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Brother Bear [DVD] [2003]

DVD ~ Joaquin Phoenix
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Disney's Brother Bear boasts a dramatic story--after he kills a bear, a young hunter named Kenai (voiced by Joaquin Phoenix) in prehistoric North America is turned into a bear himself and hunted by his own brother--but the animated movie's tone is more earnest and warm than tragic, focusing on the unfolding relationship between Kenai and an orphaned bear cub named Koda (voiced by Jeremy Suarez). However, it's often the comic supporting characters that prove the most popular, and a pair of moose voiced by Rick Moranis and Doug Thomas will win many fans. The songs by Phil Collins are typically negligible, but the hand-drawn animation is lush (occasional flashes of computer-generated animation clash with the movie's overall look). Kids will also enjoy the mammoths; but no sabre-toothed tigers, unfortunately.--Bret Fetzer

Special Features
  • Koda's Outtakes
  • Rutt and Tuke's Home Theatre
  • Find Your Totem
  • Bone Puzzle
  • Bear Legends
  • Making Noise
  • Art Review
  • Music
  • Deleted scenes

DVD Technical Information:

  • Running Time: 82 minutes
  • Region Code: 2
  • Aspect Ratio: Widescreen Anamorphic
  • Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1/DTS
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles English, English for the hearing impaired


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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, an instant classic!, 6 Mar 2004
I loved this film. I was surprised that it was somehow given so many bad reviews, and why it was shunned by the box office. This film has a heartwarming and feel good sense to it, and a great performance by Joaquin Phoenix as Kenai, the hunter who kills a bear, only to get turned into one himself. The two dim-witted moose are also very funny and unforgettable. Brother Bear borrows some of its contents from other animated films, but most of the time it manages to get away with it very well. When Kenai gets turned into a bear, he must find a way to get to the mountains where the lights touch the Earth, staying by the side of a lonely bear cub called Koda. During his voyage he learns that Koda is alone and that Kenai will have to keep with him throughout his whole journey. This technique of being there for others has a similar feeling that was previously featured in Finding Nemo and Lilo and Stitch. The only differences are that it doesn't work as well as it did with Lilo and Stitch, but for me, no other Disney film of any style can better it, and whereas Lilo and Stitch focused its winning charm on family, Brother Bear's is on brotherhood.
One thing has been improved though. Like Tarzan this has a soundtrack boasting with five new songs from music legend Phil Collins, which come better than the ones featured in Tarzan, so there's one good side to it. The only bad area was probably the repeat use of a herd of charging stampede, ruining The Lion King's pride of originality. The plot sounds like it rips off the Emperor's New Groove, but overall it makes the film much better and much more mature.
To end this review, Brother Bear is a great film for the whole family, with it being funny and touching, exactly the same things that made Lilo and Stitch the excellent franchise it is. Compared with that, Brother Bear probably won't become a well-loved Disney classic, but still a classic nonetheless, and a must-have on DVD.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My 2 Year Old's Favourite, 8 May 2004
By Dr Red "Mickey" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
I took my then 21 month old daughter to see this film. She didn't last twenty minutes in Nemo (and has, at 25 months, yet to sit through the whole DVD) but she LOVED Brother Bear. I think it was the 'realness' of the animals (which, like in Lion King, move like the real species) combined with action right from the beginning. There's also a wonderful sense of place and being outdoors - you can almost smell the pine trees. She loved the story of a boy who turns into a bear and back and back again. Every time we passed the cinema, she dragged me back to the poster and when my U.S.-based mother brought her a Brother Bear book, she adored it. Daddy and I liked the film, too. I've never been a Phil Collins fan, but 'On My Way' was a good tune and the story was very strong and very well animated. I especially like how the film introduces very young children to another culture and way of looking at the world (without the preachiness of Pocohontas). I'm looking forward to seeing it two or three hundred times in the next months!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Film for Children and Adults, 25 Mar 2004
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This review is from: Brother Bear [VHS] [2003] (VHS Tape)
I went to see this film with my daughters, aged 4 & 7. They both thoroughly enjoyed it - it was (in the words of the eldest) "one of the best cinema films ever" ! It is beautifully made with likeable characters and a story line that moves along at a good pace and keeps up the interest of even the most fidgety 4-year old. It was also genuinely funny and made us all laugh. It's a real shame that this film was overshadowed by Nemo as it was, in our opinions, every bit as good and just as well worth seeing.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Real feel good movie
Simple story of loss that gets even adults in touch with the their tear ducts.Can be seen as stand alone or nicer with both (Brother Bear 2) to make the whole story
Published 4 months ago by Margaret Clapson

5.0 out of 5 stars Brotherly Love
Don't be put off by the annoying Phil Collins soundtrack; this is a great Disney animation, if a relatively low-key one. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Binro The Heretic

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny yet touching
Brother Bear is a wonderful animation - it isn't violent and it has the right balance between comedy and drama. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Camilla Lea

5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly touching...!
For the first time in, oh, I don't know how many years, Disney managed to once again deliver a movie that from start to finish is a delight. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Taran Wanderer

1.0 out of 5 stars In spite of Disney's best efforts, this would be better forgotten
I wanted to like "Brother Bear". I really did. It is clearly trying so hard to be a Disney classic, and, to be fair, all of the right elements are there. Read more
Published on 17 Jun 2007 by Ms. MacNeill

3.0 out of 5 stars This is not Disney
Brother Bear is not a typical representation of the principal values and qualities we closely associate with Disney animations. Read more
Published on 15 Jun 2007 by P. DATTA

2.0 out of 5 stars Saved by a support cast
Collaborations with Pixar aside, "Brother Bear" represents a kind-of stalemate in the quality of Disney animations. Read more
Published on 24 Oct 2006 by Simon Slator

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Film but sad
This film is good although i don't think that younger children would understand it too well.
The songs are great and the picture is clear and colourful,but i also feel that... Read more
Published on 6 Aug 2006 by Ali Richards

2.0 out of 5 stars Hug your Teddy
As the on-screen narrator puts it, BROTHER BEAR is about a boy who becomes a man by becoming a bear. Read more
Published on 6 Jan 2006 by Joseph Haschka

4.0 out of 5 stars Disney Magic at its bets
This Film is great and I have seen it over 1000 times. It is a funny and heart worming story about a boy that became a man, by becoming a bear. Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2004

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