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Jul 09, 2014ManMachine rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
As arrogant as he clearly is, Yogi may go around boasting that he's smarter than the average bear, but after seeing what sort of silly shenanigans he gets up to, I'd definitely say that he's also more annoying than the average bear, as well. In fact, I think that Yogi Bear should be well-advised to switch names with his sidekick, Boo-Boo, and that way he'd be much more appropriately named. For starters - I'd say this semi-cute kiddies' movie made its gravest mistake by mixing live-action with the CG bear effects. This weak, marginally entertaining story would've faired so much better had the whole production been total animation. Not only was the "aw-shucks" romance that transpired between Ranger Smith and Rachel more suited for a pair of clumsy teeny-boppers - But the overly ambitious Mayor Brown character (and all of his despicable, political treachery) literally scraped the very bottom of the barrel when it came to the stereotypical callousness of a government official. Far from being just a simple, light-hearted romp through the pristine beauty of Jellystone Park, "Yogi Bear" (with its cut & dry characters and its $80 million budget) didn't even come anywhere close to capturing the dumb charm of the early-1960's, 2-D, animated TV series which it based its characters upon.