Curious George (Widescreen Edition)

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Curious cool George
A hit
Beautiful, innocent, gorgeous
Warning WRONG DVD included in case
Curious George is great, but what's the deal with the shadows???

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Curious George (Widescreen Edition)
Starring: Frank Welker , Will Ferrell , Shane Baumel , Tamara Jo Beatty , and Eugene Levy
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Product Group: DVD
Binding: DVD
ASIN: B000GIXEWC
2006-09-26

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A wild collection of hip actors--from Will Ferrell to Drew Barrymore to David Cross--provide voices for Curious George, based on the classic, gentle children's books. Ted (voiced by Ferrell, Elf) works at a natural history museum that's fallen on hard times. The museum director's son (Cross, Arrested Development) wants to turn it into a parking lot, but Ted offers to bring back a mysterious idol from Africa that's guaranteed to pull in crowds. Unfortunately, the idol turns out to be three inches tall. But Ted (who, before he heads on safari, gets outfitted in head-to-toe yellow, transforming him into the beloved Man in the Yellow Hat from the books) accidentally brings back a lonely yet irrepressible monkey, soon dubbed George. In no time at all George gets into all kinds of mischief--painting an apartment, soaring aloft with a bunch of helium-filled balloons, climbing on a dinosaur skeleton, and generally getting Ted into hot water. Older fans of the books will probably wince at the formulaic save-the-museum storyline, as well as at the obligatory love interest (Barrymore, Charlie's Angels) whose role is utterly passive. Jack Johnson's songs are so bland you can't remember the melodies even as you're listening to them, and the animation (an odd but not ineffective blend of two-dimensional drawing and CGI) has grossly cutified the book's illustrations, eroding their origina charm (the contrast is made sadly clear by a montage of the original drawings over the closing credits). But the basic relationship between man and monkey remains sweet, and younger kids will delight in George's innocent troublemaking. --Bret Fetzer

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"Buckle up for this amusing, exciting and hilarious adventure" (Janet Stokes, Film Advisory Board, Inc.) with everyone's favorite inquisitive little monkey! When The Man In The Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship. Featuring the voice talents of Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore and an all-star cast, Curious George is ""a family classic"" (Dean Richards, WGN-TV) that will have the kid inside everyone giggling with delight again and again!

Customer Reviews:

Curious cool George.......2007-06-13

Our eight year oldgrandson had seen the movie in the past and couldn't wait to see the DVD

A hit.......2007-06-06

My 2 year old loves Curious George from reading the library book, so I was excited when this movie was made. Pretty funny for her and all right from me to watch. It does get a little old after the 5th time, but all little kid movies do.

Beautiful, innocent, gorgeous.......2007-06-05

Curious George is a heart-warming tale about a mischievous little monkey. I'd recommend it to anyone who has children ... even adults will find themselves drawn to the innocent fun of this story. The music is relaxing, soothing and lovely. A wonderful buy for the whole family!

Warning WRONG DVD included in case.......2007-05-28

DO NOT ORDER THIS PRODUCT IF YOU WANT TO WATCH THE MOVIE. I purchased this movie for my son--it was the second time I purchased this DVD because we watched it so many times we damaged the first one. My complaint is not with the movie, but with this particular product. When I received the DVD--the cover indicated widescreen edition. This disk did not contain any version of the movie. I clicked on every posible link after inserting the disk into my computer and the movie was NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. This disk is NOT THE MOVIE!!!! Then when I attempted to return it, I found the Amazon return options to be completely annoying.

Curious George is great, but what's the deal with the shadows???.......2007-05-21

Curious George is amazing, and his recent PBS show is probably the best kid show ever. This movie though pales in comparison, especially artistically: in every single scene we have pronounced shadows, as if we are watching some film noir of the past. As a result "dark" scenes (e.g. indoors) are extremely dark, while "bright" scenes (e.g. outdoors) are darkened artificially to emphasize everybody's shadows. What exactly is the reason for that? The director apparently bought a shadow generating software and wanted to put it to good use. However, you end up expecting Bogart and Bacall to show up in the next scene... Very poor choice that takes away the wonderful cartoon experience that one gets from the PBS series of the same name.

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