Doctor Dolittle
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Movie Reviews of Doctor Dolittle
Movie Review: Kids deserve movies this good. Beautiful soundtrack and script. A joy to watch.
Summary: 5 Stars
Delightful for kids and surprisingly funny and touching for adults. The story, script, and acting performances are totally charming and the whole movie is very whimsical, a visual treat, and a bit surreal. Beautiful soundtrack! I had never realized these songs were from this movie. I recently rented the DVD for my 6 year old, because I could remember how much we loved it as kids in the sixties/seventies. I have to say, watching it as an adult, I was amazed how good it was. There was a lot more to it than I had remembered as a child. You simply don't find movies like this anymore, and children deserve movies this good. This movie speaks to the heart and mind in a gentle, funny, uplifting and intelligent way. It doesn't patronize kids with crude, stupid, or aggressive humor. It was so refreshing. "The world is full of wonderful things", and this movie is definitely one of them. That's why I'm getting DVDs of it for us and our nieces and nephews, and the soundtrack CD. The songs from this movie make great bedtime lullabies. The movie has really great 1960's retro-victorian style, too.Movie Review: To Hell with Eddie Murphy
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great movie, Rex Harrison is a genius, and Eddie Murphy is an idiot. This is the original story the way it is supposed to be seen, as a musical. Dr. Doolittle 1998, and its subsequent sequals is a disgrace. I could go on all day about how much I think Eddie sucks for not having done the songs, but you can look to my other review for that.
As far as Rex is concerned, there's been no one like him since. All the classics are here, "If I Could Talk To The Animals," "I'm A Vegetarian," and my personal favorite "Why Must We Treat Animals Like Animals?" All sung by Harrison in his brilliant half-singing, half-speaking style that he innovated so well all the way up through My Fair Lady.
Great kid movie too, even if it is a little bit dated, buy hey, what's the alternative? To show a movie to your kids that stars a guy who once made a living for himself by screaming the F-Word at people through a stage microphone? The choice is yours, but if you are a decent parent, I think it's a no-brainer.
Movie Review: Great children movie
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a fun movie for kids. I loved it as a kid and so do my children. I did not like the remake. Too bad they take a great movie and remake it. The DVD is great, no regrets.
As far as it bombing in the box office, I suspect that one of he reason is that the meat eaters that are so called "animal lovers" did not like being reminded that they are hypocrites!
Even meat eaters do not like to be reminded that that steak or coat was someone's mother or brother! How many people would eat steak, chicken, pig or lamb if they had to go out slit it's throat, skin it and then cook it! Not many. But a piece of meat has no identity!
So it no doubt made lots of people mad.
Yes, by the way I have been a vegetarian most of my life (my first day on my own), and Dr Doolittle was part of my motivation. I tell kids that ask "Animals are my friends and I do not eat my friends". Most kids understand that, most adults just give me a bad look.
Movie Review: Far better than given credit for....
Summary: 5 Stars
The only thing that would make this movie a bit better would be if they would come out with an anniversary edition with ALL the scenes put back in. The release of this has cut out several songs and scenes which creates gaps in the story line. For those of us who grew up loving this movie, it is sad to see them cut it up. The original soundtrack keeps all the songs, "Something In Your Smile" which is when he realizes he loves Emma Fairfax, instead he awakens the next morning on the beach and off he goes. Terrible they cut it. Wish they would put out the anniversary edition UNCUT and with Deleted Scenes back in. Other than that, a timeless classic which does not get enough credit, specifically after Eddie Murphy ruined the overal charm of it.
Movie Review: A childhood favorite that stands the test of time
Summary: 5 Stars
Too often when you go back and watch a film you adored as a child, you realize it really wasn't all that good, and even worse, you can barely bring yourself to watch it. Not so this one! Critics have loved to bash this film for decades, but I don't understand why. A great score with songs I can still sing, a great cast, a humane hero who becomes more human when he allows himself to love and be loved in return...and Geoffrey Holder! This film (like many of the Disney classics) helped cultivate my love of and appreciation for our furred and feathered cousins. To this day, I cannot watch "When I look into your eyes" sung to Sophie the seal without welling up like a big baby. A true classic your kids need to see (and you do too!)