source: The Little Ponderosa Zoo

Family friendly films usually have regurgitated plots of other family friendly films prior to them. This film is of no exception. This is the plot: a family owned zoo is in trouble because gold has been found on zoo property so a banker, a mayor and a bubbling idiot plot to take the zoo all for themselves so they can get rich and of course it's the children (or child) and/or animals who save the day! Blah. How many times are they going to make the same film? Moral of the story: bankers and politicians are crooks, and people other than them are just good hard working people. Oh, adults drool, and kids rule! That's the moral I got. The acting was alright. It was, however, like people were speaking at each other rather than to each other. And, of course: everyone is relatively cheerful even as they're losing their livelihood. That's not reality, in the least. Everything was "alright". Nothing too exciting, or too bad, or anything. Just an average family paint-by- numbers film.

Charlie (Kena Holmes) is the only child of small-time zookeepers. As such, she can help with most of the animals but not the truly dangerous ones, like the tigers. But, lately, Dad seems worried over the amount of money coming in and going out. Meanwhile, a devious banker in the city has discovered that there is gold on a property nearby. You guessed it, its on the grounds of the zoo. He calls in his wife's delinquent cousin to plan a sabotage operation, that will make the zoo's property go down in value so HIS BANK can buy it at a bargain. Just at this moment, Charlie finds a nugget of gold in the stream and tells her trusted friend, a longtime zoo employee, about it. Maybe this is just what her parents need to save the zoo! This sweet movie has been crafted by a company intent on making family friendly films. Naturally, some of the adult characters are buffoons and the kids and animals smart. Nevertheless, the sheer quantity of creatures and the lovely settings will please the target audience, as will the zany humor. Family film fans, you will like this one.

My friends children watch this avidly they are aged seven and 10 and they really enjoys the plot and is watching the animals. A positive engaging movie and worth watching with a nice little plot.

Trailer—The Little Ponderosa Zoo

The Little Ponderosa Zoo