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This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

This a charming movie. The animation is simple, but nice. It feels like picking up a children's book and reading it, which is also what bookends the whole story. The character design is mostly quite nice, and some of the characters are visually great fun. The same goes to some of the sequences, especially the imagery during the songs. While it's not ground breaking in any way, the look is sweet enough that the movie would probably appeal to fans of animation.A big draw is Ringo Starr, who is the narrator/dad in the home media release of this movie. He does a good job, as does Harry Nilsson singing the soundtrack. But I do kind of wish that the same person would have done both.The story itself is simple, but nice. It drags a bit at times. And while it mostly works, it might be a bit of a stretch to base a 60+ minutes story around a single pun. But the moral of the story is safe and probably understandable to the young target audience.

I saw this on ABC's Movie of the Week when it was first shown in 1971. I was in 8th grade then and just loved it.I think it was only repeated once.It should be repeated every year like Charlie Brown and Rudolph.This generation would really benefit from it.It might make them think a littleThe messages of tolerance and respecting others' differences never get old.Plus the music was very uplifting and the characters are appealingThe fact that I still remember (and would like to see)this movie after 35 years must mean something.

My father would always talk about this movie growing up. He owns the record, which in time, found myself listening to his music. But I'd never seen the film. When I heard the DVD was available I quickly logged on, bought it and flew back home all the way from California to NY to surprise my dad. We made a night out of watching it, only for him to say that it was not the film he'd seen. But this wasn't because of the narration, as I've read from others reviews. He says it was animated differently. IS THIS TRUE?? Has anyone ever seen a different LOOKING version? I'm curious to see the "original" if that is the case.

I first saw this quirky gem on TV as a child and fell in love with everything about it. The message of tolerance definitely spoke to me and the music was great. Found myself singing "Me and My Arrow" many times over the years and still love that song. I later saw it on the Disney channel with Alan Thicke as the narrator and prefer that version over the Ringo Starr one that got released on video. Sorry Ringo. Wish that version was the one that got released though I'd like to hear the one with Dustin Hoffman.Oblio, the only round headed boy in a world of pointed head people and his dog, Arrow, are banished to the "pointless forest" by the local court. They meet all sorts of unusual characters along the way and keep getting visited by one in particular, the Pointed Man, who keeps popping in and out and trying to make his "point".Everyone should see this starting at a young age as the message is one to remember throughout ones life.