The defence The Popcorn Loyalist
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Care Bears Movie
Adventure · Fantasy · Animation · 1985
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.
Movie details
The Care Bears Movie
“What happens when the world stops caring?”
1985 Adventure · Fantasy · Animation 1h 16m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
The Care Bears team up with a troubled brother and sister who just moved to a new town to help a neglected young magician's apprentice whose evil spell book causes sinister things to happen.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Care Bears Movie?
For the defence
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Arna Selznick
Written by
Peter Sauder
Mickey Rooney
Mr. Cherrywood (voice)
Jackie Burroughs
Spirit (voice)
Georgia Engel
Love-A-Lot-Bear (voice)
Sunny Besen Thrasher
Jason (voice)
E
Eva Almos
Friend Bear / Swift Heart Rabbit (voice)
Patricia Black
Funshine Bear / Share Bear (voice)
M
Melleny Melody
Birthday Bear / Cheer Bear (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Care Bears Movie on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.