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 Curious George - Show Me The Monkey! (DVD)
Description: Genre: Animation / Production Year: 2006 / Will Ferrell stars as The Man in the Yellow Hat, a gentleman who looks after ... more  Curious George - Show Me The Monkey! (DVD) ... his pet monkey - an inquisitive and wonderful creature whose enthusiasm often gets the best of him.Newest Review: ... always the same and after a while you get bored of seeing the same plot regurgitated to the point that there is no magic to ... more ... the film.
Which is why I was surprised that Curious George had that magic.
The animation isn't exactly astounding, it's the kind I've seen on Saturday morning cartoons and for this reason the film works better being seen on the small screen. Some of the subplots are cliched (the romantic subplot between the naive Man In The Yellow Hat and the woman is awful simply because she loves this buffoon straight from the beginning). But what is lacked is made up for by the film's storytelling abilities and the opportunity t...more |
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Curious George - Show Me The Monkey! (DVD): Will Ferrell And His Pet Monkey: A Love Story (780 words)
by hollerme - written on 24.06.07 (Very useful, 75 readings)
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Let me begin by quoting John Lasseter, the pioneer behind Pixar and their brilliant CGI movies: From the beginning, I kept saying it's not the technology that's going to entertain audiences, it's the story. When you go and see a really great live-action film, you don't walk out and say 'that new Panavision camera was staggering, it made the film so good'. The computer is a tool, and it's in the service of the story." Today almost every animated movie being released is CGI, and even the kings of 2-D animation, the Walt Disney corporation, who are responsible for such hits as Aladdin and The Lion King, have shut down their 2-D departments (thankfully John ...
"Show me the monkey".. Curious Ailran does just that! (862 words)
by Ailran - written on 03.08.06 (Very useful, 254 readings)
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Curious George is a cheeky little monkey with an big grin and a knack of getting himself into trouble with the other animals because of his curiosity. They say Curiosity killed the cat, well if George isn't careful any number of animals on the jungle where he lives may just do the same to him! Ted is an intelligent man, a curator at a museum he knows everything there is to know on many different subjects, he just hasn't ever experienced live. He is stuck in his job and the world of exhibits and the past. Unfortunately for Ted the museum he works for is going to be closed, attendances are closed and the son of the owner wants to turn the land into a ...
