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2012-05-25 12:08:14

Why waste your money on a stinker?

This review is from: Open Season 3 (DVD) We kept yawning while watching this Sony stinker. It's probably the worst digitally-animated movie we've ever seen, and we've seen all the biggies. BUT, we did give it 2 stars and not one because it does have a few fun scenes. But, those fun scenes are too few. It's really lacking adult humor. Kids MAY enjoy it (we've got none so we can't comment). Please, don't waste your money on this movie unless you're sure your little ones might like it.

2012-05-24 17:12:55

A fantastic delight for the whole family!

Us parents had a chuckle and the kids had a hoot as we followed Boog to the Russian circus! They loved Mr. Weenie, and us grown-ups were delighted to have Crispin Hellion Glover as Fifi, the reformed toy poodle, proving Glover is still one the most far-out actors on the planet, and has certainly filled his father Danny's boots well. Can wait for more from the classic franchise! It's a must for the whole family.

mimiamarri 2012-05-21 15:24:59

I thought the movie was wonderful.... a great use of my time!

I loved this movie..... the plot was funny and my grandson and Ienjoyed it.... as it is an animated movie for children! However, Iguess I must be a big kid because I was locked on to it until the end!The relationship between the bear and the deer was complicated, howeverit showed how complex friendships can be. The movie also highlights howfriendships change when one of the friends gets married or has alifestyle change. I think it has a good message for kids. Also, themovie shows a female in a "control-type" role, I liked this quality.The 'mom' took care of everything, and made sure that the family wasworking correctly... so much like real life. I could see how young kidscould relate to this... Now I can't wait to see 1 and 2!

2012-05-21 02:49:51

Thanks Tony!

I'm gonna take it as a compliment you can't tell the difference between Joel McHale and myself as Elliot! :D

Tony Heck 2012-05-19 08:27:20

Boog finds out he has everything he wants where he is. I didn't like first one, this was funny. Good for whole fam. I say B

After the guys back out of a trip Boog (Voice of Epps) wonders whatelse is in the world. When Boog finds a traveling circus full of bearshe thinks he found the perfect place, until he learns they will begoing back to Russia. When his friends find out they go on a rescuemission led be Elliot (Voice of McHale). I was not a big fan of OpenSeason 1 and never saw Open Season 2, but I really liked this one. Itwas made for kids, but had enough jokes in it to keep me entertainedand laughing with them. Not really a lot to review here as it is a kidsmovie, but I will say its fun for the whole family. I give it a B. Mykids give it a B+.

gavin6942 2012-05-18 19:31:25

Probably the Death of a Series

Boog plans a guy's trip, but all his friends back out for one reason oranother. He goes alone and stumbles on to a circus and a beautifulfemale bear named Ursa. Switching places with a male bear named Doug,his friends in the forest soon become worried.The reviews for this film are not stellar, and I think I can sum upwhy: the original voice cast is not involved in this picture, so thecharacters sound funny. The plot is thin, and the movie comes in under90 minutes, letting you know that they didn't have a strong story (evenincluding the dogs and cats seems forced because it is not related tothe main story at all).For me, I liked the film. I don't have a strong attachment to theoriginal, so I wasn't as offended. And I think kids will like it. Sure,the voice for Boog was annoying... but then, I loved the dogs and cats,so it's a toss-up. I felt like this was going to be a launching pad fora TV series, because it has a "Madagascar" feel to it... but with itspoor reception, that may not be likely.If you have kids, let them check it out. They may be less cynical thanadult viewers, and it's not all bad. I learned what a camelid is...that may be worth the price of renting the film. But then again, maybenot. My girlfriend watched it with me and fell asleep... what does thattell you?

2012-05-16 02:44:21

open season 3 review

This review is from: Open Season 3 (DVD) I really like the first open season 2nd is pretty good but the last one did not hold my attention. I think the characters are not the same.

2012-05-15 08:38:31

Open Season 3

This review is from: Open Season 3 (DVD) Loved the movie. It's a great one for the whole family to watch and enjoy over and over again.

James Aragorn 2012-05-13 19:19:28

Good Luck With Everything.

