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Production Year: 2005 - Family - Director: Matthew O'Callaghan - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal, 15 years and over more

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Curious Ailran goes to a kiddie film.
A review by Ailran on Curious George (DVD)
June 8th, 2006


Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Satisfactory 
Special Effects Standard 
How does it compare to similar films? Good 

Advantages: A film for kids, wonderful colours, great story
Disadvantages: Not really one for the adults .

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

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 much more profitable enterprise… a car park! There isn't enough money to keep the museum open unless they can foind some incredible new exhibit.
The only thing ted and his boss can think of is to find the lost temple of Agawawa, something his boss nearly discovered many years ago when he was an explorer.
Before he realises what he is doing Ted volunteers to go find the temple and bring it back to the museum, thereby saving the museum from closure.

Upon arriving Africa and traversing a thick jungle Ted and his guides rest. George spots Ted's big yellow, banana like hat and chases after him. So ted and the cheeky monkey first meet. A bonding game of peek a boo with Ted's hat starts of a friendship that will lead both of them into adventures in Africa and back in New York

Curious George is based on the books by Margaret and H.A Rey (look at the name of the ship Ted sails to Africa in!) and is a traditional, old style 2d animated film aimed squarely at the kids. Unlike a lot of recent 3d animated fare, Shrek for example, this doesn't really have the secondary level of jokes just for the adults, maybe because it is taken from an already established medium and the creators didn't want have their story altered.
Because of this Curious George comes across as a curiously (sorry!) old style family cartoon like the old Disney ones were, the best way to describe it would be lovely!
It is such a lovely little film, full of child like naiveté and innocence as George discovers a new world and explores it just like a young child would.

There is nothing really spectacular about it, no particular part of it will stick in your mind or make you go wow!, but the story is solid, will bring a smile to your face and is nice and straight forward. It is predictable, but at the same time fun, it is very linear but at the same time very enjoyable!

I found myself charmed by George and his antics and against my expectations discovered that, although Curious George is and out children's film, I was laughing and smiling a lot while watching it.
It is a reminder of how animation used to be, that classic style of flat animation that enchanted us as children. There is a childish nature to Ted that George brings out, that breaks him out of his structured and ordered life and makes him realise there is more to life then just work. Something we all need to come to terms with more I think. George unleashes the child inside of Ted that we all need to release every now and then.

Curious George is full of bright vibrant colours that explode into your eyes, there are no dull colours in George's world. Your focus is on the colours bursting from the screen, all yellows, greens and reds that will keep the attention of any young child.

Will Ferrell is the voice of Ted and surprises me by reigning in his normal over the top persona to do a very good job of voicing the quiet shy and unconfident man. I would never have guessed it was him!
The other voices are all minor really, even Drew Barrymore as Maggie, Ted's potential girlfriend, and Eugene Levy as Clovis, a mad inventor, aren't used that much, but then George is the star of the film really!

If any adult needs more of a reason to go along and see this film with their kids then lets not forget the absolutely wonderful soundtrack by Jack Johnson. His laid back, surfer rock stylisms are just perfect. They fit the film like glove, blending in with the film rather than standing out like songs do in most films these days. This really is noticeable, especially in the jungle when George first meets Ted, perfect music for the film!

If you have young children you should take them to see this, the younger ones will love it I am sure. If you haven't then find some to take, you will enjoy it, I certainly did! 

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Review of Curious George (DVD) by afy9mab

Advantages: Good clean fun for under-fives
Disadvantages: Will have the grown-ups nodding off

Curious George is a mischievous baby chimp, who is always getting himself into trouble. One day in the jungle he happens upon a friendly man in a yellow suit. Ted is a museum worker on the trail of a lost idol that could save his job and his workplace. George sneaks aboard Ted's ship and soon finds himself in New York, where the pair have many adventures in the course of trying to save the museum. "Curious George" is as much a part of an American's ...
...old series of picture books, director Matthew O'Callaghan sticks to the spirit of the original illustrations. So everything has a simplified art deco feel to it. Characters feel like those in "Belleville Rendezvous", all top-heavy frames with beaky noses and big dark eyes, adding to the retro feel. The director also takes the somewhat unusual step, in our technologically advanced age, of filming the movie in traditional two-dimensional cel-style ... Read review

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Review of Curious George (DVD) by Charles_Strickland

Advantages: Charming 2D animation, sweet and gentle storyline, very touching
Disadvantages: Nothing substantial

