TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Casey Duggan It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

invisibleunicornninja This is a great and well-made cartoon for children.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) I found "Horton Hears a Who!" a really forgettable watch. Just like with "The Cat in the Hat", I cannot really see what the hype is about. At least, Horton had a story, even if it was not particularly memorable. But the biggest problem for me was the animation. I know that Dr. Seuss' are usually more about words than about visuals, but this one here is really pretty bad, even for 1970. None of the animals in here are cute or somewhat interesting in terms of visuals and several characters randomly look like more harmless versions of the Grinch. There exist many cartoons with better animation from the 1940s and 1950s, many of them actually from filmmaker Chuck Jones himself. Disappointing to see an effort by him that has turned out so mediocre with all the great works he directed in the past. The only somewhat interesting thing here is that Jones, a true legend in his own right, voiced some of the characters and he almost never did that in his other films. But that's it. My favorite Seuss is still The Lorax and I can't really recommend watching "Horton Hears a Who!".

Nozz I hesitate to criticize an adaptation of Dr. Seuss that is credited to Dr. Seuss himself, but I do think that the story suffers from being expanded for TV. I suppose that the point of the story was supposed to be emphasized by the added idea that just as in the larger world there is only one creature, much ridiculed, who believes in the smaller one, so too in the smaller world there is only one creature, much ridiculed, who believes in the larger one; but I think that rather than being emphasized, the point is weakened. The population that is being threatened is no longer any more innocent than the population threatening it; the only tension left is between the unbelieving majority and the lone believers. In addition, the longer the phenomenon of the tiny world is dwelt on, the more opportunity there is for inconsistencies to be noticed. How do the tiny people know what an elephant is? (That question is actually raised.) Or a dinosaur? (That question isn't.) One or two of the songs are nice, but still I prefer the book.

Patrick Splinter I had fond memories of this movie from when I was a kid. I never see it on TV anywhere though. This is my kids favorite book for me to read. They like to finish the line "A person's a person no matter how small". The most vivid memory is of the Wickersham Brother's singing "Boil that dust speck! Boil that dust speck!" and the "We are here!" letters getting caught in the clouds and the little twerps "Yop!" breaking through. I wish they would make the other Horton story "Horton hatches an egg!" into a movie. This one addresses the topic of adoption in a very cool way. Since all my kids are adopted I especially like that one.Horton hers a who is great for kids! 8/10