Once again a guest review from my oldest niece Stephanie.

Like most book to movie transitions, do not read the book first, or you will sorely be disappointed.

I walked in expecting it be like the cartoon which was made from the book. I walked out wishing it was the cartoon made from the book.

If I didn’t know that this was a movie made from a book, I would have been in-love with this movie. It was sweet, funny, sad, heart wrenching, and powerful. You cheered, you laughed, you (me) cried.

Since it was based on a book that I cherish and adored, I am fustrated. I waited for a hour and half to hear a narrator say “They roared their horrible roars and knashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes. And, showed their terrible claws.”  I didn’t get that not, even once. There were a few of the other famous lines, such as “I will eat you up.” Also, “Dont’ go, I (we) will eat you up, I (we) love you so much.” Sadly they were dilievered by the wrong characters.

Also, this was not a movie for the younger crowd. I took my 10 year old cousin with me and while he said he liked it, I could tell he was bored. It isn’t attention grabbing in colors or motions.  As a grown-up the story held my attention.

Bottom Line: Sometimes cartoons are the way to be

On a side note, my son Adam (age 19) posted this mini review on his Facebook status:

4 Mountain Dews

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