An imaginative elephant named horton jim carrey hears a faint cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. This 2008, fulllength animated movie features the voice talents of jim carrey as. I remember this from when i was a child, and wanted to see the original again before the new animation comes out. Horton hears a who has a nice message of equality, and the artists at blue sky studios did a wonderful job keeping the seuss style intact, but realized in a fully 3d way. Horton hears a who is a 2008 american computer animated adventure comedy film based on the book of the same name by dr.
Seuss musical a dust speck is dislodged from its obscure place and sent adrift through the jungle of nool. Even though he cant see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. The look of the story is an undeniable treat, and the message it weaves is both funny and sweet. But horton must watch out for a sneaky kangaroo who is out to prove that horton is crazy and that he is threatening the safety of the children. Amy poehler, carol burnett, dan fogler, isla fisher, jaime pressly, jim carrey, jonah hill, seth rogen, steve carell, will arnett. The film was directed by jimmy hayward and steve martino, and was produced by blue sky studios. Blazer346 in the jungle of nool, the elephant horton hears a voice in a speck. Horton agrees to help protect the whos and their home. Carrey is a bit overthetop, but still amusing as the likeable horton, and carell is good as the slightly zany and overeager mayor. In the jungle of nool on the fifteenth of may where a warthog breifly ran, a caring, imaginative elephant named horton jim carrey, the jungles nature teacher, takes a dip in the pool.
As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the whos, who live in their city of whoville. Upon investigation of the speck, horton discovers the tiny city of whoville and its residents, the whos, which he can hear but cannot see. Horton hears a who is easily the best bigscreen adaptation of dr. I always have a running commentary about subtle things they may not note on their own, helping them to learn the social and emotional dynamics of the story. Animated elephant horton jim carrey finds a speck of dust floating in the jungle of nool. I purchased this movie wth a free credit and was not disappointed.
Twentieth century fox film corporation release date. It features the voices of jim carrey and steve carell. Produced by ice age makers blue sky, scripted by cinco paul and ken daurio, and directed by jimmy hayward and steve martino, horton hears a who reunites bruce almighty costars jim carrey and steve. It was the same animation i recall the deluxe dvd edition. Its fun, extremely funny, with a great voice cast and top notch animation. Theyve gotta transform his book into a movie, and you know what. Seuss adaptation that stays true to the spirit of the source material. Gallery of 69 movie poster and cover images for horton hears a who. Horton the elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his. Ariel winter, selena gomez, seth rogen, jim carrey. The fact that the movie is freed from the bounds of human actors and props helps though, and horton hears a who.
Directed by 2 writing credits 3 cast 54 produced by 5 music by 1 film. A dust speck floats past him in the air, and he hears a tiny yelp coming from it. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Seuss story featuring the enduringly faithful elephant.
At the same time, horton the elephant, the jungles eccentric nature teacher, takes a dip in the pool. Horton twerks in this movie and i can never forgive the filmmakers for. Jim carrey plays the voice of horton along with other voices from steve carell seth rogan and dane cook. Even so, it will be tough for 2008 to keep pace with 2007. Horton, voiced by jim carrey, peers into the speckborne town of whoville in this film, which opens on friday nationwide. Fortunately, this time last year, the three new releases were rather weak while this year, horton hears a who is tracking to become the biggest opening of the year so far. One day, horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. We can start a secret society that controls the balance of power in the world, and no one else can join unless they wear a funny hat. I got on line to amazon and was able to find horton hears a who. Seuss horton hears a who on dvd december 9, 2008 starring jim carrey, steve carell, dan fogler, carol burnett.
Its the story that occasionally misses, since theyre building a 90 minute film out of a book thats really only a few pages. The lorax deluxe edition horton hears a who deluxe edition dvd double feature. The imaginative elephant horton hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. In this film, steve carrell is the mayor of whoville, a town on a dandelion full of tiny people. The dust speck floats past him in the air, and he hears a tiny yelp coming from it. Horton hears a who gets heard on dvd and bluray on december 9th jul 29, 2008. Spoilers 2 the horton quote i meant what i said, and i said what i meant.
Seuss film adaptations is that it is not one of the worst. Horton the elephant struggles to protect a microscopic community from his neighbors who refuse to believe it exists. Seuss is now a cg animated film from 20th century fox animation, the makers of the ice age films. An elephants faithful one hundred percent, is actually from horton hatches the egg, another dr. Produced by ice age makers blue sky, scripted by cinco paul and ken daurio, and directed by jimmy hayward and steve martino, horton hears a.
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