Open Season (2006)
Dirs: Roger Allers & Jill Culton
Stars: (voices of) Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing, et al.
Plot: Boog is a bear that grew up in the human world. He performs some shows with the local ranger and lives a happy life. Then, along comes Elliott who turns his life upside down and get him landed in the wild where he'd have to actually act like a 'bear' for once. With the hunting season set to begin, and one particularly nasty hunter on their tails (no puns intended)...It's going to be survival of the fittest...bring it on!
rating: 3 out of 5.
Along comes the holiday period and hear comes another animation, family pleaser. From those that brought us 'Monsters, Inc.' (incedently my favourite animation), no less. So it should be good right? Funny enough to keep the kids entertained and smart enough to keep the accompanying adults interested. It certainly has the voice talents to do it. And at times the animation looks fantastic. But is does it have the overall package? Well, yes it does. But you won't find anything more.
Unfortunately, as funny as this gets at certain points, it has equally very dull moments. And the dull moments do drag on just that bit long enough to lose your interest, but it does wrap it up nicely. It also has a very formulatic narrative. The oh-so-familiar "home or new friends" scenerio (most recently seen in 'Over the Hedge') is played out here again. Having said all that, it does have it's moments, and at times it is very funny and somewhat touching. The voice actors are fantastic, especially Ashton Kutcher, who plays the role of the annoying Elliot...er, annoyingly well.
Not original enough to leave an impression, but certainly enjoyable enough to keep you entertained.
"Rabbit fight!!!!!!"
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