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Summary: Love the Mooses
Review: Great family dvd. When this movie begins it starts slowly, with a yawn and Native American "brothers" mercilessly taunting each other with no point actually. Once the dialogue between the pair of moose voiced by Rick Moranis and Doug Thomas starts the giggles cannot come fast enough. Remember the McKenzie brothers? "Hoser eh"?(from SCTV and the movie Strange Brew) Well I think they are just hilarious in this movie and so perfectly "cast". Then as the bear's sincere relationships flourish the movie takes flight and never lets your attention wander again. Gotta love Disney for making something entertaining for parents and kids. Only wish they'd stop killing off moms and leaving orphans everywhere. My kids still worry about Bambi and Dumbo.
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Summary: Cute story
Review: BROTHER BEAR is a cute story with a well-meaning message. Depsite its detailed animation and appealing characters (especially the moose!) it didn't hold my 8 year old's interest like most Disney movies. Debbie Farmer, parenting author,'Don't Put Lipstick on the Cat'
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Summary: A New Disney Classic.
Review: Brother Bear is a little Tarzan, a little Bambi, and a little Lion King. All in all it makes a beautiful picture. The voice talent was wonderful. The artistry was great, and the plot was very intriguing. The story was very heartwarming, and it also broke your heart in some scenes. It teaches a valuable lesson, like we have seen in past Disney films. Michael Eisner, if you read this, please go back to traditional animation. If you made movies like this, that section of the Walt Disney Company might not flop.
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Summary: Should have won Oscar!
Review: I enjoyed this movie a lot. It teaches a lesson to everyone about nature and how to protect it. I always wondered what life is like for animals...I also noticed that there was no "Bad Guy" in the movie. The bear's brother went hunting him, but it wasn't really bad. I also loved Rut and Tuck. They were almost as funny as Timon and Pumba! Lots of parts made me want to cry, happy and sad. The special features were also very good. I loved finding my totem, like the bear or the wolf, or others. The audio commentary added special things that had me laughing during the whole movie. And who couldn't laugh, since Rut and Tuck are directing it! All in all, this is a great movie. People like Dark Castle better watch it again. This move was oscar worthy!
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Summary: this is NOT a kid's movie
Review: As I see, some people think this movie is not appropriate for children because of some cruelty. First of all, I wouldn't let children under eight watch ANY Disney blockbuster anyway. They're at some point all too scary for younger children, no matter what the rating says.
However, regarding Brother Bear, I must say that they've been very clever with the plot. The older Brother didn't get killed by the bear - as some other reviews imply - he risks his life to save his brothers, since the bear seems to attack them. His death is tragic, but not caused by anyone but himself. Kenai then takes revenge for his brother's death by killing the bear. But since he did not have the right to do that his dead brother, who is now among the spirits of their ancestors, transforms him into a bear.
This movie is a beautiful piece of art, the animation is absolutely beautiful and they even managed to lighten up the difficult main story line by adding some unusual sidekicks without ruining the drama, like the moose, which are really great fun despite being totally different to former fun characters like Timon and Pumbaa. Another point that really fascinated me - and which makes this film different to earlier Disney movies - is that there is no bad guy. Kenai's brother who hunts him is no villain at all. From his point of view his actions are completely understandable. The only bad thing done is Kenai's killing the bear, but I wouldn't judge him either. I'm afraid many people would not have let wisdom lead their ways in his situation.
So it's not about fighting a bad guy, it's about learning from your mistakes. I honestly didn't assume Disney would ever release a movie with such a deep and honest meaning. All in all, it's a first class movie, which should not be shown to young children. Even adults are crying in the end, so don't expect you children will get over it easily.
Animation does NOT equal kid's movie!
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Summary: Makes you think of what it might be like for the animal.
Review: Dark castle and those that thought that the film was bad really should go back and look through the film again... I thought that the film was one of the best to come out from Disney in many years... The brother that kills a bear is transformed into a bear himself so that he can see firsthand how tough it is for the bears to survive. He kills the bear in revenge for his brother's death... When Kenai is turned into a bear, he begins to see things differently... He meets up with Koda a young bear cub... At he does not like the cub too much, but later on they manage a bond... Keni then relizes that he has to tell the yong cub a dark secret... I won't spoil the ending and it is a must see... The Animation was really beautiful, The story really draws you in and does not rely too much on cuteness to sell a movie... The story and music are very solid... I think that Disney finally came out with something good.. Compaired to Lion King 1 1/2. Brother Bear has earned a place in my video library... I hope that Disney will do more original films in the future... A WINNER!!!
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Summary: Lets go tree huggers.!!!!!!!!
Review: I watched this movie with my nephews thank god there only 1 and 3 this movie while great for kids teaches that man is evil and destroys everything. We are made to feel sorry for this bear cub that lost his mother becaouse "Evil man" killed her I dont feel sorry for the bear at all what is up with disney and there one parent home cartoon movies.. when will we see a normal family cartoon movie....... this movie made me want to go out and shoot some animal just for the heck off it or piss on a tree and throw my trash in the river.
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Summary: Happily surprised!
Review: On reading the reviews of this film, I wonder if we all saw the same movie. The complaints about the animation, the weak story, the slow plot, the music, the nature-prechiness, etc., make me really wonder about some people. Personally, I got this film after not having gone to the theater to see it, and was very surprised at its quality.
Being a Disney fan from way back, I know good animation when I see it, and the animation in this film was flawless. the use of CGI was perfect in the moments when used, and wasn't too outrageously obvious. True, the story seems to drag at times, but not as bad as all that. I found the Phil Collins soundtrack to be very well done, if not as good as his work on Tarzan. In particular, I loved hearing Tina Turner sing Great Spirits. As for nature loving, shouldn't we all care more about the environment? The point to the native people was to live in harmony with nature. Oh well.
In closing, perhaps small children shouldn't see this without adult supervision, but then , they shouldn,t watch the daily news or prime-time TV alone, either, but there is a fine moral to this story, and is well worth adding to your DVD collection.
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Summary: Bearly credible
Review: This is a dreadful film. It's a cheap Bambi remake for the 40 somethings who cried the first time Mummy Dear got plugged, sneered the second time and then, finally on the third showing, cooed over their offspring when Thumper revealed the inner beauty of life.
Similarly, this film is all about death, and America's continuing inability to come to terms with the 'big one'. Apparently we're to be comforted by the knowledge that dead relatives can always stroke our chin when we're at our lowest ebb and that Grandad is now an eel.
To be fair, my five year old son was delighted by the cub and then thoroughly confused (but not upset) by the ending...why did his mummy come back from heaven and then leave him...again ? The answer, my son, is that there's nothing more callous than a dead mummy bear...except for a sicko Disney executive.
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Summary: One star for each moose.
Review: It seems i am in the minority here. But, this movie is mediocre. The animation is choppy and appears to have been done by Disney's straight to video 'sequel' department. Even the colors just feel blended and weak. Phil Collins sounds bored and just 'done-with-Disney' movies. The narrarator sounds as if he was coached as a preacher, dialougue and all. Not that i have a problem with a good message, just a forced one. One sequence near the beginning involved a LOT of very intense death scenes. This from a G rated film? In comparison, the death scene in Lion King #1 was subtle. I wish i could be in the majority here and give 4 stars, but i can't. The only true saving grace for me was the incredible pairing of the Moose. Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas saved this film in more ways than one. Very funny. Outside of that, there isn't really much too see here. Just another formulaic Disney cartoon. ADDED : As i expected, people are going to slam me on this. But, hey, Disney can do no wrong, right? I mean , who here didn't love George of the jungle 2....anyone?
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