The Croods tells the story of the world’s first family road trip. When their cave is destroyed, the Crood family must embark on a comedy adventure into strange and spectacular territory in search of a new home. As if patriarch Grug (Cage) didn’t already have enough to handle, it goes from bad to worse when they encounter an imaginative nomad named Guy (Reynolds.) With Guy’s help the Croods conquer their fear of the outside world and discover that they have exactly what it takes to survive – each other.(c) Paramount.
We had the pleasure of catching an advanced screening of The Croods last weekend. My girls, ages 7, 5 and 5 had been awaiting the release of this film since they saw the previews at another movie months ago. This one didn’t strike me as something I would like, like I did Brave, Tangled or Up, I was definitely surprised.
My initial impression of the movie was that it would just be a caveman cartoon, with a hormonal teenage daughter, who was dangerously close to losing her top. Once I got over my concern for her “side boob” and started getting into the story, I enjoyed it. I thought the Father/Daughter dynamic was spot on, and very sweet.
It’s action packed, fairly humorous and did a good job of modernizing a pre-historic era. I loved the landscape and hybrid creatures they encounter along their journey.
The characters are somewhat stereotypical, as knuckle-dragging, mono-browed Neanderthals, with the exception being “Guy,” a fire wielding hottie that immediately captures the attention of the sheltered daughter, “Eep.” “Grug” the overprotective father that he is, does not like the budding relationship and like any father of a teenager daughter tries to meddle.
Even during the height of the danger and excitement, my 5 year old’s were never scared and absolutely fell in love with “Belt,” the 3-toed sloth and pet who accompanies “Guy” on his journey.
While not a “classic,” I think this will be a big hit and even with the PG rating, I found it way more suitable for my kids ages than Wreck It Ralph or ParaNorman.
The Croods opens in theaters, March 22nd. Just in time for Spring Break!
We saw this movie on Saturday – we all liked it a lot…but, I was also very concerned over the appearance of a lot of side boob at the beginning of the movie – when she leans backwards over the rock to grab some morning sun – seemed a little inappropriate.
Overall, we all thought the movie was pretty great….perfect movie to see on a long Easter weekend.