In many ways, this is just a repackaged copy of the first Care Bears movie. It’s part sequel, part prequel and ultimately more memorable than the first (at least in my mind). Two kids receive comfort from the Care Bears and they in turn help the Care Bears stop a dark and evil force that wants to eliminate caring from the world.
We’ve been here before, but something in the execution clicked more for me in Care Bears II. I often had blended the two together in my mind and forgot some of the particulars. The film begins with True Heart Bear and Noble Heart Horse taking care of the young Care Bears and Care Bear Cousins as they try to avoid the dreaded Dark Heart. The Great Wishing Star bestows special powers upon these two and all of the little ones in tow (thus explaining how the Care Bears got those symbols on their tummies).
When Dark Heart strikes out on a new conquest against caring, True Heart and Noble Heart leave the cubs in the hands of two young children from a summer camp that had all but given up on caring. Taking care of the cubs gives them a purpose and they enjoy it. When they return to camp, they find that Dark Heart has set up his base there and is posing as a young boy (among many other things he can transform into).
In just a short time, the Care Bears and their Cousins are mostly grown up and willing to take on Dark Heart in order to keep caring in the world. They are over-matched and their existence is threatened by Dark Heart's powerful magic. Only the return of the elder True Heart and Noble Heart can make them strong enough to defeat the villain, which can always be assumed in a kids' movie.
The animation is just as good as in the first film and the music is a bit more memorable, but it is essentially the same story as before, just with a few different elements thrown into the mix. I prefer it to The Care Bears Movie, but most viewers will find little difference between the two. It provides a solid message of the importance of friends and caring to its intended audience of young children and goes by in a breezy 76 minutes, so parents won’t be bored with the subject matter either.
Good lesson, fun songs but the same basic story as before, so no increase in the rating from the first installment.
In many ways, this is just a repackaged copy of the first Care Bears movie. It’s part sequel, part prequel and ultimately more memorable than the first (at least in my mind). Two kids receive comfort from the Care Bears and they in turn help the Care Bears stop a dark and evil force that wants to eliminate caring from the world.
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