The Great Land of Small
The Great Land of Small is a 1987 Canadian fantasy childrens film. It was written by David Sigmund and directed by Vojtech Jasny. The film starred Michael J. Anderson, in one of his first, and largest, roles. The film is the 5th in the Tales for All Contes Pour Tous series of childrens movies created by Les Productions la Fte.
The reviewer at the Canuxploitation website, which is devoted to Canadian Bmovies, thought that The Great Land of Small was a real oddity, labelling it a halfbaked fantasy. Although praising the inclusion of Cirque du Soleil, he thought of The Great Land of Small as one of Demers least successful films. They thought that the film could be rated W for What the Hell?, thereby reflecting the idea that it was weird but not trippy enough to be interesting. Arguing that the beginning of the film was tediously padded, they thought that the subplot based around Mimmick and Flannigan was unnecessary, and that the actual Great Land of Small while envisioned as a place like the Land of Oz or The Neverending Storys Fantasia was a distinct disappointment due to its embarrassingly lowbudget production design, and cheap editing tricks.
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