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So I was reticent at first. I grew up watching The Munsters on Nick At Nite (later TV Land), and I have to say, it's pretty respectful of that show. The plot is non-existent and pointless, in fact there was a point where I didn't even realize there was a plot. I was too caught up in the feel of the original show to care about any plot. Jeff Daniel Philips definitely captured the spirit of Fred Gwynne's portrayal of Herman, and Sheri Moon Zombie absolutely did her homework on Lily. The film pays a wonderful tribute to the original, unfortunately it forgets about plot and writing. I absolutely loved it for the nostalgia, but I could see how someone who has never watched the original could be turned off by the goofy, kooky, 60s-inspired feel of the show. The only disappointment I have is toward that. It's wonderful, it's fun, it's family friendly and light-hearted, but it's not a good movie. But that's okay, in my opinion. Because I've seen a few good movies that weren't respectful to the source material (F9, for example. A good movie, but not a good Fast And Furious movie.) So it's kind of refreshing to see something be very respectful and reminiscent of the original.

Overall, an 8 out of 10 for the nostalgia, and it loses those 2 points for being a mess of a movie that lost me in it's subplot, but kept me entertained with a spot-on tribute to the original. Fred Gwynne is smiling at this. He may not be watching it, but he's smiling at it.

Here's the deal about Dolittle: people expected too much. Downey is coming off of being Iron Man, and into a children's movie, so it's a shift in most people's perceptions.

This movie is not going to win any awards, the writing is sub-par, and the audio just seems off, like everything RDJ says had to be dubbed over in post or something. But that doesn't mean anything at all.

Because this movie has what I like to call "Ernest Charm". For those of you old enough, you remember Ernest. For those of you who don't, you're on the perfect site to look it up. Jim Varney took terrible writing, cheesy action, wooden acting, and cliche sound effects and made some of the most charming movies and characters of all time.

Put yourself in the shoes of a 7 year old of this generation. John Cena as a polar bear who hates the cold? A timid gorilla that learns it's okay to be scared, but faces his fears anyway? A general message that family comes in all shapes and sizes, and it's better to work together and help people?

Dolittle is good for what it is, and it should be judged as such. It's a great kids movie, and I'm surprised at myself for saying that, because I was expecting to hate it. If you have kids, share it with them, you might have a great time. But if you don't have kids and are looking for a movie with RDJ that ISN'T a Marvel movie, check out the Sherlock Holmes movies.