Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2-DVD Gift Set with Plush Toy) G
Gift Set includes 2-Disc DVD and your very own HORTON plush toy!
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Horton Hears a Who!
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DVD Details
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rated: G
- Run Time: 1 hours, 27 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 9, 2008
- Originally Released: 2008
- Label: 20Th Century Studios
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Directed by | Jimmy Hayward & Steve Martino | |
Screenwriting by | Mike Reiss, Jon Vitti, Ken Daurio & Cinco Paul | |
Composition by | John Powell | |
Story by | Dr. Seuss | |
Produced by | Bob Gordon | |
Voice: | Jim Carrey, Dan Fogler, Laura Ortiz, Carol Burnett, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Josh Flitter, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Will Arnett, Jesse McCartney, Dane Cook & Isla Fisher | |
Executive Production by | Audrey Geisel & Christopher Meledandri |
Entertainment Reviews:
The look of the story is an undeniable treat, and the message it weaves is both funny and sweet....Razzle-dazzling and artful...
USA Today
Rating: 2.5/4 --
The movie is sweet, but not really memorable.
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Sin Magazine
Rating: 3.5/5 --
Even if Horton's world can't shine like Whoville, this movie's visuals keeps things vivid, while digital animation is so often crisp, precise, and cold.
Film Threat
Rating: 75/100 --
Taking on Seuss has proven a challenge for Hollywood, but a nice balance has been struck here between authenticity and new ideas. This one's a winner.
Apollo Guide
What is most remarkable about this film is the fidelity it retains to Seuss' work and intentions.
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DVD Review
3 stars out of 5 -- Carrey and Carrell are nicely understated....Genuinely amusing....This WHO is easily as good as the sum of its parts.
Empire
Horton started as a book, less that 40 pages long. To make it a feature seems just a little bit wrong. The magic of Seuss isn't quite there. It's got the look but it's missing some flair.
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Product Description:
Based on the 1954 children's book by Dr. Seuss, HORTON HEARS A WHO! is a 2008 computer-animated Hollywood update of the beloved illustrated tale. Horton (voiced by Jim Carrey), a thoughtful elephant living in the jungle of Nool, discovers that an entire society, Whoville, rests inside a speck. He gently rests it on a clover flower, and searches for a place where it will be safe from the perils of the larger world. Establishing contact with Whoville's befuddled mayor (Steve Carell), Horton faces disbelief from his animal friends, including his blue mouse pal, Morton (Seth Rogen), and unwittingly incurs the wrath of an uptight kangaroo (Carol Burnett), setting the playful pachyderm on a journey to the most remote parts of Nool, with malicious vultures and monkeys not far behind.
Executive produced by Chris Wedge, the creator of ICE AGE, and directed by Steve Martino and Jimmy Hayward, this CGI take on Seuss (aka Theodore Geisel) is the first 21st-century adaptation to hew closely to the artist's true spirit and visual style. While Carrey, Carell, Burnett, and the rest of the vocal talent (also including Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, and Jonah Hill) contribute lively performances, the animation is the real focus of the film, displaying a stunning array of colorful characters and landscapes that capture Seuss's wonderfully whimsical aesthetic. Though Seuss loyalists might be dismayed by some liberties taken (particularly a Japanese anime-style interlude and a brief musical number set to a REO Speedwagon hit), the movie's heart is in the right place, resulting in a topnotch family feature.
Executive produced by Chris Wedge, the creator of ICE AGE, and directed by Steve Martino and Jimmy Hayward, this CGI take on Seuss (aka Theodore Geisel) is the first 21st-century adaptation to hew closely to the artist's true spirit and visual style. While Carrey, Carell, Burnett, and the rest of the vocal talent (also including Amy Poehler, Will Arnett, and Jonah Hill) contribute lively performances, the animation is the real focus of the film, displaying a stunning array of colorful characters and landscapes that capture Seuss's wonderfully whimsical aesthetic. Though Seuss loyalists might be dismayed by some liberties taken (particularly a Japanese anime-style interlude and a brief musical number set to a REO Speedwagon hit), the movie's heart is in the right place, resulting in a topnotch family feature.
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