> It's interesting to see a pretty big creature like Horton concerned
> with protecting the tiniest creatures of all...even if the others in
> the jungle of Nool may not believe that's he's right about all
> those tiny people on the speck (well, maybe Rudy, the Sour
> Kangaroo's son, may think he could be right...)
>
> Lovable characters like Horton, who can be serious at times (and
> is truly determined) but also wild-and-crazy, full of imagination
> and whimsy. Like the mayor, who seems determined to protect
> his city from the dangers they're now being exposed to (who
> will protect the protector? "A giant elephant, up in the sky!...
> Don't bother to look, he's invisible...")
>
> Had to admit a tear--of joy--rolled down my cheek at the end.
> Highly recommended! The look of the film is visually stunning,
> and a good voice cast (CBS Radio's Charles Osgood narrates;
> the mayor and his wife are Steve Carrell and Amy Poehler,
> and Jim Carrey of course is Horton. Carol Burnett plays the
> sour Kangaroo. And Jesse McCartney voices JoJo, and let's
> just say he didn't have too many lines to remember :)