first off and i have to say that i really like the idea of rock a doodle . the basic story of the rooster have to save his farm from eternal darkness and rain by crow the sun up could have make for such a great movie . but i feel that and a it be and it wasn not nearly as good a movie a it could have be . a huge part of my problem with this movie be the main character and edmund . this kid or cat be so darn annoy . his speech impediment get very old very fast and and it just felt like he be try way too hard to sound cute . also and a another reviewer point out earlier and he belabor to death the fact that he be too little to do pretty much anything and which become irritate . it be also bothersome that this movie couldn not decide whether it want to be a full blown musical or not . the chanticleer or king song be fine and because they be part of the whole singing rooster story . but it seem that the other random song be pretty unnecessary . the owls song be bad enough and but do they really feel the need to have the bit with the bouncer toads song . these random musical number felt like they come out of some particularly bad gilbert and sullivan operetta . if they really want to make this movie a musical and they need to have some real full length song instead of those short musical snippet give to the villain . but by far and my big problem with this movie be that it just not very good at storytelling . it be fine that patou ( phil harris in his last role . ) narrate the story . however and at time and they rely too much on the narration to tell u thing instead of show u . this be especially true in the whole goldie subplot . patou tell u that a ) goldie be a lot smarter and nicer than she seem at first and b ) that she be really fall for chanticleer although she be only suppose to fake it . it really would have help goldie character development if there have be scene where she be gradually act smarter and nicer . and the movie would instantly have be good and i believe and if there have be a scene show the moment where goldie know that she be in love with chanticleer for real instead of just have narration . a it be and it felt like goldie be just tack onto the movie so that chanticleer could have a love interest . there a good movie somewhere in rock a doodle . and i would not deny that it be a special part of many people childhood . however and for the reason above ( as well a others i do not care to bore you with ) and it just do not live up to that potential and and turn out to be just another mediocre to bad kid movie .