I was shocked,suprised and flabbergasted by the negative reviews I saw on the web, I thought that Disney's final 2-D film happens to be one of their best works yet; and also I love a good western film. The animation and backgrounds are really pretty, it has a retro appeal to it, like some of the other Disney Classics (from the 1950s that is); and also has an excellant soundtrack with some of today's best Country artists like : k.d Lang, Bonnie Rait and Tim McGraw. The characters are very appealing, my favorites being Buck, Lucky Jack and Grace.

I was also shocked in finding out that this film will be the last 2-D film from Disney; I've always loved the classic 2-D films ever since I was little and I always will; I mean 3-D's great and all but it's not like fascinatin' and beautiful as 2-D; so I say those of you who love 2-D feature films like me, I say "EMBRACE THE FLATS PEOPLE!" Overall I give this film two thumbs up.

Well, after avoiding this film like the plague for three years, I can now say it's a movie that is far better than it has any right to be.

First off there's the premise... in order to save their farm, three dairy cows must nab a wily cattle rustler who happens to... err, yodel. It's small wonder this story went through so many revisions.

Then there's the simple fact that this was set to be the last 2D feature film from Disney... if memory serves, it would be the first time the 2D department at Disney packed up their animation desks and pencils since Snow White. And the finale for that grand legacy was to be a musical about cows?

You can see why I avoided this movie. It reminds me of that Brad Bird quote which went something like "After Walt died, watching Disney films get made was like watching master chefs cook hot dogs."

However, this seems to be my week of liking movies that I really, REALLY wanted to hate.

"Home on the Range" is entertaining. The character designs are appealing. The animation is energetic and done with a flair that no other 2D studio can get within ten miles of. The story is silly, but quite engaging. The songs are well-written and well-placed. And even Roseanne's character wasn't nearly as annoying as I expected her to be.

So yes, as much as it pains me to admit it, this reviewer must acknowledge "Home on the Range" is a good film... probably even good enough to wear the Disney name with dignity... although, of course, nothing could possibly make it good enough to be the 2D department's swan song.

Let's just hope this isn't in fact the last we see of 2D at Disney...

Oh boy. If this is the way Disney ends its legacy of traditional animation, then it ended with a fizzle instead of a bang. I must admit, I wanted to watch this movie more than I did Brother Bear, as Home on the Range seems to be more in tune with the Disney of old and cows are just easier to like. For a few brief moments here and there scattered throughout the film, you could almost swear you're watching Disney shine again. But then the songs end, and it's back to pratfall after pratfall in a "barely there" plot with two dimensional characters. Once again, it seems like Disney tried just a little bit too hard to be "hip" and resorted to stock conventions.

Edit: The plot is still paper thin, but it actually wears itself better with a second viewing, which is very hard to do. This is due to some very old fashioned charm, and some genuinely fun songs. I've decided to upgraded my rating to three.

Not as bad as some people think,this is a very enjoyable Disney feature. The animation and backgrounds are pretty. The characters are appealing,my favorites being Maggie,Buck,Mrs.Calloway and Grace. Alameda Slim is a funny comic villain,reminiscent of ARISTOCATS' Edgar and RESCUERS' Madam Medusa.
I think Rico was obviously meant to be a parody of Clint Eastwood's Man with No Name.

The songs are pleasent,although the only memorable one is 'Little Patch of Heaven'.

A fun final cel animated feature from the Disney studio.

A few good characters in search of a supporting cast and a decent story. I think that sums up this odd swangsong from Disney's 2D department.

If you'd been writing a script for how Disney would wrap things up, you'd have had them finishing on 'Brother Bear', a very decent film, squarely in the Disney tradition. But Disney had two death spasms left. The very... errr... 'modern' 'Teacher's Pet', and the very retro 'Home on the Range'.

For a while I thought I was going to enjoy this movie more than I eventually did. Several of the characters were really quite cool, and frankly the whole out and out low budget cartoony look of the thing was refreshing after so many gazillion dollar blockbusters where every scene is designed to make your jaw drop. It's a kind of hearkening back to a Disney that never really existed. A hybrid of the Warner Brothers look, with the Disney character types - oh yeah, and with a bit of parody thrown in. Buck is clearly at least a bit of a spoof on Spirit ('Stallion of the Cim-moron'. Not exactly Henny Youngman quality, is it? A bit of a weak retort after all the shots Dreamworks have taken at Disney). Grace looks incredibly Aardman-esque to me too, though I can't pin down which character she reminds me of.

