The Croods (2012)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
Reviews Counted: 130
Fresh: 90 | Rotten: 40
While it may not be as (ahem) evolved as the best modern animated fare, The Croods will prove solidly entertaining for families seeking a fast-paced, funny cartoon adventure.
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 9
While it may not be as (ahem) evolved as the best modern animated fare, The Croods will prove solidly entertaining for families seeking a fast-paced, funny cartoon adventure.
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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
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Cast
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Nicolas Cage
Grug -
Emma Stone
Eep -
Ryan Reynolds
Guy -
Catherine Keener
Ugga -
Cloris Leachman
Gran -
Clark Duke
Thunk -
Randy Thom
Sandy -
Chris Sanders (III)
Belt
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All Critics (130) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (90) | Rotten (40) | DVD (1)
It captures the wonder (and more gently, the anxiety) of discovery time and time again. And the filmmakers have a hoot playing with the Croods' encounters with, as well as their misunderstandings of, all things new.
Top CriticAs family viewing, it's pleasant enough: primitive, yes, but in a digitally sophisticated way that's boisterous, funny and will no doubt sell a lot of toys.
The animation is first-rate, with moments of genuine visual imagination, and the story, while unremarkable, is entirely adequate.
How to Train Your Dragon" and "Lilo & Stitch" are completely indicative of the experience you'll have with "The Croods," which is to say a supremely positive one.
It may not be an instant animated classic, but it's a charmer that will leave the kids ... feeling warm and fuzzy ...
A film which, if not truly sophisticated, isn't nearly as crude as advertised.
The first act may be a little slow, but once this animated caveman comedy gets rolling, it's a rollicking good family movie. No wonder there's already a TV series and a sequel in development.
The Croods is a pleasant surprise that features imaginative production design, a funny story, and excellent voice acting by Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, and Nicolas Cage.
The film gets by on its high spirits and good intentions.
The incredible, surprising design - the vibrant colors, imaginative shapes and textures that make up the prehistoric world - is the movie's real star.
It's a lot better than some of the titles aimed at tykes, but anyone older than 10 may be hard pressed to find anything of value here outside of engaging eye candy.
As well as being pacy, energetically animated and stuffed full of modern-day references, The Croods also casts off any lingering doubt that DreamWorks is moving into the character-driven domain normally dominated by Pixar.
Cavemen evolving.
The Croods is simple enough in its story and structure that its emotional honesty and touching message will catch you quite off-guard.
This is a very nice little family film with excellent visuals and interesting characters.
The voices have also been well chosen and you're likely to enjoy the entertaining squabbles between Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Reynolds.
You won't learn anything about life 100,000 years ago, but you may enjoy yourself.
Energetic slapstick, aimed at indiscriminating youngsters who will want to buy lots of Crood toys.
It's not only entertaining, it's pretty darn visually impressive. On occasion, it's even rather touching.
No wonder it's doing so well at the box office.
An impressive, colorful, imaginatively-designed cartoon adventure, rather spoiled by being shackled to a deeply perfunctory story.
A witty and slapstick-laced script by writers-directors Chris Sanders and Kirk De Micco, some flawless 3-D work and solid character and beautiful background animation combine for an entertaining 92 minutes.
Dreamworks have done far more than simply dust off The Flintstones 2.0; The Croods may not yet be a household name, but with their personal brand of buffoonery and heart, you'll be wanting an introduction.
This is pure DreamWorks magic.
The Croods tells a pleasant story about family, the utility of man, and letting go -- all of which I will demonstrate in review with caveman-speak.
It's the Ice Age that isn't terrible and Cage, as the voice of papa caveman Grug, delivers his most interesting, energized, mainstream performance since... well, since I forget.
Audience Reviews for The Croods
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- Grug: Everyone! You have to listen to me!
- Eep: We would be dead if we listened to you! We have to follow guy now.
- Grug: Guy!!
- Ugga: Guy! Run!
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- Grug: No one said survival was fun.
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- Grug: Big words anger me... Keep talking.
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- Guy: I'll call it the end!
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- Belt: Da Da Daaaaaaa!!!!!
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- Guy: I did not see that coming. Twist ending!
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Predictions? | 6 months ago | 38 |
| Awesome cast, but this is about a homosexual caveman right? | 5 months ago | 15 |
| Fresh or Rotten? | 24 days ago | 13 |
| Nic Cage as a voice actor? | 5 months ago | 8 |
| Do you believe that there is a possible resurgence for Nicholas Cage with 'The Croods'? | 5 months ago | 7 |
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Foreign Titles
- Die Croods (DE)
- Les Croods (FR)
Very good animated movie! The Croods is a film which is guaranteed to be enjoyed. It might not be the best film out there, but it certainly is a great one which has its own comedic and adventurous moments, a movie for the whole family out there and to all those who prefer watching it in 3-D, the effects are seriously good in this film and your choice would be a valid one. All in all, no matter what age you may be, "The Croods" might just bring back a smile or a few memories of those old childhood fantasies where anything was possible. Go see this!
The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. Traveling across a spectacular landscape, the Croods discover an incredible new world filled with fantastic creatures and their outlook is changed forever.