Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Pros: Some funny things.
Cons: Cat was irritating at times. Some slow moments.

When I was a child, my grandmother got me most of the Dr. Seuss books. She and my mother both encouraged me to read from a young age, and some of the first books I read myself were the Dr. Seuss books that Grandma got me. I still have those books. She ...

Pros: Interesting visual effects and a few funny moments.
Cons: A small step forward for effects, a giant step backward for integrity...

Of all the cartoon classics that made themselves a daily routine during those sweltering summer vacations in Jacksonville, The Cat In The Hat ranks as possibly THE one that I watched the most. If machines could think, that VCR probably would have ...

Pros: Dakota Fanning, Spencer Breslin, production design
Cons: Everything else, especially Myers and Welch

I am a bit familiar with the works of Dr. Seuss. The way his books have hit the big screen constitutes child abuse. Seuss was expert in how to write for children. The people who adapt his work to the big screen seem to have no clue what it's like to be a ...

Pros: The trailers of Cat In The Hat were the best part...
Cons: Disconnected from the Dr. Seuss reality...

I'll be the first to admit that I was never a big fan of Dr. Seuss's, Cat In The Hat. My speed was more, In A People House and Green Eggs and Ham. When Ron Howard and Brian Grazer announced that they were ...

Pros: Visuals
Cons: Everything Else

Synopsis: Sally and Conrad learn to set limits on their misadventure, with a little help from Dr Seuss' (Theodor S. Geisel) Cat in the Hat (1957). Analysis: There may not be many things that I'm sure of, but I do know a few for ...

Pros: The sets
Cons: Mike Myers' The Cat in the Hat

When I was a kid I was a Dr. Seuss fan. I loved his stories. From Bartholomew and his ooblek to Mulberry Street, odd colored eggs mixed with a certain pork product ("Green Eggs and Ham"! Yum!), to running a bizarre circus, to... Well... "The Cat in ...

Pros: Very funny at times, kids like it.
Cons: Fails at times (especially the musical sequence).

Sometimes, the problem with writing a review is just knowing whom you’re writing it for. That’s because your target audience is an important consideration when you’re recording your impressions on any given product. Do they have the same ...

Pros: the sets, backgrounds and costumes
Cons: everything else

Please note that I do not regularly have my girlfriend shove crutches up my a*s. This refers to an isolated incident of about 3 years ago of joking around with her and a mutual friend where they basically poked at my (clothed) butt with a crutch. ...

Pros: Mike Mayers and the kids don't do a half bad job
Cons: lame story and adult jokes really don't make this a kid's movie.

Well my movie theater finally opened again after more then two years of being shut down. So I went to see a movie for the first time in 2 years without having to travel for an hour and half to the big city. The theater hasn’t change much in the two ...

Pros: It's short.
Cons: Not nearly short enough.

Movies are made by professional filmmakers. Actors, producers, directors, screenwriters, etc. All of these people have seen a LOT more movies than has the average person. One could even say they're "experts" where motion pictures are concerned. And I ...

Pros: The Fish, voiced by Sean Hayes
Cons: Everything else.

There was nothing to do And the sky was slate-gray There was nothing to do On that cold, cold, gray day I went to the movies My buddy went too, And the movie we saw Turned our insides to goo. You see all we could do was just Kvetch! ...

Pros: Performances of Fanning, Myers, Baldwin; the portrayal of lawyers
Cons: Not exactly true to the source material

This is the first children's movie I have made myself sit through since August Rush, which I found a powerful statement of the power of love and music to all ages.  By ...

Pros: Some decent acting
Cons: Everything...make-up, costumes, screenplay, etc.

I grew up reading Dr. Seuss. Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Cat in the Hat were some of my favorite books. When Ron Howard directed How the Grinch Stole Christmas back in 2000, I was so excited. It was like seeing a ...

Pros: Mike Myers Really Rocks!
Cons: The dunce boyfriend of Sally and Conrad's Mother.

Today was my first time watching this movie starring Mike Myers who played as the cat. This movie was released in the theatres this past November. This movie is a non-cartoon feature, but I really liked it very much, even though, I normally ...

Pros: Computer graphics, Mike Meyers is so talented, should be out of theaters soon
Cons: Content not kid-friendly, second rate production, not Dr. Seuss quality

This review is based on my own opinion as a family man and father of three boys, ages 4, 8 and 11. I consider myself a moderate person that is not overly protective or overly liberal. I believe parents are responsible to find a balance in making our ...