Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008) User Reviews

not the calamity people are making out to be, but no blockbuster either

[bobertdos-1 · 5/10 · 25 October 2008]

I have been using IMDb to obtain feedback on movies for several years now, and what I find is that people here tend to be a little too bias toward A-list, blockbuster movies. Chihuahua does not fall into that category by any means, but that does not warrant dismissing it outright. It is true that the film's cast could have been put to better use, but given the parameters set by the Disney-style writing, they did what they could and it was enough to let me enjoy their performances. I read a review on here that commented on the inaccuracy of geographical information. I agree that if Disney is going to make a film like this, it is unfortunate that they do not take the time to educate their young audiences a little. We wouldn't be talking doctorate level research here, just basic fact-checking.

The plot of this movie was not deep, but not many Disney movies NEED to be in order to cater to their young audience and family demographic. I am a twenty-something and I am able to tolerate Disney's material, because I accept it for what it is: shallow, vapid entertainment designed to convey squeaky-clean ideals to impressionable youth. Sometimes, they take that squeaky-cleanliness too far, like making light of the dog fights, but overall, it is all rooted in the same objective: to maintain their target demographic and intake revenue.

To the people who reference the different caliber of Disney's entertainment ten or more years ago, I concur with you. It would be good for Disney to trace its roots a bit and return to basics, but it would take a lot of cutting through green to accomplish that.

I enjoyed this movie. There was a comment on the discussion board mentioning that the trailer distorted people's initial impression. I am one of those people. Once I got into the movie though, I applied my usual preconditions for judging Disney films and had a good time. It was cute and in Disney's typical fashion, it contained half-baked attempts to teach the kids a thing or two (inaccurate or vague as they were).

Go into it knowing it's Disney and will thus inherit the characteristics of all their work, and you'll be fine.

Hey, it was A LOT better than I expected!

[deenie-music1333 · 5/10 · 19 October 2008]

Alright, so tons of people are bashing this movie even though they didn't see it. I thought it would be dumb too... until my friend practically dragged me to see it with her. It sounds like this movie would be about chihuahuas in Beverly Hills and their luxurious lives and basically a 'Clueless' with doggies instead. And it is, for the first 10 minutes or so.

But then, it transitions into something completely different than where I thought it was going. I liked how it eventually talked about cultural identity and not forgetting where you're from, which was a good direction for the movie. With that, it was good how the human girl and the girl chihuahua both become less ignorant as the film progresses. And, come on, it was adorable how this was basically a chick flick with little doggies instead! It was pretty hilarious in some parts (George Lopez as Papi!) especially with some interesting song choices, lol. My only quibbles were the slight sappiness with the whole Disney has-to-have-a-moral dialogue and that Drew Barrymore's voice was annoying after a while as the lead chihuahua with her whining... Still, it was pretty great and it got the whole theater laughing at several points.

It's nice to have a movie that doesn't take itself that seriously once in a while :] So basically, go see this before you condemn it to a rating worse than "Gigli"'s!

Truly Innocent Silliness

[Paul-271 · 5/10 · 24 December 2009]

I don't own any dogs nor do I particularly like or dislike them any more than any other animal. So coming from that utterly neutral position, I can say that this movie isn't nearly as terrible as others have implied - often for their own jaundiced reasons.

First, unlike the contemporary Wall-E, this movie isn't preachy about anything. It's just a silly minor adventure with talking animals where all things work out pretty well in the end - as they must in a kids' movie from Disney. Sure, I was bothered by depictions of the excesses of the super rich of Beverly Hills; the way they lavish excess not only upon themselves but their dogs. However, this does exist. There are people who piously attend charity events for starving strangers and then go home to feed their dogs Kobe beef. That's the world and this movie did not make that world.

I would prefer being upset about watching the reality of such excess than watching the superb and factually accurate Hotel Rwanda. I found that movie unwatchable due to the pain it evoked in me knowing that these events actually occurred during my lifetime.

So given a choice - do I wish to feel pain at real or even a pretend horror depiction or contempt at the super rich's folly? I'll take the latter.

