First
off let me say this is no
Shrek, this is no
Monsters Inc.,
and this is no Toy Story;
this doesn't even come close to
Ice Age. This is
entertaining, will be enjoyed by kids, and has a unique story
line. Even though much of the time I looked at this movie as
having a childish plot and very unrealistic characters, once
in a while I began to wonder "What If???" Pretty soon, I began
to see Jimmy Neutron: Boy
Genius, the epic journey of a know-it-all sons
love for his parents in the eyes of a kid, and began to enjoy
it, that's why I'm giving it three buckets.
The
animation in this movie was very odd, but at the same time an
artistry of uniqueness. The characters blowup
big-head-small-body design had a cartoony flair that grew on
me throughout the movie. I got into the imaginative story
solely through the way the animation was done. The different
characters' appearances really made the whole story
believable. Nickelodeon needed a wacky set of characters to go
along with such a farfetched story to make the whole feature
moderately realistic.
I loved
Jimmy's little inventions, they were so funny, out there, and
creative. My favorite was the ultra-burp soda, the corny,
gross humor, was less crude than that of
Scooby Doo, which
made it very enjoyable. The odd ways they incorporated little
Neutron's inventions with such hilarious comedy was wonderful,
but at the same time sheer luck. I laughed at some of the
jokes just out of the blew, the scriptwriters took a chance,
some of them could've been misinterpreted, and taken as stupid
gross humor. But, thankfully, the script worked very well, the
tasteful jokes were very imaginative, I liked them.
The
only thing that I really didn't like was a section of the
script near the end of the movie. It tended to drag longer
than needed; the authors of the movie really needed to invent
a new scene. The movie was only eighty-two minutes and it had
useless material. New material would've been the best
suggestion I could've made as far as the script was concerned.
Jimmy
Neutron: Boy Genius
is a fun movie for the whole family. I would recommend waiting
for it to come out on video before seeing it because its not
worth a trip to the theatre. It has unique animation, and very
deserving of it's one Oscar nomination, but doesn't shine like
other children-intended masterpieces. See it, but don't expect
anything huge out of it. It deserves to be watched.
-Danny,
Bucket Reviews