First Horton Hears a Who Review

Well, after reading his review I can see why this guy is a "Mugwhump".. Like he points out, How can you take a short story idea and try to fit it into the framework of an 86 minute feature? I mean what's next? The Lorax? or The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins?


Frankly when a Reviewer sits on the fence and can neither approve nor disapprove of a film, a lot of reviewers get the term "Mugwhump" handed to them (Benny Hill said that a Mugwhump is a tiny bird that sits on a fence with his mug on one side and his whump on the other.

But Frankly I still can see where Mr. Germain is coming from.. He's kind of fearful that the illusion of the story is being stretched kind of thin here.. and if it's not done properly.. well it could turn out to be a disaster..

After all if they do another story maybe they should do the 500 hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.. at least that's a story that does have a happy ending..

But as for myself? I think Horton is a bit overplayed and underworked.. so I feel that maybe we're looking at this being a potential train wreck before the movie even has "Jumped the track", So to speak.

But I have a feeling before the week's out we're going to hear a lot of reviews going all over the place with this one..

(or as I say, "It's Mugwhump Hunting season..."

:coyote:
 
The movie's out today, so I'm sure we'll see more indepth official reviews. Personally, I don't care if I see it or not. The back of my mind wants to, but the front end keeps saying, NOOOOOOOO.

Anyway, I could see buying some merchandise, if it holds to the integrity of the original Drawings. I wanted some of the Cat in the Hat stuff, but never bothered.
 
I'm still skeptical of the crew being able to pull off a short Seuss book into a 70-90 minute film(the previous two efforts didn't work), and I'm still unimpressed by the animation, and I still loathe Steve Carell...

But if there's any thing that would make me see this, it's the fact that both Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill are in the film, even if just a few lines each, and if their characters never appear in the same scene.
 
I just got back from seeing it, and I must say I was more amused than I thought I would be.

I laughed really hard during one little segment where Horton's imagination runs away with him. An interesting little bit with 2d animation (In Flash I assume) tucked in there.
 
Eh, what else is coming out this year to snatch it from winning the Oscar? Only Wall*E seems like real competition for Horton, and we don't officially know if that's going to be good.
 
What I like about this film is that it brings back nostalgia for adults but kids will also love it ...
I actually just read a Age-by-Age Guide breakdown for the film at ParentsConnect

It's highly recommended for children from ages 6-9 but is also appropriate for all ages.. even adults

I haven't gone to see it yet.. but if what you say about the animation it true.. It sounds worthy of watching for even more than just Dr. Seuss.
 
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