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L. Ryder (Chicago, IL) –

  

A wonderful movie that my children loved going to. While maybe not the best animated movie of all times it was cute and explored a story line that was new….not just the villain and the super hero story line. It kept you interested and did not cause me to look at my watch to see “how much longer.”

SPOILER ALERT:

For those who are disappointed that it did not hold true to Romeo and Juliet dieing…seriously…do we really need little kids to attach to a character who then in the ends commits suicide and “the love of her life” kills himself. Can’t we leave the harshness out of a children’s movie and let them laugh and be children.

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z hayes (TX) –

  

  

As parents to a six-year-old girl, my husband and I are constantly on the look-out for tolerable kid-friendly shows that we can take her to (at the movies). I say tolerable because quality is often lacking in many of these films and then there’s the issue of PG vs. G ratings. Well, when we heard Gnomeo and Juliet was being screened at our local cinema, we decided to give it a try, and to our surprise, our picky 6-year-old loved it!

I have to say that this movie is mainly for young children. It is full of color, which will appeal to most kids, and there are adorable garden gnomes running around. My husband fell asleep within fifteen minutes (to be fair, he had had a long day at work), but my daughter’s attention was riveted to the screen from the beginning till the end. Me? I enjoyed the music (thanks to Elton John who obligingly helped with the soundtrack featuring his classic hits – his partner David Furnish was a producer on this film). I also sort of enjoyed the silly premise – instead of the doomed star-crossed Romeo and Juliet, we have warring garden gnomes, the Reds and the Blues, and two impish and totally cute gnomes, Juliet (a Red, voiced by Emily Blunt) and Gnomeo (a Blue, voiced by James McAvoy) who flirt and later fall for each other despite their differences.

The casting is a sort of coup really given the famous names featured here – there’s Jim Cummings, Patrick Stewart, Dolly Parton, Ozzy Osbourne, and many more! The movie is a kaleidoscope of color and at times this can get a tad overwhelming but the children appeared to love it, so my verdict – awesome entertainment for the kiddie set!

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R. Isner (Richmond, Va. USA) –

  

I went to the drive-in to see this movie last night with my 9YO child (at their suggestion) and I would latter find out that was their second time seeing this movie.

5 minutes into this movie I was saying to myself, “this is going to be a LONG 90 minutes and I hope it goes by quickly”.

About 15 minutes into the movie, everything started to come together and I found myself very interested.

Then, what felt like the blink of an eye, the movie was over and I found myself yearning for more.

I loved it and I’m typically a critical person. I’m going to purchase it once it comes out.

If you have any expectations of this movie you’re going to be disappointed. It’s a “G” rated movie with a very simple story line. Considering and stating that, I think all age groups could appreciate this movie.

I found it to be cute and adorable and a tear-jerker at some points.

If you liked Curious George, I think you would like this?

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