jaholmes6502

Very surprising to see so little love here for The Koala Brothers. As of this review, it's been rated only 23 times and has a combined rating of... 3.7/10?! I don't get it. Unfortunately, as this seems to be the first review here on IMDb, I have nothing to go on for why anybody would dislike The Koala Brothers. Anybody? Anybody?

Well... I like it. It's one of my favorite children's programs, in fact. The characters are fun and likable, the stories are accessible, and the animation is really top-notch. There are no "bad guys" with absurd motives, no over-sexed teenie caricatures, no scatological humor, and no stiff, second-rate CG. It's truly one of the few programs I would say is suitable for children of any age.

I can see the managers at Pixar sitting around a table in the war room arguing about this film, "Listen! We need a feature, dammit, not another stinkin' short!" At which point somebody else chimes in, "Well, we might be able to... er... um... *expand* on that 'Up' project a bit..." ...and so we get a movie with a good beginning and ending--both of which tug at the heartstrings--and a long, completely unflattering middle that casts a shadow over what might have made an excellent short. The characters we meet during this middle section are so over-the-top, and their motives so bizarre, that there's just no identifying with them. We quickly lose sight of the plot line that got us started on our adventure (or stop caring about it) only to be surprised when we rejoin it shortly before the credits roll.

Anyway: See it once, but don't expect to feel any attachment. This one won't be appearing in my DVD collection.