Curious George (Widescreen Edition)
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Actor: Eugene Levy, Frank Welker, Shane Baumel, Tamara Jo Beatty, Will FerrellBrand: NBC Universal
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 86 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-09-26
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
DVD Reviews of Curious George (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: Not true to the spirit of the books, and very complicated and annoying situations
Summary: 2 Stars
My young daughter liked the movie 'just OK'... and I feel the same way. If you just want a fluffy cute movie to entertain your kids for a couple of hours, this will do. But it doesn't "feel" like Curious George. The only similarities to it and the original books are: the monkey looks and is named the same and gets into continual scrapes, and he is owned by a man who looks the same as the one in the books. Everything else is different.
In the books the man is responsible, level-headed and calm. In this movie the man is a total goofus (just like Disney's Goofy but more self-centered), and has a lot of adult problems that he is trying to solve. The man doesn't willingly take George from Africa like in the book; George follows him secretly. The problems George causes are on a larger scale than in the original books. The man gets kicked out of his 'no pets' apartment and has to sleep in Central Park. George causes a massive string of traffic accidents which in real life would probably cause serious injuries. And the man's main problem, which George exacerbates for most of the movie, is that the museum where he works is in danger of being shut down for lack of public interest, and the smarmy son of the museum's owner is trying to spur that on so he can build a parking lot on the land. The salvation of the museum is centered on an ancient African monkey idol (the museum's display of it includes tribal Africans kneeling in worship of the idol, just FYI if you care about such things). Why such an adult plot in a kids' movie?
In the book, the man loves George unconditionally; he never wants to get rid of George no matter what scrapes he gets into, and he always helps George get out of them. In this movie, the man keeps trying to get rid of George, which is understandable since he didn't want George in the first place and George is ruining his life. Finally the man succeeds: George is caged and taken away (crying and protesting) and put on a boat bound for Africa. If you're sensitive about what impression media may have on your kids, a running theme in this movie is "if you're a nuisance people will want to get rid of you." Abandonment is, of course, one of kids' biggest fears. My daughter of course did not like it when the man gave George away. She wasn't upset with the book's original plot of the man taking George FROM Africa, which some reviewers of the book are upset by or have said their kids are.
The man belatedly realizes that all the havoc George has caused in his life has actually enriched his life, and he goes through many Goofy-esque acrobatic stunts to rescue George from the boat just as it is leaving. The man gets George back, saves the museum and gets the girl. This movie really is more about the man than about George.
If you love the books like I do, I highly recommend Curious George (Collector's Edition). My daughter and I both liked it a LOT more than this movie. It is actually an animated version of two of the books, and it was overseen by Margret Rey. It also has several other animated shorts of classic books including Frog and Toad. The PBS animated series Curious George: Monkey Collection, Vol. 1 is a lot better than this movie too.
Description of Curious George (Widescreen Edition)
"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! Starring: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Eugene Levy, Dick Van Dyke, David Cross, Joan Plowright Directed by: Matthew O'CallaghanBestsellers in DVD
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