One would think that a movie about a handful of bunny rabbits trying to find a new warren would make for a delightful children's movie, but if that movie happened to be "Watership Down," you would be terribly mistaken. "Watership Down" is beautifully animated and does feature a couple of rather cute bunnies, including Fiver (Richard Briers), who's slightly neurotic and has psychic visions, and Hazel (John Hurt), who does his best to lead the rabbits to a safe new home, but it's ultimately a brutal tale that can be a bit much for the average kid.

Based on the equally upsetting book by Richard Adams, "Watership Down" is a great early lesson in fascism and totalitarianism for preteens. However, because of its seemingly adorable rabbits and a "U" for "Universal" rating from the U.K. ratin

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