4/5 Your hunt for a fun movie stops here!
  by lighten_up_already2 (Kirkland, WA USA)
Well, it's not quite up to the magic of the best Pixar movies, but it was certainly a worthy effort as Sony Animation's first movie feature. Here's the upside and the downside for ya.

The Upside:

Great animation. I could tell early on by the detail in Boog's fur that the creators were using state-of-the-art technology.

Some really rockin' original songs made just for the soundtrack. I haven't enjoyed rockin' out to the credits so much in a long time. I purchased the soundtrack CD just last week, and it's a lot of fun.

The DVD includes the premium extras one expects from an epic sort of animated feature. There's the "making of" documentary, an additional short feature related to the movie, and a commentary track.

There's some really great gags in this movie.

The Downside:

I thought the bear was cliche. Boog reminded me of part Baloo from The Jungle Book and part Sugar Bear from the cereal commercials that all Baby Boomers should be familiar with. At least this character did change and grow during the story.

The other characters seemed rather one-dimensional, and much of the the humor seemed forced. I wish we'd learned more about Elliot's background. Much of the relationship between Boog and Elliot reminded me of the relationship between Shrek and Donkey. I don't have the cinematography vocabulary to describe why so much of this movie sort of worked but didn't become magical like the great 3D classics like Toy Story or Up.

But the bottom line is that this movie is a lot of fun, and it stands up to a second viewing and a it's worthwhile to watch the commentary track too, and that counts for a lot.





5/5 Great purchase
  by Denay Heddy (San Diego, CA)
I was very happy with my purchase from this seller. Fast shipment and product was in great condition. It definitely made my son happy!

4/5 Funny!
  by Flick Freak (San Francisco, CA)
I liked this film the first time I saw it, but wasn't enamored. I've now watched it several times and each time I grow to appreciate the comedy more and more. The teaming of Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher was genius. The dialogue was so fast paced I missed a lot the first few times -- but, it reminded me of my reaction to Beverly Hills Cop. This film is touching and funny. Great for adults and kids.

5/5 Love the movie
  by granny (Texas)
When my 5 and 8 yr. old grandsons come for the night this is the movie they watch at bedtime because they know it by heart. They seem to relax because it doesn't take any brain power when you know every word. I put it on one night and there was the today show. I had taped over the VHS so we went straight to Amazon and ordered the DVD. It had come in by the time they came back so all is well and they are usually asleep before the movie is over. Thanks Amazon for saving me-I knew I could count on you!

5/5 Amazing!
  by M. A. Anderson (Michigan)
This movie is a classic! The blu-ray disc brings out the most amazing picture. You can even see the fur on Boog move gently in the breeze.
I am new at blu-ray, but so far I am very impressed with the picture quality and also the sound as we have ours connected to a complete surround sound system.