Not worth the money

Rating: 3/10 (28 May 2005)

We just got back from seeing this movie. We = Me, my 7 year old son and my 4 year old son. We used rain checks we had and bought one child ticket for 5 dollars. I am still not quite over the frustration of losing money to this movie.
The first 20-30 minutes of it are just plain stupid. A lion and a zebra (who are best friends go figure) live next to each other in a zoo with a barrier between them my 4 year old could jump over. Their neighbors are a hippo and a giraffe (who by the way is the funniest character). The Zebra wants to go explore thus creating the journey of the picture.
The dialog is slow... the plot is weak.... and the comedy is mostly physical comedy on the giraffes part and a little attitude from Gloria/Jada the Hippo whom I often wondered why she was there at all. Absolutely NO character development for her.
My children were bored and looking around before they even left the zoo. My son begged to get a drink of water... My 4 year old was falling asleep on my lap...kids were playing... walking around... talking. We went to a Saturday matinée so there were tons of kids and moms. Bored kids and moms.
My recommendation: Do not waste your money on this at the theater. Do not waste it on the video. Wait till next spring and you will be able to find it at a garage sale for $1.00.
LittleGoldWoman (Oscar's Wife)