Not a fan!

Rating: 3/10 (4 July 2005)

I was not a fan of this movie. Basically I am sick of the idea of cartoon characters or movies being based in, around or about New York. The characters were annoying and I felt the neurotic Giraffe was borderline inappropriate. The plot line was more geared to adults than children and I wish the advertising was more true to that fact. The dialog was out of place for a kids movie and the action sequences were plain old ODD! I took my 5 year old son and he was more than ready to leave before the movie was half over. I can see it's appeal to a bit older kids - silly things, animals getting bumped around, squished by boxes, burps, etc. However, the inappropriateness of the tiki-bar, the shock of skeletons and the almost drug-like detox that the lion experiences is way over most of the kid's head. This one needs to go back to the drawing board, the plot line scrapped and a more kid- friendly story told.