This movie is silliness with some amusing CGI. Let's not get overly concerned that it should be more than that.

The Epitome of Crap

[Ashley_The_Little_Rogue · 1/10 · 3 October 2008]

Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey was probably one of the best animal movie around, and everything that that movie was, this movie isn't. It isn't spectacular, it isn't breathtaking, it isn't adventurous, it isn't funny, it just goes to show how low Disney will sink to earn money from your children. Take it from me, I'm only 15 years old, and even I was holding my forehead with my hand and shaking my head, wondering: "Why??... WHY?!" It might be good for preschoolers who laugh at stupid jokes, but my goodness, I'd be surprised if this even makes 2 stars on the official ratings list. To put it all together, I not only want my money back, but I am going to torch this ticket in my fireplace tonight and forget all about it. @_@

Waste Of Celluloid

[Zen416 · 1/10 · 9 October 2008]

Kids movies are supposed to be tolerably fun even if they're lacking in plot but this one is a complete stinker. Why talented people like Jamie Lee Curtis and Edward James Olmos even agreed to be in this rubbish is beyond me. The storyline was forced and stupid and the attempts at humour were bogus and insulting. Thank God there are other "family friendly" films available out there like the recent "Wall*E", "The Golden Compass" and "Spiderwick Chronicles" that are worth paying for at the theatres. This might make an amusing half hour segment on some cable network like Animal Planet but that's about it. Avoid this one unless you're a die-hard Chihuahua fan.

silly kids movie

[SnoopyStyle · 5/10 · 23 August 2014]

Aunt Viv (Jamie Lee Curtis) is going away and leaving her spoiled little dog Chloe (Drew Barrymore) to her irresponsible niece Rachel (Piper Perabo). They don't like each other. Gardener Sam Cortez (Manolo Cardona) has a dog Papi (George Lopez). Rachel has a last minute vacation in Mexico with her girlfriends Angela (Ali Hillis) and Blair (Marguerite Moreau). Chloe is dognapped into a dog fighting ring and joins in a mass escape led by Delgado (Andy Garcia). Rachel goes to Mexico City to find her while Sam comes to help bringing along Papi.

So this is a silly kids movie. The dogs are cute and actually funny sometimes. Everybody grows and learns some good lessons. However it never gets beyond being a silly kids movie, and there are some bad stereotyping going on. It becomes more annoying than touching. It's better than expected but that's not saying much.

I don't care if it's a kid's movie, it can still suck

[abrown975 · 2/10 · 16 May 2010]

I used to love Disney movies, simply because they made you laugh and cry, all while holding the title of a family movie. But now, most Disney movies are being defined by fart jokes and break-dancing animals. Seriously? Okay, the first fart joke may have been funny, but using it in every movie gets bland. And why in all new Disney movies do they have some kind of animal with a weird quirk about it that somehow ends up break-dancing at the end? (College Road Trip, Bedtime Stories, and now this) Disney is able to redeem itself with Pixar movies and movies like The Princess and the Frog, but it won't last. Why am I making a big deal about this? Because many people out there are saying that we should just leave it alone because it's a kids movie. Bull crap. The Lion King was a kids movie and it won over audiences across the world! Up was nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars! And all this was achieved without fart jokes and break-dancing animals! Therefore, being a kid's movie does not exonerate it from sucking royally! And another thing, if The Lion King and Up did not use those things I have mentioned before and accomplished a spot on our movie shelves and in our hearts, shouldn't that say to Disney "Hey! Maybe if we make more movies like that, without farts and lame jokes, we'll get more audiences!"? I don't know, but I think it's sad that kids are now relying on bad humor to entertain them instead of good, old-fashioned, sturdy plot-lines. But why does this movie suck? Lame jokes, potty humor, break-dancing animals, bad plots, and horrible acting. I never thought it was possible to overact when all you're doing is a voice-over job, but this movie showed me up. The moral of this story is skip this movie. Nothing about this movie is good, even though it has an all-star cast. Like I said before, being a kids movie doesn't exonerate it from the crap category. 2 out of 10, and the only reason I'm not giving this a zero is because I still have faith in Disney (plus, IMDb doesn't have 0/10 on it's scale).

