Willy Nilly Silly and Purely Enjoyable "Winnie the Pooh"

With almost everything in theaters right now being loud, long, and lame, Winnie the Pooh serves as a breath of fresh air.  Simpler and more heartfelt than the other big kids movie of the summer, Cars 2, this film follows the classic yellow bear on a silly little journey that barely takes more than an hour.  Narrated nicely by John Cleese, we delve into the imagination of Christopher Robin told through a storybook where the words literally jump off the page and affect the characters in their adventure.
The movie starts with a hungry Pooh Bear who is out of honey, or hunny, resulting in a hilarious song involving a beat coming from his rumbling tummy that actually made me laugh out loud.  Pooh meets with Eeyore, who lost his tail, or tael, and the whole gang including Tigger, Rabbit, Owl, C.R., Kanga, Roo, and Piglet, try to help him find a new one for the reward of a pot of honey.  Of course Pooh loves the idea, but he, along with everyone else, cannot come up with a fully successful idea.  Then when Pooh seeks Christopher later in the day, he sees a note on his door that is supposed to say that he will "be back soon" but none of the animals can read properly, nor can C.R. write correctly, and think a monster called "The Backson" has taken him.  Thus a new adventure begins.
Throughout the film Pooh dreams of honey as usual, coming across a bit like a drug addict, but you know...it's for kids.  He's just a cute little bear and that's really all that can be said.  I'd feel foolish saying it's smart compared to the dross of the summer like Transformers, which it absolutely is story-wise, but the animals are pretty dumb with spelling and all that but hey, it's Winnie the Pooh.  It's adorable and it's a classic.  The couple of songs by Zooey Deschanel add to the delightfulness.  It's unfortunate that "Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane, which was featured in the trailer, did not make it into the movie, but it's a very minor loss.  I'd see any movie with that song in the preview.  Anyway, what're you waiting for?  Grab a kid and satisfy your hunger by checking out Winnie the Pooh.