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• Actors: Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Lipnicki, Anna Hoelck
• Directors: Audu Paden, Rob Minkoff
• Writers: Bill Motz, Bob Roth, Bruce Joel Rubin, Douglas Wick, E.B. White
• Format: Color, DVD, Special Edition, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: October 3, 2006
• Run Time: 238 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000H5TH2A
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #39,550 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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Goodbye realistic family with an implausible child, hello animated world of make believe. Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild takes a marked departure from the realistic footage of the Little family and a skillfully animated mouse son in Stuart Little and Stuart Little 2 with this fully animated presentation that views like just another animated cartoon television show. That said, the story and action are good. While Stuart may be tiny and have a reputation as delicate, he's determined to prove his strength and independence during his family's summer stay in a cabin on the shores of Lake Garland. Stuart (voiced by Michael J. Fox) pleads to be allowed to join the Lake Scouts where he seems destined to be unsuccessful in spite of much perseverance. He develops an unlikely friendship with a skunk named Reeko (voiced by Wayne Brady), but that friendship leads Stuart and his cat Snowbell (voiced this time by Kevin Schon) to the brink of disaster with "The Beast" that lives in the woods. Can courage, ingenuity and the bonds of true friendship overcome the wrath and brute strength of a ferocious monster? This third movie in the Stuart Little collection remains true to its predecessors in its wholesome message and fast-paced adventure, but the full animation is definitely disappointing. (Ages 4 to 10 years) --Tami Horiuchi

Product Description

STUART LITTLE(DELUXE EDITION), STUART LITTLE 2 SPECIAL EDITION, STUART LITTLE 3 CALL OF THE WILD

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars expensive voices, cheap animation, March 5, 2006

By	C. Maticek "afantasylover" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Stuart Little 3 - Call of the Wild (DVD)

This entire movie is animated, unlike the first two Stuart Little movies. I was willing to accept that since it is a third movie that went straight to video. All the big name voices are in it ....all the people from the last movies. The animation is that low budget computer generated stuff you see in the Barbie movies. The story is okay but no comparison to the first two. I will say this about it though....my 4yr old loves it. I did get it for her so all in all it is a fine movie...just not the quality you would expect having seen the first two.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars OK Story, Very Disappointing Animation, March 26, 2006

By	Tsuyoshi (Kyoto, Japan) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Stuart Little 3 - Call of the Wild (DVD)

The only good news about the second sequel to `Stuart Little' is that you can hear the voices of three principal actors of the original -- Michael J. Fox, Geena Davies, and Hugh Laurie. Except that, I can find nothing that would justify the decision of making another entry into the series. There is no state-of-the-art images merging seamlessly the live-action and CGI-created creatures. So what's the point of making this one?

The film is all shot in animation, and the animation is just cheesy. I know I should not expect Pixar in direct-to-video films, but it is not a totally happy thing to see the characters with clunky designs, whose monotonous movement looks so awkward that you might remember the unnaturally moving heads or arms of the characters on video games made five or six years ago, or the filmed version of `Final Fantasy.' Frankly this animation needs better software.

At least, the filmmakers are wise not to change the basic points of the `SL' world. Again we are to meet the Little Family, this time going on vacation for summer. Stuart joins in the `Lake Scout' with his brother George, which results in another misadventure on the lake as you know he would.

The story gets more interesting when a new character Reeko wisecracking skunk appears in the forest where, it is rumored, mighty and fearful `Beast' rules mercilessly. Somehow this skunk likes Stewart Little, and Stewart the skunk, and their friendship is tested when Snowbell gets into a big trouble.

Virginia Madsen and Peter MacNicol also provide voices, but that doesn't add much to the entire film.

Regular characters like Mr. and Mrs. Little, or Monty come back, but the film spends pretty much time to introduce and follow the story of the skunk, who is not particularly a funny character. There is an unnecessary `funky' musical sequence about Rikko `skunk with a funk' which completely misunderstands the target audiences of the film.

Though kids might enjoy it, `SL3' is a huge disappointment after watching two previous works, especially the rousing finale of `SL2.' The reason why they shot this film fully in unremarkable animation still mystifies me.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars TOO MUCH SKUNK, March 7, 2006

By	Michael Butts (Martinsburg, WV USA) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE)    (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Stuart Little 3 - Call of the Wild (DVD)

While I'm sure the kids will enjoy this third entry in the STUART LITTLE franchise, from an adult's point of view, it's not as good as the first two. Blame it on the computer generated uninspired animation; blame it on the really bad songs (how many parents will have to explain what a derriere is?); or maybe it's got too much skunk in it. While the voice talents of Michael J. Fox, Geena Davis and Hugh Laurie return, Wayne Brady is a little too annoying and "gangsta" to be much fun. Why do they always have to put in an actor who has to speak hip and jive when it really has nothing to do with the character? Oh, well...I'm sure our youth of today will identify with his funk/rap song, but I'm just a little tired of it. Anyway, we do get Virginia Madsen as the voice of the Beast and Stuart manages to be a hero...so if I'm being too picky, sorry! But it's okay for the family.