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Dr. Dolittle 3

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Are you an Eddie Murphy fan? If the answer is no, than let me ask you why on Earth were you watching the "Doctor Dolittle" series? Maybe it was because of a younger Raven-Symone from Disney Channel's "That's So Raven" and "The Cheetah Girls". Well, here is the downside to "Doctor Dolittle 3," Raven-Symone and, more importantly, Eddie Murphy are gone. So, naturally, the father and sister of Kyla Pratt's character are not shown in this movie. However, the voice of "Lucky" the dog is the same and the mother is the same actress. Now, how about the plot? Any good considering Kyla Pratt now has to "talk" to animals? You better believe it. I think that Kyla did an outstanding, above expectations job. When I put this DVD in and began watching it, I thought I was going to be disappointed (mainly because Eddie Murphy is gone). All I have to say is, the story line is great. You can see that the director made a very good effort with this movie considering (s)he had no Eddie Murphy and no Raven-Symone. The director did not cast someone else to play Mr. Dolittle nor someone else to play Raven-Symone's character. This movie puts the spotlight on Kyla Pratt, so to Ms. Pratt, you rock! Oh, one last thing, in the bonus features, Ms. Pratt tells you about how the "Dr. Dolittle" movies affected her life. You gotta check this movie out, literally! Go ahead and "talk to the animals!"

So often a series sits on its laurels and continues to crank out episodes and the audience continues to see them because they are not terrible. Then, inevitably, the makers vomit something out with the same name, it's atrocious, and they take the viewers' money on the half effort and that's the end of it. Doctor Dolittle 3 is therefore the end.

There was no point in making this. It lacks eddie murphy (they have him on the phone talking to his wife, but one cannot even hear his voice). Unlike the first two which were at least somewhat funny in a very goofy way (worth watching if you're dying to kill an evening), this was a sleep-fest--literally. About 25 min in I was in an epic battle with my eyelids, pulling out all the stops to stay awake and avoid the wrath of my wife. Alas, the eyelids won (don't they always?).

The characters on this are silly, the plot...oh, I don't know why I'll bother anymore; The movie is just bad, I'd recommend skipping it.

I like the dd3 alot i was told it wasn't good but i had to complete my collection, even though eddie murphy is not in it doesn't mean its bad or that its based on maya the youngest. I think that it gives a new twist on the movie.

Yes, I did recive Doctor Dolittle 3 fast. Its a great movie and Thank you for sending it as fast as you did.

I purchased this movie for my two boys (ages 5 and 7). My 7 year old loves horses and has watched this movie multiple times.
As a parent, it is really nice to be able to have the boys watch a movie with OR without me and I don't have to worry about content. No swearing, drugs, violence or scandalous behavior.

Just how many Dr Doolittle films can they make?

Doolittle 3 could be entitled, the Next Generation. Kyla Pratt takes the reins of talking to the animals and center stage as she struggles to cope with teen age lonliness and unpopularity. Her skill in 'animal' is put to good use as she even finds herself in the White House in the beginning of the film.

Clearly, the focus of this film is far removed from the original Rex Harrison production, but aimed at a Hannah Montana/Zoey audience. In that, it succeeds well.

Look for it at your local video store.

Tim Lasiuta

Very entertaining and appropriate for all age groups. My how she has grown over the years playing the daughter.

Along the same lines as the first two but with a twist with the eldst daughter. Comedy with a fun aspect

Yes, it is true. They made another Doctor Dolittle film without Eddie Murphy, but that is not the biggest problem about `Doctor Dolittle 3.' No, what is really annoying is the bad script of the film which does not know its target audience. I thought the greatest merit of `Doctor Dolittle' franchise is the comical interaction between a human and animals. However, the second sequel seems to have a different idea about it because the heroine of the film, the renowned Doctor's daughter Maya (Kyla Pratt, returning as the same role as she did in `DD' and `DD2') thinks that her ability of talking to an animal prevents her from being popular among the class, for it makes her look so uncool and weird.

Can you believe that? If you are a 17-year-old girl like Maya living somewhere in America, and you can truly understand what the animals are speaking, you WOULD be popular. But Maya, who is desperate to fit in, would not see things that way. Instead, I don't know why, but Maya's worried mom (Kristen Wilson, also doing the same role in `DD' and its sequel) thinks of sending her off to a cowboy camp, where Maya meets a group of kids, mostly stock characters from another teenage comedies.

In fact `DD3' looks like a usual Hollywood coming-of-age comedy, and some set-pieces involving Kyla Pratt's character may remind you of the episodes from, say, `Lizzie McGuire.' You know the typical plot elements such as the rivalry with another female, meeting a hunky boy, and a brief musical sequence, etc., and all these things are done in a most familiar way. Plus, you can enjoy some fart jokes, slapsticks (like throwing eggs), and, yes, don't forget talking animals. But if the animals are not the center of the film's story, what is the point of making another Doctor Dolittle film?

To her credit, Kyla Pratt does her best, but even her likable personality and natural charms cannot hide the weak script and the lack of originality. Twenty Century Fox, it is true, has polished up everything in the film, so the images are clear, the production designs are decent, and those animals act and speak naturally, but if you demand something more from the film, you will be hugely disappointed with it.

This movie is great. I'm very suprised that they got Kyla Pratt back. I'm a fan of the Dr.Dolittle series, and this is the best one yet. We went to Hastings, and they had about 45 copies of this movie, and there were not any left.So we had to Block Buster, and they had about 20 copies of this movie.They only had one left.It is a great movie. Everyone should watch this film. It's a great family film. And it's not PG-13, like the other films in the series. This film is not a waste of money.