Watership Down (2018)
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 23, 2018
User Score
4.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 29
  3. Negative: 12 out of 29

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  1. Lyn
    Jan 27, 2019
    3
    This series is based on one of those novels I always thought I should read. Never got around to it -- maybe it would have helped? I slogged through every episode, but found it boring and pointless, the supposed "political" aspects of the story lost in the bunny-filled landscape. Most disappointing was the incredibly dull, monochromatic look of the thing. Overall, neither thought-provokingThis series is based on one of those novels I always thought I should read. Never got around to it -- maybe it would have helped? I slogged through every episode, but found it boring and pointless, the supposed "political" aspects of the story lost in the bunny-filled landscape. Most disappointing was the incredibly dull, monochromatic look of the thing. Overall, neither thought-provoking nor enjoyable.… Expand
  2. MaltyDoc
    Mar 14, 2019
    0
    The book is an epic adventure full of suspense, terror, love, compassion, growth, and universal themes of humanity. This TV series is abysmal. They cut out all that made the book magical (the mythos, the lupine linguistics, the shocking violence, the supernatural tension) and left a dull lifeless hack of a show. The animation looks like it was done by people that have read about rabbitsThe book is an epic adventure full of suspense, terror, love, compassion, growth, and universal themes of humanity. This TV series is abysmal. They cut out all that made the book magical (the mythos, the lupine linguistics, the shocking violence, the supernatural tension) and left a dull lifeless hack of a show. The animation looks like it was done by people that have read about rabbits and birds, but never actually seen any in real life. This remake is all the worse for the comparison with the original animated movie that was by far superior despite being made four decades ago.… Expand
  3. TixyLix
    Dec 31, 2018
    0
    The CGI looked terrible, just show the original it's so much better! I swear Toy Story had better visuals in the 90s...
  4. BluePlanet
    Dec 29, 2018
    1
    Needless remake by the BBC, with a lesser cast. Watch the original with John Hurt which is far better.

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Collider
    Reviewed by: Dave Trumbore
    Dec 21, 2018
    60
    Luckily, the story is so good that it shines above the shoddy animation, but the 1978 adaptation is still a better bet and the original story itself is still the best. Give this one a watch only if you can stomach the visuals and the visceral material.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Ben Travers
    Dec 20, 2018
    83
    Despite cheap computer-animation, director Noam Murro (“300: Rise of an Empire”) and writer Tom Bidwell (“My Mad Fat Diary”) evoke a strong sense of empathy for the animals while crafting a stirring limited series built on big, frightening themes of life and death along with more humble thoughts on love, friendship, and socialism.
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  3. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Dec 20, 2018
    100
    It is rigorously intelligent, absolutely thrilling, and--unless the kids are about 17--definitely not for children. ... One of its virtues is its fidelity to the source material—dark, filled with dread, marked by stinging indictments of fascism, fundamentalism and cruelty. Being so true to itself, it’s utterly absorbing--once you get past the fact that the principal characters are rabbits. ... All the performances are convincing.
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