In Open Season, the odd are about to get even. Boog (Martin Lawrence), a domesticated grizzly bear with no survival skills, has his perfect world turned upside down when he meets Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) a scrawny, fast-talking mule deer. When Elliot convinces Boog to leave his cushy home in a park ranger’s garage to try a taste of the great outdoors, things quickly spiral out of control. Relocated to the forest with open season only three days away, Boog and Elliot must acclimate in a hurry. They must join forces to unite the woodland creatures and take the forest back.
Growing up can be a confusing journey fraught with difficult choices. Boog (Martin Lawrence) is a domesticated Grizzly Bear who leads a perfectly happy life inside of Park Ranger Beth’s (Debra Messing) garage, but a chance meeting with an overly energetic mule deer named Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) quickly changes everything and lands Boog high in the forest a few days before the opening of hunting season. Devoid of even the most basic survival skills, Boog and Elliot stumble through the woods and find themselves at the mercy of every forest animal from skunks to chipmunks as well as an evil hunter named Shaw (Gary Sinise). After unintentionally inciting and endangering an entire forest full of clever animals, Boog and Elliot come to the realization that only by banding together do the forest animals stand a chance of outsmarting the hunters and ensuring their own survival.
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This first animated film from Sony Pictures Animation takes its inspiration from cartoonist Steve Moore
Meet the Critters of Open Season (click for larger image)
 Boog (aka Martin Lawrence), hear Martin Lawrence, “On Boog”: high bandwidth |
 Elliot (aka Ashton Kutcher), hear Ashton Kutcher, “On being Elliot”: high bandwidth |
 Shaw (aka Gary Sinise), hear Gary Sinise, “On Shaw”: high bandwidth |
Stills from Open Season (click for larger image)
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March 25, 2010
#1
It started with the Pursuit of Happiness: a brand-new movie that was unplayable on the Harman Kardon DVD 25. In reviewing the Amazon online reviews, I was not the only one whom had the problem.
Wife went to Blockbuster (who was about tO deny our request for a movie exchange) and rented Open Season – another Sony film. No dice.
Too bad: like Pursuit of Happiness, I heard Open Season was a good film. I can gaurantee this – my next DVD player and/or next generation player won’t be Sony.
I stand corrected: I bought a Sony PS3 for Blu-Ray capability. So I guess my gaurantee wasn’t worth much. Damm you Toshiba!!!!!
March 25, 2010
#2
Oh come on, give us a break… “The wild”, “Madagascar”, “Chicken little”, “Barnyard”…and now “Open season”. The only thing all these movies got is annoying, talking animals and same old stale humour, which audiences are sick of watching over and over again. No wonder all these movies bombed.
Its time for the animation studios to come up with something new and original, rather than torturing the audiences with same old concepts and stale gags. Its high time.
March 25, 2010
#3
It’s a shame, really.
The animation and voice work are quite good.
The parts of the plot about Boog and Eliot’s friendship are both funny and touching.
Unfortunately, the storyline is badly marred by typically dishonest stereotypes of hunters.
If you are a anti-hunting zealot and want to indoctrinate your children, than this is the movie for you.
Rational thinking people should be prepared to explain the dishonest propaganda to their children, or skip the movie altogether.
March 25, 2010
#4
I have no comment for the title for now, but I want to know if this DVD, aditional to Region 1 encoding contains Regional Coding Enhancement (RCE).
March 26, 2010
#5
Another one of those talking animal cartoons. It was ok, but wouldnt want to see it again.
I enjoy watching these cartoons. The animations are pretty funny, and getting very accurate to actual people. However, i like it when the cartoon has at least a nice little moral to the story.
This one, well, not really. A bear that is taken to the mountains and tries to make it back home but realizes that he really belongs with animals and not humans is not really educational. The beginning is absolutely boring…i think i fell asleep for a minute or two. It doesnt gain speed until the end and then thats it.
Could have been great if there was a little more humor and the moral was a little better.
A cute film like the rest, but not one of the best.