Little Otik (2001)

Feed the baby!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 6, 2006

Pros: Based in a legend

Cons: Poor animations

Based in the legend about Otésanek, the tree-stump adopted as a child for a couple. Weird movie, starts with the image of Mr. Horak imaging babies selled on the street like it were fresh fish. He'd like to make that idea come true, since they ar...e not able to have babies. In a visit to the forest, Mr. Horak have the "great" idea to bring a tree-stump that looks like a baby and to give happiness to his wife. The problems starts after the bizarre creature eat their cat... then the mailman... then everybody on his way. Mr. Horak decides to lock him in the cellar and let him die... But there's a girl, Alzbetka, who find him and care him, treating the monster as a brother. All kind of food is good to keep Little Otik alive... also her neighbors and his own father. In the end, also Albetzka understand there's no way to change the destiny. Also with poor animations, Little Otik is a good movie that keeps your interest until the end. Its director, Jan Svankmajer, likes to use that kind of effects in all his films. "Darkness, Light, Darkness" is one of my favorites. Read more Less