Release Year: 2004 Rating: G Duration: 109 minutes Director: Gary Chapman Producer: John H. Williams, Keith Evans, Robert Jones, Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
synopsis
A comedy-adventure tale of a brave-but-undersized pigeon named Valiant (voiced by Ewan McGregor), who dreams of joining the elite Royal Homing Pigeon Service (RHPS), and serving crown and country during World War II. Despite his small stature, Valiant's ambitions are enormous as he keeps a stiff upper beak and endures rigorous training in preparation for a dangerous mission to deliver vital messages to troops behind enemy lines. With a shortage of wingpower in the royal fleet due to increased attacks by a brigade of vicious enemy falcons (led by the ruthless General Von Talon), the mission falls to Valiant and the unlikely heroes of "Squad F" to try and save the day. With a wing and a prayer, Valiant and his fine feathered pals fly into harm's way and prove that it's not the size of the wingspan that counts, but the size of the spirit
cast
Ewan McGregor as Valiant (voice)
quote
Charles De Girl: [to Valiant, Bugsy, Lofty, Toughwood, and Tailfeather] I won't lie to you - you will definitely be eaten by falcons.
The combination of Thomas Kinkade artwork and the rockin sounds of Vince Vance and the Valiants seem an odd combination but they work in this theme. Source: Ezthemes Size: (553 Kb)
VALIANT, a harmless kids' movie from Disney, possesses an undeniable but limited charm. Although based on a promising premise about heroic carrier pigeons risking their lives in World War II, the script is the movie's fatal flaw, never creating a story that really works or a single compelling character. It's the type of film that will likely engage your little ones minimally while in the theaters but will leave them without any desire to get the DVD later in order to see it again.
