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Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 7:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Any opinions? I have to give it a thumbs down. Storyline was a bit confusing right from the start. Beyond that I just was not captivated. Thought jokes like "serve me my nuts on a silver platter" were unnecessary. Did not like the implied message that (a guy) liking or dating a guy is a bad thing. (though that was just one quick scene/joke. But still...) Did not like ---stop reading here if you do not want to be spoiled --that M & G fell in love... Also did not like that Gloria got so seemingly horny, I mean this is a kids' film, right... (okay call me a prude!)

But my 9 year old loved it, so I guess that is what is most important... My 2 year old liked it enough that i did not have to take her out of the theater even once...

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Saturday, November 08, 2008 - 12:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
About 20 minutes into the movie my 16 yr old daughter leaned over and whispered, "they rated this for children?" I thought some of the jokes were very inappropriate, lot of sexuality and then there was the old lady who they ran over, "Is she dead?" "No" and they drive over her again. My girls enjoyed it but I thought it showed a failing on the writers part that they couldn't make the adult jokes more subtle (like Shrek, Aladin, etc).

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Monday, November 10, 2008 - 8:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Not happy to read these reviews. I promised DD, age 6.5, that I'd take her. Luckily those jokes will go right over her head.

I'm glad we went to see High School Musical 3 for a second time and waited another week on this one. Now I know what to expect.

Rissa
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03-20-2006

Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 3:56 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Rissa a private message Print Post    
I didn't see #1 so not sure if some of these characters are repeats. The king (was it a lemur? forgot already) wearing a coconut bra gives a speech in a really campy style (not an issue) then stops and says I am not a girl, I am really a boy then lifts his bra up and down a few times.. "see, see" as he flashes then says "now who is attracted to me?"

I agree that with a 6 yr old it will probably not be an issue. It's just too bad (IMO) that the writers were not good enough to make the layered adult humour more subtle (now I am just being repetitive LOL). For what it's worth, the critics seem to be saying that this one is better then the first.

Dannysgirl
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08-09-2007

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 9:00 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dannysgirl a private message Print Post    
I took my 8 yr. old son and we both thought it was GREAT!! I think that some of the jokes are placed to help the parents sit through animated movies (they've been doing this for years).

I actually thought it was super funny and laughed out loud -- a lot!

Brenda - I say take your daughter, she'll love it!

Brenda1966
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07-03-2002

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 12:08 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Brenda1966 a private message Print Post    
Thanks Dannysgirl. We did go see it and I didn't find anything too offensive or really even mildly offensive. But maybe that's because my senses were stunned after sitting through Zack and Mari make a p*r no. LOL.

I did find the film lacking something. Not a "keeper" in my mind, not one I'd like to own, but DD sure enjoyed it and said "let's buy that!" :-)

Dannysgirl
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08-09-2007

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 12:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dannysgirl a private message Print Post    
Brenda-glad your daughter liked it!