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Did anyone else besides me enjoyed it?

posted 18 years ago by emasterslake
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When I looked up the movie info on this movie. I nearly fell off my seat to see it have a 4.7 out of 10. One my childhood favorites receiving that low of a grade is an outrage to me.

I've known the movie ever since it came out back 13 years ago, but I'm more than shock to discover that people hate it.

It's been awhile since I've last seen it, but I would remenber enjoying it a lot as a kid. I think it deserves atleast a 6.9 out of 10.

It may not be an oscar worthy cartoon, but it does have it's moments here and there. Just hope I'm not the only one who finds this cartoon a memorible family film.

[–] Cel_Stacker 18 years ago

I went to see both this film and "Jurassic Park" when they came to theatres so long ago. I do rather enjoy it--one pretty big reason is that it's one of my fondest memories of Julia Child, who was so perfect for the role of Dr. Bleeb. It's great fun--I think one reason people tend to sell it short is because it was released in "Jurassic Park"'s shadow.

[–] LAsh100000 18 years ago

I love it so much, I wish it was on American DVD already!

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[–] slayer_of_the_jugga_phuk 18 years ago

This is a film that is terrific for children, but I remember when I first saw it that even I thought the parade scene was a bit much. The problem with this film is there are many parts that children might find boring, I remember I did, and some jokes they won't get, while it doesn't at all appeal to adults. I watched it the other day, or rather, tried to, and was too bored to finish it.

It's great for kids a few times, but... I think it's too long for them.

It isn't that bad of a movie, though.

[–] jazzfreak127 18 years ago

I still like it. Even as fussy as I am about movies, my childhood favorites I will never tire of. I still love this movie to death, even if there's really not much of a plot line and not being very factual or accurate.

I brought the Killers!

[–] LAsh100000 18 years ago

Come on, no one cares about the "factualness"! Just enjoy it for the film's sake!

Long live The Great Mouse Detective!

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[–] emasterslake 18 years ago

Glad to see that you all do appreciate this film.

[–] gamebreaker3233-1 18 years ago

I did. I remember as a kid watching it and it being one of my favorite movies.

[–] bnymph 18 years ago

I saw it for the first time last night, and I loved it. It's strange that I missed it when it was in big-screen release in 1993, because I write code for visual effects people and animators, and tend to follow feature animation pretty closely. I think it's because I was working a lot on Blink and a bunch of ads and just didn't have time. I was professionally obligated to see Jurassic Park, which bored me to tears, but somehow 'We're Back" went under the radar. Probably because it was by Disney. While I loved and still love 'Little Mermaid' and 'Aladdin,' later feature animations such as 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Lion King' make me gag. I think it was 'Hercules' that won me back to Disney.

So I'm watching this movie, enjoying it, and all the time thinking "who the **** made this?" Because the animation styling was classic Disney, but the content was often dark or chaotic, which makes one think Bluth. Or the Fleischer brothers. But it was Disney! I suppose I should have been tipped off by the submissive-but-feisty little girl and the savior-hero.

[–] NamieAmuro-wowa 18 years ago

I jsut remembered this movie today and i spent 20 minutes searching children's dinosaur movies. I used to love this movie and i can't believe i forgot about it for 10 years! I really want to get this movie for my brother so il have to go hunting for it!

[–] definitivejux420 18 years ago

i just saw this today and thought it was great. I thought it was great because it had more than most animation (or children movies) do. It teaches about the source of fear and why some people use it on others as an outlet for their problems. I also love the part when the clown helpd the kids because they laughed at his act. I just thought the animation was so well done (compare this to Pocahantas or Mulan!) and also because its originality (Unlike so many of those pixar movies that are in many ways generic products that all seem the same).

[–] ryanCEF 18 years ago

hey this movie is awesome!!

[–] eugequinn 18 years ago

this is one of my favourite movies too.

[–] onewaystreet15 17 years ago

This is also one of my childhood favorites.

I really liked the animation and the music, and Screw Eyes was a terrific villian.

It just wasn't another one of those Disney movies, it stood out for me, and I still enjoy it to this day.

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[–] cleaningtechnologypjc 17 years ago

I remember GROWING UP watching this movie. I recently re-watched it and it is frightening how much of my venacular comes straight from this movie. I was...I believe 3 when we got the movie on video, so I learned to speak while it was playing incessently in the background.
IMDB dosen't rate kid's movies very well, if they don't have some sex for the adults to chuckle coarsly at.

As for the jokes, I didn't actually get any of them. I assumed it was a straight action/adventure piece, and that people in cities really did talk like the Goodfellas mixed with Elvis Presely.

[–] wolfofmoonandsun 17 years ago

It has its ups and downs, but mostly I've grown to love it. Especially the whole Screweyes bit.

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[–] JTurner82 18 years ago

Believe it or not, I have a guilty fondness for this movie too. The concept is pretty silly, the shifts in tone call the target audience into question, and, with the exception of Louie and the villain, ScrewEyes, none of the other characters really stand out. I won't mention the animation and music, which are good but not outstanding.

But WE'RE BACK does have its heart in the right place and has some cute and occasionally moving moments. The freckle-faced street kid Louie is the real star of the movie--the whole film could have easily cut out the dinosaurs and instead concentrated more on him and his relationship with Cecilia (the screen kiss shared between them toward the end is particularly cute); this sub-plot (and more importantly, his character) is a lot more interesting than the actual story or many other folks in the movie. He shows depth, dimension and growth--something that a majority of the other characters don't. ScrewEyes is also a fabulous villain--bizarre, frightening, and manipulative with an appropriately menacing voice by Kenneth Mars (Triton in THE LITTLE MERMAID and Grandpa Longneck in the LAND BEFORE TIME sequels).

Compared to many other animated films, WE'RE BACK is nowhere near classic status, but as a cute, funny animated time-killer, it's passable fare. 3 out of 5 is close to what I'd award it, which is probably more than it deserves, but it's likeable if bizarre and unbelieveably ludicrous at times.

-Jon T.

[–] kemfd713 18 years ago

This is one of those movies that really touched me & stuck with me as a kid.
Being that a was 3 when it came out, it's just one of those things you remember as being special to you.
And yes, I loved going to the Museum of Natural History when I was little.

It was on HBO today, and I was pretty pscyhed about it, haha.

[–] randyhndrsn 18 years ago

This movie rocks...Jurrasic style!

[–] aidanDESPLAT 18 years ago

This was my fav movie when I was little! it is so good but I always got scared with the cantral park scenes *shudders*

[–] dishtv 18 years ago

I first saw this movie in 1995 and watched several more times after but have seen it for 10 years, I would have to say I like the animated "kids" from the 80s and early 90s better than all nice nice movies disney puts out these days.

[–] roadrunnerunitedfan13 18 years ago

I loved this movie it is a cartoon classic

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