Produced by India's Krayon Pictures and featuring Indian vocal talent, the film has been retrofitted for its U.S. The latter is certainly the case with "Delhi Safari," yet another in a long line of animated films featuring talking animals. But if it's a problem with some aspect of the production itself, that can be a very different matter. Of course, if it's a technical or hardware issue with the presentation, that can usually be forgiven for the rest of the duration. If something doesn't look or sound right at the start, it can certainly affect one's impression of what's to follow for the next 90, 120 or more minutes.
OUR TAKE: 3 out of 10 The old saying goes that you only get one chance to make a first impression, and films are not immune from that. Nonetheless, they eventually get Alex to join them and they all then set out on a long road trip to Delhi where they hope to convince Parliament to put an end to the destruction of their homeland. Realizing he could tell the developers that deforestation is destroying their home, Yuvi, Begum and Bagga set out to get Alex's help, although Bajrangi isn't convinced that's the best solution. But Yuvi comes up with another idea once he hears Pigeon (voice of CHRISTOPHER LLOYD) state there is one animal who speaks the language of man.Īnd that is Alex the parrot (voice of TOM KENNY) who lives in the city in a cage with his human owner, happily ensconced in the creature comforts of human life. Others, such as Bagga the bear (voice of BRAD GARRETT) think that's foolhardy at best. By default, Yuvi's mother, Begum (voice of VANESSA WILLIAMS), becomes the new leader and encourages all animals to leave the jungle for the safety of other environs.īajrangi (voice of CARLOS ALAZRAQUI), an angry monkey, says they should stay and fight, and thinks he and his small army of two other monkeys, Bharela (voice of ROGER CRAIG SMITH) and Marela (voice of ROGER CRAIG SMITH), can handle the men. But sudden human development is encroaching on their land and when the heavy machinery arrives, Sultan tries to fight back but is shot dead in the process. PLOT: Yuvi (voice of TARA STRONG) is a leopard cub who wants to grow up to be just like his dad, Sultan (voice of CARY ELWES), the king of the Indian jungle. QUICK TAKE: Drama: A ragtag group of jungle animals sets out for Delhi in hopes of convincing Parliament to stop the deforestation of their home. Otherwise, use the following link to read our complete Parental Review of this film. If you've come from our parental review of this film and wish to return to it, simply click on your browser's BACK button. (2012) (voices of Tara Strong, Carlos Alazraqui) (PG)