You know I'm going to feel really bad writing this review. Yogi Bear is a movie that was totally meant for kids and not to mention that I got to meet Dan Aykroyd during his promotion of the film and he said he hoped that everyone would enjoy the film and that this meant a lot to him. Now normally I say that if it's a kid's film, it's a kid's film, it was meant for a specific audience. But my problem is that this was too basic even for a kid's movie. I don't care if a kid's movie is predictable, but Yogi Bear seemed lazy and didn't want to try to be entertaining. All the adults in the film were total idiots, now granted this is a movie about a talking bear, but seriously, why can't we have normal people in movies like this? Remember Home Alone? Where the burglars were stupid but also could be intimidating at the same time and actually seemed real? We don't get that any more and the characters were just so lame and I felt like they were trying to teach a kindergarten class with their voices and body language. I think this movie was doomed from the get go because no one thought the film out and were only thinking of the money.
The city Mayor is losing money and he needs to find some place losing money so he can earn it, so he picks Jellystone Park. When he comes to visit Ranger Smith and Jones he says if they do not get enough money then Jellystone will be shut down. Ranger Smith then tells Yogi and Boo Boo about the closing of Jellystone. Yogi then tells Smith that he has an idea to raise money and that is a firework show. So the next day they are all putting up invitations so that everybody can enjoy how wonderful Jellystone is. The Mayor tells Ranger Jones that is he were to make this firework show turn into a nightmare then he would make him the head ranger of Jellystone. So Smith tells Yogi and Boo Boo but mostly Yogi to stay out of the way. So then Jones finds out that Yogi can mess things up and encourages him to do his own act. Then Yogi messes it up when hes water skiing and he lights himself on fire and hits the fireworks and making them go all over the crowd. Jellystone closes and Smith is relocated to a park the size of 3 cars. Yogi realizes what he did and leaves but then Boo Boo finds him and convinces him to find Smith and save the park.
Like I said I feel really bad giving this film a low rating, but this is not a family film in my opinion. This is totally 100% a kid's film and the age range I would say is very low, maybe for 6 or below. The animation was decent enough and Dan and Justin actually did the voices pretty well, I wouldn't deny the film that. But I used to watch the cartoon as a child on the Cartoon Network, there is a certain camp value with being hand drawn. I don't think Hannah Barbara meant for their cartoons to be turned into CGI. I think with the success of Alvin and the Chipmunks, a trend is starting with turning childhood classic cartoons into CGI adaptations with adult leads who are beyond stupid and villains who you wish were around in the real world because if they were, crime would be down very much considering how easily they could get caught. I apologize to Mr. Aykroyd because I know that he said he put his heart into this, but maybe he's the only one who did and that was the problem because this film really can't be enjoyed by everyone, I'd even say for my future kids, I would want them to watch something a little more intelligent.
3/10
The city Mayor is losing money and he needs to find some place losing money so he can earn it, so he picks Jellystone Park. When he comes to visit Ranger Smith and Jones he says if they do not get enough money then Jellystone will be shut down. Ranger Smith then tells Yogi and Boo Boo about the closing of Jellystone. Yogi then tells Smith that he has an idea to raise money and that is a firework show. So the next day they are all putting up invitations so that everybody can enjoy how wonderful Jellystone is. The Mayor tells Ranger Jones that is he were to make this firework show turn into a nightmare then he would make him the head ranger of Jellystone. So Smith tells Yogi and Boo Boo but mostly Yogi to stay out of the way. So then Jones finds out that Yogi can mess things up and encourages him to do his own act. Then Yogi messes it up when hes water skiing and he lights himself on fire and hits the fireworks and making them go all over the crowd. Jellystone closes and Smith is relocated to a park the size of 3 cars. Yogi realizes what he did and leaves but then Boo Boo finds him and convinces him to find Smith and save the park.
Like I said I feel really bad giving this film a low rating, but this is not a family film in my opinion. This is totally 100% a kid's film and the age range I would say is very low, maybe for 6 or below. The animation was decent enough and Dan and Justin actually did the voices pretty well, I wouldn't deny the film that. But I used to watch the cartoon as a child on the Cartoon Network, there is a certain camp value with being hand drawn. I don't think Hannah Barbara meant for their cartoons to be turned into CGI. I think with the success of Alvin and the Chipmunks, a trend is starting with turning childhood classic cartoons into CGI adaptations with adult leads who are beyond stupid and villains who you wish were around in the real world because if they were, crime would be down very much considering how easily they could get caught. I apologize to Mr. Aykroyd because I know that he said he put his heart into this, but maybe he's the only one who did and that was the problem because this film really can't be enjoyed by everyone, I'd even say for my future kids, I would want them to watch something a little more intelligent.
3/10