Positive Role Models. Sexy Stuff. Nothing on screen, but off-screen merchandising tie-ins. What parents need to know Parents need to know that Dolittle is a kid-friendly adventure comedy starring Robert Downey, Jr. Continue reading Show less. Stay up to date on new reviews. Get full reviews, ratings, and advice delivered weekly to your inbox. User Reviews Parents say Kids say. Adult Written by AmadeusAmadeur January 18, Really good potential, but I saw this with my kids, 5 and 7.
I don Continue reading. Report this review. Parent of a year-old Written by Alexa W. January 19, Great movie This was a great movie with heart and comedy. It had great themes and positive messages. Teen, 13 years old Written by robloxmasterseven April 26, Dolittle Im 13 and I know this is a family movie but let me just say this movie was very fun and interesting.
I would say you should watch it. It is kid friendly with Teen, 17 years old Written by iwritereviews77 June 12, Good but Hear me out. Do little is relatively good on many parts. Downey is good, the jokes are funny, the animals are cute.
But I just can't handle the acting What's the story? Is it any good? Talk to your kids about Our editors recommend. Doctor Dolittle Kid-friendly talking animal musical comedy is fun but dated. Dolittle Gimmicky animal tale with Eddie Murphy is crude but funny. The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle. Sweet animal adventure has some mild peril. Cute story has some crude humor and innuendo.
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There is also a point in which an African prince wishes he could be turned white, and the main characters use this desire to trick him into setting them free from prison. I've heard that new editions I guess? See all 7 questions about The Story of Doctor Dolittle…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3.
Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Mar 05, Robin Hobb rated it really liked it Recommends it for: young readers. Shelves: books-from-my-past , for-kids. From time to time, I look back at all the books I've given stars to, but never reviewed. I think it I tried to put up a review of each and every one, I'd never get to my own writing.
So why review Dr. Dolittle now? Because of all the movies I've seen made from this wonderful set of books there are more than one none have really captured the magic of the story.
If I had to choose one, I'd go with the first movie made from it, the one with Rex Harrison as the doctor. It is the most faithful to the From time to time, I look back at all the books I've given stars to, but never reviewed. It is the most faithful to the written story.
I will hastily admit that I haven't seen the movie, but the previews made me suspect that it had the same flaw as some of the earlier ones. Here's the thing. There is a difference between 'wonder' and 'funny. And in the process, they by-pass the wonder and the amazement of those books. Dolittle's story is not a silly, giggling story. It's about a doctor who can speak the language of animals and prefers treating them to seeing his dull human patients, and a youngster who comes to know and aid the doctor.
Together they have a series of adventures, from the arrival of a Pushme-Pullyou to the doctor facing charges in a courtroom. This is a book that deserves to be read, or listened to. Don't be content to think you know the story because you've seen the movie.
This is equally true for the Wizard of Oz, and all the Mary Poppins books, by the way. View all 4 comments. His love of animals grows over the years and his household menagerie eventually scares off his human clientele, leading to loss of wealth.
But after learning the secret of speaking to all animals from his parrot Polynesia, he takes up veterinary practice. His fortunes rise and fall again after a crocodile takes up residence, leading to his sister leaving in disgust with the intention of getting married, but his fame in the animal kingdom spreads throughout the world.
He is conscripted into voyaging to Africa to cure a monkey epidemic just as he faces bankruptcy. He has to borrow supplies and a ship, and sails with a crew of his favorite animals, but is shipwrecked upon arriving to Africa. On the way to the monkey kingdom, his band is arrested by the king of Jolliginki, a victim of European exploitation who wants no white men travelling in his country.
The band barely escapes by ruse, but makes it to the monkey kingdom where things are dire indeed as a result of the raging epidemic. He vaccinates the well monkeys and nurses the sick back to health. In appreciation, the monkeys find the pushmi-pullyu, a shy two-headed gazelle-unicorn cross, whose rarity may bring Dr.
Dolittle money back home. Shelves: audiobook , british-literature , fantasy , kinda-sorta-really-racist , classic , 19th-century , childrens , animals. Oh dear. How many of you have seen the film, or the Eddie Murphy remake, and remember this adorable childhood classic about a kindly English doctor who talks to animals? How many of you have actually read the book and know that it was really, really racist? I mean, whether you want to excuse it for the time it was written is up to you, and racism aside, it's quite a charming book with the sort of story any child would love.
