Harold and the Purple Crayon

I was hesitant to go see this film after looking at the low meta critic, and since I don't have a particular tie to the original book. I took my kids as an act of summer break distraction and it did just the trick. I understand why this is getting rated so low, I also love the meme reviews claiming it as the best movie ever made. This movie actually has some really great visual effects, and I think Zachary Levi's acting makes the film entertaining to watch. The problems with this movie are numerable, weird subplots between these animals turned into humans, and two different antagonists with one that they just leave behind in the Final Cut. The show lacks a clear vision, which is a shame because I think there was good bones to this. Overall I think it's a totally decent kids movie, but as a whole it is simply mediocre and lacking a clear statement.

I barely remember reading Harold and the Purple Crayon as a kid, but the memory came back after watching the newly released movie of the same name. This follows up the book. Harold (Zachary Levi), now grown up, is still having adventures with his two friends Moose (Lil Rel Howery) and Porcupine (Tanya Reynolds), drawing whatever came to his mind with his magical purple crayon, kind of like Green Lantern. One day, the old man (Alfred Molina) who narrates their lives suddenly stops, giving Harold the idea to draw a door to the real world. Thus begins a typical "fish-out-of-water" story involving a naïve hero, a single mom named Terri (Zooey Deschanel) who hits Harold with her car, and a desperate librarian/author named Gary (Jemaine Clement) who just wants to be recognized. This takes a bit to get going but it definitely grew on me as it went on. It's cute and heartwarming for the whole family. The actors knew what movie this was, especially Clement, who is very fun to watch. This movie came out at a very bad time, failing to compete with much bigger movies and absolutely bombing in the box office. Saying that, I highly recommend taking your kids to see HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON.

What a fantastic, unassuming piece of pure entertainment, and so unexpected. HATPC is good, clean-hearted and spirited fun for children and adults alike. It almost makes me think about how people would have received The Wizard Of Oz back in the day, it's that happy and awe-inspiring with its visuals and comedy. I've heard of 'Zooey Deschanel' a few times but never actively seen her in anything, and I have to say what a fantastic, endearing portrayal she does of the mom. Also the boy is incredible. And as Harold, wielding his purple crayon of justice, Zachary Levi is incredible. The imagination in this is beyond what I thought cinema had given up. It's so small-scale cute that I assumed had long been given up to the TV channels. It's an amazing film.

I took my 9 year old nephew, he has adhd, can be hard to please, fidgeted all the way through, then when the credits rolled, hugged me and told me he loved it.

As a rule, I avoid kids films like the plague. I didn't hate it, at all.

The acting, animation, script and cinematography were pretty decent, as was the plot. It made me laugh at least three times (very hard to do) - it has some excellent morals/themes around loss, self worth, forgiveness and friendship. It's a traditional heroic journey/quest. It's a format well known, so we knew what we were getting. The crayon is used in some really creative ways, getting the characters out of some sticky situations.

I think a lot of films these days, especially in the few kids films I've endured, are very busy, loud, and complex when they don't need to be. This was simple and fun. There's also some in jokes for the grown ups, that was appreciated.

It definitely got laughs, and it seemed like the kids leaving this movie were happy.

Would love an 18+ Harold and his purple crayon. Just putting that into the universe.

A young boy (Zachary Levi) takes a magic walk, using his purple crayon to create everything he encounters transported to real world. In the modern day, Harold is all grown up and refers to the narrator as Old Man Harold believes he is actually his father. The mother (Zooey Deschanel) of an imaginative boy called Mel (Benjamin Bottani) accidentally hit with her car to Harold, getting a puncture, in the process to which Harold draws a new wheel. Then his friends Moose (Lil Rel Howery) and Porcupine (Tanya Reynolds) are also transported, and a lot of problem and fun takes place. Everything he draws is about to get real !.

A tribute to imagination based on Harold, the character from a children tale created by Crockett Johnson. Stars Zachary Levi, (Shazam I and Il)who gives a likeable acting, the film brings to life from drawing to reality and becomes the boy Harold into an adult with complete fun and wishes to play and to carry out sympathetic messes. In the animated world, anything he draws with his crayon is brought to life . In fact, one day when Harold draws himself, he's transported to real word, out of book, and subsequently his friends: Moose and Porcupine. There's a lot of FX , though the movie makes use of CGI for several scenes, some shots where Zachari Levi appears to draw in mid air were made with Harold drawing on a sheet of glass placed between him and the camera.

The motion picture gets a nice cinematography by Gabriel Berastain, as well as an acceptable direction by Carlo Saldaña. This brazilian filmmaker has made successful CGI animated movies such Ice Age, Scrat: Spaced out, Ice Age the Meltdown, Ice Age 4, Ice Age the great Egg escape, No time for nuts, Río and Río 2, among others. Harold and the purple crayon rating: 6.5/10. Better than average. Worthwhile watching.