1. Yogi Bear is pretty bad, but it's not apocalyptically horrid--and that's its biggest problem.
2. It is surprising, perhaps, that Yogi is not more of an active protagonist, but given how unpleasant is the sight of lovingly-rendered cartoon bears interacting with actors, it's probably just as well.
3. Yogi's picnic gag is funny in small doses but, much like his Chipmunk brethren, inflating these simple pleasures into a feature-length movie is disastrous.
4. The movie is the opposite of the cartoons: Everyone's body is in motion, but nobody is using his head.
5. Compared to quality animated alternatives such as Tangled and Megamind, Yogi is unBearable.
6. Kudos to director Eric Brevig and his team of digital animation artists for a rendering of Yogi that, for all its wonderful detail, remains faithful to the lovable cartoon bear of yore.
7. Should Yogi Bear ever end up on the endangered list... Well, who are we to stand in the way of progress?
8. Slapstick comedies are rare nowadays, especially ones that viewers of all ages can enjoy. So three cheers for this part-animated redo of the old Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
9. Smarter than the average screenplay? No, it's not.
10. Has about as much material -- and possibly less depth -- than one of the five-to-six-minute cartoons from the late 1950s.
What is the consensus?
Yogi Bear's 3D effects and all-star voice cast are cold comfort for its aggressively mediocre screenplay.