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Curious George
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  • Rated: G
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 28 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 26, 2006
  • Originally Released: 2006
  • Label: Universal Studios

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Get curious! Let Curious George bring out the curiosity in you this weekend. Full Review
Behind The Lens
Nov 6, 2019
Rating: 2/5 -- This harmless but charmless caper will have everybody except the most undemanding tot fidgeting. Full Review
Film4
Sep 10, 2008
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Director Matthew O'Callaghan and screenwriter Ken Kaufman haven't tried to create a film that's hip, just one that's funny and sweet, and in that sense they've succeeded. Full Review
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Oct 18, 2008
Rating: 2.5/4 -- George is just so darn cute with his big eyes and bright smile and perpetually sunny disposition, he's pretty much impossible to resist.
Associated Press
Dec 29, 2006
With top-drawer voice talent…and old-fashioned two-dimensional animation that echoes the simple colors and shapes of the books, CURIOUS GEORGE is an unexpected delight
New York Times
Feb 10, 2006
[T]he film remains true to the spirit of the series of books....The emphasis is on fun, discovery and education...
Sight and Sound
Jul 1, 2006
Rating: 3/5 -- Sure, it's a film for the toddlers, but that doesn't mean the adults can't find something good from it. Full Review
Cinema Crazed
Apr 29, 2009

Product Description:

Resisting the temptations that so many recent 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. And much like the tone and story it complements, the bright and colorful animation is distinctly old-fashioned, paying tribute to the books, appealing to kids, and adding to the movie's retro charms.

In the film, the Man in the Yellow Hat (now named Ted) is a geeky museum guide, winningly voiced by Will Ferrell, whose relatively restrained performance here is actually less cartoonish than many of his previous flesh-and-blood roles. He travels to Africa in an attempt to obtain a huge ancient ruin that could save his struggling museum, which the owner's son (the inherently funny David Cross) wants to turn into a more-profitable parking lot. Instead, of course, Ted brings back an adorable, mischievous, childlike monkey (fortunately, George doesn't talk, though his primate chatter is quite expressive), who inadvertently causes all kinds of trouble for him--though there's never much doubt that everything will work out for the best in the end. 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.

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  • UPC: 025192615924
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