I enjoyed this film so much, I wondered if it
overshot the intended audience. So I asked a few
little tikes after the film. Two were too shy, but
their mom said they loved it. And the other one, he
left the theater singing, "Who let the dogs out!" the
Baha Men's catchy chorus off the film's
Soundtrack
. That should clinch it then, a strong follow-up
to the first "Rugrats - The Movie."
The opening logo comes together in brilliant
computer-animated ease forming the familiar fun
Nickelodeon-styled "Rugrats," then the lights dim as
the text changes to "The Godfather"
font. You can expect this parody to pepper spice the
rest of this kids' flick. But there are plenty of
other adult ingredients, and two diapers full of
pottie humor to go around for everyone.
After taking the consequence, Tommy is scorned by
Angelica, "That's what you get for winging your
buggers on Susie." Undaunted Tommy smiles, "So that's
where I left 'em!"
Mr. Pickles gets a call from France summoning him
to fix the huge Godzilla-spoof robot he engineered
for the Disneyland-spoof EuroReptarland. Of course he
takes the whole family. But this movie's star is
really Chuckie. Chuckie's need for a new mom compels
him to search deep down and find the courage to
approach a beautiful princess. But he isn't the only
one scheming prospective partners for his single
dad.
"What are dates?"
"Big raisons that make you poop."
Though most of the animation is painted in the old
fashion 2-D style; the colors are Starburst
juicy, and the action paced for those with little
tiny attention spans - so don't expect to be bored.
These little munchkins get into everything! And of
course, songs tie it all together. You'll no doubt be
singing "Who let the dogs out" during your walk to
the parking lot. But there are a few other notes of
note as well: "Chuckie Chan," the dream sequence
("He'll break up the party if he's not on the
pottie"), and "Reptar I love you" (a refreshing
poke-funnery of those Disney classic odes).
Chuckie-full of juicy one liners, you'll have to
keep your ears open:
"I love their fries and all ... but."
"See how nice his head stays on."
"It's a nerd, it's a pain, it's Angelica!"
Enjoy.
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