Brother Bear - Reader Comments

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I was blown away by the beautiful animation but extremely disappointed with the songs, which all sound alike and are very much the same as the songs Phil Collins wrote for Tarzan. I was VERY pleased to see that Alan Menken is on deck doing the songs for Home On The Range - which looks like a much better movie but is being marketed like a "direct to video" effort. (The announcer's voice and the unavoidable "Disney's Home On The Range" Logo are a bit disturbing.)

I give Brother Bear 2 out of 5 thought-to-be-dead-husband-bears.
-- JustBob (11/4/2003)

All I can say is, GORGEOUS. No matter what happens in this crazy new era, no matter what corporate mumbo-jumbo policies and trends are followed, the artists, and I mean true artists of WDFA have succeeded in creating a loving masterpiece of drama and pathos. I was just as nervous to see Brother Bear as any fan. And, although I don't usually get too emotional, found myself teary eyed sometimes. I laughed out loud and found myself in awe of the work of the background artists. True, I didn't come out huming any song from the film, the music was beautiful, but the characters, the story and the animation was top notch. I shared the theater with all kinds of patrons and they all seemed to enjoy the ride. Koda is too cute, but the Kenai character is so real. The comic expressions from not only the moose, but the ram, squirrels, and other bears are wonderful. I strongly suggest all people go see a movie where strong values are obvious, and I mean obvious. The brotherhood in this film, regarding the relationship with Koda and Kenai to Kenai's brother make the movie worthy of filmdom's best. Brother Bear is a winner of a film. The outakes were a great addition. Oh, as my friend said about "Home on the Range," "I like the animation, it looks like the old style." He was pleased to see that. I thought it looked pretty cool, too. The Disney animators are masters at their crafts, the film was simply breathtaking.
-- princeeric89 (11/4/2003)

This movie is wonderful and the animation is just extroardinary. It is a shame to think that computer animation is taking over.
I hope Disney realizes that it is not a fading tradition that all they need are good story like this one.
-- ifzorro (11/3/2003)

It may be a "predictable" tale, but the ending did surprise me to an extent, I loved the comic touches added by the moose, and this movie just made me feel good. Of course, it doesn't hurt that I saw a 10 pm showing on a Sunday night, meaning no children in the audience to get upset at anything. Make sure you stick around for all the credits when you see this - there's a nice little touch at the end! :)

Some of the scenerey is a bit flat, but there are other sequences, including one at the very beginning of the film, and one showing the animals passing bunches of berries that are just awe-inspiring!

On a scale of 1 to 10, I'd give this movie a good, solid 8!
-- Labuda (11/3/2003)

The Moose Are Loose in this tale of one man's attempt to understand how to love. Unfortunately, once you get past the moose, the story remains two demensional and predictable. It is more like the stories we have all come to expect from the Disney direct-to-video projects.

The shining point in the movie for me was the dialogue between the two Canadian moose. The bantering between the two brothers gave my children dialogue for weeks to come. Ask them for any lines from the bears and they would be hard pressed to repeat them.

In the final analysis, if you have nothing else to do with a Sunday afternoon, go see the movie. It is fairly painless. Otherwise heed the advice of the moose and "trample on, ah!". The movie will soon be coming to a video store near you.

Rating: 2 out of 5 antlers
-- tsbales (11/3/2003)

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