I haven't seen this and I'm not going to but I'm just wondering if this movie was really as bad as the rating here on IMDB. I've heard horrible things about this movie but I didn't think that it would be this bad.
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It IS that bad. Not even so bad it's good, just plain painful. And a joke about a 'dirty ho' has no place in a kid's movie.
shareEhmm, as someone who saw this in theatres at the age of 8, that joke was like all other adult jokes in kids movies: went right over my head, and now as an adult I laugh about it.
shareIt's pretty bland when you really think about it. It's not a good adaptation of the book either. I loved How the Grinch Stole Christmas so I was hoping for this one to have the same quality but it didn't. That doesn't make it the worst movie ever though. It has a few moments among the dull ones. Overall it feels like they tried too hard. A lot of the "Adult Humor" felt forced and the cat got annoying a while before it ended but the movie isn't unwatchable. I've seen much worse.
shareThe problem is that just like the Grinch, this movie takes what works in short cartoon form and inflates it into live action that doesn't work. Seuss' books aren't made to be feature length films.
shareThey could have easily translated what worked in the books to the screen. The problem is catering to big name stars who egos get in the way of what makes Dr Seuss books fun. This became a Mike Myers vehicle, showcasing his comedy style from SNL. Not an adaption of a Seuss book. I didn't even bother with The Grinch movie. The cartoon is one of my favorites and I didn't want to imagine anything else when I watch it.
If they carried out the exact plot, the movie would've had absoluetly no concrite storyline. I liked the elaborate ending when the two worlds combine. The casting was fine [dakota fanning's character needed work though]. However, the "dirty hoe" was probably the biggest disappointment in the movie. I would have laughed if it was a PG-13 film and not based on a classic children's story. I blame the production staff and actors for even thinking on using that scene or any of the other ones that had curse words. Dr.Seuss' widow had the right say in not allowing any more "live-action" movies on Dr.Seuss. Hollywood ruined their chance here.
shareI actually don't think it was bad at all. The point of the story on a grey and drizzly day, two children learn the rights and wrongs of having fun, during an unpredictable and chaotic day while their mother's away. I think the movie got the point across verbatim. Just being a movie, it added a bit more depth and character without deviating from Seuss's original message. You have to admit, if it was just the book, word for word, scene for scene, it would be a rather short and pointless movie. I'm pleased with the way it turned, and when seeing this as a kid in theaters, I distinctly remember laughing my ass off in many parts of this movie. I think its a good movie.
Ok, now everybody can attack me for disagreeing.
Its definitely not very good but it does not deserve a 3/10 rating thats a little excessive.
I personally give it a five.
The problem is that just like the Grinch, this movie takes what works in short cartoon form and inflates it into live action that doesn't work. Seuss' books aren't made to be feature length films
yes it is that bad I'd rather be tortured with brney then this again. It was just awdul
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NO, this is not a "must see"!
It's based on a classic book, but does no homage to it whatsoever.
Just watch the 70s cartoon and forget this AWFUL movie.
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The American CEO is analogous to the Appendix...
Yes, to me who grew up with the book and a lover of Dr Seuss, The Cat in the Hat was that bad. To me the scenery and Dakota Fanning are the only good things of the movie, but the script is terrible, Alec Baldwin is wasted and Mike Myers in my opinion is badly miscast.
"Life after death is as improbable as sex after marriage"- Madeline Kahn(CLUE, 1985)
I know I'm in the small percerntage of those that liked this movie, and I'm ok with that. Was it true to the book? No. But I still enjoyed the movie on its own. For that matter, I also liked The Love Guru.
Mike Myers' comedy has always connected with me, so perhaps part of my enjoyment comes from missing his presence in movies.
"These go to eleven."
The low rating on IMDB is insane.
This is so much better than the Christmas Jim Carrey
movie or the two animated features that came after
it.
Was it perfect?No.
Were there adult jokes that i wished weren't
there?Of course.
But all in all,it was a pretty good movie.
Haha yes it is actually that bad. I watched it to see if it was actually that bad and it was actually that bad.
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