Matthew O'Callaghan's CURIOUS GEORGE was released in 2006, an animated adventure I stumbled upon at the theatre one Bacardi-induced evening. I vaguely remembered liking it when some months later, a Gordon's-induced evening, I found myself floating up and down the aisles of my local DVD rental shop in search of something lighthearted, considerably more lighthearted than the bottle of gin I was to finish that night. The bright yellow packaging of CURIOUS ...
...home a real-life chimp, a curious little thing he befriended whilst in the jungle before it eventually followed him home. With this reminder of his failure, Ted leaves a message for the museum's owner, that his only discovery was a real-life monkey. When he returns to work he finds the museum inundated with manic interest from the whole city eagerly awaiting the exhibition of Ted's monkey, who they have been led to believe is an extraordinary discovery ... Read review

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How curious can you be?
Review of Curious George (DVD) by keepsmiling86

Advantages: Lots of great positive aspects for children and adults alike.
Disadvantages: None

...from closing. There he meets Curious George, a chimp with insatiable curiosity and a nose for adventure. It’s monkey see, monkey do when Ted returns home by ship and the adorable simian stows away to be with him. Back home, George manages to find him and follow him all the way home. He has lots of adventures with ted but ted soon gets fed up and calls the animal control. He soon realises that he misses his little friend that caused a lot of fun and ... Read review

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Review of Curious George (DVD) by piggypine

Advantages: enjoyable for kids and parents
Disadvantages: none

...choice. Id not heard of Curious George until my brother bought the dvd for my son at christmas, at the same time we spotted the tv series was running and ever since my little boy has been hooked. The Film- The film kicks off before the tv series begins and you get to see how george comes to be living in the city. The story starts with "the man in the yellow hat" otherwise known as Ted who is trying to help save the museum he works for, in a desperate ...
...decide to search out a lost idol. Ted travels to africa(after being conned into buying an interesting yellow safari outfit) to find the idol not knowing that his bosses jealous son has altered his map. instead of finding the real idol he finds a miniture version and believing it to bethe real thing sets to take it back. It is while he is in search of the idol that he first meets George who is an adorable playful young monkey. Obviously I dont want ... Read review

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Advantages: Great variety of stories
Disadvantages: None

...I wasn't familiar with Curious George before my 3-year-old son was given this DVD as a gift, but he's now a firm favourite. The DVD features eight short stories including Zoo Night - George visits the baby panda at the zoo and ends up accidentally releasing all the animals; From Scratch - George has to work out who caused the scratches the cat's been wrongly accused of; and Curious George Discovers the 'Poles in which he's given some tadpoles to look after and learns about the cycle of life. George is curious and occasionally mischievous without being naughty and, though these stories are great fun, they're also stealthily educational, teaching problem-solving without being preachy or boring. Great fun and a fabulously funky soundtrack to boot!... Read review

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Product details

Director(s): Matthew O'Callaghan

Genre: Family

Classification: Universal, 15 years and over

Production Year: 2005

Running Time: 1 hour 28 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Country Of Origin: United States of America

Plot: Museum guide Ted travels to Africa in an attempt to obtain a huge ancient ruin that could save his struggling museum, which the owner's son wants to turn into a more profitable parking lot. Instead, Ted brings back an adorable, mischievous, childlike monkey who inadvertently causes all kinds of trouble for him.

Release details

DVD Region: DVD

Studio(s): UCA; CINRAM LOGISTICS (SWINDON)

Release date: 02/10/2006

No of Discs: 1

Catalogue No: 8243496

Barcode: 5050582434965

Screenwriter: Will Ferrell, David Cross

Featured: Dick Van Dyke

Voice: Joan Plowright, Drew Barrymore, David Cross, Dick Van Dyke

Comedian: Will Ferrell

Musician: Jack Johnson

Languages

Main Language: English

DVD Description

Museum guide Ted (Will Ferrell, ELF) travels to Africa in an attempt to obtain a huge ancient ruin that could save his struggling museum, which the owner's son (David Cross, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) wants to turn into a more profitable parking lot. Instead, Ted brings back an adorable, mischievous, childlike monkey who inadvertently causes all kinds of trouble for him. Resisting the temptations that so many kids' movies have succumbed to, CURIOUS GEORGE stays true to the innocently playful spirit of the beloved, brilliantly simple children's books by H.A. Rey, eschewing ironic asides, gross-out comedy, and pop culture references. Barely acknowledging the parents and guardians in the audience, the filmmakers talk directly--and effectively--to their target viewers: young children. Much like the tone and story it complements, the bright and colourful animation is distinctly old-fashioned, paying tribute to the books, appealing to kids, and adding to the movie's retro charms. With the talented voice acting (which also includes Dick Van Dyke, Joan Plowright, and Drew Barrymore as Ted's sweet schoolteacher love interest), the appropriately fun and laid-back music by Jack Johnson, the irresistibly likable character of George himself, and the wisely uncluttered plot, first-time feature director Matthew O'Callaghan achieves the rare feat of successfully and respectfully adapting one of the most popular children's books of all time.

Technical information

Special Features: Interactive menu, Kidz Carry Case

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital 5.1

Animated: Animated

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