Customer Reviews

Wonderful Entertainment - By: Master1, 15 Aug 2008
A very good movie, its about The Water Horse (The Loch Ness Monster ?) who grows from been very tiny to a huge animalin a very short space of time. Beautifully shot with excellent locations & settings, gives the impression of Scotland during World War II.
Very good looking creature, looks very life like.
Very entertaining for all the family which the kids will love.

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Water Horse - By: D. DAVIES, 10 Aug 2008
I have watched this with my 8 year old son & we both thought it was a great little film! Great family viewing, no violence, bad language, awkward sexy moments or anything like that. Just a lovely, believe it if you like, fairy tale. Great acting too from the lead young character! Recommended for children big & small!

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One of the best films of 2008 - By: Chantal Lyons, 09 Jul 2008
It's such a shame that this film didn't receive the recognition & media attention it deserves. It's a film that caters for all ages, at the same time amusing, heart-lifting & sombre. The special effects are absolutely fantastic, & that's saying something given all the special effects floating around the film industry nowadays. Crusoe the Water Horse looks more life-like than any other CGI creature I've seen on screen. This is a film with great re-watchability, & I recommend it to all.

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Perfect for kids, parents and big softies! - By: L. Felthouse, 24 Jun 2008
The Water Horse is basedin Scotland, & more specifically, the area around Loch Ness. One day, lonely little boy Angus is searching for shells & things by the shore of the Loch, when he discovers what looks like a big egg-shaped rock. On closer investigation, he finds it isin fact an egg. Called away suddenly, he leaves the eggin his father's workshop, & races off. The next time he comes back, he discovers the egg has hatched. On hunting high & low for what came out of the egg, Angus is confronted by a strange little creature. They quickly become friends. But as the creature grows enormously each time it eats, Angus finds it very difficult to keep his not-so-little friend a secret. Soon other people are enlisted to help keep Angus' secret & protect the well-being of the creature, which they've now identified as what they believed was a fictional creature. However, as the water horse, Crusoe, grows & grows... so does the amount of trouble he causes!

I don't want to say too much because I'll give the game away, but this is a lovely film. I haven't read the book, but it's now on my hit list. It's a very touching story about a lonely little boy refusing to acknowledge his father has been killedin military service during World War II, & he throws himself into other pursuits to forget his loss. He's a sad little boy missing his daddy. His friendship with Crusoe is the perfect distraction, & the interaction between the two brought a tear to my eye more than once.

Overall, this is a fantastic, & somewhat underappreciated film. It didn't make much of a splash (pardon the pun) at cinemas from what I gather, but I think it may do better on DVD as word gets out. This is a perfect family film, as parents will love it as much as kids, & also you'll love it if you're a big softie like me!! Excellent!

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Absolutely magical! - By: Ehlovere, 29 May 2008
I saw this wonderful movie at the cinema & loved it - I will definitely be grabbing a copy when it comes out on dvd. Setin the time of WW2 it's the tale of a young boy who finds an egg which hatches into a strange little beast known as a water horse - the boy then has to find ways to hide the endearing & curious creature from not only his family but the army who are using their house as a temporary base. The relationship between the boy & his rapidly growing nautical friend is heart warming, & the uncertainty of the beast's future will have you biting your nails. The waterhorse is so realistically animated you do forget that he's not real. And the climax of the film almost had mein tears. This is perfect family viewing that can be watched again & again, I would highly recommend it to both adults & children - a really lovely tale of friendship between man & beast that you can become completely absorbed in.