Customer Reviews

Labou

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

Labou is a really fun adventure film that appeals to the kid in all of us. I watched it with my 8-year old niece and a few of her friends and we absolutely loved it!

The story (about 3 kids in search of lost pirate treasure) is heartfelt, the characters are genuine (and some quite hilarious), and, perhaps most importantly, the plot line incorporates life lessons on the value of friendship, trust and perseverance that every kid should experience. Labou, the mystical swamp creature that is at the center of the film, is compelling and funny, and adds a fantasy element to the story that tugs at the imagination and makes us all wish we were kids again.

Kudos to MGM for continuing its tradition of providing fresh, wholesome family entertainment that we can all enjoy!

My 7 year old son gave this movie 5 stars. He's watching it right now - again - and laughing. What's not to like? A ghost, pirates, hidden treasure, kid heroes, idiot bad guys, action, suspense, friendship, humor, lessons learned, and of course the lovable Labou.

My eight year old boy LOVED this movie. He thought Labou was ADORABLE and thought the high jinks in the story were hilarious. As a parent, I did NOT like how the one boy seemed to be saying things like "Idiot!" and "Losers!" to the other kids. He was a total brat for most of the movie. Adults and teens would see that he was "all talk" but younger kids wouldn't catch on to it. They would just see a mean kid who the other two kids continue wanting to be friends with.

But all in all, it is fairly harmless and has a "save the environment" theme because the little creature Labou is in danger of losing his habitat. So the kids end up trying to find the treasure AND save the swamp. Fairly simplistic plot but enjoyable for my 8 year old.

My son is afraid of ghosts but was not scared by Captain LaRouge, except for a couple times that he jumped out unexpectedly. I was happy about this because oftentimes he gets scared after seeing movies or shows dealing with ghosts.

My son was so taken with this movie that we have already ordered a t-shirt with Labou's picture on it. He was very disappointed that we could not order a Labou stuffed animal. :)

Labou is definitely going to become a new children's classic movie. It combines all the great elements of classic movies. There is adventure, comedy, pirates, and buried treasure. It has a G rating so it is suitable for any age and also has a good moral lesson. I'm a teacher and showed it to my second grade class and they absolutely loved it. I recommend it to any parent or teacher who wants an engaging entertaining movie that has a great story. I loved that it was set and shot in New Orleans. The setting added a little something more to the film. Overall, just a great film!

This is very entertaining kid's movie. My 10 year olds enjoyed it, so to me that is all that counts.

Movie is well worth the watch. Gives the pirate theme but doesn't give your kids a nightmare. Something the family can watch more than once

Kids will love this movie, but so will their parents. The movie won various kids' movies festival awards and IMHO deserves those. It's great to see the lead "character", Labou, be an animatronic puppet, rather than the flat, rather "unreal", computer graphics images.

The second disk doubles the value of the set. It contains fascinating casting scenes, interviews with the children actors, scenes of Hurricane Katrina hitting and almost wrecking the movie, and the fascinating recovery from those events. This set is a great buy.

I loved this movie! It's a perfect summer movie for the kids. Mine were enthralled by the little creature Labou. Plus my boys especially loved the pirates and the cowboys. I hadn't heard of the movie before seeing it, and I'm so glad I did!

If you grew up in the 80's like I did, share this movie with your kids! It's a fun romp in the genre that created such classics as The Goonies, Gremlins, and Adventures in Babysitting. A heartwarming story about friendship and adventure, the whole family can enjoy it. And the creature is so cute! I hope they make stuffed animal versions!

I almost didn't get this movie but since it's a Kids First I did. And I am so glad. I am in constant search for kid movies that have African American role models. I LOVED that the smartest character in this whole movie was an African American boy. The creature was adorable and my 6 kids have already watched it 7 times.