Montezuma's Revenge: Disney Goes to the Dogs

[gregeichelberger · 2/10 · 8 October 2008]

This film falls into the "It could have been worse" department. But not by much.

This new Disney production features talking dogs, thieving rats, a meek iguana and the overshadowed acting talents of Jamie Lee Curtis and Piper Perabo ("Cheaper By the Dozen").

On a scale of 1-10, this effort does not rate very high. In fact, the most interesting aspect of a movie like this will be trying to figure out some of the animal's voices.

To help with this, let me explain the very weak plot line: Curtis is Vivian, the super rich owner of a cosmetics company who lives in a sparkling, opulent mansion and owns a spoiled white Chihuahua named Chloe (voice of Drew Barrymore).

Treating the pet better than any child would ever be, Vivian is forced to go to Italy on business. She decides to leave Chloe in the care of her irresponsible slut of a Chloe-hating niece, Rachel (Perabo), but the ditsy girl loses the pooch in Cabo San Lucas.

For some reason, the two-ounce pup is nabbed by some of Michael Vick's dog-fighting friends and taken to Mexico City, and then put up – inexplicably – against a huge Doberman Pinscher (Edward James Olmos), who is owned by the evil Vasquez (Jose Maria Yazpik).

A disgraced police dog, Delgado (Andy Garcia), however, saves Chloe and the two escape to various Mexican locations before finally working their way back to Tijuana.

Of course Rachel is now repentant and with her Latin gardener, Pedro, and his Chihuahua, Papi (George Lopez), is in hot pursuit all over the Yucatan Penninsula.

Aided by the Manuel the pack rat (Cheech Marin) and a pit bull named Chico (Paul Rodriguez), Chloe and Delgado make their way north only to be attacked by cougars. Some fun, huh? But thanks to Placido Domingo (as the voice of the Mighty Chihuahua, Montezuma) and thousands of such dogs, the day is saved.

One may read this and wonder why I'm spending so much time describing this silly film. Well, it's currently No. 1 at the box office, millions having already paid to see it, so why not read an unbiased review.

The theme of talking animals has been a staple of comedy films since Francis the Mule mouthed off to Donald O'Connor and Mr. Ed wisecracked with Alan Young. The difference here is that most of the beasts being Chihuahuas, there's a Spanish appeal. Plus, most of the picture is a travelogue showcasing the more beautiful parts of Mexico.

The human acting is fairly abysmal, while the dogs should keep little ones entertained for awhile. Like all movies of this ilk (i.e. "Shaggy Dog," "Dr. Dolittle") the goings-on are basically harmless and there are one or two somewhat humorous moments.

Not enough to ever pay full price to see, however.

When did IMDb become so cynical? This is a kid's movie for goodness sake!

[Smells_Like_Cheese · 6/10 · 10 October 2008]

Honestly, I can't help but notice all the people who once again are rating this movie without seeing it and just because they suspect the movie is going to be bad, they rate it anyways as a one. Well, I'm going to once again give you an honest review, I saw this movie last Saturday and honestly enjoyed it. I know I'm going to receive a lot of bashing, but I always look at movies as what they are supposed to be, this was meant to be a children's movie, it's meant for fun. Remember how we all had those cheesy animal movies when we were kids as well? Well Beverly Hills Chihuahua is no different, it's just updated with today's world. I thought it was a good idea, we see all these rich people now-a-days with the way they just lavish their dogs with jewels that cost more than people's houses, it takes a little joke at it. The story is recycled, but it's still a lot fun to watch and has some really fun scenes.

Chloe is a Beverly Hills Chihuahua who is just so pampered, with clothes, jewelery, and a life style anyone would die to have. Her owner, Vivian, has to go away on a business trip and leaves her party girl niece, Rachel, to watch Chloe. When they go to Mexico, Chloe is kidnapped and put into a dog fight... she is then saved by another dog, Delgado, who is going to help her get back to Beverly Hills. But when the man who runs the dog fights finds out that Chloe is worth something, he sends his Doberman dog, Diablo, after her. Rachel, the land scaper, Sam, and his dog, Pepi who is also in love with Chloe, are on the hunt to find her and get her home safe and sound.

Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a fun movie if you give it a decent chance, I thought it was a nice chance from the constant CGI we always have with these animal stories. I was also impressed that the talking didn't look so fake with the dogs. I tell you though I'm convinced that the dog that played Delgado is the same dog from I Am Legend, that dog just deserves an Oscar, lol, come on, you gotta agree. Well, Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a great family film, as for seeing it on your own or with a friend, I would say that it's worth the rental more so. It's a silly movie I admit, but I had a fun time watching it and I wish IMDb users would give this movie the fair chance it deserves.

6/10

A movie for all dog lovers....especially chihuahua's...

[ml_cann · 11 October 2008]

I wonder how many people would be able to create a movie with animals talking? Since we have a little dog that looks like the one in the movie I couldn't believe how well all those little dogs performed especially the German Sheperd. The scenery, the plot, and the animation was really good. We laughed and we cried at this movie. When we got home I expected my little dog to start talking to me...Well he just sat there and looked sad because we had been gone so long. He goes everywhere with us and is a very fine little partner. We had never had a chihuahua before and had no idea how neat they can be for a pet. Ours is a combination dog but looks just like a chihuahua. Good to the children and friendly to people. It is refreshing to go to a movie that is exciting, clean in words and has the good and the evil being beaten out. A kids and adult movie that everyone can enjoy. We liked it and would go see it again...

Children's film aimed, and hence children's film delivered...

[panjshir_lion · 5/10 · 18 November 2009]

As a "co-owner" of two Chihuahua's, I was dragged to the theater to see this disastrous film. It's not my typical fan fare, one usually consisting of international dramas and intellectual plots. And on all of these measures, this movie utterly fails. But somehow I was OK with this and have come to slightly appreciate the film through the lens of it's audience.

It is a quaint family film which transcends our four legged friends celebrating the love and struggles in life. The movie is a triangulation of ideas - It plays on the differences in people, it's a coming of age story, it plays on loyalty, and has an innocent love dynamic. These themes are portrayed allegorically through some of American's purist companions - dogs. This is a painfully light hearted film about a "stuck up" female dog who ends up on an unexpected journey in Mexico which leads to love and change. It's an tired old theme, and as it delivers laughs very sparingly, but it still manages to deliver family fun and has some redeeming qualities.

This movie at best is seen through the lens of a 5 year old's mindset and aptly was aimed at and delivered to that demographic in spades. We have grown spoiled with "childrens" movies containing complicated subtexts for adults, this one does none of these things, if you want something better, watch WALL-E.

VERY enjoyable movie!

[AndrePhilidor · 8/10 · 15 October 2008]

My wife is a dog-lover (I am not). We raised pugs for many years and they are all gone to doggy heaven now. When I saw a film preview that included a pug, I just had to get my wife to this movie. (She will rarely go to a movie - many are just plain bad). We had a GREAT time. It is a comedy, so let's not worry about the misplaced geography which I did not notice until reading some of the negative views here. I am a great admirer of the film-making art. The freight train episode is an amazing piece of film work. The attack of the mountain lions is quite convincing. Both of the latter we found quite convincing. Every pooch in this film deserves an Oscar as do the humans and the writers. This is a fine family movie, for both children and adults. Don't take it seriously. It is a comedy. It is an entertainment, and we just felt we needed something like this to get away from the depressing news - economic disaster in America, fires in California to the North and South of us. This film is just what the doctor ordered for an evening.

Should be MANDATORY to actually see the movie before voting!

[bc1440 · 7/10 · 8 November 2008]

I agree with some of the previous reviewers - how can you rate a movie without even seeing it?!? Well, guess that gives us the right to rate THEM without even knowing them! I give those people a 1.5.

This is a KID'S movie and to rate it a 2 is ridiculous. It's not the best movie but it sure is much better than A LOT of recent kid's/animated films. My kids, 4 & 5, loved this movie and that's really my biggest requirement. There are many others where they were bored and wanted to leave in less than 30 minutes.

