Horton Hears a Who!

2008 "Horton hears more than anyone believes."
6.8| 1h26m| G| en| More Info
Released: 03 March 2008 Released
Producted By: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
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The classic and beloved story from Dr. Seuss is now a CG animated film from 20th Century Fox Animation, the makers of the Ice Age films. An imaginative elephant named Horton (Jim Carrey) hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Horton suspects there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community, which thinks he has lost his mind, he is determined to save the tiny particle! Jim Carrey and Steve Carell lead an all-star cast in bringing this wonderful family picture to life!

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Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino

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20th Century Fox

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Horton Hears a Who! Audience Reviews

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.
CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Portia Hilton Blistering performances.
The Strict Movie Reviewer Meh. It's not bad, but I think Blue Sky's can do better. I mean, for god sake's the whole movie is CGI! The movie is actually a reboot from the 1970 TV movie: Horton Hears a Who! The original book was made by Dr. Suess (idk how to spell his name.) But the 2008 reboot. Huh? The movie is about Horton, an elephant who finds a speck and believes that there is a small world is in the speck. But there is a kangaroo that implies otherwise. Despite her saying there is nothing in the speck, Horton ignores her and tries to find a safe place for the speck so it can be undisturbed. In the speck, there is a world called, WhoVille. To be honest, the movie is not bad! There is some adult jokes in it. 1: "Boob" is said multiple times. 2: Pee jokes. 3: Poop Jokes. But the most inappropriate joke in the movie was that when Horton Crosses a deadly bridge that he almost died in, he has a smile in his face as if its like nothing ever happened, saying: "Woo! that could've been a disaster!" Then while he's walking, his legs start to move up and down. Then suddenly, he starts to shake his butt in front of the screen, with a smirk on his face. WHY!!!??? THEY EVEN ADDED A SOUND EFFECT IN IT. WHILE HE SHAKES HIS BUTT, A SOUND WOBBLY COMES WHILE HIS BUTT IS SHAKING! (which sounds wrong) Then he says: "Wow! This feels very good! It's gonna be my new since of purpose." WHAT THE HECK!? WHAT WERE THEY THINKING!? Then suddenly he jumps closer to the screen TWERKING! FOLLOWED BY THE INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF THE SONG: BABY GOT BACK!! 2 SECONDS LATER, HE JUMPS MORE CLOSER TO THE SCREEN STILL TWERKING WITH A HAPPY EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE! (its almost as of Horton was proud of his fat butt shake) 3 SECONDS LATER, HE JUMPS EVEN CLOSER TO THE SCREEN, STILL TWERKING, AND STILL SMILING!!! WHO MADE THAT SCENE? WHO DID IT AND WHY!!!??? To be honest, I love his butt shake. (IM NOT GAY) But other then those jokes, its a great animated movie for kids of all ages! I recommend it! 4 out of 10!
Oliver Thatcher Watson This film is pretty good. It has a great voice cast, great CGI, great story adaptation, and a good premise. There are a few problems though. One of the problems that I have with this film is that it's mainly for kids. While that's not necessarily a bad thing, it can make adults like myself feel a bit off putting. And another issue is that this film can have a few goofy scenes that don't really have anything to do with the plot and could make one think "Okay, get on with it!". Other than all of that, this film is actually pretty good. As it's not only a good family film, but it also has its funny moments that make it all the more enjoyable. I recommend this film to anyone who is a fan of the book by Dr. Suess, as this film will not disappoint in the slightest.
Python Hyena Horton Hears a Who (2008): Dir: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino / Voices: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Caroll Burnett, Will Arnett, Amy Poehler: Amusing family film regarding those least likely. Horton is a lovable elephant who hears a yelp within a speck on a clover. He discovers the community of Who-ville inhabiting the speck and befriends the Mayor. Formula storyline regards Horton trying to get the speck to safety. Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino whose animation reflects the famous book for children. Jim Carrey voices Horton who faces all odds for the sake of safety of this little society. Steve Carell voices the Mayor who fathers 96 children. How someone can schedule that family is a mystery but the sex must have been extreme and exhausting. Without giving way to spoilers the plot solution rests on the Mayor when Horton has done all he could. Caroll Burnett voices the strict kangaroo. Why a kangaroo is in the same reserve as an elephant is beyond me, but she is predictable and boring. Will Arnett is the voice of Vlad the vulture whose job is to prevent Horton from completing his quest. Vlad isn't particularly interesting and serves one purpose only. Amy Poehler voices the mother of 96 children, which means her sex life must be through the roof. Themes regard friendship, family and the belief in those things we may not see but know are there. Score: 6 / 10
Charles Herold (cherold) This is probably a good movie for kids. It's very well animated and pretty frenetic. It also does a decent job of adapting the story. It expands Horton's story a bit, and it expands the Whoville story a lot, but it feels like it wants to stay close to the source material, unlike The Lorax.But there are a couple of things that kept me from enjoying this.First off, writers should never try and add their own rhymes to a Dr. Suess story. Pseudo-Suess feels so pedestrian and uninspired compared to the real thing, so if you can't find the story connector's you want in his work, just don't rhyme.A bigger problem is that I didn't find it very funny. A kid might, but it's silly, generic humor. I don't consider this a movie like Toy Story that is as much fun for adults as for kids.