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"Mr. Toad Crimes committed: Reckless Endangerment and Breaking the Speed Limit "
"It's the stories of The Wind in the Willows and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow told back-to-back. Again, I haven't yet read either of the original books, but each of these adaptations is intelligent and engaging in its own right. But by far my favourite part is the built-up appearance of the Headless Horseman at the end of Sleepy Hollow: that scene perfectly nails the sense of nervous tension, and the Horseman himself has an amazing design. Each of the two vignettes has also been released separatel"
"First viewing - Oct. 29th I don't recall having ever seen this film in its entirety, but I know I'd at least seen the final stretch of the Sleepy Hollow part of it before. I figured it'd be seasonally appropriate to watch with the kiddo, & that half was at least. Not so much the Mr. Toad tale, though as a fan of Wind in the Willows I'd anticipated that'd be the case. For an animated film from the 1940s there's some impressive art within both tales, though Sleepy Hollow wins with that ending. I "
"The Headless Horseman, probably one of the most scariest animated characters of all time."
“To be honest, I wasn't really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it is definitely one of Disney more obscure animated features, one of these Package films they released during WWII, before going back to some more prestigious work like 'Cinderella'. Well, to be honest, I really struggled to care about the damned thing. Concerning the animation, some characters looked fine but most of it felt rather cheap. Above all, these two stories might have worked as short movies but they really pushed the running time by adding some rather tedious bits. I was above all surprised by what they did with 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'. Indeed, from a classic Gothic tale, they turned it into some rather bewilderingย vintag” read more
" TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow The Wind in the Willows PUBLISHED FORMAT: short story children's book AUTHOR/CREATOR: Washington Irving Kenneth Grahame ORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: 1820 1908 HAVE I READ: No No NOTES: Details above are listed respectively (each answer lists Sleepy Hollow first and the Wind in the Willows second). "