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The Tale of Tillie's Dragon Reviews:
Mike Stribling's The Tale of Tillie's Dragon
2007-02-01 - My kids absolutely love this movie and watch it a lot. This is a very good animated movie for kids.

It could have been a great movie...
2007-01-24 - This cartoon reminds me of the style of cartoons that use to be on CBS Storybreak when I was little. The story and the way the characters look is wonderful, but the way they are animated and voiced seems a little 'off'. I get the feeling if they had had a little more money to make and polish this movie it could be as good as something Don Bluth made (the style of drawing humans reminds me a little of him) or something like Quest for Camelot and be not just a made for tv movie.

Painful to Sit Through
2005-10-26 - There is absolutely no offensive content in The Tale of Tillie's Dragon -- it's not particularly violent, it's very pro-friendship and understanding, etc. There is only one thing to object to: It's simply a horrible, ineptly made movie.

The animation is jerky and sloppy, the voices are annoying, and the plot is a stale rehash of The Reluctant Dragon and several dozen other, superior stories. Tillie the "peasant girl" minces around in a Shirley Temple-style party dress and mary janes, looking like an also-ran from one of those tot beauty pageants. Herman the dragon's voice, appearance, and personality are so irksome that you will root for him to get skewered through the heart -- but of course, you'll have no such luck.

The best thing I can say about Tillie's Dragon is that it really makes you appreciate the accomplishment of a beautifully animated film like The Iron Giant or most of the Disneys. And it's short.

This is very cute
2000-11-04 - My daughter loves fairy tales and I am always looking for something new...this was very cute and she just loved it...it has all the makings of a classic fairy tale...

Excellent tale for children of all ages
1999-11-03 - Tillies Dragon is an entertaining story about a little girl and her unusual friend. She overcomes the preconceptions of the towns people and her own grandfather to save her dragon friend. Great for the youngest viewers, as well as older kids. I highly recommend!