If you saw the previews, and thought this movie would be an inferior ripoff of "Madagascar" and "Finding Nemo", well, you would be right. The plot is terrible, the movie is not funny, and it's all been done before. Worse, much of it doesn't make sense. A tugboat that can cross the ocean? Chameleons that can make things invisible? Even my kids (7, 5 and 3) thought that was dumb. Matter of fact, they were bored senseless withing 10 minutes. My wife fell asleep. My youngest started wandering the aisle (not disturbing anyone. Hardly anyone was there). Usually when we leave the theater, they talk about the movie, want to get the toys and DVD (when it comes out). Guess what? Not a peep out of them. It's as if the movie didn't exist.
Plot Summary
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A young cub lives in the shadow of his father. He accidentally gets taken away! The dad and friends must save him, and they both must learn a lesson in the process. Wow, it's like they took Madagascar, and Finding Nemo, threw it into a blender (strained out the good parts),and came up with this. A squirrel/Giraffe love affair? What forward thinkers! (not)
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If you're thinking about watching this because of the "good reviews", think about how funny it is that many of the good reviews are all from Canada (where the film was made) or LA(the distributor). Almost like the people who made it and their friends are here talking it up so they can keep their jobs. Fortunately its a big flop, and even their ballot-stuffing won't make a difference. Shame on you!
Plot Summary
** spoilers **
A young cub lives in the shadow of his father. He accidentally gets taken away! The dad and friends must save him, and they both must learn a lesson in the process. Wow, it's like they took Madagascar, and Finding Nemo, threw it into a blender (strained out the good parts),and came up with this. A squirrel/Giraffe love affair? What forward thinkers! (not)
** end spoilers **
If you're thinking about watching this because of the "good reviews", think about how funny it is that many of the good reviews are all from Canada (where the film was made) or LA(the distributor). Almost like the people who made it and their friends are here talking it up so they can keep their jobs. Fortunately its a big flop, and even their ballot-stuffing won't make a difference. Shame on you!