brilliant actors, brilliant editing

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

The Bad:I decided to rank the Disney animated movies (for my own amusement) and when I first ranked this movie, it was at the very bottom of the pile. What makes this one so bad? Honestly, what doesn't! The voices are annoying. The music is grating. The story is predictable. The comedy falls flat. The villain is one-dimensional. It feels like the Disney company was giving up on hand-drawn animation, so wasn't spending the time and money to make this film good, but rather said "Hey, let's slap something together and see if we can make some cash on the cheap!". If this were one of the cheaply made sequels, it might be considered alright (never good), but we expect so much more from a Disney theatrical film. This is just bad, bad, bad. The Good:Ummm... Hmmmmm.... Honestly, I can't think of a single positive thing to say about this one. I guess it doesn't contain much objectionable for young kids? It's got a PG-rating, but probably ought to have a G-rating. That's d***ing with faint praise.The Mom View:Okay, I started this review by saying that this movie began at the bottom of my list. Then I realized that this wouldn't be horrible to let my young kids watch. Unlike, say, Chicken Little, this isn't filled with disgusting levels of animosity or parental apathy towards our main characters. My kids would probably be shallowly entertained by this movie. But it would feel like a TV babysitter, not quality film. This also isn't something I could handle as background noise due to the cringe-worthy songs and voice acting. I can find much better movies out there and wouldn't waste my time (or my kid's time) with this one. So it isn't something I actively hate so much as it's something that's "just" badly made.

I've seen G-Force. I've seen Chicken Little. And I've even seen Cars 2. But none of them were dumber, more clichéd, more stupid, and bad as this "movie". Why I put movie in quotation marks was because this doesn't seem like a movie for the kids and adults to watch together. Thi is like a preschool special for 2-4 year olds. There is NOTHING creative about this movie. The plot has been done to death, the characters, outside of Jennifer Tilly and Judi Dench, are awful, the effects look baby-friendly, some songs are fine but they serve no purpose to the story, and the jokes suck. Do your yourself and don't watch this. This could've ruined your chances of ever seeing The Princess and the Frog, the 2D film that came out 5 years after this train wreck. Disney has made some mistakes in the past like when they ruined Miley Cyrus. But this was one of their biggest mistakes in the downfall of 2D films from Disney. I'll admit, it has only 1 moment in the movie that made me mad, but the plot of the farmer's house closing down, the clichéd greedy bad guys, and wasting the talent from some good actors like Cuba Gooding Jr. and Judi Dench to make this terrible, terrible movie. Warning! This will lobotomize your brain. THE END

This film came out when I was at the young age of 10, mum and I were regular cinema goers back when movie tickets and popcorn were cheap (relatively of course). I almost completely forgot this film's existence until today when my friend brought it up telling me how this film had basically proved that the Disney Renaissance of the 1990s was over by the time the 2000s rolled around. Being the avid Disney Channel watcher, I can recall being bombarded with advertising to go see this film, so mum and I went to see it. I remember my mum enjoying it somewhat, I even enjoyed it for the most part. The humour used in the script was somewhat crass but who doesn't love a good burp joke every now and then, even my mum laughed. Of course the silly puns and such are funny to those who are younger, but it seems this film was targeted at those 8 and under way too explicitly. Obviously it's a kids film, but what separates Disney films from most other kids films is that many of them can be enjoyed by people of all ages, where you discover something new each time you watch it and grow up more. The only thing I discovered about Home On The Range was expected: More underlying crass humour. Yes, there is a lot of adult humour, and yes there's plenty in other Disney films too, but this almost seems like it's trying to copy Dreamworks or something. Well films by Dreamworks were becoming popular at this time, so it's obvious why cheap, crass humour was used. Not to mention the songs are completely forgettable and the story is thin and cliché. Finally, to top it all off, the animation is not that great especially by Disney standards. I'm surprised this made it to the cinema, it seems like it should've gone straight to DVD. With a budget of 100 million, you would think they could have better quality animation staff. However most of this money was probably spent on the celebrity cast and advertising. The fact that Disney has stooped to such a low point surprises me.To sum up: If you're kids are still in Elementary School, they will probably enjoy the film. I highly doubt anyone over the age of 10 would enjoy this however.

'Home on the Range' is another fun movie from Disney. The plot may be a little on the thinner side but there's an abundance of humour and energy to keep one entertained. I especially liked the characters and their banter). For example the personality clash between Mrs. C and Maggie. The visuals are nice. Animation is well done with warm colours in traditional Disney style. The characters look vivacious and the background is simplistic but appealing nonetheless. The music also fits well in the traditional Disney way.The humour ranges from slapstick to dialogues that provide laugh-out-loud moments. The twists and turns tend to be a little far-fetched at times but amusing too.The casting of the three heroines couldn't have been better. How much more diverse can one get with Judi Dench, Roseanne Barr and Jennifer Tilly? They excellently fit their roles providing some of the funniest moments. Cuba Gooding Jr. is the weak link as he really goes over the top disrupting the flow and energy of the film. The voice casting for the animals and rabbit is terrific and the rest are good enough.'Home On The Range' may not be among Disney's best but it's highly entertaining and certainly way better than most of those straight-to-video sequels of their classics. I'd definitely recommend it for the laughs.