So all in all, while I can understand the disappointment of those who didn't like it as much I did enjoy The Lorax despite fears that I wouldn't.To those who consider the book as Dr.

Zac Efron and Taylor Swift may raise some eyebrows and I was initially perplexed at their casting, but actually both do spirited jobs. The voice acting is also fine, Danny DeVito does cranky brilliantly, and Ed Helms and Betty White are also amusing. The characters on the whole are likable and personable, the best being the Lorax himself, and the animals are very cute. The ending is heartwarming and a nice change from the one of the more downbeat yet hopeful one of the 1972 cartoon. The message is heartfelt and despite what you'd expect reading the plot summary I don't think it talked down to the audience that much. The writing is much better than I expected, I was expecting the toilet humour and fart jokes of Cat in the Hat but actually the humour is cheerful and amusing. The songs are suitably catchy with some deliciously playful lyrics. However, the animation is wonderful, very bright and whimsical as it should be with some pleasingly psychedelic moments also. My biggest reservation was that while the story did have its heart and charm it was rather stretched which loses the initial simplicity of the story. Perfect? No, the 'hippy grandma' character did get on my nerves and the main subplot with Ted could have been better developed. It does pale in comparison to the original story and to the 1972 cartoon, but on its own merits, on which I do think generally a movie should be judged, I found it a perfectly decent movie. After seeing it, I don't think it was as bad as all that, calling it propaganda I think is unfair, but I don't think it is perfect either. In all honesty I was very nervous about seeing The Lorax, I'd see anything to do with Dr Seuss but when I saw people likening it to propaganda and the more positive reviews getting overly defensive and condescending and making all kinds of annoying excuses it did lower my expectations. But I detested Cat in the Hat, a failure both as an adaptation and on its own terms. The Grinch I also liked, even though it doesn't hold a candle to the 1966 animated version, though I can definitely see why people may dislike it. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 7 / 10 I personally enjoyed it.Īs far as the feature Dr Seuss adaptations go, the best by quite some distance was the animated Horton Hears a Who. They are, essentially, the minions (from the same film studio) just dressed in different garb. Oh well.at least it wasn't the live action 'Cat in the Hat'!īy the way, if you DO watch, note the little bears. A huge misfire that is MUCH worse than its current mediocre score. Despite great CGI and some decent voice acting, the story just was diluted and dull. They also padded it by having countless scenes of the boy riding his motorcyle-like device.all things that really test the patience of folks who actually KNOW and care about the original story. The padding consisted of adding a lot of songs.mostly terrible songs.as well as adding side stories that weren't in the cartoon nor Dr. The original was only 25 minutes.this thing from Universal is nearly 90 minutes and they can't help but overly pad out the story to keep it going this long. Now, decades later, you could see the original.or you could watch this incredibly loud and padded 2012 CGI offering. It told a great story AND a great lesson about preserving the environment.and it did it in a fun way that made you listen to the message. When I was a kid, I loved the cartoon version of 'The Lorax'.

But mankind's greed destroyed the natural beauty.

Through some flashbacks, a boy learns that this world wasn't always this way.it used to be beautiful and green. Thneedville is a plasticized world where everything is about consumerism and creating an environment with fake grass, trees and bushes. Reviewed by MartinHafer 3 / 10 Way, way too heavily padded and loud for its own good. However, the greedy Mayor of Thneed-Ville, Aloysius O'Hare, has made his fortune exploiting the environmental collapse and is determined to stop the boy from undermining his business. Upon hearing of how the hermit gave into his greed for profits and devastated the land over the protests of the Lorax, Ted is inspired to undo the disaster. When he learns of her wish to see a real tree, Ted seeks out the Once-ler, a ruined old businessman outside of town in a stark wasteland. In the walled city of Thneed-Ville, where everything is artificial and even the air is a commodity, a boy named Ted hopes to win the heart of his dream girl, Audrey.

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