Plot Outline: Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fast-talking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters

Thoughts?

Yeah I saw the ad. Figured it was only a matter of time before someone mentioned it.

I thought the preview looked funny. I ain't scared!

i want to see it, i just have to decide which one of my hunting shirts to wear

it looks funny, i dont think its really an anti hunter film...however kids may be forced to believe that hunting is bad. Bambi did that to a few kids, especially the girls (still affected today). She will see that show on discovery channel with the lobster fisherman, and she gets sad when she sees them rubberbanding they're claws..."they're just scared, how would you feel?" I feel hungry!

Thanks Bambi

Had this discussion last night with the wife. Justhope the hunters aren't portayed as the evil villian, but I bet they are. It is that planting of the seed that bothers me. Don't know if I'll take the boy to see it or not yet.

Here is the trailer for it, and yes hunters are being portrayed as dumb country bumpkins.

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/openseason/

I'm taking my five year old. He hunts with me and wants to see it. It is just a movie. It will be good for a few laughs and I'm sure we will probably both enjoy it. I don't worry at all about the influencefrom whathe sees in 1 1/2 hr kids movie, because thatdoesn't even remotely compare to what he learns from me and the others in his family on a daily basis. I'll take the dum 'ol hunter references and stereotypes with a grain of salt, those jokes and stereotypes have been around a lot longer than this movie. For example here is a good one titled "Why Redecks Can't Be Paramedics":

> A couple of rednecks are out in the woods hunting when one of
>them
> suddenly grabs his chest and falls to the ground. He doesn't seem
>to be
> breathing; his eyes are rolled back in his head.
> The other redneck whips out his cell phone and calls 911.
> He gasps to the operator, "I think Bubba is dead! What should I
> do?"
> The operator, in a calm soothing voice says,
> "Just take it easy and follow my instructions. First, let's make
> sure he's dead."
> There is a silence..........then a shot is heard.
> The redneck's voice comes back on the line, "Okay, now what?

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Well I thought it was a little funny. HAHA

I don't think Bambi was intended to be an anti-hunter film either.

I've got mixed feelings about this one, while the kids may think its hilarious, will the non-hunting and anti-hunting adults see it in the same light? Or will it make us all look bad? I'm thinking the latter of the two will be the case.