It was a great movie my 3 yr old son loves animals and has been waiting all month to go see this movie he had never been to the movies so i wasn't sure how he would do but it was great it kept his interest all the way to the end now when he sees the previews he goes mom we saw that I love the water horse it just lights up your heart to hear him say it great movie for kids to see

A word of caution about The Water Horse. We took the kids and grandparents yesterday. I would definitely say this is a movie for at least eight year olds and up. It was not all "cute and cuddly" as the previews would lead you to believe. The movie does have a few slapstick humorous moments and some touching ones as well, but a whole lot of the movie is rather dark with lots of moments of peril. It's set in a backdrop of WWII, and the war bit is very front and center. The main character's (a 10 year old boy) father dies in the war, and the very cute Water Horse of the beginning of the movie quickly grows up into a *very* scary big sea monster for the rest of the time. The climax of the movie has the Scottish army bombing into Loch Ness (thinking the monster is actually a German sub), which causes the monster to go crazy and upturn a boat, grab a man and toss him around, etc. etc. It's also difficult for young kids to follow as it jumps from current day to WWII . Only for 8-10 years+.

This movie was somewhat an emotional experience. Angus the small boy raised Crusoe from a baby and Crusoe realized this. As the movie went along their relationship is sooo sweet. I went from saying A*** to laughing to crying at the end. This was a really great movie. I didnt expect it to be that sweet =]

Excellent from start to finish! Destined to become a classic. Great family viewing.

The Water Horse provides a lot of campy movie action in the style of classic Disney. In addition there is a back story of the romantic interests and competition between the artillery captain and the handyman that could provide some interest for mothers taking their children to the movies. Over all it?s a cute but not spectacular film but nice for families with young children. Check out my full review and more at johnhuntspace.com