My Brother Bear Review
Saw Brother Bear yeasterday and I have to say it was better than I expected. Personally, I was about excitied to see this movie as I would be to watch the Fox and the Hound for the fourth time ( :hammer: ), but it turned out not too bad. The animation was beautiful and the songs were good, though forgetable. The one thing that I thought was a little distracting was that it felt, to me, that they had just took things that had worked in previous films and incorderated them into the plot of this one. There were many moments or plot points that felt as if they were almost lifted directly or slightly reworked from Pocahontas, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Bambi, Groove, Hercules, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, Tarzan, and others. I actually laughed out loud at how similar the first number was to Circle of Life! Also, the pacing was fairly week and didn't really have an interesting climax. All things considered, I'd give it a B-/C+ and recogmend it to any Disney fan. Good enough to see in theaters once, but I wouldn't go and see it a second time.
And concerning the previews, I will be very kind in saying that they made Brother Bear look twice as good as it was. Most of them were terrible and a bit embarassing to see in a theater full of children (such as Home on the Range's udder jokes). Cat and the Hat and the new one with Steve Martain and Bonnie Hunt didn't look very good either, not to mention Teacher's Pet!
(EDIT: Looks like I didn't really put any spoilers in the review, so ignore the title)
Saw Brother Bear yeasterday and I have to say it was better than I expected. Personally, I was about excitied to see this movie as I would be to watch the Fox and the Hound for the fourth time ( :hammer: ), but it turned out not too bad. The animation was beautiful and the songs were good, though forgetable. The one thing that I thought was a little distracting was that it felt, to me, that they had just took things that had worked in previous films and incorderated them into the plot of this one. There were many moments or plot points that felt as if they were almost lifted directly or slightly reworked from Pocahontas, Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Bambi, Groove, Hercules, Toy Story 2, Finding Nemo, Tarzan, and others. I actually laughed out loud at how similar the first number was to Circle of Life! Also, the pacing was fairly week and didn't really have an interesting climax. All things considered, I'd give it a B-/C+ and recogmend it to any Disney fan. Good enough to see in theaters once, but I wouldn't go and see it a second time.
And concerning the previews, I will be very kind in saying that they made Brother Bear look twice as good as it was. Most of them were terrible and a bit embarassing to see in a theater full of children (such as Home on the Range's udder jokes). Cat and the Hat and the new one with Steve Martain and Bonnie Hunt didn't look very good either, not to mention Teacher's Pet!
(EDIT: Looks like I didn't really put any spoilers in the review, so ignore the title)
