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!
... Read review
Your favourite little monkey, Curious George, comes to life for the first time in an ... more
all-new animated movie featuring the voices of Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore.Discover how George, the inquisitive little guy with an insatiable taste for adventure, ...
Your favourite little monkey, Curious George, comes to life for the first time in an ... more
all-new animate movie featuring the voices of Will Ferrell and Drew Barrymore.Discover how George, the inquisitive little guy with an insatiable taste for adventure, first meets The Man with the Yellow Hat, and ends up following him to the big city. George's curiosity leads him and his new human friend into lots of trouble - and fun! The world's most mischievous monkey is out of the jungle, out on the town and out for adventure! Packed with fun, exciting and entertaining adventures, Curious George is sure to have you laughing over and over again!
Curious George is curious about all kinds of things - he loves to explore, build and play. ... more
And when George dives in, he sometimes ends up with more than he can handle. But he always manages to pull himself out of any jam and sometimes even saves the day. Featuring 8 episodes from the hit TV series narrated by William H Macy (Seabiscuit, Pleasantville), Curious George: Zoo Night and Other Animated Stories will entertain you over and over again.Zoo Night: When George accidentally frees some of the animals, he has to use maps and signs to figure out who lives where.Curious George's Bunny Hunt: Counting and problem solving are helpful when George discovers that different animals make different tracks!Bee Is For Bear: George learns that all living things behave in different ways when he meets up with a baby bear and a stinging bee.Curious George's Home For Pigeons: After lots of experimentation, George designs and builds the perfect pigeon perch!From Scratch: George must gather and analyse evidence to prove that Gnocchi the Cat has been wrongfully accused.Curious George, Dog Counter: When some award-winning pups follow him home, George realizes that dogs come in all shapes and sizes.Squirrel For A Day: George learns a lesson about growth when he finds out that Jumpy Squirrel stores his food in the ground.Curious George Discovers The 'Poles: George discovers the meaning of life cycle when he babysits his friend's pet tadpoles.
Curious George is back with even more fun and excitement in these 8 episodes from his hit ... more
TV series. George knows that there are lots of different jobs that people can do. But, how can he decide what he wants to be unless he tries them all? Narrated by William H. Macy (Fargo), Curious George is on duty as everyone's favourite monkey in Curious George Takes A Job and More Monkey Business.
Advantages: A film for kids, wonderful colours, great story Disadvantages: Not really one for the adults.
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 ... ...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 ... more
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!
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 ...
afy9mab 03.10.2006
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Curious George (DVD)
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 ...
Charles_Strickland 17.11.2006 (21.11.2006)
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Curious George (DVD)
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 ...
keepsmiling86 22.03.2009
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Curious George (DVD)
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 ...
piggypine 06.02.2007 (12.03.2007)
· Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Curious George (DVD)
Did you enjoy it?
Story
Characters / Performances
Special Effects
How does it compare to ...
Similar reviews »
Reviews which might be of interest for "Curious George (DVD)"
Advantages: Great variety of stories Disadvantages: None
I wasn't familiar with CuriousGeorge 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 CuriousGeorge 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! ...
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
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
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.
Compare Curious George (DVD) to other similar Family »
![Curious George [DVD] [2005]](http://picnica.ciao.com/uk/78471554.jpg)
