Now Hollywood has done it. They have chosen to mess with my favorite series of books from my childhood: The Berenstain Bears. Forget the Chipmunks and their "squeakquel," forget Marmaduke, forget Ramona and Beezus, forget Locke's warnings of the inevitable Family Circus film -- The Berenstain Bear movie MUST BE STOPPED. They will ruin Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister Bear, I am sure of it! (I just learned today that baby Honey Bear joined the fam in 2000, too. I also learned today that the Berenstain Bear Country attraction at Cedar Point amusement park, which I used to go to like ten times per summer, was retired over ten years ago -- sob! The hits keep coming.)
I find no comfort in the fact that director Shawn Levy is overseeing this project. Sure, I liked the first Night at the Museum, but let us not forget that he was also responsible for Just Married, The Pink Panther and Night at the Museum 2 among other questionable titles. The bad outweighs the good on Levy's resume, if I may be so bold.
I *might* have been OK with this whole thing if the plans called for a 100% old-school animated adventure. Unfortunately, however, the big-hit-or-disastrous-miss combination of live-action and CGI animation will be employed. I don't want to see a CGI version of the Bear family, dammit! CGI is NOT all that. Why oh why won't anyone out west come to their senses?
I need a shot of honey.
*Begins to sob*
WHY!?!?!?!
I think we should start a redblog movement against these atrocities!
Posted by: Matthew S. | November 05, 2009 at 03:11 PM
I am SO with you Erika.
Posted by: billie | November 06, 2009 at 03:18 PM
I agree with all these comments. Im sobing too!
Posted by: jennifer thompson | November 06, 2009 at 08:48 PM