Very funny movie :)
A bit rubbish, this.
There are some parts of 'Horton Hears a Who!' that I don't mind, though for the most part I found this 2008 flick to be very boring. Jim Carrey, who I am a fan of, is a let down in this role, the whole side of the story involving Carrey's Horton became so uninteresting to me.
The bits with (the also underwhelming, just less so) Steve Carell's Mayor hold the most intrigue, though the barrage of Horton (also you'd expect, in fairness) meant that I couldn't even get into that part of the story. The rest of the cast, despite some well known names, aren't good either.
I evidently do have an iffy history with Dr. Seuss film adaptations, with only 'The Cat in the Hat' - I know, I'm in the heavy minority with it but don't @ me :joy: - being a film that I truly enjoy. This one is a disappointment, unfortunately.
Very strange, very funny and that's all there is to say about Horton!
I didn't know anything about it and wasn't expecting much but it was a fun watch and the casting is really good!!
I like it I liked it
good movie, my 2 year old daughter watches it pretty much on repeat along with a couple of others!
Review by whitsbrainVIP 6BlockedParent2022-01-15T16:37:52Z
The creators of this movie really brought the magic of Dr. Seuss to computer animation. Especially the wonderful world of Whoville which was as whimsical and colorful as anything I could have imagined. The jungle scenes were not as impressive but the strange animals that inhabited it made up for that. The book from which the movie is based has always had a nice moral about sticking to your beliefs and the filmmakers stayed with Dr. Seuss's original story. It was nice to see that the toilet humor so prevalent in children's movies today was kept to a minimum. There were some drawbacks that kept me from rating it higher. Jim Carrey's voice work for Horton was just a bit out of place. I never considered Horton to be so wacky. His voice isn't really that distinctive either. Near the end of the film the characters break into a painful rendition of REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling" which was misplaced and pretty embarrassing. It seems the only reason for it was to showcase Jesse McCartney's singing voice used for the Jojo character. Overall though this was a very creative venture and an appropriate retelling of a classic children's book.