Why does everyone think that kids are stupid or they can't actuallyspot a poorly made movie. I watched Open Season 1 and 2 before. IMOthey were fine children movies. Now, I have seen some weak animationsbefore but this really surprised me.I tried to laugh in this movie but I think my hand was busyfacepalming. In short, I regretted watching this movie. I thought maybethey will end with a bang and I would get some fond memories out of it,but no, they just ruined all the magic and probably made me hate thistrilogy.Unless you're a slow kid or just love these characters, I wouldrecommend you avoid this movie. Watch something else or try watchingsomething from the past.TL;DR, Life is short, don't waste it on this one.

2012-05-13 10:10:51

Boog? Elliot? What happened?

This review is from: Open Season 3 (DVD) Open Season (the original movie) has a fond place in my heart. It was very good, thoughtful, and enjoyable. Of course it had the easiness of introdcuing us to our new furry friends while the sequels tried to fill out back- and new stories. 2 was okay, enjoybable. 3 is meh. It tries to shoehorn adult characterizations and situations into a kid's movie and the situations and characterizations all end up being pretty cardboard. The movie finds Boog getting dissed by his buddies when he's looking forward to "guy's weekend" (how many kids are going to go, "Yeah, I can relate to that?" so he goes it alone...sorta (he takes his stuffed bear) until he meets a circus and a bear who wants to trade places with him. Yeah, it's derivative but any kid who makes it through to this point won't care. Much of the movie keeps Boog and Elliot apart, which is a mistake. Part of the charm of the original is the odd couple appeal they enjoy. The new characters that are introduced quite frankly aren't likable, especially the Llama. I felt like I needed a towel every time he was on screen (maybe that was the point). The less said about him the better.In summary, the movie is worth it if you're a fan of the series and you can get it on the cheap. But don't expect it to eclipse the first two. Go back and watch the original again if you need you're talking animal fix.

2012-05-12 20:34:29

DISAPPOINTING 3RD MOVIE

This review is from: Open Season 3 (DVD) We loved the first two open season movies so we ordered this one even though it got negative reviews. Well,the reviews were right. Boring, boring, boring. Oh well!!

jgrizzle358 2012-05-12 05:09:25

Garbage, Garbage, Garbage...

So, i saw Open Season 1 and 2, of course I wouldn't be watching 3 if Ididn't. And I actually enjoyed the first one. It was funny, it wascute. It had Martin Lawerence, Ashton Kutcher, and Patrick Warburton.Then cam Open Season 2, a movie in which, the plot was very lacking,but the characters were still fun. There was one character inparticular, a cat named Roger, who had this tendency to say the mostrandom, out of the box, unrelated things, and it would always make youchuckle. And it wasn't even what he said so much as how he said it.However, they made the mistake of changing voice actors for the maincharacters. Although Mike Epps did a good Boog too. Now, Open Season3... what a disaster... The best part about it was Roger from 2 was init, and had a few (and I mean VERY FEW) funny random lines, but theymade him smarter in this movie... well, sort of. And they managed tokill his character by making him less funny than in Open Season 2,which kind of ruined it for me.. Instead of having a funny line every10 minutes, he'd spend 5 minutes repeating the same line over and over.By the 5th or 6th time I heard him say "ooooh, meat snacks!" I hadfacepalmed so hard my neighbor could feel it. Aside from that, thestory sucked, the animation was horrible (very cheap and last minutelooking) and the whole thing felt like it was thrown together in anhour. It wasn't funny either. It ruined the trilogy for me. Saveyourself the torture and don't watch this garbage. Stick with 1 and 2.If you watch this one I promise it will ruin the series for you...now excuse me while I go wash my eyes out with acid...

2012-05-11 20:28:10

Open Season 3

Nothing like the first 2, do not waste your hard earned money on this DVD, wait and see it on TV for free. Story was boring and stupid.

Jan Strydom 2012-05-11 06:08:40

When even your own daughter says its bad you better believe.

