Post by Vits on Sept 1, 2018 17:39:08 GMT
RUGRATS THE MOVIE
7/10
RUGRATS: THE MOVIE took several breaks from the main plot by showing what a lot of secondary and even minor characters were doing, but I didn't mind it because everything was connected to the central conflicts. That's not the case in RUGRATS IN PARIS. I mean, a dog romance?! Maybe I would've tolerated those breaks if they had been funny. Actually, the only really funny parts are the scene on the airplane and the GODFATHER parodies at the beginning and the end. Susan Sarandon's performance is good, but the songs aren't as catchy as before. In fact, I WANT A MOM THAT WILL LAST FOREVER is bad. The joke about the franchise has always been that the babies cause chaos and their parents don't notice.
THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE
1/10
RUGRATS THE MOVIE's story about babies trying to get back home was secondary to the touching drama between 2 brothers. RUGRATS IN PARIS' drama about a kid wanting a mom was secondary to a woman's scam. THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE tried to balance the drama of a girl who didn't want to be raised like her snobby grandma wanted and the mission to rescue a cheetah cub, without making either of them secondary. RUGRATS GO WILD! doesn't have any real drama, which is why it's the worst of the franchise. I get it: The main attraction is to see a RUGRATS/WILD THORNBERRYS crossover, but that's what TV is for. If this had been an episode or even a TV movie, it would've been more tolerable, but it still would've been bad. Almost all of the gags are unfunny and/or recycled from the shows and the other movies (like the adult who gets hit in the head and starts thinking he's a baby). The main exception is the classic "CHUCKIE FINSTER loses his glasses" gag, because there is something different: In this installment, for some reason, he can still see without them! So what's the point?! Even the premise itself is dumb. Why would babies enjoy watching a nature show? Danielle Harris' performance continues to be bad and DONNIE THORNBERRY hasn't stopped being one of the worst NickToon characters (if not the worst). The biggest offense is the final scene: The characters go on a cruise and the babies create chaos. Why wasn't that the main plot?! The reason why it's shown as a montage is that the makers know that the audience is familiarized with the formula and can guess what the babies would do in a situation like this, but at least all the characters would've been together for the most part! Seeing them walking around the island almost running into each other gets old really fast.
1/10
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7/10
RUGRATS: THE MOVIE took several breaks from the main plot by showing what a lot of secondary and even minor characters were doing, but I didn't mind it because everything was connected to the central conflicts. That's not the case in RUGRATS IN PARIS. I mean, a dog romance?! Maybe I would've tolerated those breaks if they had been funny. Actually, the only really funny parts are the scene on the airplane and the GODFATHER parodies at the beginning and the end. Susan Sarandon's performance is good, but the songs aren't as catchy as before. In fact, I WANT A MOM THAT WILL LAST FOREVER is bad. The joke about the franchise has always been that the babies cause chaos and their parents don't notice.
Here, KIRA WATANABE (a possible step-mother for CHUCKIE FINSTER, one of the main characters) sees the babies coming out of the REPTAR robot... and forgets all about it. Actually, the parents don't even question how they arrived at Notre Dame in the 1st place. And how convenient that the movie skips the scene of them leaving the church and seeing the wrecked giant robots and the destroyed city.
4/10THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE
1/10
RUGRATS THE MOVIE's story about babies trying to get back home was secondary to the touching drama between 2 brothers. RUGRATS IN PARIS' drama about a kid wanting a mom was secondary to a woman's scam. THE WILD THORNBERRYS MOVIE tried to balance the drama of a girl who didn't want to be raised like her snobby grandma wanted and the mission to rescue a cheetah cub, without making either of them secondary. RUGRATS GO WILD! doesn't have any real drama, which is why it's the worst of the franchise. I get it: The main attraction is to see a RUGRATS/WILD THORNBERRYS crossover, but that's what TV is for. If this had been an episode or even a TV movie, it would've been more tolerable, but it still would've been bad. Almost all of the gags are unfunny and/or recycled from the shows and the other movies (like the adult who gets hit in the head and starts thinking he's a baby). The main exception is the classic "CHUCKIE FINSTER loses his glasses" gag, because there is something different: In this installment, for some reason, he can still see without them! So what's the point?! Even the premise itself is dumb. Why would babies enjoy watching a nature show? Danielle Harris' performance continues to be bad and DONNIE THORNBERRY hasn't stopped being one of the worst NickToon characters (if not the worst). The biggest offense is the final scene: The characters go on a cruise and the babies create chaos. Why wasn't that the main plot?! The reason why it's shown as a montage is that the makers know that the audience is familiarized with the formula and can guess what the babies would do in a situation like this, but at least all the characters would've been together for the most part! Seeing them walking around the island almost running into each other gets old really fast.
1/10
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