Reviews

I was only able to stomach a few minutes of this spew at a time so I can't say I watched the whole thing. I have to wonder who the writing was aimed at however - presumably a lot of the 'jokes' were for grown-ups, but that doesn't mean they ought to include adult humour in something so obviously aimed at small children. References to 'packing heat' and worse of all - unbelievable really - a 'tastes like chicken' joke!!! What were these people thinking? The idea that animals in the jungle think and speak like the typical American teenager in a mall is deeply, almost profoundly sad. I think the powers that put together this soul-destroying waste of time, energy and resources have a lot to answer for. I trust their fancy cars and houses help them sleep at night. Truth told, they are the problem.

I enjoyed this film & found PSH mesmerizing as always, but I just had to post a message & let those outside Canada know that Minnie Driver's accent was absurd. She sounded like she was supposed to be from 'down east' or something - that first exchange between her & PSH had me laughing out loud. Where did she do her research? "This Hour Has 22 Minutes"? Terrible wig too.

Lots of Canadian actors in this one however - Maury Chaykin, etc. etc. Why they couldn't have re-shot that first scene mystifies me...her accent did soften somewhat after that so obviously someone picked up on it.

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The only part that actually had me laughing was the Dodo stuff b/c it was just so rediculous. Overall though I thought this sucked. Watching it with my young daughter left me feeling sad and embarassed. I like a lot of REALLY disgusting films personally, but everything has its context. For a "children's film", this was extremely mean-spirited, violent, and crass.