Watership Down

Jez · Postby **Jez** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 1:34 am

Why is there no thread devoted to the genius that is Watership Down? Well, I thought I'd start one for all those rabbit lovers out there.

This is one of my favourite books. It's a classic. You really feel for the cute little bunny rabbits and Woundwort is a great villain. My favourite part is definitely the Efrafra section... Bigwig's finest moment!

Laura · Postby **Laura** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:31 am

Good old Bigwig, and dear Fiver.

That book was one of my many favorites as a kid. I really should re-read.

zemarl · Postby **zemarl** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:51 am

i thought this was revived from a while ago and didn't understand why it said jez had started it because, well, frankly you're just too damn new to have started something that had several pages before you even got here... (i mean to say, a couple pages in i think there actually is a thread. nothing against you for being slightly new-ish.)

however, as familiar as this story seems, i don't think i've read the book, so i'll go look for it and leave the looking for the old version of this thread to someone else... if there is one and i'm not imagining things, which may well be the case.

Jez · Postby **Jez** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:36 am

I did a search and couldn't find one, zemarl, so if there is one it's long dead and gone.

zemarl · Postby **zemarl** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 5:40 am

alrighty, my 'pologies. *must read*

Leif · Postby **Leif** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:00 am

Ah yes, one of my favorites. I actually hated Bigwig, but since I haven't read it in a while, I forget why...

Stargirl · Postby **Stargirl** » Thu Oct 20, 2005 8:11 am

yes this book was brilliant, I just read it the first time this summer. I've got two rabbits of my own.

and solembum, bigwig was brilliant, you were probably just jealous he's buffer is that even a word) than you.

Blackdragon · Postby **Blackdragon** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 3:53 am

I didn't really like it. I started it earlier this year and got about half way through and found that I was extremely bored.

Stargirl · Postby **Stargirl** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:40 am

what part did you stop at? I agree that the begging is pretty boring, but once you get past it it's great.

Jez · Postby **Jez** » Fri Oct 21, 2005 9:26 pm

Stargirl wrote:what part did you stop at? I agree that the begging is pretty boring, but once you get past it it's great.

What begging?

Anyway, the only parts I found a bit dull were the stories of El-ahrairah. I nearly always skip the one about Rosby Woof because I didn't find it that engaging and I wanted to get to the good stuff with General Woundwort invading the warren.

Leif · Postby **Leif** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 9:53 am

Stargirl wrote: you were probably just jealous he's buffer is that even a word) than you.

Not quite. :sarcasm:

He just seemed like a jerk. Wow, I can't believe I just called a rabbit a jerk...

Stargirl · Postby **Stargirl** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 3:46 am

solembum wrote:Wow, I can't believe I just called a rabbit a jerk...
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*gasp!*:shock: how dare you!?

Blackdragon · Postby **Blackdragon** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:40 am

Stargirl wrote:what part did you stop at? I agree that the begging is pretty boring, but once you get past it it's great.

I can't really remember the exact part but i didn't get very far. Maybe it had to do with the fact that a book I was waiting for came in while I was reading it so I stopped.

Dante · Postby **Dante** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:51 am

I saw the film at an age where I couldn't cope with bunnies getting brutally garrotted/mauled to death, which put me off the film/book for life.

Stargirl · Postby **Stargirl** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:17 am

There's a movie of it?!?!?!

Tomsy · Postby **Tomsy** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:32 am

Stargirl wrote:There's a movie of it?!?!?!

Yes indeedy. It was one of my all time childhood favourites, leaving me somewhat jaded by the "bunnies getting brutally garrotted/mauled to death."

Stargirl · Postby **Stargirl** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:07 am

Oh goodness, the wonderful books that get turned into movies. :evil:

Luckily I have never seen or heard of it. Was it as good as the book?

Jez · Postby **Jez** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:46 pm

Stargirl wrote:Oh goodness, the wonderful books that get turned into movies. Luckily I have never seen or heard of it. Was it as good as the book?

Yeah, I really like it. It's an animated version, and good enough that I own it on video.

A children's TV series was also made of it a while back, which was cute but sadly I was a little too old for it... I remember that I used to love watching The Animals of Farthing Wood cartoon series - if only Watership Down had been on telly then!

Dante · Postby **Dante** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 10:19 pm

Jez wrote:I remember that I used to love watching The Animals of Farthing Wood cartoon series

I used to be obsessed with that show, it was awesome. But sadly went downhill when they actually arrived at that Park, whatever it was called... White Deer Park?

Townie · Postby **Townie** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 6:11 pm

I liked the story of El-...whatisname :oops:

"And he was father to them all...."

"Bigwig growled appreciatively"

That's the best line

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