Curiouser and curiouser...

Just got back from seeing Curious George. They did a really good job of capturing the simple & light feeling of the books IMO. You'll be hard pressed to find a teenager that admits to enjoying this flick, there hasn't been an animated movie with a plot as simple and clean as this one since Lady and the Tramp. But anyone under 12 or over 30 should walk out with a warm little smile.

The animation work is pretty good. George feels like what you'd imagine him to be, and carries a lot of 'under the radar' emotion. Ferrel as the Man in the Yellow Hat works well, and doesn't suffer from being too much Ferrel. DrewBarrymore's voice detracted a bit from her character IMO, but she's only on screen a handful of times, so it wasn't a big deal.

The saga of how this movie got made could fill a book, it's been bounced around Hollywood for 15 years, and received 9 seperate treatments before one finally 'took'. And then I've read the team only had around a year to do it, which if true means they used that time incredibly well.

Anyways, that a traditional 2D ink & paint movie made it to big screen during the peak of the CG boom, and got a beautiful and loving treatment, makes the heart warm all on it's own, and anyone who believes in animation should go out and catch it just to support your fellow artists!