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Yogi Bear

PG

Released Dec 17, 2010

1 hr. 20 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

List

13%

104 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

50,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Yogi (Dan Aykroyd) and his sidekick, Boo Boo (Justin Timberlake), are Jellystone Park's most-notorious troublemakers, hatching countless schemes to separate park visitors from their vittles. Standing in the way of picnic perfection is their long-suffering nemesis, Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh). But when Mayor Brown announces his plans to sell Jellystone Park to loggers, Yogi, Boo Boo and Ranger Smith must join forces to save their beloved campground from closing forever.

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Critics Consensus

Yogi Bear's 3D effects and all-star voice cast are cold comfort for its aggressively mediocre screenplay.

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Allison B

Time for hunting season

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/07/24

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Lou T

Attempting to reinvigorate this classic character for a modern audience, Yogi Bear sets out to create a fun kids movie. While the plot is basic, you will constantly be entertained and it is thoroughly enjoyable to watch . The charm of this comes heavily from the wonderful cast, with Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh) and Yogi (Dan Aykroyd) stand out as a delightful pairing. Unfortunately, the green screening is abysmal at points and fully ruins one of the biggest sequences in the film, going from engaging to laughable. While other films have done similar stories better, Yogi Bear has quite a bit of charisma and it's hard to be disappointed at a film that stays so true to the classic characters.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/01/23

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David Q

such a good movie!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/20/23

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Leticia q

DAVID: This is so goood

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/13/23

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ELMA A

I love it . Yogi ‘s voice actor nailed it , Boo-Boo and Justin Timberlake were a surprising combination that really worked. It made me wanna watch the show! The plot was PERFECT! I wanted to visit Jellystone park and give Yogi and Boo-Boo my picnic basket! Also, Ranger Smith is SO ATTRACTIVE! Please watch this movie, it's funny, it's got heart, the CGI is fantastic! It's easy to slam a movie like "Yogi Bear"- just talk about how simplistic the script written by no less than three writers; or how childish the antics are of the titular character and his cautious sidekick, Boo-Boo; or even how repetitive pic-a-nic basket stealing gets. Yes, they are all fair observations of this live-action adaptation of the 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon, but I wouldn't go so far as to criticise the movie for these very traits. If you've seen the Saturday morning cartoons, you'll find that this film actually stays extremely faithful to its source. In them, Yogi goes around doing perhaps one thing and one thing only- that's right, stealing pic-a-nic baskets and thinking to himself how he's "smarter than the average bear"- together with Boo-Boo, occasionally running into Jellystone National Park's head ranger Smith who yells at him for disturbing the peace. We used to laugh at Yogi's foolish schemes (or at least I remember I did), so why is it so difficult to laugh at the same things all over again? Sure many of us who have enjoyed those cartoons may have grown up, but that's not a fault of the film, especially when those in the audience who were of the age when we were watching the cartoons were obviously having a great time. Around the regular pic-a-nic stealing, writers Jeffrey Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin and Brad Copeland have spun an eco-friendly story of the unscrupulous town mayor (Andrew Daly) who aims to sell off Jellystone to the loggers to cover the city's deficit. Needless to say, it will be up to Ranger Smith, his love interest the nature documentarian Rachel (Anna Faris), and of course Yogi and Boo-Boo to save the day. Yes it's simple but the plot is just serviceable enough to be the glue this live-action treatment needs. Ultimately, the stars of the show were always Yogi and Boo-Boo, and in this regard, both the voice actors and the animators have done a wonderful job. Dan Aykroyd does his best Daws Butler impersonation for Yogi Bear, most impressive for nailing his character's distinctive speech patterns. Just as outstanding is Justin Timberlake, clearly relishing the opportunity to disappear into the role of Boo-Boo, complete with the trademark nasal delivery. It's especially interesting to think how Timberlake sounds so uncannily like the classic Don Messick. Director Eric Brevig (of 2008's "Journey to the Centre of the Earth") keeps the gags flying fast and furious, so even if some of the supposed verbal punchlines fall flat, there is always something visually appealing to hold your attention. An Oscar-nominated effects specialist, Brevig makes great use of the stereoscopy to deliver all sorts of visual gimmicks- whether something flying in your face or hurling you along- but it adds nicely to the fun. I rate it 5 stars

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/22/24

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Jack M

An absolutely hideous jumble of careless acting, cheaply stupid gags, and unconvincing special effects, this is a movie only children could possibly enjoy.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/23

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Eric Brevig

Director

Dan Aykroyd

Yogi

Justin Timberlake

Boo Boo

Anna Faris

Rachel

Tom Cavanagh

Ranger Smith

T.J. Miller

Ranger Jones

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Rated: C

Apr 21, 2012

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The new Yogi Bear is survivable. That's as far as I'll go.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 11, 2011

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John Walsh

Independent (UK)

There are some watchable 3D sequences in a boat on the rapids and a makeshift airplane, but it's pretty grim for anyone over six.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 11, 2011

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Lazily plotted and tiredly predictable, the film reminds me of one of that other Yogi's most famous phrases: "It's deja vu all over again."

Rated: 2/5

Dec 28, 2020

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

How is it, by the way, that a park has actual talking bears and nobody seems to care? How is this park losing money, anyway?

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 27, 2020

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

...a patience-testing, headache-inducing disaster with little to offer older viewers.

Rated: 1/4

Sep 26, 2020

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Synopsis

Yogi (Dan Aykroyd) and his sidekick, Boo Boo (Justin Timberlake), are Jellystone Park's most-notorious troublemakers, hatching countless schemes to separate park visitors from their vittles. Standing in the way of picnic perfection is their long-suffering nemesis, Ranger Smith (Tom Cavanagh). But when Mayor Brown announces his plans to sell Jellystone Park to loggers, Yogi, Boo Boo and Ranger Smith must join forces to save their beloved campground from closing forever.

Director: Eric Brevig
Executive Producer: Andrew Haas, Jim Dyer, Lee Berger
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Ventimilia, Joshua Sternin, Brad Copeland
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Sunswept Entertainment, De Line Pictures
Rating: PG (Some Mild Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 17, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 22, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $100.2M
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS

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