How sad is this?

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

I have never watched the TV series but i have seen this movie a lot. It is very funny until the human romance starts which is so awkward. Everybody and everything is very funny till that point and they definitely gave Yogi and Boo boo enough jokes but the Humans sadly mean this film isn't quite perfect.

As arrogant as he clearly is, Yogi may go around boasting that he's smarter than the average bear, but after seeing what sort of silly shenanigans he gets up to, I'd definitely say that he's also more annoying than the average bear, as well.In fact, I think that Yogi Bear should be well-advised to switch names with his sidekick, Boo-Boo, and that way he'd be much more appropriately named.For starters - I'd say this kiddies' movie made its gravest mistake by mixing live-action with the CG bear effects. This weak, marginally entertaining story would've faired so much better had the whole production been total animation.Not only was the "aw-shucks" romance that transpired between Ranger Smith and Rachel more suited for a pair of clumsy teenagers - But the overly ambitious Mayor Brown character (and all of his despicable, political treachery) literally scraped the very bottom of the barrel when it came to the stereotypical callousness of a government official.Far from being just a simple, light-hearted romp through the pristine beauty of Jellystone Park, "Yogi Bear" (with its cut & dry characters and its $80 million budget) didn't even come anywhere close to capturing the dumb charm of the early-1960's, 2-D, animated TV series which it based its characters upon.

As a teenager who grew up with Hanna-Barbera and Bagdasarian, I was really nervous when I saw the first trailers for this movie. my first thoughts were "Why, Aykroyd, why?" But, being an Aykroyd fan, and seeing it on sale for $5 at Walmart, I decided to watch it and see.First of all, it was definitely not true to the original cartoons, but then again, it is supposed to have a modern twist to it. Kind of like the new Chipmunk movies (Which, I hate to admit, didn't mind). There were a few bits from the cartoons, but the writers went their own way on it. Putting aside any knowledge of Yogi Bear, I actually liked the movie. The story was kind of simple and easy to guess, but it isn't supposed to be some intense drama. It's a light comedy about a talking bear. I have read some reviews talking about the humour in the movie, well I have to admit the joke about using the turtle as a footstool made me have to pause the movie because I kept bursting out laughing. I thought the humour was right on the dot, but then again, that's just my opinion of what I think is funny.One thing I didn't like was that I found the scenes between the actors and the bears awkward. Obviously the actors didn't have the CGI bears right there in front of them, but I think it could have been done a little bit better.All in all, I liked the movie. But if you are a die hard Yogi fan, it might not be the best movie for you. That is my reasoning for giving it a seven out of ten.

Now I'm no stranger to Hanna Barbera cartoons but Yogi Bear is unfamiliar to me. But what I do know is it's about two talking bears that steal picnic baskets,which you barely get that in this film.Now the film begins with Yogi and Booboo voiced by Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake, who do a good job with the voices. For the first ten minutes, but then the film quickly goes downhill from there. We meet Ranger Smith who has a personality of sandpaper, and Ranger Jones who I'm positive was written with a twelve year old in mind. This character is just an enthusiastic boy scout and since he is played by an adult, makes him pretty creepy. We then meet Rachel an aspiring film director who wants to make a documentary on the park. Smith who instantly has the hots for her, most likely because she is the first girl he has managed to talk to, allows her to film.But there's one problem the Mayor of the city is planning to sell the park to industrialists to make up the money the park looses. So the rangers and the girl have a week to get people to visit the park or else it will be destroyed. So how do they do this? they promise fireworks, yes fireworks. Let's just forget about the two talking walking bears, because thats not the least bit amazing. So anyway the fireworks work, but the Mayor tricks Ranger Jones into thinking if he sabotages the event he will make him head ranger of the park. And because the character is a complete idiot he falls for it, so he tells Yogi to Smith needs Yogi's help and of course he ruins the event.Now what happens next really shows how bland of a character Smith is as he looses the park, but Rachel comforts him by saying he still has her. Now what does he do, he rejects her because, he's an idiot. Anyway Yogi and BooBoo go to the city and get him back, and I would like to point out that nobody is fazed by walking talking bears, I would have thought someone would notice. And before anyone says talking animals exist in this world, I will point out I haven't seen any other talking animal apart from these two. Anyway they bring Smith back, as they find out that BooBoo's pet turtle is in fact an endangered frog mouthed turtle, and since it's endangered by law it's natural habitat can't be destroyed. So as everyone is racing to get it all I'm thinking about is why the turtle can't talk? To wrap the story up they get the turtle expose the Mayor and all live happily ever after. Now the story barely focuses on the bears, but instead focuses on saving the forest, now that isn't a bad message but when you try your best to force it into the audiences head, they will not respond well. But apart from the painfully forced message, the story is just dull.Now lets look at the film from a technical stand point. When the film focuses on the bears, the CGI looks impressive, but when the actors have to interact with them, the quality quickly drops, with providing some of the worst green screens, I have ever seen. Painted backgrounds from the 30s looked more realistic.Now I know I wasn't the intended audience for the film, it's obviously aimed at kids. But I find it very hard that kids would be entertained by this, I know kids are more easily entertained but you still have to put effort in making your film. Like I said Aykroyd and Timberlake do a good job with their voices, and the film did trick me in thinking it was narrated by Morgan Freeman, but was in fact narrated by actor Josh Robert Tompson. At first this deception annoyed me, but then I realised that it shows the talents of talented impressionist. So with all said and considered I give Yogi Bear 2/10.Thanks for reading.