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Here Come the Littles

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I've listed this article for peer review because…

This is as close as I've gotten in a long while towards working on a legitimate GA, albeit a short one at that. The refs I've gathered for this yet only show how obscure this animated children's film has been over the years.

And to think I began that page out of a redirect over three and a half years ago...and left it behind as usual until now.

Thanks, Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 15:14, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

• The article is short, but the information given seems well cited. Here's a few minor issues:

Intro

Good overall; tells the story briefly and provides the important info. I would do a little rewording, though (If I get any plot details wrong, just correct it; I'm not very familiar with the film):

Here Come the Littles is a 1985 children's animated film, produced in Luxembourg[1] by DIC Entertainment and distributed by Atlantic Releasing. It was directed by Bernard Deyriès and adapted by Heywood Kling from John Peterson's series of books, The Littles. The film serves as a prequel to the ABC television show of the same name. Here Come the Littles follows a boy named Henry Bigg as he meets a family of miniature people that lives in his home. While Henry's uncle Augustus plans to build a shopping center at the site of his home, Henry teams up with the Littles to prevent this scheme.

The film was screened at weekend matinees during its original U.S. release,[3] and made over US$6.5 million.[2] It was not a critical success; reviewers found fault with the story and animation style. The film was released on VHS in late 1985, and on DVD in early 2004.[4] Another Littles movie, Liberty and the Littles, premiered on television in late 1986.[5]

Plot

Seems good to me, but some editors may take issue with its length. You may want to condense by saying something like, "After several attempts to escape...." as opposed to describing each attempt.

Also, when you introduce each "Little", you might want to explain that they're one of the tiny people living in the house.

Voice cast

Good. No problems.

Reception and release; Merchandise and home video

I would reorganize these two sections into 'Release' and 'Reception'. Under 'Release', leave the first paragraph of 'Reception and release' and all of 'Merchandise and home video'. Under 'Reception', put the reaction from critics and the film's 6.5 mil$ figure.

The line "A re-issue by NCircle Entertainment in 2007 altered a few scenes from the original version, and replaced the end credits outright" needs to be cited.

Sequel

Good. Although I think you could add an very brief plot summary and how it relates to this movie (if possible).

Finally, the article says that "The film also serves as a prequel to the ABC television show of the same name". This is fine, but it's only mentioned in the intro and not the article itself. This seems important, so in the future, if you can find some other information on the film's production, try to mention that in a new 'production' section (ex: the film was intended to be the prequel to the series....[cite]...).

The rest is fine, and the references all seem reliable. I think you've done a good job given your limited resources. The only problem the article may have in the future from other editors is the amount of information. I don't know enough about procedure to say if the article has enough to go GA, but if it's any help, I like to use A Rugrats Chanukah (featured) as a guide for writing short cartoon articles. If I was unclear about anything, feel free to ask what I meant.

I hope I was able to help! Gak Blimby (talk) 04:33, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

Y Done: All taken care of! Plus I've added alt text to the poster. Anything else before GAC? --Slgrandson (How's my egg-throwing coleslaw?) 00:12, 4 May 2010 (UTC)

The only thing I can think of is information on production. It may be important to include that if it can be found. Good luck!Gak Blimby (talk) 22:25, 8 May 2010 (UTC)