Watership Down is my favourite book. This version is a complete drowned rat in comparison. The character portrayals (not naming names bigwig, keehar and clover the bear grylls of hutch rabbits) are more 2 dimensional than the animation and far from an accurate portrayal of the originals than the animation. The book and original film created an emotional attachment to them, in particular fiver, Hazel and bigwig. But this version left me disappointed at best. The point of the story was missed. The powers that be thought it a good idea to add a little bit of drama by ruining the story. If you really want to enjoy this story read the book. You will not be disappointed. Failing that watch the original movie. You'll be far more satisfied and wiping your eyes. BTW did I mention their version of bigwig sucks?!