I think it's a cute movie, but I'm bummed about the language. We're pretty strict about not using "stupid" "crap" "shut up" "hell" or name calling like "jerk" or idiot"
and unfortunately, these are often referred to as "mild" insults which is OK for older kids (at least Kindergarten or 1st grade) but completely inappropriate for kids under 4 in my opinion. I don't think this language ever adds anything to the film, so why bother putting it in?
I was really disappointed about the scene with "sugar, honey, ice tea"- although many little ones will miss it altogether, why bother putting it in- it doesn't add anything but shock value for the parents :(
My son loves that each character has very unique personalities. There is some innuendo, but he misses it at age 3, doesn't think anything of it. He has a lot of fun with the music and action. He's constantly singing the song "I like to move it!". This is a regular watch in our home.
My husband and I took my 10-year-old to see this movie and he fell asleep during the show. It was rather disappointing and even my daughter didn't really seem to enjoy it much. I thought the four main characters were amusing enough, but the jungle animals were mostly annoying. I got tired of them quickly. I did enjoy the loyalty between the animal friends, but was hoping for more.
Although it says the sexual content will go 'straight over a kids head', I saw this when I was 12 and I was shocked at the film and very disappointed. There is a scene where the Lion also wants to eat the Zebra and drools for a second. I left the film VERY disappointed in this. I never saw it again
My kids (ages 2,5,8,10) love movies and couldn't wait for this one, but once the DVD arrived it took three days for us to finish the movie! They couldn't stay interested! The older two really tried to finish it but just didn't understand some concepts enough to stay focused. The younger 2 could have cared less. In fact my 2 yr old cried every time we mentioned trying to watch it! The loyalty of friendships was great but the language was a problem and some situations were, too. This is not a movie I plan on buying!
i thought it was great for kids they liked the animals. the music was hip and up beat. my kid enjoyed it that i had to buy him the game . i enjoyed watching it with him .
A funny movie that works on Dreamworks' often-used "Jay Ward" formula: slapstick and scatalogical jokes for the kids, some witty banter and references for the parents.
I saw this movie with my 4 year old daughter and some friends. Some of the content in the movie was not suitable for her age group...the spitting of the drink out of the animals mouths was one of the biggest ones I had an issue with. She went home that night doing it...and all the next day too. She even taught her younger sister to do it. Other than that....it was quite a hyterically funny movie. There was some adult humor to it too.
I'm almost 18 and I enjoyed this movie. The humor is good for all ages. It's a must see because of the leemurs(funniest part of the movie). The humor is clean since it's a kids movie. But I went to see it at the cinema with two 17 year olds and they both liked it as much as i did. Good for all ages.