Day 31: "Too much razzle!!"

The best thing I can say about Yogi Bear is that if you have kids, they'll probably enjoy it.  This live action interpretation of the 1960's Hanna-Barbera cartoon leaves a lot to be desired for an adult fan of Yogi and Boo-Boo.  This is a kids movie through and through, attempting to convey the physical humor of Yogi's petty thefts of "pick-a-nick" baskets, ultimately falling short.  It's almost as if the director (Eric Brevig) wanted to apply the actual laws of physics to a cartoon character's exploits.  Some things just don't translate from their native forms.  This is a perfect example.  The use of 3D in this movie is very much a gimmick, throwing everything they can get their hands on at the viewer.  Have I mentioned how much I HATE 3D?  I cannot wait for this cycle of the fad to run its course and DIE.  The obvious, simplistic life lessons are, well, obvious and simplistic.  A smart kid may even be insulted by how obvious they are.

Dan Ackroyd plays a very Ed Norton (The Honeymooners character, not the actor) Yogi, while Justin Timberlake does a pretty good Boo-Boo.  Tom Cavanagh is Ranger Smith, and Anna Faris is his love interest.  Everyone else stayed away.  Seriously, there aren't any cameos to make this remotely interesting for people over the age of seven.  Cartoon characters, especially supporting ones in the Hanna-Barbera universe, are supposed to be uni-dimensional cutouts, real people are not.

A good movie to babysit the kids for ninety minutes (joking), but that's about it.  If you are a Yogi fan, stay away.  I can only pray that there is not an El Kabong movie somewhere in pre-production.  Having now thought about it, the best thing I can say about this movie is that at least it's not Little Fockers.  3.5/10.

Tomorrow's movie: a light at the end of the tunnel: Tron:Legacy.  I've been waiting for this since 1983 when I left the theater after seeing the original Tron.  Actually buying this one on Blu-ray blind; that's how much faith I've got in it.  See you then, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!

P.S.-I'm going to double post tomorrow.  I figure a complete list of the movies I've seen over the first month and their scores is in order.