As with most CGIed updates of nostalgic fare, the onus is on those doing the rehashing to justify the risk of trampling on beloved memories in order to maybe, possibly, in an ideal world, lure in a younger generation completely immune to an aging property’s yellowed charms. Or, you could just accept that you’re making a 90-minute pacifier, cheap out on the green screen effects, and hope that the sight of a talking bear getting creamed by a pie and the lure of somewhere dark and cool to sit down for a little while is enough to attract kids and parents both. That road more often traveled definitely seems to be the path that Yogi Bear took. Here’s your first look at the 3D live-action/CGI hybrid featuring a way-too-excited-to-be-in-this Dan Aykroyd as Yogi, Justin Timberlake as Boo Boo, and Anna Faris and Tom Cavanagh as the actors who gotta eat too.
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