Moviecut—Lucky Duck

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I first have to point out this is a Disney Jr movie, so it is meant for little ones. It was a very simple but cute movie. No crazy over the top animation. My 2 1/2 year old loves this movie. It's been only a few days since it was on TV but she has asked to watch everyday since. I am so glad I recorded it on my dvr. It is wonderful for her age. Some movies over stimulate, are to busy even though they are for children but not this one. She gets up and dance to all the songs and gets excited because she recognized most of the toys because she has them in her bath too. My daughter is pretty picky about what she does and does not want to watch and she loves this one. It is a simple innocent movie that is great for toddlers!

Rubber duck is thrown off a cargo ship during a storm,a nice movie with me. "I'm a lucky duck, and I'm on my way, to a best friend, I believe. I'm a lucky duck, and I know inside, there's only one of me!" We really like to sing this song. I also love "Lucky Duck" on apple store. Cool duck! It's the Adventure of Duck Bird Simple but hard I also feel happy when watching and playing this Duck It's so lucky lucky lucky Yellow duck always makes me funny Film or game or character.. Love love love Love love love It's cute, has catchy music. Thank goodness I DVR'd it.

As a children's movie, this is pretty condescending for my taste. A 4- year old might enjoy it a few times, but I wouldn't encourage anyone to watch it. There are no adult situations or dialog which I found in any way offensive (though there are a few anthropomorphized stereotypes). I did find it unbelievable to the point of nausea. Real dangers and important topics are glossed over with a happy-shiny tub-toy make- believe theme. There are a number of musical scenes which could be entertaining for some viewers. The voices are thankfully less nasal and squeaky during the singing portions. The most realistic part of this movie was a seagull getting tangled up in some debris out in the ocean. The main characters are rubber toys which will not starve or apparently even sunburn while out at sea. There is not a lot of danger to hang any suspense upon here. For any marginally informed adult watching this movie, the main concern beating upon your mind should be for the welfare of the various sea creatures featured in this movie. A whale swallows toxic debris and expels it harmlessly in a typical Disney fashion. Thankfully nothing intentionally eats any of the tub toys, which would be quite likely to occur in reality, as a very large and increasing number of sea creatures die each year from ingesting plastic. Animals cannot distinguish plastic from edible material and most omnivores will try to eat small pieces given time and opportunity. The movie opens in a rubber toy factory, which is made to look like a happy, clean and fun place. There are several humans which encounter mortal peril in rather predictable fashion. Everything ends on a happy note and I suppose viewers are meant to wonder at the good fortune of Lucky Duck. If this movie had any semblance of realism or the creators had one iota of respect and concern for the ocean they depict, it would have contained at least one scene of a fearful tub-toy listing the dire fates which await plastic in the ocean. This would have built suspense much better than a rubber turtle worrying about electric eels. The main characters would more likely have washed up on Midway Island or gotten caught up in the Pacific garbage patch. For ignoring real issues while making up farcical ones, -1 star. For a hero that rallies his followers to accomplish absolutely nothing, -1 star. For using a humorous premise yet failing to capitalize on it with jokes and suspense, -1 star. That's down 3 stars from the 5 I usually grant any 2 hour distraction, and it offers nothing to raise it's score from there. There were no big laughs, no suspense, no believable plot, no educational elements, and one hackneyed lesson in risk-aversion between a boy and his father. I think letting your child watch this a few times would probably lower their IQ. Put on some repeats of Schoolhouse Rock! instead.

Some people take movies way too seriously. This is a Disney Jr movie, not a Sundance film or a documentary. You're not supposed to walk away from it determined to save sea creatures from the dangers of plastic. It's meant to relate to little kids, who would be much more concerned with saving the lives of their favorite rubber ducky. I do believe it's important to learn big messages at a small age. My 3-year old loves sharks. I did not use this movie as a big teaching moment; I use shark week for that. It's cute, has catchy music (my husband and I both love the songs - it's rock music and sounds like 'real' music), and most importantly my son loves it. Thank goodness I DVR'd it. Another bonus, it's only about 45-50 minutes. My son doesn't watch much TV and gets disinterested quickly - he would much rather be outside playing. But this movie actually catches his attention and he watches pretty much the whole thing. "I'm a lucky duck, and I'm on my way, to a best friend, I believe. I'm a lucky duck, and I know inside, there's only one of me!" We really like to sing this song.

Lucky Duck