And it inspires a Seuss-like rhyme:
A story of Horton, and people called Who — but how many movies? It seems to be two! There’s one that’s quite Seussical, gentle and charming. The other stars Jim Carrey, brash and alarming! What auds will attend? Who has what it takes? Wee innocent children — and moms with headaches!
He also ponders the potential success of the star-packed film:
Despite the movie’s motto — “A person’s a person, no matter how small” (Geisel once sued a pro-life group to stop them from using it) — the film apparently needed such “comedy giants” (Fox’s words) as Carrey, Steve Carell and Carol Burnett to do it justice. This is a touchy issue, and not just for the hundreds of vocal talents left unemployed by the craze for celebrity voiceovers; it’s unclear whether such names really mean much in the way of B.O. for animated films. And while someone like Jerry Seinfeld was probably indispensable to “Bee Movie,” it’s hard to say what exactly Carrey, Carell and Burnett bring to “Horton.”
Everybody needs to make a buck and all but Dr. Seuss is one I’d prefer they left alone.
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I am REALLY not looking forward to this one…
It looks to me like they completely took the whole feel and charm of the book and the TV special and through it out the window. It probably won’t be as bad as Cat in the Hat or The Grinch, but come one, anyone who knows the story knows that Jim Carrey for Horton is completely wrong. I can see Carrel doing the mayor, but still, not completely right.
I have no problem at all with the celebrity voices. I’ve seen the trailer and it’s a gas. I think the vocal casting suits the characters perfectly, from what I’ve seen. It’s actually one of the films I’ve been really looking forward to seeing. It also depends on what one thinks of as a celebrity. Is Carol Burnett a celebrity to younger kids? Were Ellen Degeneris and Albert Brooks considered celebrities when Finding Nemo was made? What about casting Peter O’Toole and Ian Holm (who won the Annie this year for his work) in Ratatouille? Craig T. Nelson and Holly Hunter in The Incredibles? Eddie Murphy in the Shreks? Sometimes they get it right, sometimes they don’t. Fact of the matter is that Carrey and Carrell can do interesting voices, too. And Horton looks like it has some comic sensibilities aimed at adults. Sure, it’s Dr. Seuss, but if you’re going to make a film out of a kid’s book that, given its actual length, should for all intents and purposes really be a half-hour kid’s TV special, then you’re going to half to do some things to it to make it more appealing to the masses. And when these actors are on, they can be really appealing.
i’ve often thought about the needless trend of using celebrity voices for animation and cgi. was charlotte’s web enhanced with oprah and redford voicing animals? if Bambi were made today, they’d pass over that amazing kid that did Thumper and go straight to Elijah Wood or someone from American Idol.
I don’t mind celebrity voice-overs in animation so long as the voice really fits the part. For instance, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in “Toy Story” was a stroke of casting genius, while, say, Robin Williams triple-role performance in “Happy Feet” seemed forced and way too recognizable.
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