The Tale of Despereaux User Reviews

My wife and I took two grandchildren to the movie yesterday. Overall we liked the movie however at the beginning of the movie was a reference to Christmas that was derogatory. Christmas is the birth of Jesus Christ. This to us was another using the cliche word of seemingly liberal people knocking this relegious day. Why was this line even in the movie? The impression of this Soup Holiday to these characters did not need bolstering. We do not know who had the final say over the script....directors, producers, etc. You were wrong and it does hurt people. Allen & Geri Ward

12/30/2008, 10:23 am

I WAS OUTRAGED! DEFINITELY NOT A KIDS MOVIE. SUBJECT MATTER WAS MORE AN ADULT FILM BUT WITH CHARACTERS. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE MOVIE INDUSTRY IS TRYING TO PASS IT OFF AS A CHILD'S MOVIE AND THE RATING OF "G" IS A JOKE. MY FAMILY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TO GO TO THE MOVIE AND I ENDED UP LEAVING WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD. IN MY OPINION.... DO NOT TAKE ANY CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF 10 TO THIS MOVIE..... AS AN ADULT... I DID NOT ENJOY IT.

12/26/2008, 9:54 pm

Bad movie---disappointing, i was hoping that it would be as fun as Madagascar or ratatouille but it wasnt, don't see it. Watch Seven Pounds or yes man instead. My pick WATCH SEVEN POUNDS.

12/23/2008, 6:38 am

I was considering this movie as an after Christmas treat for our children, but as most of the reviewers, I also frown on disrespect for authority. It's not the message we want to send to our children, who are having a difficult enough time understanding the concept. The problerm I see here is the "average rating." 0 stars; 0 stars; 1 star; 1 star; 5 stars...the average becomes 3 1/2 stars, which is not so bad. However, if one took the median the "true" score is 1 star... hardly a reason to waste your money.

12/28/2008, 3:39 pm

I loved The Tale of Despereaux! The graphics were amazing, the story was cleaver, it was just brillent. The moment I got home I made my mother (I'm 16) order the book and the coloring book for me online. The one downside I will say is that the begining credicts made me and my boyfriends very dizzy. Other than that its a must see!

01/02/2009, 12:29 am

Ummmm. Defying authority? What if authority is WRONG? Hopefully someday parents will learn that teaching your children that authority is quite often deeply flawed is NOT a dangerous thing. Good god, if no one ever defied authority, I would hate to think of the world we would be living in. Bad as it is, it could be even worse. Long live the world of the imagination. Please read the book too. Or is that too threatening an idea for some parents?

12/29/2008, 7:31 pm

Definitely not a movie for kids. Too much violence for kids. This movie should have been rated PG or PG-13. Also, didn't appreciate the underlying subliminal message of defying authority. I'm all for marching to beat of a different drum, and also being more that the norm and swimming upstream against the flow; however, not by disrespecting those in authority.

12/26/2008, 8:09 pm

Quite frankly, I am not sure if those critics above me watched the same movie. While it may be amusing to the 4 and 5 year old crowd because they have no idea of what exactly a plot is, it is absolutely one of the most awful movies I have ever seen in my life. The plot focuses first on a central mouse character and somehow transitions to several unimportant characters.(i.e the servant girl) Do not waste your money on this film, unless you want to take a nap. I suggest you spend $20 and buy the Ratatouille DVD.

12/20/2008, 8:42 pm

What a great movie! I went to see this on a "free movie" morning at the Regal Cinema, and I thought it was great! It was first class all of the way, and what a great story!

08/06/2009, 7:39 am