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Good movie but grossly overrated

Excellent, Without a doubt!!

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Mr. Peabody, a highly intelligent dog and very different from all his kind, becomes the first to adopt a human being. Together with his son, they use the secret time machine to travel into the past and explore all the corners of history. Everything goes normal until Sherman goes to school and has a fight with one of his colleagues. This event triggers an unexpected visit from child care which are determined to take Sherman away, but Peabody is determined to change their mind. He organizes a special dinner with the child's parents and the representative from child care but his plans are soon to be altered by Sherman's ego who will ultimately put the stability of the time continuum into peril.Although it begins atypical, this movie presents an interesting story featuring a dog who can do practically anything and his attempts to maintain the course of time flowing in the right direction after his son and the latter's colleague travel back unattended and without permission. It is very impressive with the dog's abilities and the animated special effects which provide a special aura to the atmosphere.Its story is interesting and although not groundbreaking, it manages to keep your attention throughout the whole picture. Despite the fact that Sherman is quite a troublemaker, mainly due to his friend, he plays an important role in the movie's intrigue and slowly starts to mature in order to impress his father. This movie came as a pleasant surprise for me as I wasn't expecting such a quality animation from this title but it proved me wrong and I enjoyed every single part of it.

Taking a look at the TV listings of "family" films getting shown,I was intrigued to find that along with the major blockbusters,that more overlooked animated titles were being shown. Only knowing the title previously from spoofs on Family Guy,I felt it was time to meet the real Mr. Peabody & Sherman.The plot:Since going to court to get the right for a dog to adopt a human boy (!)Mr. Peabody uses a time machine to travel across all historical eras with his son Sherman. Getting in a fight with Penny,Sherman runs the risk of being expelled from school. Wanting fix things,Peabody invites Penny and her parents round for dinner. Mending things with her family,Peabody pushes Sherman to find ways to fix things with Penny. Struggling to find something in common,Sherman breaks Peabody's rule,and gives Penny a time machine tour.View on the film:Rolling out with a loose history lesson,the screenplay by Craig Wright/ Robert Ben Garant/Thomas Lennon & Michael McCullers bends lively Sci-Fi with quirky Comedy,as the square pegs of Peabody and Sherman are delightfully placed in historical events that have a surprisingly risqué chop (including a guillotine!) Sprinkling Penny and her family into the time fold,the writers deliver a kind note on family bond that skips becoming sickly sweet thanks to dry wit humour and an energetic time travel adventure which allows Peabody to cross watches with Washington and Antoinette.Witnessing some of the biggest events in history,director Rob Minkoff gives the movie a zany shine,lit by crisp blues and dusty yellows taking Peabody and Sherman across Egypt and deep into the criss-crossing time tunnels. Retaining their original design, Minkoff gives each of the characters distinctive rough edges,that emphasis the off-beat comedy exchanges in Peabody and Sherman's time keeping.

To begin with, I was a big fan of Mr. Peabody and Sherman as a child in the 60s and was skeptical about an updated remake and avoided it at the theaters. Usually updated stories from years gone by get ruined by making them current. But I had a chance to see it and was glad I did. I laughed out loud more during this movie than I had in any movie in a long, long time. There's humor for every generation from Baby Boomer to Millennial. I wasn't prepared for how actually intelligent it is. Possible spoiler: There are many little touches that Boomers will recognize and appreciate and laugh at in recognition ("Hey, I'm walking here!", "I'm Spartacus!" etc), and stick around for the very last few frames for a true 'Fractured Fairy Tales" touch. The wit is sharp and humor is surprisingly stronger than the original cartoons. And the music is pretty good, too.

First of all, I have never seen the original 1960's Mr. Peabody & Sherman and probably never will. However, I do appreciate DreamWorks' effort for bringing a piece of the past to modern day.For what it is, Mr. Peabody & Sherman is a good movie. A little slow in the beginning, but it will pick up speed.However, there are a few problems that I felt ruined the movie.1. For a boy raised by an intellectual dog (who I might add, invented a well working time machine) Sherman seems very "uninformed" despite having first-hand experiences with history. Often times, he does not understand Mr. Peabody's jokes, as obvious as they may seem, resulting in the "ha ha ha, I don't get it" gag, and it will happen a couple times. To the kids, it may grab a giggle or chuckle, but it will not make anyone laugh. Instead, I felt it "slowed down" the movie every time it was used. It just does not fit the tone they were trying to establish.2. The idea of not altering the past is not very prevalent in the movie. First off, THEY DO CARE (or rather, Mr. Peabody does) about not going to a time they are present in, such as yesterday or an hour ago, for example, so as to not rip a hole in the space-time continuum. However, they do not carry the same mindset into the past. For example, the WABAC (the time machine) was running short of energy, so Mr. Peabody had to recalculate the current directions. He decided to stop by Florence, Italy (renaissance age) and seek help from Leonardo da Vinci (after Penny, the girl responsible for the whole plot, walked in on da Vinci during the painting of Mona Lisa). From there, we learn that Mr. Peabody and da Vinci are actually friends. The movie implies that Mr. Peabody had gone back before and befriended da Vinci. Shouldn't that alter the time line by just a little bit! Oh, and the ending also completely ruins the "do not alter the past" logic.Still, I liked the idea for the movie and found it enjoyable. It is teaching the kids, while being entertaining. It's brilliant! Of course, for every animated film these days, one cannot simply pass by without a strong pathos. The pathos effect of Mr. Peabody & Sherman is good, albeit cliché. The "bad parent-offspring relationship reconciled at the end" is very overdone in animated movies (ahem, Pixar) however, this one felt "different." I cannot explain why, but it just felt so good in the end. So corny, but very emotional; it had me tearing.Overall, it is a good movie. Nothing more, nothing less.