martin-catala
This is a fun film for the 5-9 year old age group. My 5 year old son laughed out loud and wanted to watch it again and again. And found the baseball to be quite funny. Rob Riener should do more cartoon voices. The plot was a good plot for a child to follow and entertaining for adults that need to sit through the movie. It has a nice moral particularly for fiver year olds which seem to be identifying with their limitations. The message to keep trying is a great moral for young children need to hear more of. The movie had great character voices and bad guys that wouldn't scare many children...my two year old was not frightened at all by the "bad guys". I would recommend it for any parent. I wish a few of bad words like stupid were not part of the movie and that I wish my five year old didn't hear in a G-rated but otherwise quite clean.
disdressed12
while i don't think this was a horrible movie,i did find it disappointing.just thought the message(persevere no matter what life throws at you)was too heavy handed.it is a good message,but i thought it could have been more subtle.there are some good things about the movie.one is the physical comedy,which van be quite funny at times.the other is the exciting action sequences.but most of the movie just seemed a bit hollow for me.the story just seems lacking.the message just becomes overbearing,and ends up dragging the rest of the movie down.it feels more like sermon on life,than an entertaining animated feature.anyway,for me,Everyone's hero is a 5/10
Mike Ferguson
First, let me begin by saying that I've read every comment about this film that had been posted to IMDb as of 11-12-07, and it seems to be one of those polarizing works, that folks either love, or hate - not many in the middle on this one. Personally, I loved it. Saw it about a year ago in the theatre, and again just tonight on DVD (in widescreen, of course). I even watched the "making of" featurette, and was amazed to see that absolutely NO mention whatsoever was made of Robin Williams' contribution to this film. He was absolutely hilarious as the "opposing teams" owner, and I'm really surprised that no one seems to have recognized his voice...and that there is no mention of him in the credits, or even in the "making of" feature. That's a mystery I'd hoped to see solved by my visit to IMDb tonight, but it didn't happen. I know he had become close friends with the Reeves before they died, and perhaps it was his decision - sort of a quiet, private gift to them. But fortunately, it was one we all get to enjoy, too. Hey - if you like movies with heart, and enjoy beautiful animation (many great spots to freeze-frame in this, and just enjoy the still life for awhile), great comic voice performances, inspired animated character movements (Bill Macy's character on top of the train, dodging all of the overhead signs? Priceless.), and a story that will either tug at your heartstrings, or, for the "other half" of you, have you reaching for something sour to suck on, just to get your mouths back in their proper positions, then you can't go wrong with this one, which helps to prove my theory that we are, indeed, in the midst of another Golden Age of animation in this country. Lastly, "thanks" to the team behind this; I agree - Chris would have loved it!
rust37
Oh, yes, EH's language is safe for kids. No f-, d-, b-, s-words at all. General ideas of taking care about parents, and believing in yourself are OK. Yes, Finding Nemo or Bug's life were about the same points, but that's the only thing, which they have in common.Animation is visually plain and poor in design, nothing to compare with Pixar's production. The most disappointing thing about EH was animation of stunts. When animators didn't have a clue how to solve a stunt they just added supernatural abilities to realistic heroes. Stretching limbs, twisting spine, etc. Dialogs and lines were at level of that garbage animation on Nickelodeon, times inferior to Pixar's scripts. There is one thing I found weird about the Hero as a parent. 7 year old 3D-boy easily jumps between moving trains, dangles at 20-meter height, runs from home, talks to homeless people, and this is served as right things to do, no doubts or warnings. As my 6 y.o. son likes to repeat after heroes I'm not sure it's perfectly safe to show him this flick. No, I'm not a cuckoo parent obsessed with safety. While watching Incredibles or Harry Potter he knew that they were supernatural, so he didn't want to repeat after them. But together with EH's finale message of "despite of you're small, you can do everything" I'm not that sure.And the last point - it's absolutely not enjoyable for adults, so calling it a family movie is a big exaggeration.