A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures (2010)

• Year: 2010
• Released: 13 Jul 2012
• Country: France, Belgium, United States
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1230204/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_turtles_tale_sammys_adventures
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Dutch, French, English
• MPA Rating: PG
• Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family
• Runtime: 88 min
• Writer: Ben Stassen, Domonic Paris
• Director: Ben Stassen, Mimi Maynard
• Cast: Anthony Anderson, Ed Begley Jr., Pat Carroll
• Keywords: global warming, friendship, underwater, sea turtle, sea creature,

	6.0/10
	44% – Critics
	47% – Audience

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A sea turtle, who was hatched in 1959, spends the next fifty years travelling the world, while it is being changed by global warming.

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A decent school holiday movie for the kids, but remember to go for the 3D version

What is the most effective way to make a person feel guilty for being part of the human race? Try making him or her sit through a movie about a cute-looking, adorable-sounding baby sea turtle who struggles to survive against environmentally unfriendly human activity. Swimming through his adventures in the open ocean, Sammy has as much fun as an undertaker on his first day of work. As if contending against natural predators isn’t bad enough, he has to dodge plastic litter, trawl fishing nets, illegal dump and oil spills, with only his fragile little shell on his back.

Though the praiseworthy green message behind the movie is no less deserving of being explored on the big screen, its delivery is all quite off-putting. For one thing, Sammy’s Adventures is presented like a kids’ picture book on sea turtles facts – too direct and simple with only a watered-down plot regarding a turtle’s desire to see the world to hang onto. Think: this is how sea turtles look like and this is what they eat, this is where they go when they’re swimming around in the ocean, this is what they have to go through to survive and this is what we as people, need to do to help them. In fact, at the end of the movie, after going through all of the terrible events of his life, Sammy literally tells us, almost word for word that ‘humans should be more environmentally-conscious and that sea turtles need their help to survive, now, more than ever.’

Granted, the makers are probably trying to reach out to young audiences with its simple language and story – the target group of this type of genre, but it sounds just a tad too preachy for the rest of us. On a whole, it just lacks the charm and humour that both children and non- children alike, would look forward to in an animated cartoon. They do try to inject some light-heartedness with the funny sidekick character of Sammy’s best friend as voiced by Anthony Anderson. If you think he sounds like that black computer hacker genius guy who was taken in by the secret service for looking at the thumbdrive with the secret information in it, then you are right – it is him.

To be fair, it’s not by Disney Pixar, but the look of the movie is decently entertaining for anyone of any age. And, we have to most probably thank 3D technology for that. The various fast-motion travelling scenes are enjoyable to sit through because tricking your brain into thinking that your body is moving when it’s actually not and having things popping up and flying into your face, is always fun.

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Simple, but very enjoyable

This is a beautiful animation with fun 3D sequences. It has a simple story with an ecological message but as the movie is aimed at kids that is actually a good thing. The story and message will not fly over the little ones’ heads.

The characters are likable and the story’s pace go on the right speed, not dragging itself or going too fast.

Good fun for kids and parents as well.

I’ve watched a dubbed version on Brazilian Portuguese so I can’t speak for the original voice work, but this version I watched was very well done.

The English version features the voices of stars like Melanie Grifith and Tim Curry.

I highly recommend the 3D version as the movie has many sequences that will not be as entertaining and good looking on the 2D version.

Works in 2-D too

I only watched in 2-D (the cinema was only showing it that way). It was mostly filled with the target audience (kids), but even as an adult you can enjoy the movie. There is of course an underlying message “hidden” in the movie, bit it never is too heavy. So there is no danger of the movie being too preachy (something another movie did and therefor failed in my opinion, to be a better movie).

You have to have a soft spot for animals (even if animated) of course to like this. Or you just take your kids/nephews to see it and you won’t be disappointed. The animation and voice work are decent enough (don’t expect Pixar quality), too.