Watership Down is one my favourite books, and I'd been so looking forward to watching this series. Unfortunately, I'm sorry to say that I am very disappointed. It's not the video game like quality of the animation that bothers me about this production, but rather how much they've strayed from the book. I understand that some creative liberties tend to be taken when bringing a book to the screen, but in my opinion, they've changed WAY TOO MUCH (SO much more than the 1978 animation), and in the process, they've utterly lost the essence of the characters, and therefore that of the original story. If you're interested in a nice enough story concerning a group of rabbits and their adventures, then this one may be for you. But, if you're looking for a relatively true telling of the original Watership Down story, you *will* be disappointed.
Review of Watership Down
