The problem is, if you're a parent, you're probably here because you picked up the movie at a thrift sale because had a cute puppy and the word magic... by then it's probably too late.
We did exactly this, our library had it in their old books sale, unopened, so we tossed it on the pile of movies $2 a bag.
The kids were watching the new movies on a Saturday morning and they got about 20 minutes into this one and I was suspicious. This movie did not feel right. The last straw was the comment of "eating candy and pretending it is human flesh" from the weirdly Halloween-obsessed main character. It's like he's got the enthusiasm and obsession of a 5 year old, but add in the fearsome gore that an adult might seek.
I looked up the movie here and found indeed, it's made by a director that makes porn and gory horror movies. The fact that he made a few talking animal movies targeted at kids is suspect. Add in the deceptive marketing on each movie of cute animals that aren't at all in the movie and in my opinion this is an attempt at child grooming. No way the director is just that bad at making kid movies.
Our copy is now in the trash. I'm not interested in letting our kids watch it.
