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Summary: marketing at it's worst
Review: it is fairly well known that many fans of the show are not little kids. As such how can this outrage continue what is the point of releasing a dvd without a widescreen format? I won't even buy this mockery of a release. They release B-horror movies in widescreen so why not the Powerpuff Girls movie?
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Summary: A POWER - POOF! of a "movie"
Review: ...This "movie", is WORST than the tv show!!! I'm EXTREMELY sorry i purchased this "movie"!!...should have been the title. What a WASTE of money...!
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Summary: WHY NO WIDESCREEN EDITION ?
Review: WHY IS IT IN FULL SCREEN FORMAT THE POWERPUFF GIRLS MOVIE DESERVES TO BE IN WIDESCREEN THATS THE ONLY PROBLEM ON THIS DVD BUT STILL THE SPECIAL FEATURES & THE 5.1 SOUND ARE VERY GOOD BUT STILL FULL SCREEN IS JUST SIMPLY STUPID
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Summary: Missed opportunity
Review: Last summer's _Powerpuff Girls Movie_ was, hands down, the most interesting animated feature in years. In terms of graphic design, it's the film UPA might have made, if it had had the chance.Sadly, it was relegated to kid-flick purgatory and ignored by the public, which may explain why Warner Bros. has botched its DVD release. Although the film's trailer is presented in widescreen, the film itself is not available in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Image cropping is noticeable, especially during split-screen sequences. A nice round-up of extras doesn't help much under these circumstances. Still, because I enjoyed the film so much in theaters, and because I think the animation is really good, I promise to rewrite this review and raise my rating once Warner Bros. releases it in widescreen. For now, shame on Warner Bros. Warning to parents: This film is extremely violent, and many of the visuals could be deeply disturbing. As with the television series, the _PPG Movie_ is not for children.
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Summary: For all animation fans! Even otaku!
Review: I am 18 years old, yet the PPG cartoon is my 2nd fav Cartoon Cartoon behind Samurai Jack. (I hope they turn the upcoming live-action movie into an animated movie!) When I went to see the PPG movie in theaters, I also saw it with Hey Arnold and MiB II. The PPG movie was easily 100x better than the other two films. Some people complain that it's too dark and slow, but it's all good. For one, it's a movie, so the action has to be upped up to make an impact. As for the slowness, it allows us to really peek into the character's minds, and brings out a whole layer onto the girls in the show. Especially the asteroid scene, one of the best. The animation is wonderful, except for one thing. It's FULLSCREEN! I have a small TV, but I HATE Fullscreen! Come on WB! Give us Widescreen! Anyway, as to the actual animation, it is wonderful. It may seem very simple, but it wasn't. If you listen to the commentary on the DVD, you will hear about how they had such a hard time animating the 2D (not 3D) backgrounds, and how the color palatte didn't like the animation computers they were using. I think the results are terrific. Everything is bright, crystal clear, and there are no blemishes whatsoever. And considering they only had $35 million and about a year, if that, to make the film, the results are very impressive. The extras are sweet. Besides the aformentioned commentary, there's character interviews with Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Mojo and the Mayor. Those five characters also add commentaries to certain scenes and each have their own charm. The Mayor gives little commentaries to a few other extras, such as the early screen test. Then there's the standards, such as the movie trailer, subtitles, etc. There's a sneek peek section, but it's on Dexter's new CD, the new PPG video game, the Kids Next Door, and what will most certainly be a crappy Ed, Edd, and Eddy video game. Overall, this is a must buy for PPG, and animation fans alike. Just demand that next time CN releases a film on TV, that they put it in widescreen.