To the people voting it so low (especially ones who vote without viewing) - GET A LIFE!

Waste of time!

[teeda4 · 1/10 · 14 October 2008]

I went to see this movie in theaters, and it was completely terrible! I didn't laugh once, and neither did the rest of audience watching it. It was a very predictable movie, and my friend and I even predicted almost exactly what would happen. There was nothing good about this movie, except for the fact that I finally saw a kids movie where someone didn't get hit in the groin area. I would not recommend anyone to see this movie, because it will bore you to death. In fact, and I'm not lying, I saw someone in the back of the theater, sleeping! He slept for most of the movie. The movie also didn't have enough good jokes in it, and I think it should be on the bottom 100 list.

Epic

[shwayder1 · 13 August 2011]

OK, i think everyone who thinks this is just a dumb kids' movie, "professional" critics included, have missed the point completely! There are archetypal characters, the full arc of self-fulfillment, the classic fallen hero restored, and the more mundane messages of not judging the book by it's cover and helping homeless pets find homes. There are the broad strokes of good vs evil, overcoming odds, and dog fighting is bad. I spent less time laughing at this movie than i did cheering for the characters. The title is the worst ever, absolutely the worst. I personally know that everyone i told to see this movie hadn't planned to because of the title, but they were all impressed. Yes, it is cute dogs, yes it is Disney, yes there are some obvious stereotypes and obvious literary licenses taken. But if you don't get that each central character has gone through a journey and come out on the other side, then you are just seeing the cover of the book.

Why is this movie rated 3/10 and having the number one position on IMDb.com

[monk_nzn · 1/10 · 9 October 2008]

Would somebody please kindly answer to my question? Why is this movie rated 3/10 and having the number one position on IMDb.com this week?

Will this movie also end up in top 250 movies of IMDb as well, probably next to dark knight ( just because of the fact that everyone loves chihuahua's. Am i the only one who hate this breed).If that happens , then i'm going to hack this web site and delete all of your database. 50% i hate this movie, 50% i hate myself for watching this movie. And 100% i hate Chihuahua. LASSIE!!!!!! Where Art Thou?.

Who would u wanna have as a pet? Lassie who could actually help u out , probably even say your life or this stupid Chihuahua that cant even take care of it self. i give this movie a 1/10 just because there is no option for choosing zero.

Eh, forgettable

[topherwriter · 5/10 · 18 October 2008]

I went to see this movie with my little brother, and a little bit into it I realized something: this movie is for kids. Now don't get me wrong, there are some excellent kids movies, but it seems like Disney was so worried about the demographic of children there that they dumbed it down for them. A lot of the voice overs almost sounded like they were talking down to the audience as if it was all supposed to be for kids. I thought it would be better because George Lopez was one of the voice overs, and I really like him as a comedian. However, it wasn't that great.

With that being said, I don't know if I'd say I totally hated it. There were some funny moments in it. There were two characters in particular that were actually funny and they were an iguana and a rat. I noticed that one of those characters was voiced by Cheech Marin who everyone will recognize. As I mentioned above, George Lopez was in it, and I must say he did have some funny lines also. I actually think the worst voice actor in this movie was Drew Barrymore, I just think she should stay out of voice acting and stick with live action movies, because she really didn't do it for me.

I do realize that voice acting is kind of a weird thing to be judging, and I usually never notice it, but a lot of the voices-the beginning in particular-just felt like they were talking down to me like I was a little kid. I felt like some all-star cast was trying to read a bed-time story to my little sister.

So overall, it had some funny moments, but it was kind of forgettable. I probably won't see it again unless I can catch it on Disney Channel one day. I would say don't waste your money, but if you just want to see a movie to watch with your kids and make them entertained for an hour and a half, go ahead and see it.

Disney goes Big Brother on Beverly Hills' pooches

[brettchatz-1 · 4/10 · 17 October 2008]

Aunt Viv(Jamie Lee Curtis)is simply besotted with her pedigree pet Chihuahua named Chloe(Drew Barrymore). As a successful fashion icon, aunt Viv lives in the lap of luxury with her spoiled little companion.

