The reason it flopped is because...

Since when are adults meant to behave so badly and anonymously attack one another over childrens' movies? Let's look at this in perspective. It IS a kids' movie. It was marketed and rated as such. It IS the next in what will continue to be the trend amongst kids' movies: CGI. Like it or not, bad artwork or not; it's here to stay. It IS impotant to remember that kids do not need to be talked to as if they are idiots. They CAN understand more complex humor and enjoy sillier stuff at the same time. And even a mediocre film can educate a child on history. (BTW, I thought the film was cute.)

Our 5 year old daughter asked questions when we read about the Dickins Medals at the end of the film. War is never an easy subject to explain to a child, but in the context of a kids' movie one can find opportunities to help them understand the world around them. I think it was good timing for this film to be released but the timing may also have done it some harm in sales. War is upon the face of the middle east right now and one cannot watch the news without hearing about. Help our kids understand in a way that informs them yet keeps them from fear. A jolly romp with Ewan, John, Hugh, Jim, Ricky and Tim may be just the help a parent needs to broach a tough subject.

Overall, this movie offers us a fun night in with the littles and is worth a watch.

"Annelle you gotta lighten up, honey!"

...it was not marketed well (at all?) in the US - that's why it did poorly Stateside.

The fact that it isn't up to Pixar standard is irrelevant as it's a good cartoon story for the kids to watch. I detested Doogal, Chicken Little, and thought Madagascar was just a series of attempted jokes strung together. At least Valiant had a plot (yes, it was weak, but something is better than nothing).

What marketing was done for Valiant? I don't remember any merchandising tie-in with the fastfood chains.... and while it meant Valiant was a "flop" moneywise, I much prefer it to NOT have been marketed that way. If only Pixar films were marketed that way.....

This movie is possibly one of the worse animations I have ever seen.

I love the movie.. Only someone really interested in WWII history would get it anyways.

It didnt flop. It holds both attention because of WWII and cute pigeons.

"Can i ask you a question?"
ya didnt give a choice sunshine

I thought it flopped because it was aimed at Children, and it was about WW2. Animated or not, I can't imagine it being too interesting to a child. I enjoyed it when I was 13, though.