Not the best for little ones.
Added 9/20/2009
Our toddler is a Curious George (CG) fan. He was so excited to see George at the start of the movie but lost interest as the movie progressed (there are quite a few scenes where CG takes a backseat to TMWYH and his storyline). We finished the movie later and we were glad our son didn't watch the rest - the part where TMWYH gives CG to animal control is so sad! See the other reviews regarding upset children. I'm sure an older child could understand, but as for us, we won't be watching with our younger son. I only wish we had rented instead of purchased.
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Not the man with the yellow hat I know and love!
Added 7/20/2009
My 3 year old son loves the tv show, Curious George. We were excited to watch the movie, but before we got half-way through, he was in tears. I just fast-forwarded to the end where TMWTYH was holding George.
Here's the thing. In the show, TMWTYH is warm, generous, smart, has boundless patience, perfect parenting responses and a child-like wonder. The basic cool dad for a 3 year old (monkey), with some eccentricities (like the yellow).
In the movie, TMWTYH is a bumbling, self-absorbed loser with low self-esteem. The yellow outfit was a humiliation forced upon him. The museum is awful and the search for the African idol just underscores the man's lack of character. The first part of the movie, George is constantly seeking affection from TMWTYH. George is ignored or shoo-ed away and lands himself in some scary situations where he is unloved and alone. This is what made my 3 year old cry. He felt so badly for George. Even at night, I heard him call out "George-y, George-y."
I'm very happy that the creators of the show chose to rethink the characters in a way that shows an understanding of young children's minds.
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Curious George is the best kids movie it's on the kids humor level it's not geared towards adults like Disney flicks. The movie does say stupid which I don't like but I hope my kids won't catch it. I believe it says it 2 times, or maybe it's idiot. It's one of those two. All in all great movie with a great soundtrack which my girls fall asleep to every night.
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Gotta love Curious George
Added 6/15/2009
We got an awesome deal on this movie through Amazon. Way cheaper than buying it at the store and they had the option to buy the full screen edition which is nice because we don't have a widescreen TV. My daughter is 3 1/2 and absolutely loves this movie. She's already watched the movie so much that I might be buying another one before you know it!! My husband and I love it too...it's a good laugh!
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Great kids movie
Added 5/22/2009
This is a great movie for little kids. Keeps them occupied and interest and no violence! The Jack Johnson music is very nice and relaxing.
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