Babar The King (1999) *

Directed by Raymond Jafelice. Unless your tots are still in diapers, they're unlikely to be impressed by this pedestrian animated feature about a smart elephant ruler. It's basically a prequel to the TV series, tracing Babar's rise to power and dominance. Visually, the film tries to imitate the paintings of Raoul Dufy, but it fails miserably. The animation is very poor.