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6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 42
  2. Negative: 8 out of 42

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  1. Mar 28, 2012
    7
    I'm not from America. But in my country, this film is dubbed, and I think it's weird, because usually the film is better in its original language, but I like it more in my country's language. Anyway, "Open Season" is a very funny and well done animated comedy.
  2. Mitch
    Oct 9, 2006
    1
    I went in with an open mind, but dang was that a boring movie. It was like 80 minutes in before I found anything mildly amusing. And even the mildly amusing part was only MILDLY amusing.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. StinkyP.
    Jan 30, 2007
    10
    Great and charming film. The story was original and the animation had a cool Hanna-Barbera 3-d look to it.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  4. JoshW
    Oct 3, 2006
    6
    Cute, even if it's bursting with cliches.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  5. Sonja
    Oct 3, 2006
    7
    Laugh out loud funny in just enough places.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  6. ScottC.
    Sep 26, 2006
    0
    Been there. Done that.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  7. RobertT.
    Jan 29, 2007
    2
    Lame.....boring.....not funny - pretty much sums it up. I can't help but compare all of these recent animations to Flushed Away which I truly loved. I must say though that this one was wayyyyyyy better than Barn Yard - I'm still trying to wash the taste of that one out of my mouth - Yeck!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  8. {Anonymous]
    Sep 26, 2007
    4
    Mildly funny and at least half-decent, but sooo unimportant and forgettable when there are such better, less cliched movies out there.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  9. AnsonG
    Oct 25, 2006
    8
    Actually is a great movie but not the best.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  10. MichelleC.
    Sep 26, 2006
    6
    This movie starts off well and ends well, it is the middle that struggles. I am uncertain how you can make a kids movie too long, but they did it. The middle drags and drags and when it finally finds its comical tune the song is over.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  11. [Anonymous]
    Sep 26, 2006
    9
    Some of the best animation I have seen in years, directing top-notch, and I laughed out loud 10-15 times. Great for kids over 5, and fun for adults.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  12. RichK.
    Sep 27, 2006
    0
    Cute film for kids under 5. Not much there for anyone else.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  13. TravisG.
    Mar 9, 2007
    3
    I really did not like this movie. I mean, its funny in 1 or 2 parts, but overall it just wasnt that funny.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  14. robertxxx
    Oct 18, 2006
    4
    Well, you know, nothing much happens...which is alright if the characters are adorable...but they seem as unimaginative as the story.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  15. JeffL.
    Sep 28, 2006
    9
    Great fun for the kids and adults! The animation is great and the colors jump from the screen. Great family fun.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  16. Jun 11, 2011
    2
    Let's face it. Pixar and Dreamworks Animation are still both the kings of CGI animations (Pixar's movies weren't bad. However, only one CGI movie from Dreamworks was bad, but some of their films turned out to be as good as Pixar's films). However, year after year, in the middle of the 2000s, other CGI animation studios tried to cash in by releasing their own CGI animated features. This is one of them and trust me, it was that bad and I was shocked to see that it was made by Roger Allers (director of Disney's The Lion King). (sigh) I'm going to talk about the plot first before I make my opinion and some of you already know what it was about. Boog, a grizzly bear, lives in a perfect world with a park ranger named Beth. One day, he saves a deer named Elliot from a hunter and one night, he returns the favor by helping him escape from his owner. Realizing that Boog has reverted to his wild nature, she releases him in the woods before hunting season begins. Boog and Elliot make a bond not only for themselves but for the other animals in the forest as they rally them up to drive the hunters out of the forest. This was the first CGI movie from Columbia Pictures and at their first try, they were unsuccessful. The characters were very annoying, the dialogue was just plain laughable, it had a lot of overused clichés and there were a lot of plot holes. I will give Columbia Pictures credit for the CGI animation and art design, but they were overshadowed by a poorly written storyline, same old slapstick jokes, and really pathetic acting. For the kids, it's worth watching, but as for others, it isn't. It's just a stupid CGI movie with no character and no plot at all. That is until it was followed by two sequels. Two sequels? Two sequels?! This clichéd, unfunny movie had two sequels?! Oh, goodie. I want to see how much they suck just like this one. 2/10 Expand
  17. Nov 19, 2011
    8
    Open Season is a very funny animated comedy. There is enough charm and funny moments to make this worth watching. The story is okay, which is the only real weak point.
Metascore

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 18
  2. Negative: 6 out of 18
  1. Reviewed by: Gregory Kirshling
    58
    The overfamiliar Open Season feels like just another CG 'toon in our 'toon-glutted times.
  2. Reviewed by: Josh Rosenblatt
    30
    Little more than paint-by-numbers filmmaking, and it fails in the most important charge of any children's movie: to transport its young and impressionable audience to a world where anything is possible, rather than to one where everything's been thought of already.
  3. Reviewed by: Gregg Rickman
    50
    On the plus side, Open Season enjoys a clear narrative, real rooting interest and good interspecies rapport. On the downside, there's a surfeit of cruel bunny-rabbit gags.