We Bought a Zoo

[Brian in Mesa]

We Bought a Zoo

Release Date: December 23, 2011
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Director: Cameron Crowe
Screenwriter: Aline Brosh McKenna
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG (for language and some thematic elements)
Website: WeBoughtaZoomovie.com

Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, John Michael Higgins

Plot Summary: This holiday season, acclaimed filmmaker Cameron Crowe ("Jerry Maguire," "Almost Famous") directs an amazing and true story about a single dad who decides his family needs a fresh start, so he and his two children move to the most unlikely of places: a zoo. With the help of an eclectic staff, and with many misadventures along the way, the family works to return the dilapidated zoo to its former wonder and glory.

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[Shane]

Good good good movie! The kids and I enjoyed it!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Really liked it. Good movie.

 

[Jersey Girl]

Read the book. Great story. Had no idea they planned to make it into a movie.

I don't like when they say "based on a true story." I think "inspired by ..." would be a better description. By watching the previews, the movie looks very different from the book (and I don't just mean the country in which it takes place).

That said, I will still likely see it.

 

[Pariah]

It didn't really hold my kids' attention, but I thought it was really good.

 

[UncleChris]

Good good good movie! The kids and I enjoyed it!

Ditto, Ditto, Ditto!!! AWESOME movie! 4.5 out of 5 stars!!

 

[Mulli]

Cameron Crowe made a sappy movie?

Here is my shocked face:

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[Rivercard]

It didn't really hold my kids' attention, but I thought it was really good.

How old are the little tikes?

 

[Pariah]

How old are the little tikes?

6 and 8

 

[Rivercard]

6 and 8

Wanna take my 7 but I fear she'll be bored.

 

[Pariah]

Wanna take my 7 but I fear she'll be bored.

It's really not a kids' movie, but there's nothing too objectionable about it. Some heavy themes, though (widower dad struggles with raising kids solo, teenage angst/love, etc...)

It was good, tho...

 

[Shane]

Wanna take my 7 but I fear she'll be bored.

My 7 year old(boy) really really enjoyed it FYI.

 

[AZ Native]

I liked it.

 

[ajcardfan]

I took my kids and they liked it. It was so predictable, that it's instantly forgettable. That said, the characters were all likable.

 

[Bada0Bing]

Good good good movie! The kids and I enjoyed it!

Agreed. My entire family enjoyed it. It's tough to find a non-animated film for the whole family these days.

 

[Bert]

Me and my daughters caught this on HBO the other night. We all loved it!

 

[Covert Rain]

One of my families favorite films. My kids love it.

 

[Chaplin]

I thought it was light and well-made. Maybe a bit schmalzy, but still entertaining.