The Little House on the Prairie
by David L. Cunningham
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Actor: Cameron Bancroft, Danielle Chuchran, Erin Cottrell, Gregory Sporleder, Kyle ChavarriaDirector: David L. Cunningham
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Ed Friendly
Producer: Hans Proppe
Producer: Katie Ford
Writer: Katie Ford
Producer: Linda Rogers-Ambury
Producer: Michelle Wong
Writer: Laura Ingalls Wilder
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 255 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-28
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Product features:
- Marking a return to the autobiographical books by renowned author Laura Ingalls Wilder, Disney's epic production of LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE celebrates the magnificent and heartwarming story of a pioneer family's brave travels into the untamed American heartland. The majesty and grandeur of the frontier come alive with breathtaking cinematography and a host ofic characters. Disney's
DVD Reviews of The Little House on the Prairie
DVD Review: This version is the closest fit to the book.
Summary: 5 Stars
Long review - for a long mini-series (4+ hours)
Finally, a more accurate account of Laura Ingalls Wilder's books.
As an adult, I sat and read the series to my daughters and we thoroughly enjoyed them. I then came across the Pilot movie or premiere of the Little house on the Prairie with Michael Landon. But recently, I have come across this new Disney version of Little House on the Prairie and wanted to see it as well. Myself, my seven year old daughter and my nine year old daughter love this new version over the premiere movie of the Little house on the Prairie with Michael Landon. This Disney version fits more closely to the book. The Pa from the Disney version (Cameron Bancroft) was more like Pa which had a beard.
I must add that I did not let them watch Episode 5 on the DVD, though. This episode added that the Indians burned down Mr. Edwards house and drug him out of his house. Then the Ingalls' and Mr. Edwards went to the Scott's house to fortify themselves in to protect themselves against the Indians as they thought they were going to attack. This never happened in the book and I think it may be too scary for my daughters, especially the seven year old who gets scared easily. I don't know why they added this.
First, back to the good things about this mini-series/movie.
The movie goes along with the books from the end of "Little House in the Big Woods" through "Little House on the Prairie". I was delighted to see the books come to life in this new version! I went back and reread the book Little house on the Prairie and every chapter from the Little House on the Prairie was covered in this movie. Some parts are not in the exact order, but the story is still well put together. It is a lot more detailed in the 255 minutes (4 hours +) compared to the 1974 premiere movie with 120 minutes (2 hours). They could not include every story in the book, but a good chunk of them are included.
The movie was well shot and very realistic. There was footage of wildlife as Laura would describe in her book like gophers, rabbits, snakes, deer, and bison etc. The movie made the prairie come to life so that you could experience what it was like during that time period and what pioneer families had to go through. I watched some parts again to watch what they were doing while talking. Ma and the girls are canning fruit, Ma is forming stuffing balls and stuffing them inside the turkey for Christmas, they are cooking the blackberries after picking them. There is a lot of detail of their everyday life. Ma is helping Pa lift the logs when building the house, the log slips and lands on Ma's foot. Her foot is shown bruised. It looks really bad. This follows the book.
It may seem that the traveling part from Wisconsin to Kansas seemed long and drawn out, but it took the pioneers a long time in traveling and was a trying experience. I am glad that they showed so much of their travels and the struggles they endured. Instead of very quickly just arriving in Kansas. The details they included were fantastic. My favorite detail, yet sad, was when they left at the end and it shows Pa's plow sitting in the field as he had to leave it because they didn't have room for it.
Characters: The girls' playing Laura and Mary were great, as well as Pa and Mr. Edwards. Laura's hair in the movie was brown, but probably not as brown as we would have liked it. When close up shots are done, you can see her freckles on her face. I liked Pa with a beard in this movie as this mimicked Pa in real life. Mr. Edwards was lean and lanky as described in the book. I like how he said that he was a wildcat from Tennessee, just as it stated in the book. I noticed that a lot of the wording in the movie were the exact words they took from the book "Little House on the Prairie". Mr. and Mrs. Scott, I thought were too old. In the book I think they were a little younger. Mrs. Scott's character in the movie was okay in some parts, like talking about the Indians, but they could have done a better job. They made Mrs. Scott to seem very strange with Mary and Laura thinking that she was odd. In the book, Mrs. Scott was very friendly and nursed the Ingalls back to health after fever n' ague. They did a great job with the foreign accents for Mr. and Mrs. Scott, though.
Changes: There were a few changes in the movie, such as when Pa dug the well, it was Mr. Edwards that helped and not Mr. Scott. In the book, Mr. Scott helped Pa with the well. Most were minor, though. Except, in the movie Laura went with Pa on the cattle drive. This did not follow the book as Pa went by himself. There were two additions to the movie that weren't in the book. Laura went over to the Indian camp to play with the Indian children. The Ingalls' went to the Scott's house to protect themselves against the Indians as I mentioned above about Episode #5.
Cons: Baby Carrie was left out of the movie. Historically, she was born in Kansas; but to follow the "Little House" books, she came with them to Indian territory. I don't understand why they left her out. Ma has her hair down the entire movie. I don't imagine it that way, but I can't pinpoint in the book where she wore it up all the time. Maybe it was in the later books, as I thought the girls should have been wearing their bonnets more as Ma was always telling Laura to put hers on. Although, I didn't find the bonnets mentioned in the "Little house on the Prairie" book itself. I had to go back and watch the movie to catch some things, like Ma's blouse being too low. In a couple of scenes she is in a low cut blouse. But, I didn't pick up on this the first time I watched it as the story is so great. No, they didn't wear blouses like that in the 1870's. Their blouses went up to their necks and their skirts to the floor. So those blouses did not fit the time period.
I read one comment in these reviews from a writer that said that this movie was too slow. They said that there was too much time on Laura walking barefoot in the leaves, etc. I thought that it was wonderful that they included this footage. In the Little House books, Laura wrote details about walking on the prairie, seeing the rabbits, picking flowers, etc. I think this gave the movie the feeling of Laura's books. It made me feel like this little girl was Laura and she was living the life as described in her books.
My next favorite books in the series is "On the banks of Plum Creek" and then "On the Shores of Silver Lake". I wish they would make a movie or mini-series based on these books. Overall, this is a wonderful rendition of Laura Ingalls Wilder book "Little House on the Prairie". We are adding it to our collection and will be watching it over and over again! We have already watched it several times. If you are a stickler for the movie following closely to the book, this version is the closest fit.
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