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The Country Bears (2002)

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Reviews Counted: 76 Fresh: 21  Rotten:55 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.
 

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Runtime: 88 mins

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 strong connection and is fanatical about. So it is no surprise when Beary runs away to find his real... 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]

Genre: Childrens

Starring: Christopher Walken, Haley Joel Osment, Daryl Mitchell, Diedrich Bader, Alex Rocco

Director: Peter Hastings
Screenwriter: Mark Perez
Producer: Andrew Gunn, Jeffrey Chernov
Composer: Christopher Young

DVD Info

Release:

May 12, 2003

[DVD Details]
  • The Country Bears
  • Disney's legendary group comes alive as The Country Bears star in their first feature film. Chronicling one of the most heartwarming family adventures ever, THE COUNTRY BEARS is packed with hilarious comedy, fantastic fun, and foot-stomping music for the whole family. For Beary Barrington, The Country Bears' young #1 fan, fitting in with his all-too-human family is proving im-paws-ible. When he runs away to find Country Bear Hall and his heroes, he discovers the venue that made them famous is near foreclosure. Beary hightails it over the river and through the woods to get the Bears in the Band back together for an all-out reunion concert to save Country Bear Hall. And on the way to find his place in the world, Beary learns that true families are made up of those people who love you the most!
  • Source: Buena Vista Home Entertainment.
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    01/06/04
    Michael Dequina
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    ...the movie just might be worth a rental if only for the sight of watching Christopher Walken belt out a musical number using only his hand and his armpit.

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    03/30/03
    David Nusair
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    It's like an all-star salute to Disney's cheesy commercialism.

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    10/21/02
    Jean Lowerison
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    Kids will probably enjoy the sight of huge, bumbling teddy bears... Parents will exit wondering why this piece of unnecessary cross-promotion wasn’t released straight to video.

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    09/26/02
    Dan Fienberg
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    09/18/02
    Gary Dowell
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    '...both hokey and super-cool, and definitely not in a hurry, so sit back, relax and have a few laughs while the little ones get a fuzzy treat.'

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    08/21/02
    Anita Schmaltz
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    Bearable. Barely.

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    Functions more as a product than a movie.

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    By turns numbingly dull-witted and disquietingly creepy.

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    08/04/02
    Marc Savlov
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    It's fitting that a movie as artificial and soulless as The Country Bears owes its genesis to an animatronic display at Disneyland.

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    It's mildly amusing, but I certainly can't recommend it.

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    07/31/02
    Richard Roeper
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    The movie left me feeling that I never wanted to see another movie in my life. Yes, it's that bad. It's worse than that bad.

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