A serendipitous business call sees aunt Viv entrusting her best friend into the care of her niece Rachel(Piper Perabo). The story starts off inanely, waffles on most of the way and ends up in Mexico City and Puerto Vallarta. A series of bizarre misadventures, an unlikely but foreseen romance and a dream Disney ending make this flick one for the kids or desperately bored adults.

There are some brilliant voice talents, especially George Lopez as the love interest and Andy Garcia as the menacing guard dog - Delgado.

My advice: steer well clear of this drivel

worst movie ever?

[smoove2 · 1/10 · 14 October 2008]

holy crap, this is one of the worst movies ever made, this movie is so dirt and garbage its a joke. It has to be a nominee for the worst movie of all-time, seriously, its that bad. Its a G rated movie but it isn't good, period, this is such a garbage pile of crap i don't even know where to start. The scenes and plots are beyond awful and the acting sucks. Making babies talk and act is a really stupid idea and it shouldn't be done again. This movie is such a joke and is disturbing like wow. Why on earth did they make this movie a series? The first one sucked and this one was pretty much the same, garbage and awful. Id rate this a 0 but IMDb doesn't rate that low so i was force to rate it a 1...don't waste your time and stay far away from this movie

Not that bad! Quite acceptable! ^^

[javalamp · 5/10 · 23 December 2008]

Guys, I watched this movie just because my friends told me it is “funny as hell”. No offense, I don’t like chi-wow-wow that much to spend a lot of money in buying one “freaky” ticket to also lose more 90 minutes of my-whole-life! However, my friend does! So in the end, one “nicely” day, I went out watching it with my friend. The first ten minutes, it made me sick and forced me to think about the girl, who sits next to me one thing: “Are you really my friend when forcing me to see that dumb thing?”  Fortunately, I did not yell that thing, ha ha, ‘cause those next coming minutes was quietly acceptable! Have you ever expected seeing some dogs sniffing in the air then suddenly shout out: “Channel number 5”? Is it enough to make you spend a little time with your girl friend in that movie, man? Hell, yeah! ‘cause in the end of the day, maybe your friend will change her mind by looking for a new perfume when yelling: “I don’t like to be smelled like that dog!!!” :)) And you, as a guy, will you miss that lovely chance like that? Alright, I gave that movie 5.5 points, and believe me, it deserves more than 4.5 points, definitely! ^^

This is a fun movie nothing more nothing less!

[chrichtonsworld · 6/10 · 2 November 2008]

This movie has a lower rating than "Superhero movie". And that was absolutely crap. I am not a child and not a dog lover. Still i found myself liking this movie.And no I am not suffering from any mental illness or something like that. Honestly the nerve of people to say something like that. I wonder if most of the reviewers actually have seen the movie. If so what did these people expect from a movie like this. A talking Chihuahua reciting a poem from Shakespeare or just a cute dog mixed up in some little adventure. Compared to previous Disney movies about animals it is on the same level. So what if it isn't original. What movie is these days. This movie hasn't got one dull moment. I sat through the movie without ever looking at the clock. And I can tell you that a lot of the big titles that came out this year wished they had the same effect on me.Most of the box office titles made this year have disappointed me much more because I had high expectations. For "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" i had no expectations whatsoever and got rewarded with fun.

I'd rather drown in a vat of boiling bleach than see this movie again.

[worldriot · 1/10 · 16 October 2008]

Having recently been hospitalized, I came out to take my son to the movies. My innocent 6 year old son thought this movie looked funny, so I said OK and bought the tickets - THINKING WE WERE GOING TO SEE A CARTOON OR CG FILM.

What I witnessed over the next 55 minutes was the equivalent to pornography for the stupid. It wasn't funny. It wasn't cute. It wasn't clever. It was brutal. It was pathetic. It was drivel.

My son found several scenes quite funny, but mostly sat in silence as we watched this disgusting vomit fest unfold before our eyes. Bored and nearly comatose, I sat back in the chair pondering the least painful way to gauge my eyes out with the tools I had at hand...soda straw, car keys, fingers...

