Horton Hears a Who DVD Review

 

I’m a huge Dr. Seuss fan.  I love his books, and most of the cartoons based on them as well.  I enjoy the actors that voiced the characters in the film, so I was extremely excited to see this film.  I missed it at the theatre, so I picked it up to watch with my kids during the holidays.  

First off I have to say that the animation on this film is beautiful.  I really enjoyed the style they used, and felt that it was respectful to the source material.  And for the most part I enjoyed the movie as well, but it wasn’t my favorite Dr. Seuss adaptation.  There were a few sequences that really irritated me, but I’ll get to those in a bit.  First I want to talk about the characters.  I felt that these characters were really strong, and the actors they got to voice them were all spot on.  I especially enjoyed Steve Carell, who voiced the Mayor of Whoville.  I also think that Carol Burnett and Set Rogen rocked too.  Jim Carrey is always a pleasure in whatever he does, but in this case his character was slightly irritating.  It’s not his fault, but for some reason I had a hard time connecting with Horton in the flick, like I did with the character in the book.  

As for the parts of the film that irritated me, there was one scene that went full anime that really lost me, and another scene that wasn’t anime, but was done in 2d that just took me right out of the flick.  Other than that the story pretty much followed the book, and the animation worked really well.  I’m not going to go into detail about the plot because I’m pretty sure most people on the planet have read the book. Overall I had a decent time watching Horton Hears a Who, and despite a few odd scenes, it was a killer film.   

The DVD

Audio Commentary: I didn’t care for this audio Commentary.  I would have dug it if the whole cast would have participated, but for some reason that’s not what’s on this disc.

Ice Age: Surviving Sid: This is a pretty cool little Ice Age short that is worth watching.  

Ice Age 3 Sneak Peek:  This is a weak preview of the new Ice Age flick.

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