I watched this with a couple of my little kids that I had. I was attracted primarily by the splendid use of color, and wondered if there was as much "sole" on the outside as there was on the inside. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that the movie comes from outside America. I don't normally watch movies from outside America because subversion ideas are abound, for the most part, but I figured that beings this was a cartoon for children then it would be not as political as movies from outside America often tendency to be. Allow me to extend my earlier metaphor: The "toe" of the movie, so to speak metaphorically, felt a little tight on my foot (but by foot I mean my own personal scale of believability---yes I definitely went to school beyond high school.) The "arch support" was pretty excellent, I spent almost an entire afternoon with no comfort problems. I would recommend ordering a half size smaller, though (we are no longer conversing in tired metaphors, Allow me to be frank)--Moonbeam Bear and His Friends has a tendency to stretch over time. But this is no surprise, given that Mr. Bodenstein has progressed very little since Letters From Felix (C. 2002) apparently. Apparently he hasn't been up to much lately and this might be why: Moonbeam Bear and His Friends, while not political, is still an acceptable movie for kids that I had but a BIG BORE for a college-educated person such as myself. 6/10 for most of my children...I don't think I myself would, however, be so kind.
Review of Der Mondbär
