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MPAA RATING: PG for brief mild rude humor
Starring Roseanne, Judi Dench, Jennifer Tilly, Cuba Gooding Jr., Randy Quaid, Steve Buscemi, David Burnham, and Charles Dennis
When a greedy outlaw named Alameda Slim (Quaid) schemes to take possession of the "Patch of Heaven" dairy farm, three determined cows (Barr, Dench, Tilly), a karate-kicking stallion named Buck (Gooding Jr.), and a colorful corral of critters join forces to save the farm in a wild quest full of high-spirited adventure. (Disney)
| GENRE(S): | Animation | Comedy | Family/Kids | Musical | Western |
| WRITTEN BY: |
Will Finn
John Sanford |
| DIRECTED BY: |
Will Finn
John Sanford |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: September 14, 2004 Video: September 14, 2004 Theatrical: April 2, 2004 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 76 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 4.2 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
mark v. gave it an8:
Very nice movie. Great music and animation. Lovely Songs but only the story is a little bit simple.
Ben K. gave it a 3:
The over all movie itself was, in my opinion very dull. some of the jokes were ok. the only part I can say I liked was the yodeling techno cow song. even it could have been done better reminded me a bit of that purina cat chow commerical, with the neaon cats.
Thalia S. gave it a 2:
If disney had paid me for the half hour it would have taken me to properly render the herd of longhorns in the mines, I would have refused, just to avoid having my name in this Disney Flop's credits. I liked the technicolor cow scene, but Walt would be rolling over in his grave if he could see the high fee parking lot Eisner has paved over the naturally green paradise that the Disney name symbolized.
Chad S. gave it a 3:
"Atlantis: The Lost Empire" got a bad rap; made passe by the advent of Pixar, this charming 2-D cartoon was unfairly panned. "Treasure Planet", I didn't see because I'm an English major, and felt that the concept was dumber than the short-lived "Gilligan's Planet". "Home of the Brave" unlike "Atlantis..." and even, Dreamworks' "The Road to El Dorado" is a bore. The cow with the hat made me miss the chicken with the hat from "Chicken Run". "Home of the Brave" might've been fresh had it come out in the late-seventies. Is it just me, but weren't you grossed out by how the Rosanne cow forces you to objectify her udder, when she says, "Yeah, it's real." Gross! Strictly for kids, and the only joy an adult will get out of "Home on the Range", is the indoctrination of their offspring to film.
Beth M. gave it an 8:
It's surreal, fluffy, and not thought-intensive. You have to be in the mode to appreciate kung-fu horses and prehensile-tailed cows, but once you get there, it's a silly romp -- well worth hauling the 4-year-old to see it. Definitely gonna grab it in video.
Mark B. gave it a 4:
The last 2-D animated film from Disney (or so they're telling us, anyway) ends a classic trend with the proverbial whimper, not bang. Frenetic pacing is utterly worthless when combined with completely uninspired storytelling and comedy writing. The bovine trio is amazingly unlikeable (and the fact that they're drawn with such sharp angles that you could put an eye out actually trying to milk one of them doesn't help at all) and the jokes are way above the kids' heads while simultaneously being too childish for adults. The villain's three lookalike dopey sidekicks provide a few chuckles, the 1950s-era Tex Avery-like layouts are great, and I loved the "chicks with attitude", but overall Home on the Range reminded me again why Pixar soars while this and other traditional efforts have been struggling; Toy Story and Finding Nemo are written so well that their scripts actually got Oscar nominations, while the screenplays for this and Treasure Planet and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas are just plain fertilizer.
Devin gave it a 0:
Puerile, schlocky, contrived, dull. I can't say it any better than Sara Brady and Michael O'Sullivan already have, so I'll instead strip the issue down to it's core: This is, by far, the most aweful, worthless Disney film ever made.
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