Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Jackson Booth-Millard I remember seeing the poster for this film while I was on holiday in America, specifically in Orlando, Florida, where of course Disney World is, the film is based on the famous attraction Country Bear Jamboree, I decided to watch and see what I'd make of this film. Basically in a world where humans and talking bears co-exist, The Country Bears were a successful all-bear country rock band until they broke up in 1991, optimistic bear cub Beary Barrington (Haley Joel Osment) has been raised by a human family and still idolises the band. Greedy banker Reed Thimple (Christopher Walken) is threatening to tear down Country Bear Hall, the former concert hall of the Country Bears, Beary decides to run away from home to find all members of the Country Bears to reform them and perform a comeback benefit concert to raise "20,000 needed to save the hall. One by one Beary, with bus driver and drummer Roadie (Lost's M.C. Gainey), they track down all band members: harmonica and electric bass player Fred Bedderhead (Brad Garrett), fiddler Zeb Zoober (Stephen Root), one-string guitar player Tennessee O'Neal (Toby Huss) and lead singer and guitarist Ted Bedderhead (Diedrich Bader). Each members is initially reluctant to reunite and take part in a concert, but they are persuaded by Beary and admiration for them, and of course the threatening of the closure of their hall. In the end, after the road trip on the bus to bring them all together, and some trouble along the way from police officers Officer Cheets (Diedrich Bader) and Officer Hamm (Daryl Mitchell) looking for Beary along the way, the Country Bears, joined by musically talented Beary, perform a show to an adoring crowd and raise the money to save the hall. Also starring Stephen Tobolowsky as Norbert Barrington, Alex Rocco as Rip Holland, Meagen Fay as Mrs. Barrington, American Pie's Eli Marienthal as Dex Barrington, Candy Ford as Trixie St. Claire, James Gammon as Big Al, Kevin Michael Richardson as Henry Dixon Taylor, and cameos from Elton John, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah as Cha-Cha, "Crush" singer Jennifer Paige as Waitress, Krystal Marie Harris, Wyclef Jean and Xzibit. Only Walken is perhaps worth mentioning in terms of acting in this, he's okay, the special effects to bring the slightly unconvincing talking bears to life is reasonable, and the story is simple, about love, friendship and loyalty, there is some alright music along the way, it is let down by daft attempts at humour and feeling highly predictable, but the family can all sit down and relax with this alright musical comedy. Okay!

TheLittleSongbird I personally do not think The Country Bears is that great, but I also don't think it is that bad either. I can think of worse movies that have a higher rating, but I can also think of better movies too. The Country Bears may have a lot of faults, that I agree, it does have its good points.Let's start with the good points shall we? First and foremost, Christopher Walken seems to be really enjoying himself as the villain of the piece, he is deliciously theatrical and really breathes life into any shortcomings the film has. The soundtrack is also great, country-and-western music I can take or leave but it was used and performed very well here. Most of the cameos are pretty entertaining, it was nice to see Elton John, Willie Nelson and Queen Latifah, while the production values are good, Haley Joel Osment is appealing and the country bears of the title are convincingly played.However, the film does have its shortcomings, starting with the length. The film is too short, and could have been longer with a little more detail to plot. I didn't mind the plot was simple, some of my favourite films have simple stories, but it is a predictable and rushed one with an ending you can smell a mile off. The script is also rather weak likewise with the jokes some of which were embarrassing(1812 Overture played with the arm-pits, what next?), the film is rushed I think and the direction is sloppy.So overall, The Country Bears had its moments, and it is much better than the trailer which was embarrassing, but it wasn't enough to sustain into a good enough film. 5/10 Bethany Cox

dollpenguin The Country Bears, based on an attraction at Disney World, features excellent voice talent. Sadly, the talented actors are wasted on lame dialog. I cannot recall a single humorous line spoken in this insipid waste of celluloid. The plot is very similar to the Blues Brothers, except instead of hilarious blues singers trying to reunite the old band, these are unamusing hillbilly bears trying to reunite the old band. One way that the Country Bears fails miserably, is by not introducing any conflict. Instead of a story, this film is a string of predictable events leading to one logical conclusion. A five year old could predict the outcome of each scene in this motion picture. Long before it ended, I was bored to tears and just wishing the movie would reach its prognosticative conclusion.I'll admit, the singing and dancing can be fun for fans of honkytonk music. It seems that the entire film was created as an excuse to make the bears sing and dance.I would recommend skipping this movie, and taking the children to Chuckie Cheese instead. There, you can enjoy singing animals onstage and skip the mind-numbing dialog that is spoken throughout The Country Bears.

countrybearslover This is the movie of the century. I don't know what to say except that this movie was pure genius, and in my opinion it was even better than Meet Wally Sparks and Baby Geniuses. I love when the bear does his somersaults on stage! It's so rad! The first night i rented this movie, me and my friends watched it twice in a row because it was so mind-blowing! I also love the scene where the bear is in the boat and the boat runs into the prison bars and knocks them over. The only question I have is, where did Christopher Walken go? He's so sneaky! I hope Disney keeps making movies about their theme rides, because if they are anything like Country Bears and Haunted Mansion, I would be in heaven. I hope they make the Aerosmith movie next!!!How exciting!! I also love the random music videos that happen throughout the movie. My most favorite part, however, is the scene where Beary is running home and that wonderful music is playing in the background. I do have one question about this movie though... Why was it so hard for everyone to believe that the Country Bears were gonna get back together? They fail to explain this, as well as where these bears came from, and why the bears broke up in the first place. But i don't care, i just love when those bears have their jamborees!!!