Sometimes children's movies don't appeal to the adult crowd. It's a rare exception, though when a children's movie offers nothing to children. I guess if you want to see an animated movie where some strange animals serve up pop-culture references every few minutes, or one where the jokes are so shallow they have to rely on not only a flatulent moose but also a flatulent train.
The moose is a character who had me confused. His lips never move like the rest of the characters, but he does talk, and nobody can apparently hear him. I'm not sure if he's supposed to have an inner monologue or what, but it doesn't make sense.
The "all star" voice cast seems to have phoned it in on this one, with Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, and Jon Stewart delivering less than solid performances. William H. Macy is alright as Brian the snail. I'm not really sure why they decided to have Kylie Minogue (who is 38) provide the voice of a young girl, but it sure sounded off to me.
On to the plot. The animal friends have to battle an evil spring-type thing that lived in a merry-go-round but was set free when some young kids were frozen inside of it. They have to use a map to find the jewels that control the merry-go-round before the spring guy does. Somehow he is able to know the exact location of these jewels anyway, which is also very strange.
Anyway, this movie gets the dubious distinction of being without a shadow of a doubt the worst animated movie I have ever seen.
2 out of 10.
The moose is a character who had me confused. His lips never move like the rest of the characters, but he does talk, and nobody can apparently hear him. I'm not sure if he's supposed to have an inner monologue or what, but it doesn't make sense.
The "all star" voice cast seems to have phoned it in on this one, with Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, and Jon Stewart delivering less than solid performances. William H. Macy is alright as Brian the snail. I'm not really sure why they decided to have Kylie Minogue (who is 38) provide the voice of a young girl, but it sure sounded off to me.
On to the plot. The animal friends have to battle an evil spring-type thing that lived in a merry-go-round but was set free when some young kids were frozen inside of it. They have to use a map to find the jewels that control the merry-go-round before the spring guy does. Somehow he is able to know the exact location of these jewels anyway, which is also very strange.
Anyway, this movie gets the dubious distinction of being without a shadow of a doubt the worst animated movie I have ever seen.
2 out of 10.