Lovely and only marred by a slightly sagging middle and a gratuitous, tacked on pop song finale.
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07/17/08
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Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 123
Fresh: 96
Rotten:27
Average Rating: 7/10
Consensus: Horton Hears A Who! is both whimsical and heartwarming, and is the rare Dr. Seuss adaptation that stays true to the spirit of the source material.
Runtime: 2 hrs 54 mins
Genre: Childrens
Theatrical Release: Mar 14, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $154,388,002
Synopsis: On the fifteenth of May, in the jungle of Nool, in the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool. He was splashing...enjoying the jungle's great joys...When Horton the elephant heard a small noise. With his signature evocative and rhyming... [More]
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
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Reviews for Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!
Even if Horton's world can't shine like Whoville, this movie's visuals keeps things vivid, while digital animation is so often crisp, precise, and cold.
06/21/08
Earth, as Robert Frost thought, might be the right place for love, but television is certainly the right place for Dr. Seuss.
05/08/08
Sygkratimeno kai petyhimeno hioymor demeno me to eggyimeno ap' tin ypografi ton dimioyrgon toy Ice Age (2002) animation, to Horton Hears a Who den proorizetai pantheon, alla apotelei toylahiston aksiologotati epilogi kyrios (alla ohi apokleistika) gia nea
05/06/08
Adds a manic spin that strains to convey far too many moral messages while overloading the film with wacky action.
04/20/08
The metaphysical angle is too awkward: Horton comes off like a Giant Flying Spaghetti Monster.
04/16/08
after the overcooked live action Grinch and nauseating Cat In The Hat, Hollywood has finally served up a tasty adaptation of Dr. Seuss.
04/15/08
[The filmmakers] capture the whimsy of Seuss' drawings and add a nice tactile feel.
03/28/08
A mediocre movie's a mediocre movie, no matter how overhyped, overblown and overbearing.
03/26/08
Succeeds where previous Dr. Seuss adaptations have fallen short, most notably by using animation -- fluid, elastic, genuinely Seussian animation -- to tell the story.
03/23/08
Despite the stretch of adapting Horton's tale to a feature movie, Dr. Seuss' original story and the worlds he created, plus some particularly winning characters, put Horton Hears A Who! over the top.
03/21/08
The elephant, the stars' names, the digital production, the critical buzz, and the product tie-ins -- with all this going on, the movie can't help but be huge.
03/21/08
It’s a sweet, strange soulfulness that makes Horton an out-and-out winner.
03/19/08
Charming, funny, with great turns from a juicy cast and the added bonus of minimal finger-wagging. Just stay well clear if you’re not in a good place for psychosis-inducing imagery.
03/19/08
Claims that the film truly captures Dr. Seuss' story and spirit are at the very least exaggerated.
03/18/08
Beautifully realised, entertainingly absurd and as true to the original as a feature-length expansion can be, this animated allegory gets the child in all of us to think big thoughts about small things.
03/18/08
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September 18, 2008:
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