What a lovely film for one and all! No rudeness or swearing, a really good family film. My boys enjoyed it from the start and have rekindled the next generation of 'Is there really a Loch Ness Monster'! I was expecting to see an unreal like 'Nessy' but was impressed with the quality of the 'beast'. As said in a previous review it will be one of those Bank Holiday films we will get to see for many years along with the Railway Children!

Based on the novel Babe by Dick King-Smith, The Water Horse is set in Scotland during World War II, and tell the story of a young boy, Angus (Alex Etel), who discovers an egg near Loch Ness. The egg hatches in to what looks like a baby dinosaur, and turns out to be a mythical Water Horse.
Sunday family entertainment at it's best. You really can't go wrong with this one. It reminds you of a fifties adventure film like Lassie. Very predictable story, but hey, it's for kids, and despite a relatively slow pace, the film does manage to avoid adults looking at their watches all the time. I guarantee you this will be on the BBC for years to come. It's just their type of family film.

The Water Horse is good old Fashioned entertainment,The kind thats almost never made any more"Why?"Because kids movies try to be all Hip nowadays with in-jokes about Adult themes.The Water horse is straight up wholesome old fashioned fun"& is all the better for it,its got Sunday afternoon film and Christmas eve Written all over it.The Creature desighns also very nice,you actually care about the creature and because of this you root for him all the more at the conclusion.The Water horse is no Classic"but its a nice Warm familey Diversion.