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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | 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! | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Actors: | Haley Joel Osment, Diedrich Bader, Candy Ford, James Gammon, Brad Garrett | | Directors: | Peter Hastings | | Format: | Closed-captioned, Color, Live, NTSC | | Language: | English | | Number of Tapes: | 1 | | Studio: | Walt Disney Home Entertainment | | VHS Tape Release Date: | December 17, 2002 | | Run Time: | 88 minutes | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 50 reviews |
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 How can they play instruments with their paws? Jul 06, 2010
Part of me is kind of sad that I don't like "The Country Bears", because in the comedy animal war between bears and monkeys, I'm always rooting for the bears. I see them as rare, majestic (often carnivorous) snuggles who steal you pick-a-nic baskets, help save the world from Televised monsters (while making horrible puns), or simply stand there, doing nothing and they'll still be amusing to watch; plus, the name 'bear' sounds funny after saying it a couple of times. Of course, it helps that their attention is limited, unlike monkeys who just had to appear in every forms of media that their prevalence for entertainment make them worthless cheap gags.
That being said, me liking bears doesn't change the fact that this movie is bad. There's a reason why film studios shouldn't make films based on animatronic creatures one sees in a kiddy restaurant or a theme park: they always lead to disaster. Even if I could swallow the idea that the Country Bears is so renowned across America that they even influenced Jimmy Hendrix, that an adopted bear is traveling across the road to meet the band and no human being bats an eye, it would still be a pretty boring ride. The bears have no identifiable personality or charm, the jokes aren't funny, and most of the plot relied on coincidence or given itself a pat on the back.
It goes beyond personal nitpicking that the movie has certain issues that bothered me. As the story goes, the Country Bears were popular until they broke up, and it's up to an adopted bear named Beary to bring them back together. It never explained WHY they broke up, except for a half-hearted comment from a disgruntled bear, and the members seems all too easy-going to gang up like the disbandment never happened. Plus, there's that one bear who was saddened that his woman bear broke up with him long ago, but when the two meet once again through sheer story convenience, they just sang a bit and they made up; no arguments, not heated conversations, just made up. This movie has no real conflict at all; nevermind the whole mission to save the Country Bear Hall from a greedy banker played by Christopher Walker (the only best thing about the whole movie), or the cliche mid-story crisis that lead to the separation until the whole "family is important" speech reconcile them, there's no actual trials to challenge these bears to get ahead of themselves.
The musical numbers are tacked-on at best. One has the harmonica bear involved with a forgettable female singer in a montage of different sets and kids jumping on trampoline which leads up to a concert stage, in what I'm suppose to believe is them rehearsing (yeah right). Another was when the bears are in a diner, and an inspiring waitress decided to just sing and everyone in the diner started dancing while the place becomes a dance club. Those are the only two musical numbers in the movie, and considering how few they are, they have no merit to the plot and they just happen for no reason. On the subject of the unnecessary, the cops involved in the search to find Beary are there just so film can have an illogically stupid chase sequence. The bears were high-tailing in a tourbus, making hectic turns while speeding which should've had the bus fall on the side and cause massive car piles. Then bus hid inside a carwash, which shouldn't even fit the vehicle's height. When the cops discovered them, instead of driving to the end of the carwash to block the bus's path, they cartoonishly drive INSIDE the carwash, where the cops got out and get sucked by the spin brushes (which isn't possible), spat by hot oil (which should've burned their skin) and floating by a blowdryer (without closed space, the heavy dryer should've pushed them back, not lift them up); they could've been killed, but instead gave the cops wacky hairstyle. Since the cops are basically forgotten after that and how out-of-place the musicals were, it seems like they exist because the movie needs to fill up the 90-minutes somehow.
A few other things bother me, like how a 1200-pound bear get into a stage dive and didn't squash the crowd holding him or how Beary and the Country Bear gang happen to be the only humanoid bears roaming the nation (unless this is implied Beary is an illegitimate child of the band, which can explain the break up in many disturbing ways). It's so off-the-wall from reality that I had to roll my eyes in anguish. In many ways, "The Country Bears" the grizzly bumpkin version of "The Blues Brothers"; too bad it doesn't have the humor, the scope, the memorable songs, or the plausible cameos as the John Landis classic. Speaking of the cameos, those in this film don't even click with the whole Country theme; of course, if has Willie Nelson obviously reading a line, but then later it show a musician like Xzibit! What is he doing here? He's about as country as Country Crock butter.
Is the movie safe for children? Yes. Is it entertaining? Not the least.
 Cute movie Apr 15, 2010
This movie is a cute and sweet family movie. It helps grow kids imagination. We have even given each other names of the bears. Would recommend this to anyone who wants to have a good family movie night.
 The Country Bears Nov 22, 2009
Excellent laid back family movie, appealing to both adults & children alike. A toe tapping road trip where the value of friendship & family are explored to the tried & true Disney formula where kids can get lost in the fantasy & adults can play spot the celebrity 'special guest' all culminating in the usual happy ending.
This movie is a hoot!! Mar 02, 2009
"The Country Bears" is full of tongue-in-cheek humor - I laugh everytime I see it. The music is fantastic. The production number "Kick it into Gear" is an all-time favorite in this household. It's extremely clever and wonderfully executed. Zeb's comment after the number, when asked how he likes his eggs: "Hot!" sums the number up brilliantly. If you like good country music, this film is a winner. The dryly delivered lines of Beary's older brother, Dex, who can't figure out why no one seems to notice that his brother is a bear, are sheer genius. The way this movie pokes fun at the obvious, as though it weren't obvious, must have most critics bamboozled - they seem to be too clever to appreciate the humor this film has to offer.
"The Country Bears" has never lost its charm for us. We have owned it for close to three years, and whenever anyone in the family needs a pick-me-up, "The Country Bears" goes into the DVD drive. It's hard to imagine a movie that offers more good clean fun. One of Disney's best if you ask me. A truly underrated, underappreciated prize!
good movie - great music Aug 18, 2008
I liked it.
It doesn't follow the music or the style of the old Disney Attraction. But the old Disneyland show was stupid. I can't imagine sitting in a stretched out version of the Disney Show. It would never work.
As a stand-alone movie it was really good. John Hiatt wrote and performed most of the Bear's songs, and they were honest and straight forward. Really good music. They had to be aging 70's rockers in order for the script to work.
I liked it, and I've watched it over and over with my kids. Think "Almost Famous" with bears.
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