Bears is bad. Not 'terrible filmmaking' bad, but more like, 'I once had a nightmare like this, and it's now coming true' bad.
The Country Bears (2002)
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Reviews Counted:77
Fresh:21
Rotten:56
Average Rating:4.3/10
Consensus: Despite all the celebrities on hand, this spin-off from a theme park attraction still feels tired and hokey.
Runtime: 88 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: A bear raised in a human environment, Beary (Haley Joel Osment), is a confused adolescent, despite his loving home. His sanctuary is in a disbanded musical act, the Country Bears, to whom he has a... A bear raised in a human environment, Beary (Haley Joel Osment), is a confused adolescent, despite his loving home. His sanctuary is in a disbanded musical act, the Country Bears, to whom he has a strong connection and is fanatical about. So it is no surprise when Beary runs away to find his real family that he winds up at Country Bear Hall, the landmark site of so many of those memorable Country Bear gigs, now little more than dust and kindling and just days from being demolished by greedy banker Reed Thimple (Christopher Walken). The few Bears who remain prepare to move away from their hall and their Kentucky bluegrass. That is, until Beary arrives, convincing them to hop in the old Hiber Nation tour bus and track down the other band members for a reunion concert in hopes of saving the historic venue. This search for the members of the influential group proves difficult with the Bears all in varying states of desperation and a pair of bumbling cops (Daryl Mitchell and Diedrich Bader) tracking them. Ultimately, the Country Bears and their biggest fan use this road trip to gain an understanding of the true meaning of family. [More]
Starring: Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Daryl Mitchell, Diedrich Bader
Starring: Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Daryl Mitchell, Diedrich Bader, Alex Rocco, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Setzer, Krystal, Jennifer Paige, James Gammon, Brad Garrett, Toby Huss, Stephen Root, Candy Ford
Director: Peter Hastings
Director: Peter Hastings
Screenwriter: Mark Perez
Producer: Andrew Gunn, Jeffrey Chernov
Composer: Christopher Young
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
Reviews for The Country Bears
Like a bedtime story on acid, or a Chuck E. Cheese restaurant that's been commandeered by teen ravers...
Too damn weird to pass up, and for the blacklight crowd, way cheaper (and better) than Pink Floyd tickets.
Could The Country Bears really be as bad as its trailers? In a word -- yes.
An outdated, Chuck E. Cheese-quality Disneyland attraction...turn it into a trite, cliche-packed embarrassment of a feature film.
True to its animatronic roots:...as stiff, ponderous and charmless as a mechanical apparatus...'The Country Bears' should never have been brought out of hibernation.
an "O Bruin, Where Art Thou?"-style cross-country adventure... it has sporadic bursts of liveliness, some so-so slapstick and a few ear-pleasing songs on its soundtrack.
Many went to see the attraction for the sole reason that it was hot outside and there was air conditioning inside, and I don’t think that A.C. will help this movie one bit.
Less Behind-the-Music than After School Special, The Country Bears is thoroughly embarrassing.
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