The bizarre, psychadelic yodelling scene is, I'm guessing, a self-reference back to the 'pink elephants' sequence in Dumbo. Whatever it is, it's damn weird.

This is a likeable film, mainly because of the lighthearted feel, and a couple of standout characters. Don't ask why, but I really liked Grace (the singing cow), and the jackrabbit. The other cows, Buck, and most of the farm animals are fair, but the rest of the characters are forgettable. I found all of the human characters particularly uninteresting. Where I thought it fell down badly though was in the storytelling. It wasn't the most amazing idea to start with, but in the telling it also seemed to lack much in the way of dynamics or light and shade. It sort of just rushes along without ever really engaging you, much in the same way as many of the characters don't.

Not as bad as I'd been expecting, but it could have been a classic. As it is, it's not an embarressment, but 'Brother Bear' would have been a more fitting goodbye.

The singing cow should have her own series.

Heck, she probably will.

I just saw this movie earlier today, and I must admit, I was impressed! I liked it a lot!
The story was very simple, but it was told with a nice mix of sassy animals, real humans, and a yodeling villain. Genius.
The songs were a nice touch (except for the times when Grace was singing), especially the villian's yodeling song. Very fun and evil all at the same time. At least there were no actual movie songs that were sung by animals!
The characters each had their own personalities that made them stand out. The cows were very funny and the way that they responded to each other made them seem more like they were humans instead of cows. I do agree that Buck was a nice comic relief, exept he did get quite annoying at times. The Willies were a hilarious additive to the mix of evil as sidekicks to our villian. The rest of the animals and other human characters made the film enjoyable.
It is sad that this movie is last 2D animated motion picture for Disney in theaters (that is known for the moment), but this is not too bad of a movie. It's worth seeing a couple of times but let's hope that Disney may change their minds about making more 2D animated feature films in the future.

I've only seen it once, so I don't quite remember it that well, but it was an ok movie. It was focused on a youger audience though.
The three heorines of the story were entertaining, but the story itself lacked originality. It also wasn't as funny as I though it would be.
The animation wasn't really all that stunning. In fact I didn't really care for the style. It was too boxy looking.
All in all it's definitely not one of Disney's greatest, but it is worth a couple viewings.

This is a simple and enjoyable comedy, with a fair amount of humor, though not one of Disney's greats.

The plot is the old save-the-farm deal, except that the heroines are three cows trying to catch a cattle rustler for the reward. The characterizations and situations are unoriginal, the personality conflicts typical, and I was about to dismiss the whole film as another dose of Disney deja-vu, when the villain went into his song. There is defintitely an improved air of originality in that, and from then on! Rico the Bounty Hunter was a reasonably good character, as well: it was actually hard to tell what side he would end up on. The vilains' sidekicks, for a change, were actual HUMANS, and good for several laughs in their total dimwittedness.

The film makes a few half-hearted attempts to be touching and to engage the emotions of the audience, but they fail at it. That's okay, though--this film's about the comedy.

If they had been a little wilder, a little brasher, and a little fresher, I could rank this with the great comedies.

As it is, it's fun to watch, and good for a fair few laughs. I probably won't bother to rewatch it, though.

What is to be Disney's final 2-D film happens to be one of their best works yet. Home On the Range is, simply put, really entertaining for anyone of all ages.

The movie has a lot of comical elements in it. Some could compare it to the old Warner Bros. cartoons of the past. The characters do a nice job in bringing the story to life. My favorite would have to be Buck. He was (well, I'd like to call him) the comic relief of the film. With him, there's never a dull moment when he tries too hard to draw attention to himself to make himself noticed.

The animation itself, while simplistic, does wonders for the story. I can tell a lot of emphasis on tne real life aspects of these characters went into the making of this film (except for a few scenes where the characters are doing their wild stunts).

I would recommend Home On the Range to anyone looking for a good laugh, or a good animated movie.