More Info on "Horton Hears a Who!"

Kid Reaction: "I would see it a million times if I could. But I don't think that will be possible, at least in the theater." — Will, 7-year-old boy.

"I think it was a very inspirational movie. Because it's saying, big or tall, people are just people." — Aidan, 11-year-old girl.

"I think kids will really like the ending." -- Ghazal, 11-year-old girl.

Good If You Liked: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2001), "Ice Age"

Creature Features: Vlad the vulture casts an intimidating shadow, living in a cave with bones picked clean of their meat. However, the character quickly morphs to a comical, bumbling villain.

Risqué Business: The Who mayor and his wife have 96 children but kids won't dwell too much on how they got there.

Scares and Suspense: Horton traverses a rickety bridge while carrying the speck world at the same time as the Who mayor gets a tension-inducing root canal. Said Will, 7, "When he was going over the bridge I was like 'Aaah!' but I wasn't worried because I saw the trailer and knew he would make it." Vlad's fast-paced pursuit of Horton and the speck also might rile some youngsters.

Other Possible Concerns: A small joke about Sour Kangaroo's child being "pouch-schooled."

Rewatch Value: See reaction from Will, above. This vivid, colorful tale is the rare movie with as much one-for-all-time appeal as the book on which it's based.

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