It's a alright family film, few adult jokes in it as well. It's not the best kids film but worth a watch with the kids. My daughter was laughing throughout. Could of been better though. So wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again.

This is a fun film that loosely follows the plot of "Blazing Saddles." There are many lines the kids won't understand that adults will get. It also includes some "Star Wars" lines. Hank is a dog who wants to be a Samurai. He travels from dog land to cat land where he is immediately arrested . Ika Chu wants to remove the town for the Shogun's visit so he sends a dog to be the Samurai to protect it. A huge cat riding a pig is sent to destroy the town aka Mungo from Blazing Saddles with similar results. It even include the horse punching scene. Ika Chu then signs up criminals to attack the town who eat beans with the same results as in "Blazing Saddles." It even includes the bizarre ending involving the audience. Mel Brooks spoofs a line from "History of the World Part 1" which no child should have seen.

The film was a lot of fun with Samuel L. Jackson saying lines that almost sound like swears. I missed any lines he might of had from "Pulp Fiction" but he sounds like a Jackson character. If you have not seen "Blazing Saddles" I would recommend you see that first.

THINGS I LIKED: The fantastic voice talents include Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, George Takei, Aasif Mandvi, Gabriel Iglesias, Djimon Hounsou, and Michelle Yeoh.

The movie also includes the voice and talents of the legendary Mel Brooks. He's also one of the Executive Producers. In fact, the original movie was going to be a remake of his popular movie Blazing Saddles by calling this one Blazing Samurai, giving the writers of that movie screen credits in this one. Ultimately, it was decided to make this one more family-friendly. Adults will get a kick out of all his adult humor which will mostly fly over the heads of kids.

There were so many laugh-out-loud moments for me. The visual gags are just as hilarious as the spoken ones.

Bear McCreary offers some fun, original music.

The animation is gorgeous to look at with some truly stunning landscapes and impressive details.

When characters break the 4th wall, I'm always amused. Maybe I shouldn't be, but I am. The movie definitely has an awareness of itself.

THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE: The story feels like a blend/rip-off of several movies at the same time, such as Kung Fu Panda and even The Three Amigos.

Some visual jokes fly by so fast that I wanted to hit pause many times just so I had enough time to soak in everything on the screen. That being said, not all of the jokes land.

It's pretty doggone predictable.

Some of the jokes are dated and inappropriate for a kid's movie.

For me, I quickly started losing interest in the tedious story in Act 1 but something happened and I really enjoyed Acts 2 & 3.

The name of the town "Kakamucho" sounds VERY Mel Brooks. In Spanish, it means "a lot of poop."

TIPS FOR PARENTS: Lots of fart jokes, as expected.

Some of the adult humor is quite...adult.

Animated violence

THEMES: Persistence Taking action on goals Friendship Working together Prejudice Power Believing in yourself Supporting others Hard work

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