To think the new Paddington bear lacks a certain something

Jess, this film is not new. There was a thread about it on here last year - around November, I think.

I agree with what you say about Paddington, though!

It's not real you know?

Spoilsport Anya!

A great many children thought the bear in the original books was real, Anya

I note that the duffel coat makes only a guest appearance.

Don't get me wrong I'm all for 'the willing suspension of disbelief' but you can't criticise someone else's interpretation of a made-up characters can you?

Not all teddy bears are rotund.



However, the duffle coat only making a 'guest appearance' is simply not on!

Must be the DVD they are advertising (doh) . He's still a scrawny and unappealing little bear though isn't he? To make them appealing they need to look like chubby little human babies.

Must admit I never thought Rupert the Bear very appealing Jess and that's probably while - not tubby enough. I do like a tubby bear

while why

Anya how could you!

Not real indeed!

Did you know that Jeremy Clarkson's mother made Paddington Bears? Soft toy versions of the real one of course.

No, the film version does not look cuddly at all. And shouldn't he be a Peruvian Spectacled Bear?

The 'real' one!!!

Re Jeremy Clarkson's mother making toy bears....that might explain something...

That's what paid for him to go to public school
htmhttp://www.thedrum.com/news/2014/11/23/paddington-bear-creator-considered-suing-jeremy-clarksons-parents-copyright

Link does not work - but looks like JCs mother was breaching Michael Bond's intellectual copyright. hmm

Sorry about the link. However, I think it said that JC's parents met Michael Bond and they must have come to an agreement because they all became friends.

That's very odd, it was definitely there the other day now I cannot access it either.

suspicious... May have fallen prey to the ruling that you can get stuff removed from the internet if you don't like what it is saying...

www.thedrum.com/news/2014/11/23/paddington-bear-creator-considered-suing-jeremy-clarksons-parents-copyright

Try again. Not very admirable I'd say.

To be fair ! I did have a problem posting the link because two others I had saved about planting and pruning raspberries kept joining on to the beginning of it

Thank you.

Not getting at you, rosequartz LOL but momma and poppa Clarkson for making lots of money without giving any to the author who created Paddington. Very-un-admirable. Loose ethical boundaries. That kind of thing!

Don't you just love GN where else would I have found out about this?

Not getting at you, rosequartz Oh, I realised that, JessM

(funny how posts can come across as completely different to what you mean!)

I meant about the link - to be fair to JC and family and not suspect people of deleting adverse reports in the media - as if they would even if they could!

Just think, if I had thought of making Paddington Bears I could be rich by now!

I loved the Paddington film. Friend I were disappointed he didn't have wellies. But it was a most enjoyable bit of lightness in an otherwise 'difficult' world. Just MY opinion.

Must ask DGS if he has seen it. At & he tends to be interested in things like Iron Man I'm afraid.

My grandsons loved the film so I shall probably watch it on dvd; didn't like the look of the trailer when it was on at the cinema but I'll give it a go.