a height restriction.This movie follows the path of most war movies with a training sequence followed by a secret mission of the utmost importance. "Permission to die trying sir?" Filling out the team are Bugsy (Ricky Gervais), Lofty Thaddeus Worthington (Pip Torrens), and brothers Tailfeather and Toughwood. Tim Curry provides the voice for the bad guy, General Von Talon ("We have ways of making you squawk."). It's a short movie (76 minutes), but it still provides plenty of time for some daring action scenes.It's a cute movie, nothing inspired. Bugsy is the funniest of the lot ("Maybe I'm not that conscientious, but I do object!"). It has its moments.

Saw this cable several years ago and just loved it. Grew up watching Disney, the old Disney films from the 50s and this did bring back memories of that type of film making. Tim Curry as the Voice of the Evil Hawk was right on. Could have done without the flies attached to the pigeon, but he grew on you after awhile. I now watched these movies in my 60s with my Mom who's in her 80's. Yep, we're still kids sometimes.

I saw this movie in a theatre with my 5 yr old daughter and her friend. They both liked the movie and my daughter thought it was too short. She actually enjoyed it more than some other movies we had seen over the summer. She has watched the dvd a few times which is more than can be said of Madagascar, Herbie, and Sharkboy. It has storyline that is easy for younger kids to follow and it might actually inspire some kids to research the actual wartime pigeon squad. It was a cute movie and it's not impossible for parents to view with their kids. If you're a fan of the BBC "The Office" you'll enjoy the antics of one of the pigeons a little more.

Family favorite for years… so much so that I purchased a second copy.

Sure glad i screened this before sending to a child for Christmas! So many sexual innuendos! Really little kids wouldnt notice but it's very offensive to many adults and they add nothing to the story. Must be to appease certain kinds of parents...that's all i can think of. Am very disappointed with Disney. Not the company i grew up with.

Valiant is a young, small carrier pigeon that wants to help save Britain in WW II. Meets up with a new friend that joins the group to get away from other birds. New group of military birds has to deliver a top secret message and save captured friends while fighting against enemy falcons. Movie is clean - no language, has humor, romance and adventure. Great movie to watch over and over and is based on the fact that animals were used to deliver messages in WW II. Movie is probably not good for really small children.

Very good movie

Enseña valores como el compromiso, la amistad, el tesón

ich kann mich nur in vollem Umfang den positiven Rezensionen der Vorredner anschließen, toller Film, liebevoll produziert, unterhaltsam, lehrreich. Sehr sehenswert.Ich verstehe nicht, woher immer diese vielen Miesmacher kommen, liegt wohl in der Natur des Menschen, daß immer zu allem auch gemeckert werden muß.Ist aber in diesem Fall nicht gerechtfertigt.Guter Film für alle Altersklassen.(köstlich die Szene, in der die sorgenvolle Mutter noch schnell ihrem Sprößling etwas "zum Essen" auf den Weg mitgeben will ... :-) - erinnert mich irgendwie an meine Mutter !!)

Una película super entretenida y con un mensaje muy bonito acerca de los animales que menos conocemos y que tuvieron un gran valor en épocas difíciles.

This is an animated adventure about heroic homing pigeons who are fighting for freedom during WW2.Because the standard of animated films is getting so high, these films have to be very good indeed to impress adults. I thought it was OK the first time I watched it with my children, though no better than that. However, as I write this review my children are currently watching it for the third time at their request. Holding the attention of a pair of five year olds for the length of even a short film (it's about 76 minutes) is quite an achievement.The title character is a tiny pigeon, voiced by Ewan McGregor, who is determined to be a hero. He joins the Royal Homing Pigeon service, and finds himself serving with a band of misfits who have to get messages through in the face of the german falcons.The cast and plot takes the mickey out of many war stories, and fans of wartime comedies such Blackadder goes Forth, 'Allo 'Allo, and especially "It ain't half hot, Mum" will recognise characters from these shows reincarnated as pigeons.The voice cast, which also includes Hugh Laurie, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, and John Cleese, do a professional and sometimes very amusing job of recreating all the wartime film stereotypes.At the very end of the film shows a short written statment is displayed about the true history of animal bravery during world war 2, which I found strangely moving.I don't think this film would have been great value for money if bought at the original full price. However, having initially rented it, and then on establishing that my children liked it, put it on the list to buy when it became available cheaply, I'm happy that the pleasure they gained from watching it did justify the relatively limited outlay.

bought to replace my original was has gone missing in action. love this film, on two layers for kids and adults alike. Contains the classic line "I am not conscientious but certainly do object" - have to watch it to appreciate that line from Ricky Gervais