Curious George DVD

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

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

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

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 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... 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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