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Doctor Dolittle / Doctor Dolittle 2 [DVD] [2001]
enlarge	Director: Steve Carr (III) Actors: Eddie Murphy, Kristen Wilson, Raven-Symoné, Kyla Pratt (II), Lil' Zane Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Category: DVD List Price: ~~£15.99~~ Buy Used: £0.26 as of 16/3/2010 01:35 GMT details You Save: £15.73 (98%) New (18) Used (23) from £0.26 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 12 reviews Sales Rank: 38203 Format: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Widescreen Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Czech (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled) Rating: Parental Guidance Region: 2 Discs: 2 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 169 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1.3 EAN: 5039036007986 ASIN: B00005S846 Theatrical Release Date: June 22, 2001 Release Date: March 21, 2005 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: Amazon.co.uk Review bIDoctor Dolittle/I/bbr Betty Thomas directs and Eddie Murphy stars in IDoctor Dolittle/I, the 1998 hit film which, while ostensibly aimed at children, has a high quotient of hip and even mildly gross humour. Murphy stars as John Dolittle, whom we see as a child talking to a neighbourhood dog who explains that the reason mutts sniff each others' butts is to assess their characters when first meeting them. Little John promptly tries this out on being introduced to his school principal. Warned off such social eccentricity, Dolittle stops talking to animals and as an adult becomes a respectable doctor running his own medical practice--until a bump on the head revives his capacity to understand animals, whereupon mayhem, mortification and a menagerie of needy and freeloading creatures are heaped upon his ordered existence. Murphy plays it relatively straight. It's the animals, some of them vividly enhanced by Jim Henson's animating team, who provide the real laughs here, and a thoroughly worldly, wisecracking bunch of characters they prove to be. There's a couple of hard-boiled, squabbling rats, a pigeon who complains of impotence, Rocky the guinea pig (voiced by Chris Rock) with a neat line in hip backchat, while Albert Brooks voices the gruff, melancholy tiger whose life Dolittle must try to save. A sweet but by no means saccharine comedy. --IDavid Stubbs/Ip bIDr Dolittle 2/I/bbrIt's only a marginal improvement, but IDr Dolittle 2/I defies the odds by rising above its popular 1998 predecessor (and once again, let's not confuse these movies with the earlier Rex Harrison musical). Eddie Murphy plays the title role with ease and with the confident professionalism of a comedian who knows when to share the spotlight--especially when he's being upstaged by a bunch of animals who steal all the punch lines. And once again the film is aimed at a pre-teen audience: so many of those punch lines involve flatulence, bodily functions and frequent use of the word "butt". The difference this time is that Dr Dolittle has settled into his talk-to-the-animals routine; his 16-year-old daughter (Raven-Symone) is getting to be a feisty handful (it turns out she's coping with a hereditary gift); and his lawyer wife (Kristen Wilson) is representing him in a trial against corporate villains who want to clear-cut a local forest. Naturally, the local critter mafia (their Don is a beaver... fuggeddaboudit!) want Dolittle to fight for their cause, and this involves the successful mating of an endangered bear and a domesticated circus bear who's forgotten all the bear necessities of life in the wild. The bears are voiced by Lisa Kudrow and Steve Zahn and they almost steal the show, but the whole menagerie (with digitally animated "talking") is equally amusing. Adults might wish that the filmmakers had tried harder to make a truly memorable sequel, but this is a movie for kids, and they're going to love it without quibbling. --IJeff Shannon, Amazon.com/I

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next » A repeat prescription of gut-wrenching anthropomorphism! November 24, 2001 sjcoleman.illustration@virgin.net (Hinckley, UK) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful Highly suspicious of any story relying on the idea of a hapless animal cast forced into the guise of human beings, I'd made it very public that I would not be going to see Dr Dolittle. However, after a TV trailer caught me unaware one night, rendering me as helpless and gasping for air as a three year old sobbing with laughter, we took off to the cinema for the full, uplifting, ridiculous experience.brStarting where the Dr Dolittle 1 left off (but you don't need to have seen the first film to enjoy this one) the story is that of a jaded show bear forced out of his comfy showbiz life to save the future of an endangered variation of his own species - he's the only one left, and the other's a female: cue, one sparkling, silly tableau after another as the bear swaps limos and 5-star treatment for chest-beating and mud. Parallel to this is a bubbling tale of adolescent strife in the Dolittle household, a move to the country, stitched together with the thread of a crackling script, hair-curling jokes and the inevitable animal-human common denominator of the digestive system - or more specifically, its waste disposal system!brWith digital tools and animatronics currently at breathtaking levels of technical skill, I had hardly expected the animals in this film to be anything less than impressive. However, I hadn't counted on such an expert and seamless blending of real creatures, sensitive voice-overs and pixels. Oh, and the humans weren't bad too - Eddie Murphy proving why there was so much fuss about him to begin with, supported by a family delivering just the right amount of 'ham'.brSo suspend your disbelief for an hour or two, forget what your last birthday told you - hey, you're five again, right? - and laugh like a drain at this clever, careful, joyous, ridiculous story told with a tongue planted firmly in cheek.brWho knows - I might even get Beatrix Potter off that dusty shelf ... Eddie does it again... November 7, 2001 dinkydino666@hotmail.com (UK) 3 out of 3 found this review helpful I first saw this film in the cinema, and I loved it...we all know most sequels suck, but this one deserves an oscar. The film is amazing, the storyline is played out well by the cast, and you never get tired of the endless laughs. It's a film for all the family, and just like me, you'll enjoy watching it over and over again. The bear, the bear!!! March 29, 2007 24.04...L (england: Eroupe) br /The best mixed br /film ever!! br / br /It makes you laugh br /and cry!! br / br /It brings up Eddie Murphy br /and animal speakers!! br / br /A massive improvement to the directers br /and writers!! br / br /The stroyline gets tense br /and there was a tad a bit of br /suspence!! br / br /A must have!!! br / doctor dolittle November 9, 2004 AMY AND HONNOH (Blackpool) Imagine going to a place wear animals can speak. Well you can, with the new doctor dolittle film .Its full with magic, laughter and comedy its a graet film to watch we give it 5 stars.it has been created by a wonderfull director john player who has made it in to an excellent film.It is a film sutable for all ages from 12 years and above.pLets tell you about it doctor dolittle is played by (Eddie Murphy)he realises he can talk to animals when one morning he said to the tiger that was ill i can help you to his shock the animal spoke he could talk to animals. Animals came from all over the world to see him. He was famous in the animal world.pTo round it up the film is great its full of suprises and magic that will make you love this film its the best so go to get your copy and write a review to talk about the film remember you have got to be 12 to watch it. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha Fantastic fun for the whole family November 27, 2001 3 out of 3 found this review helpful Eddie Murphy shows why he really is the best at what he does. His versatility and individuality is clearly shown in this film.pIt makes a change to see him in a different role this time playing the character of a slightly older man, a mature family man.pGreat entertainment, lots of laughs, very enjoyable. Showing reviews 1-5 of 12 1 2 3 Next »

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