Rock-A-Doodle

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Tedious feature-length animated stinker about an Elvis Presley-styled rooster whose only purpose is to crow every morning to wake up the other animals on the farm. He over-sleeps one morning, the sun comes up anyway and he is disgraced. Thus he decides to go off and become a major rock'n'roll star with would-be funny results. The other animals start to miss him immediately because wicked storms and heavy rainfall ensue coincidentally just as the rooster leaves. A group of farm critters then decide to go out and find their friend so that the sun may shine again. Real yawner as the animation is nickel and dime and the other elements are nearly impossible to find. The characters are more annoying than alluring and ultimately that is the thing that decapitates "Rock-A-Doodle" mercifully. 2 stars out of 5.

Let me begin by saying that "the Secret of NIMH" is my favorite movie of all time. I've often wondered why Don Bluth has never made any movie that has been anywhere near as good as this one (granted "NIMH" is about as perfect as any animated movie can get, so it's sort of a tough act to follow). Then I had the Golden Moment: Bluth is a Hayao Miyazaki trapped in the body of a Michael Eisner. On the one hand, he wants to elevate animation to an art form capable of heart rending beauty. On the other, he feels like he has to make films that are marketable, and that will be hits. In short, he's been clipping his own wings. With that in mind, watching "Rock-a-Doodle" made me physically ill. It is the one movie that has completely screwed up my "is it worse that 'Theodore Rex'?" rating system, because it is so depressing to watch. Why did Bluth greenlight this story (if you can call it that)? You can be a parody of the old Elvis musicals, you can be an adventure with some animals lost in a strange city, you can be a fantasy with an evil wizard who wants an eternal night, you can be a dumb little kids' movie with some stupid kid dancing with cartoon animals. You can be any *ONE* of these movies but you cannot be all four at once!

Ah, I remember the days of my childhood. Animation was the biggest thing at the time. I remember the advertisements this movie got and how much I wanted to see it. Why? I was 8. Why else? It looked cool. I begged my parents to take me and finally, my wish came true. We found a theater showing Rock-A-Doodle. Well, after seeing it, Mom and Dad obviously had to ask what I thought. I mumbled, "Yeah, good." Did I mean it. Uh, no. I was in a stage of my life when I never wanted to call a movie bad, so if it was, I'd lie. I sat through the entire movie, waiting to actually become interested and excited by it. Well, whenever it looked like it would get good, it just sunk lower. I hated how they mixed the real life characters with this storybook cartoon. I hated the ending. I couldn't stand this movie. If you've read any of my reviews, you'd probably know that I don't like all this bad talk on the Pokemon movie. Everyone that said it was "the worst animated movie you've ever seen," just rent this movie. The characters were hardly likeable. The story was dumb. You will throw your VCR out the window in a split second. 1/10 Recommendable to no one.

OMG! this movies was like my favourite childhood movie! i absolutely love(d) it! I haven't seen it in a while but I'm sure that when i do which should be soon, ill be as much entranced as what i was those some 14 years ago! Excellent movie! Great entertainment! Chanticleer was like my hero if u can believe that, i always used to pretend to be him! Hat a great rooster...and that scene with the Aqueduct pipe??? Gotta love it! This movie was so funny to me even though i probably didn't get what they were saying most of the time! As soon as i get this movie on DVD ill be staying inside for a cold lonely winter in front of my TV! i have a date with a rooster! I could never get tried of this movie! What a grand film to grow up with!

Even the least interesting Disney animated flicks are light years ahead of "Rock-A-Doodle". I cringed in terror during each and every single second of this crapola film. Just when you think the movie couldn't get any worse, there's that atrocious song and dance number at the end. Why did Don Bluth insist on combining live action with animation (the only time it truly worked was in the excellent "Who Framed Roger Rabbit")? And what was the point of involving that little kid in the story to begin with? "Rock-A-Doodle" is probably one of the worst movies in general I've ever had the misfortune of seeing. I'm sure the money wasted on this steaming pile of excrement could have better used to feed several Third World countries.

I don't so much remember the plot line, or the music, but i remember it was one of the best movie rentals i ever saw. It made me dance, it made me fell afraid, it helped me learn why i should know how to work the VCR, Even though i remember almost nothing about it, it still haunts my dreams once in a while, and now i simply must tell all you parents out there, this is a great movie for kids, although maybe not kids under 5, i was around 4 when i saw it, and i remember being Terrified, but i also remember that i couldn't get enough of that music. I'm 18 years old now, and i only watched that movie once, and i still remember it. shows how much of an impression it made on me as a kid huh?

Every so often, the basest elements of the human race, from the Holocaust to the Great Leap Forward, gush forth and wreak havoc on the world. With the release of this atrocious work, they have struck again. OK, that may be a bit much, but I think I've made my point. Perhaps I'm being a classical snob, but I can't help feeling a bit of annoyance at the Elvis vs. Bach set-up of the movie. However, what really gets under my skin are the silly characters (talking animals as usual, one with a "cute", that is to say pointless, speech impediment), the dull, insipid plot, the heavy-handed narration, and so on. In short, when it comes to Rock-a-doodle, just say no.

Sorry if people disagree with me here but I think Rock a Doodle is absolutely immense! I watched it as a small kid and recently found it only to discover how awesome it truly is. I would have to say though that the films best feature is the evil Grand Duke. He is quite possibly the best villain in cartoon history. Seriously, this film has become kinda obscure but you should definitely check it out! It has energy, warmth, great songs and once more the animation is so unique that it sticks in your head for ages. The ideas are original and the script is funny and emotional. The creators of this movie really found the right ingredients to create the perfect family cartoon. This film is an absolutely legendary piece!!!