I watched OPEN SEASON 3 with a friend of mine and his daughter who wasactually a big fan of the first film and the second but this third filmI have to say was total and utter crap, I was annoyed as hell with thisfilm for two reasons and at one point my friend's daughter who is eightactually begged us to turn it off.1. The once likable Boog and Elliot have been reduced to two loud mouthoverly obnoxious idiots that are worse than a bunch off two year oldboys that throw temper tantrums and the rest of the characters wereloud and obnoxious too.2. The humor in this film was totally inappropriate for a kids movie,it was mostly a bunch of rude jokes I didn't get and I seriously doubtthat the initial target audience which I'm assuming are kids under tenwill get them either, although some kids have surprised me but itsstill not right.Overall, if Sony animation decides to bring out OPEN SEASON 4 and itsway worse than this, I would avoid their animated films like theplague.

2012-05-09 15:33:28

Fairly Good

This one is a bit sequelly but is still a good watch with a plot that is interesting enough and end up being good and life affirming.

2012-05-09 01:09:46

Sequel equals original

This review is from: Open Season 3 (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) (Blu-ray) Many times sequels, especially multiple sequels, are not as good as the original. This one was at least as good as the original, and maybe better. The characters, especially Boog, are more developed, and if you have seen the first and second movies, you will really enjoy this one.

James Luxford 2012-05-06 15:30:29

the replacement cast and almost laughable animation make for a film that has few to no distinguishing features, other than its obvious low quality.

Brother Afronautz 2012-05-05 17:44:55

I Made It Through 26 Minutes...

Just finished Open Season 1 and 2, so I felt obligated to watch thethird. I will usually watch any movie through to the end, regardless ofhow bad (...if only to see exactly how bad it will get). But 26 minutesinto this one, I stopped the movie to come here and read a few reviews.Now usually, I feel that many people like to come to IMDb and slammovies just for the sake of being mean. But I must say; in this case, Iagree with what most everyone else is saying here about this movie, andI don't feel bad that I won't be watching the rest.The voices are the first thing that throw you off, then you notice theanimation looks more like Saturday morning cartoons, just not as funny.Watch for yourself if you feel the reviews here are unfair. Afterwatching 26 minutes worth, I'd say most reviews here are beinggenerous.

2012-05-04 07:44:29

Don't bother

This movie is nothing like the previous Open Season movies! All the voices are different, and they are NOT funny! Not worth $1 at a yard sale!

Athena_The_Penguin 2012-05-03 10:22:10

Corny, cheesy, predictable and also highly forgettable!

It hasn't been too long ago since Open Season lastly got it's ownsequel, and that one became a horrible wrenched film I wish to keep outof my mind forever. Now 2 years later, we get a new one and it's morecrazier than we can imagine.Set fully short after Elliot and Giselle became husband and wife, theyhave children of their own named Gisela, Gesalita and Elvis. Elvislooks a lot like his dad and even loses not one, but two antlers justlike him. And the twins, Gisela and Gesalita, resembles their momexpect to tell the difference, one has a black nose and brown eyes andthe other one has blue eyes and a pink nose. And this of course makesBoog the uncle cause he has a brotherly relationship with Elliot.Well as the movie begins, Boog has made a plan just to hang out withthe guys, not just with Elliot, but also with Ian, Reilly, McSquizzyand Buddy. But the whole thing becomes a total waste when everyonecouldn't make it, especially Elliot who lets his partner down.Heartbroken, Boog sets out on his own for the trip, but it leads him acircus where he befriends a llama named Alistar and a bear named Doug,who looks just like Boog. But that's not the only thing missing; thereright away Boog falls crazy in love for Usla, a female Russian bear.Doug decides it's time he switches places with Boog so he can be theonly bear and become king of the forest. But right away when ithappens, everyone realizes that their old dear friend grizzly bear,ain't the same guy so they must find a way to save their pal beforeit's too late and he'll be gone to Russia forever.Like most direct-to-video sequels, you'll know that they can't makegood money, so this one goes out to the same as the other one. Cheapactors, lame story writing, and poor directing. It makes up for thesecond sequel after being so bad, but that still doesn't make the thirdsequel any good. So the new characters drop down too! After viewingthis, I hope that Sony Pictures can cut down to their ideas. They'renot good, and they never will be. So they just leave all of thedirect-to-video making to Disney cause that's what they were there forin the first place!