janetlynn-37349 I did not like this at all. I have always loved the story of Ferdinand the Bull but this was far from what I was expecting. Odd underdeveloped characters paired with the awful plot sending the bulls that won't fight to the chop shop made me cringe internally. I almost turned it off when I realized they were going inside the slaughterhouse. The German show horses were ridiculous and the hedgehogs were odd. John Cena was good as Ferdinand and the scenes with him and Nina are the only reason I didn't give this a zero. I'm glad I borrowed this from a friend and didn't pay anything to watch this.

heatherbri2003 It has been a while since I've been so drawn in by the cuteness of an animated movie but this one absolutely pulled me in! It has it all. Heart-wrenching moments. Heart-warming moments. Life lessons and humor. I rented this from the redbox and have recommended it to everyone I have spoken to. I will definitely be buying this movie to add to my video library.

Neddy Merrill "Ferdinand" tees up the standard anthropomorphized cartoon character as you've seen in a dozen other entertainments with the obligatory dance contests, butt jokes, pathos and chases (and hey, if "Finding Dory's" octopus can drive a truck, why can't a bull?) It does these thing as passably well as necessary to appeal to the minimal age of its target demographic. So no surprises there. What is interesting are the basic production issues. Most notably is the infamous scaling problem which normally plagues creature features. The titular character weighs in at 2,000 pounds and a length markedly exceeding the average bull according to the script yet he fits through doorways, in car seats, in narrow passageways and in a china shop (the writers kinda had to do that joke) with greater or less ease. Kate McKinnon plays the Dory / Mater / Olaf / Mike Wasowski wacky friend part with in the person of a truly unattractive goat. During some scenes the character rolls around balanced on a tire presumably because the animator figured out late in the process the bull / goal scaling difference was problematic. Beyond the production shortcomings, there's also the central issue of explaining to your non-Spaniard kids about the concept that people gather in large arenas to watch a heavily armed man on foot an several others on horseback kill a bull shoved into the ring for that purpose. Next up from the studio goldfish in a fraternity house waiting for pledge week. In short, putting aside these issues, good enough for what it is.

Gordon-11 This film tells the story of a bull who does not like to fight, unlike the other bulls who live to have their glory in a bull fight.Bull fighting is rather cruel, I think. If I knew this film was about bulls that are trained to fight, then I probably would not have watched it. Fortunately, as this is a children's film, the violence is toned down. The various animals form a bond and help each other out, which is a nice thing to watch. Still, I don't agree with a from that may help to glorify bull fighting.