The "plot"...oh God to even call it such a thing is to completely mislead you....became more asinine with each ticking second. First, rich spoiled chihuahua with an owner I found myself genuinely hating with all the red fiery anger of Hell gets a babysitter (some woman who rapidly became the only reason I even occasionally glanced at the screen). Next the somehow wind up in Mexico or something because at one point, the spoiled rat dog wound up in a cage preparing to fight a Doberman or something. All I know is that I was FERVENTLY praying to God, Allah, Zeus, Buddha, Johnny Carson and anyone else who could hear me to PLEASE let the Doberman shred that dog like a steak. To my complete and total disappointment, that did not happen. And so the "plot"...oh there's that word again.....progressed and at some point the skank rat wound up at an aztec temple filled with rat dog chihuahuas. Meanwhile being hunted by the Doberman, who I rooted for like I rooted for the Red Sox when they put it to the Yankees.

Finally, I stood up and proclaimed "Dammit son, we must escape!" and with my son over my shoulder, I fled the premises.

Leaving the movie early allowed me to make up my own ending. One which involved heavy amounts of gratuitous violence against practically every character I saw on the screen....perhaps Tarantino stepped in at the last second and gave that film a nice swift kick where it needed to be kicked.......

But what I saw damaged me. I'll never be the same. I cry...I don't know why. I want to lash out and yell at my friends.....I have no clue as to why. Last night I found myself curled in a ball weeping uncontrollably.....

I lost my innocence that night. I lost my will to live. I lost my faith in the decency of human kind. I lost my 16 dollars on tickets to that crapfest.

In summary, I honestly hope that all parties responsible for this trainwreck have to answer for their atrocities in Hell.

Great family show for all ages!!

[faithq · 10/10 · 26 December 2008]

Me, my husband and our two children ages 4 and 7 went to see this movie and we all had a great time! It kept everyone's attention for the entire length of the movie. It was hilarious, fast paced and heartwarming. I'm not sure why the movie got such bad ratings on here. I think people are being way too critical. The theater was full of couples without children, which was surprising to me, but it seemed like everyone enjoyed the movie and no one walked out!!! Before seeing the movie, I read the comments here and went into it with little expectations. I was happily surprised, enough so to take the time to register here at IMDb and state my opinion. 'Nough said!!

Bad geography lesson

[neftaliw · 6/10 · 6 October 2008]

It would be harsh to judge this movie for it's factual errors because we know that it's intended to be a fantasy movie for kids. However, maybe the people from other countries doesn't look at this so bad as I did being from Mexico. All the geography in the movie is way wrong. First they go across the border by car and suddenly arrive to Los Cabos without transcurring a single day. Then Chloe gets kidnapped and taken to Mexico City by car (note that somehow they leaped over the ocean) and arrive also in less than one day. After that they go to Puerto Vallarta, where they take a train to Tijuana (note that there are no train stations in Tijuana) and somehow they arrive to Chihuaha (If you see a map you'd know that Chihuahua is in the opposite direction) where they find a chihuahua's civilization (also note that the principal chihuahua Moctezuma is not a chihuahua) where they are descendants of the Aztec people (there were no Aztecs up in Chihuahua). Note that the bad dog traced them all over those places and also did the inspector. Man I would love to get the white car they used!!! they traveled all across Mexico in less than 2 days. No wonder why America is doing so bad in geography

Wow...and I thought my jokes were bad.

[lukasmacmillan · 1/10 · 16 October 2008]

I cannot believe i saw this pile of garbage. I mean EVERY1 new it was going to be horrible. I like george lopez...well balls of fury had its moments but...this...bottom 100 with a 2.3 and #1 at the box office just pisses me off because it should be down with disaster movie. WHICH IS THE #1 WORST MOVIE OF ALL TIME! The only thing i'm glad i didn't do was pay my way in, i went with a few cousins and got them to pay for me because i didn't want to tell people i spent my money on this film. Well i basically have to say this phrase to end this review. "This movie was a CHI WAH WAH pile of crap. Well hopefully u don't make the same mistake i did.