Directed by Peter HastingsMy rating: BOMB
IMDb
(DVD, Walt Disney)
I really like the Disney World Country Bear Jamboree attraction on which this movie is based. It's a nostalgic slice of Americana that harkens back to a simpler time. Somehow they managed to turn it into one of the worst movies Disney has ever made. It's the story of an adopted bear living with a "real" family, who runs away from home to find his "destiny", to bring his heroes, The Country Bears, back together to save Country Bear Hall. On the one hand, you've got the mushy Disney "family" message about acceptance, hammered home with all of the subtlety of a Sunday prayer meeting. Then there is the "reunion" of the band, a silly plot device in which they go on the road to find each member and convince them to join the band. The nail in the coffin is the musical numbers by modern pop acts, just horrible, horrible songs by untalented Disney "discoveries" Krystal and Jennifer Paige. There are numerous cameos by famous musicians like Elton John and Bonnie Raitt, which are too embarrassing to even watch. The film is the complete opposite of the spirit of the original Disney World attraction: slick, modern and ultimately hollow.
No comments:
Post a Comment