tavm Review of Yogi Bear

Yogi Bear (2010)

This version of Yogi Bear had some amusing moments and not much else

[4/10 · 18 December 2010]

Before I start this review, let me say this: I'm only partially familiar with this iconic bear having seen clips of his '60s cartoon series on various Hanna-Barbera retrospectives. I know during the mid '80s, USA Network had aired that series on its weekday afternoon lineup but I was a teenager by then and was temporarily losing interest in animation. I have seen him on both "Scooby Doo's Laugh-a-Lympics" and "Yogi's Space Race" but neither of those really showcased his character. So it's with that that I'm saying that some of the visual humor concerning Yogi and his little buddy Boo-Boo (voices of Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake) vary from amusing to a little more than that (never completely hilarious) but the subplots concerning Ranger Smith's romance with a female nature filmmaker (Tom Cavanaugh and Anna Faris) not to mention the Mayor's attempts to close Jellystone Park down are just partially wasted time-filler to provide excuses to drive those gags. There were also some punchlines I liked. So I don't think this version of this "smarter than the average bear" was that good. Still, it's harmless and should provide some enjoyment for the kiddies and some of the 3-D imagery was impressive...