Jagdfieber (2006)

Jagdfieber: Directed by Roger Allers, Jill Culton, Anthony Stacchi. With Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Gary Sinise, Debra Messing. Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear, finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.

“When I saw u0026quot;Open Seasonu0026quot;, my first impression was that the film looked a bit substandard compared to the higher quality Pixar movies which preceded it. While this opinion didnu0026#39;t change much during the course of the movie, I was surprised that I ended up really liking it anyway. Why? Because the writing was so good…and itu0026#39;s worth seeing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Open Seasonu0026quot; is the story of Boog the Grizzly who was raised by a forest ranger. When he is returned to the wild, Boog is totally out of his element and is assisted by a chatty and occasionally annoying mule deer. As the story progresses, they seem to be doing a horrible job of finding civilization and end up nearly being killed because hunting season has just opened. Can the pair and their many new forest friends manage to survive and thrive against the odds?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story is in many ways reminiscent of u0026quot;Ice Ageu0026quot; and u0026quot;Shreku0026quot; where you have a big creature who is constantly annoyed by a smaller and very chatty creature who insists on being friends. Donu0026#39;t expect 100% originality in this department. However, why I enjoyed the film so much are all the wonderful supporting characters–all of which were likable, funny and cute. Overall, quite a bit of fun and despite its shortcomings, a terrific story.”