Curious George (Full Screen Edition) |  | Director: Matthew O'Callaghan
Actors: Will Ferrell, Drew Barrymore, Eugene Levy, Frank Welker, Shane Baumel
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 13007
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: G (General Audience)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 86 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 025192616020
UPC: 025192616020
EAN: 0025192616020
ASIN: B000GIXEW2
Theatrical Release Date: February 10, 2006
Release Date: September 26, 2006
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CURIOUS GEORGE (DVD/FF 1.33/DD 5.1/SP-FR-BOTH)
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A wild collection of hip actors--from Will Ferrell to Drew Barrymore to David Cross--provide voices for Curious George, based on the classic, gentle children's books. Ted (voiced by Ferrell, Elf) works at a natural history museum that's fallen on hard times. The museum director's son (Cross, Arrested Development) wants to turn it into a parking lot, but Ted offers to bring back a mysterious idol from Africa that's guaranteed to pull in crowds. Unfortunately, the idol turns out to be three inches tall. But Ted (who, before he heads on safari, gets outfitted in head-to-toe yellow, transforming him into the beloved Man in the Yellow Hat from the books) accidentally brings back a lonely yet irrepressible monkey, soon dubbed George. In no time at all George gets into all kinds of mischief--painting an apartment, soaring aloft with a bunch of helium-filled balloons, climbing on a dinosaur skeleton, and generally getting Ted into hot water. Older fans of the books will probably wince at the formulaic save-the-museum storyline, as well as at the obligatory love interest (Barrymore, Charlie's Angels) whose role is utterly passive. Jack Johnson's songs are so bland you can't remember the melodies even as you're listening to them, and the animation (an odd but not ineffective blend of two-dimensional drawing and CGI) has grossly cutified the book's illustrations, eroding their origina charm (the contrast is made sadly clear by a montage of the original drawings over the closing credits). But the basic relationship between man and monkey remains sweet, and younger kids will delight in George's innocent troublemaking. --Bret Fetzer
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 Happy February 23, 2010
Terri L. Wagner (Glenwood, MN, US)
Great, prompt, easy way to get something I was having difficulty finding in the stores. Thank you.
Our little boy LOVES this movie! January 26, 2010
S. Flaming (Fresno, CA)
Our son who was 1.5 at the time was given this movie for Christmas. He LOVED it right away! This movie is what got him into Curious George! He can sit through the whole movie. Highly recommended for young boys!!!
 Not Enough George November 28, 2009
Jane Smith (California)
Not a great video for toddlers or anyone who is all about George. This movie is all about the Man With the Yellow Hat and not about George. I was so disappointed. We love the show on PBS, but I could not wait for this to be over, and we ended up fast forwarding through most of it because my son wanted to see more George (and he was just a supporting character in this). The best part was the very beginning where George was playing with animals. Down hill from there.
Not the best for little ones. September 20, 2009
Kimberly (Social Circle, GA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Our toddler is a Curious George (CG) fan. He was so excited to see George at the start of the movie but lost interest as the movie progressed (there are quite a few scenes where CG takes a backseat to TMWYH and his storyline). We finished the movie later and we were glad our son didn't watch the rest - the part where TMWYH gives CG to animal control is so sad! See the other reviews regarding upset children. I'm sure an older child could understand, but as for us, we won't be watching with our younger son. I only wish we had rented instead of purchased.
 Not the man with the yellow hat I know and love! July 20, 2009
New Mom (Pittsboro, NC)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
My 3 year old son loves the tv show, Curious George. We were excited to watch the movie, but before we got half-way through, he was in tears. I just fast-forwarded to the end where TMWTYH was holding George.
Here's the thing. In the show, TMWTYH is warm, generous, smart, has boundless patience, perfect parenting responses and a child-like wonder. The basic cool dad for a 3 year old (monkey), with some eccentricities (like the yellow).
In the movie, TMWTYH is a bumbling, self-absorbed loser with low self-esteem. The yellow outfit was a humiliation forced upon him. The museum is awful and the search for the African idol just underscores the man's lack of character. The first part of the movie, George is constantly seeking affection from TMWTYH. George is ignored or shoo-ed away and lands himself in some scary situations where he is unloved and alone. This is what made my 3 year old cry. He felt so badly for George. Even at night, I heard him call out "George-y, George-y."
I'm very happy that the creators of the show chose to rethink the characters in a way that shows an understanding of young children's minds.
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