A nice doctor who talks to animals! And they go to Africa and Oh dear. And they go to Africa and save all the monkeys! And then they fight pirates! Doolittle talks to everything from dogs and pigs and mice to sharks and parrots and eagles and a two-headed Tibetan "Pushmi-Pullyu. I listened to it because it was another one of Audible's free downloads and I needed something to listen to while gardening. However, I think before I'd read this aloud to my child, or allow a child to read it, I'd want to have a talk about the n-word.
And all the other words for black people that are used in this story. And the subplot about the black prince who's very, very sad because Sleeping Beauty was so horrified to be awoken by a black boy that she ran away and went back to sleep. So he asks Dr. Doolittle to make him white. This is suitable for a young reader who's capable of grasping the concept of "problematic" products of their time.
It was fun, even for an adult listener - it's not written for very, very young children. But it's definitely a children's story, and, uh, a product of its time. View all 8 comments. Oct 22, The Library Lady rated it really liked it Recommends it for: Adults looking for a great readaloud for kids.
Shelves: books-every-child-should-know , old-favorites. Even if you've see the Rex Harrison musical, if you haven't read the book, you don't know Dr Dolittle. Small, tubby, and shy, Dr Dolittle is a brilliant doctor whose love of animals loses him his human patients.
But after his parrot Polynesia teaches him to speak animal languages,the Doctor becomes famous in the animal world, and travels across the world and even to the moon! In this first book, the Doctor and his pets sail to Africa to save the kingdom of monkeys from a plague. Be warned, there is an African prince who is depicted as childlike, and wants nothing more than to be a white man.
And yes, other Dolittle books feature more childlike Africans to whom the Doctor gets to teach "civilized" ways. Yes, it's offensive. But my politically-correct-before-it-was-hip-to-be-politically-correct mom read these to me back in the gulp 60s, and I loved them and somehow didn't grow up to be a bigot. Take them in context, or if you must hunt for the "revised" editions that removed some of the offensive stuff. Or start with another of my favorites in the series Doctor Dolittle's Circus What a beautiful story!
I'm sure I would be head over heels with it if have had the opportunity to read it as a child. Even as an adult, I really liked it a lot. The writing is beautiful and imaginative without being complicated and complex.
Simply perfect for children. Moreover, I liked how the character of Dr. Dolittle is as dependent on animals as they are on him. I found that aspect of the book quite realistic if you can call an aspect of a book where a man speaks with animals realistic. F What a beautiful story! For instance, it is the parrot that teaches Dr. Dolittle how to speak with animals. She is the one who points out the existence of animal languages to him.
Dolittle is a clever and kind man, but without the instructions from his parrot, he would never have learned the animal languages or realized the importance of body language. That's another aspect of the book I liked, how the parrot teaches the doctor that animals can communicate without the words.
Mostly, because well they do! Animals are capable of communications, every pet owner knows this. Sure, this book takes it a bit further and it's a tale for children, but one that is build on a logical foundation and I quite liked that.
This story is the perfect mix of logical and imaginative! I would recommend it to both adults and children. Both the book's protagonist and other characters the animals are well portrayed.
Dolittle of the book is a kind but not very practical man. Without the help of animals, this doctor would be lost. Fortunately, the animals return the love he gives them and all is well.
What is so wonderful about this is that it teaches children that it is alright not only to help but to receive help as well. Only by working together, we can achieve great things- that's the moral of the book for me.
It teaches us about the importance of kindness, even when we have been wronged. It instructs that money shouldn't be the motivation but that one should be practical with it. All very good lessons, I should say. The only downside to this book is that there are a few episodes that contain what could be described as racism and they all occur once Dr.
Dolittle ventures to Africa. The author itself even excuses the actions of the black King against Dr. Dolittle and company by pointing out that it was the white man who took and stole things from Africa and never bothered to say thank you for the help he received. The reason why the black King acts hostile is because white people betrayed his trust. Therefore, he is not a cardboard villain, unlike the pirates who are just rotten to the core.
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