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Summary: Very Dark and gripping
Review: My kids love the Powerfpuff girls and were thrilled when I bought them the movie. I myself also enjoy the cartoon series and was pleased that the movie covers the beginning of the Powerpuff Girls and does a good job in explaining the origins of them and MoJo. What I was surprised about was the dark, menacing tone it was told, which almost made me think that this movie was maybe too dark for kids? Luckely the PG save the day and all is well and both my kids (9 and 13) gave it 2 thumbs up. Parents will also enjoy this movie and it might even be a good conversation starter - about feeling different
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Summary: The genesis of the Powerpuff Girls
Review: Normally, full-length features of TV series aren't as good as the original, even if they are done with the original actors. Ditto for animated films. The younger the audience, the more it will be geared towards them, which means it may have no substance. There are a few exceptions, such as the adult-geared South Park, which outshone the series, and the subject of this review, the Powerpuff Girls Movie, which despite its youthful audience, has pop culture references that only adults might get. And it isn't that long, clocking in at 73 minutes. So my earlier assessment in a review may have been less than generous. Basically, the early part of the movie dealing with their creation is a revised, extended retread of the episode "Mr. Mojo's Rising." As I'm one for program continuity, I'm relieved it doesn't contradict the events in that story that much. Fans can compare the two and come up with a firm origin story that dovetails. But the bottom line is that Townsville is a haven for crime and lawlessness, and it is that backdrop in which Professor Utonium, that "forward thinking man who looks back" creates the trio. The movie serves to explain how and why they became dedicated to fighting crime. Blossom is so named because of her directness, Bubbles because she is cute and bubbly, and Buttercup because it also starts with a B, which may explain why she's such a grump at times. Anyway, the first half hour, dealing with their super powers and the Professor's amazement and delight at what he's created, is clearly the happiest moment of the movie. Then comes the Powerpuff Girls' idea of urban renewal, which is basically to--unintentionally, of course--tear the concrete jungle of Townsville, as well as their kindergarden, in a superpowered game of tag, which they learn from Mitch the bully. The Professor is arrested for being partly responsible, and the girls are branded pariahs, before running into Jojo. The four team up to create an invention that will save Townsville. However, no thanks to Jojo, that invention turns out to be a device that reverses the existing primate hierarchy, and the girls' association with it further ruins their image in the eyes of the Townies and worse yet, the Professor. The obvious pop culture references come from Planet Of The Apes and King Kong, be it dialogue or scenes. However, the theme of xenophobia, fear of the unknown, is key here, as the Townies turn on the girls influenced by the usually distortion blitz committed by the media. And the animation style and pace is taken to higher levels, especially the zappity-pow final battle, which is another point in having a feature-length film. There are cameos from Fuzzy Lumpkins and the Gangreen Gang has a few moments, so that hints them as the key villains in a possible second movie, assuming McCracken and company decide to do another. Which leads me to this: The Powerpuff Girls Movie shouldn't have tanked at the box office. Now the timing, that was the problem, as it ran into Men In Black II and Spiderman, which was still going strong at the box office. However, video and DVD sales/rentals are the ultimate indicators of how good a movie was, so let's just see, shall we? So girls, to quote Mojo, "you did good, very good indeed." Oh, and you're all IT! Gotcha!
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Summary: Gotta Love It
Review: To tell you the truth, I was skeptical about this movie. But when I saw it, I was amazed. It was the best animated film I've seen in years. My favorite parts are the pop-culture references dispersed throughout the movie. My favorite scene in particular is where a teenager in a van is making several references to Van Halen in his speech: "I was reaching down between my legs to ease the seat back" (from Panama), "and then with no Fair Warning... (the Van Halen album) "And there was this big Eruption (Van Halen song)... "And now look, Jamie's Crying (Van Halen song)." Well, enough wiht my ranting. The audience it is aimed at probably doesn't even know who Van Halen is. Just see it for yourself, and you will enjoy it. Just because it has 3 little girls as main characters, doesn't mean it's girly. it is in fact, not girly at all.
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Summary: WHAT?!? NO WIDESCREEN?!?!?!?
Review: OK, OK, OK... *sigh*..... Now I know that perhaps the core audience for this type of movie is p'rhaps tiny little children and that p'rhaps tiny little children don't really care, when their favorite iddy biddy heroines zip around the screen, if that screen is full or wide, but COME ON PEOPLE!!! No widescreen release at all!!!??? There are so many dark and foreboding things said about our society when --despite the fact it was a major motion picture release, despite the fact that it was run in theaters just earlier this very year, and despite the fact that the original feature was produced in widescreen-- there is no widescreen DVD release offered to the viewers that do happen to care very deeply about these things!!! ...deep breath... count to 10... I'm sorry, I'm just too emotionally disturbed to go on and on and on and on at this time. Hrrumph!!!
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Summary: Great movie - Bad Format
Review: I'm REALLY disappointed that the PPG Movie was not released in Widescreen format.
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