The Rugrats Movie

1998 "An adventure for anyone who's ever worn diapers."
5.9| 1h20m| G| en
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Based on the popular Nickelodeon TV series Rugrats, this is the first full-length feature animated movie to star the little tots. It's the story of diaper-clad kids, told from a baby's point- of-view, and they were one of the hottest-selling toy franchises of the late '90s.

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SanEat A film with more than the usual spoiler issues. Talking about it in any detail feels akin to handing you a gift-wrapped present and saying, "I hope you like it -- It's a thriller about a diabolical secret experiment."
Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful
pointyfilippa The movie runs out of plot and jokes well before the end of a two-hour running time, long for a light comedy.
Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Prophetik Tommy didn't have to do what he almost did to Dill & still to this day that sad scene still haunts me and im so angry. No little kid should have to feel that way about a cartoon
FilmBuff1994 The Rugrats Movie is a great film with a very well developed storyline and a terrific voice cast. I was a huge fan of this animated series as a child and I think this movie is definitely pleasing for fans of the show, Tommy coping with a new sibling is a major plot point and it suited to make something as serious as that a ninety minute movie instead of a fifteen minute story, the usual innuendos are evident throughout as well which is always fun for the grown ups. My only major problem with this film is that it is way too loud, it moves around constantly and never really takes time to simply ease down and develop its characters with dialogue, I understand the film is constantly moving as it is aimed at kids, but even children can enjoy a quite moment every now and again. The voice cast is of course fantastic, all the regulars from the series returning to voice their now iconic roles, it also contains some adorable musical numbers that may not be Disney standards but are still plenty of fun. Though it can be a bit obnoxious at times, The Rugrats Movie is still a sweet and fun movie that I would recommend to anyone looking for a good family film. After the birth of his baby brother Dil, Tommy and his three best friends head on a trip to the hospital to return the troublesome child, but get lost in the woods along the way.
Electrified_Voltage "Rugrats", a Nickelodeon show which ran from 1991-2004, is said to currently be the second longest running cartoon series in television history, with only "The Simpsons" ahead of it. Personally, I can recall watching some episodes of the show when I was around ten years old (the show had been running for a few years by then), and never exactly got hooked, but I think I found it mildly amusing at the time. It has been a long time since then, but I recently watched "The Rugrats Movie". Knowing it was more for kids, I wasn't expecting to like it a lot, but thought I might still get SOMETHING out of it, which didn't happen.Tommy's life changes when he gets a new baby brother named Dil. After the birth of his new sibling, Tommy finds that he isn't getting very much attention anymore, has more responsibility, and Dil seems to be spoiling his fun. Stu has recently invented a small vehicle called the "Reptar Wagon." The Rugrats gang believe that Dil should be taken back to the hospital, so they manage to sneak out of the house and set out on a trip in the Reptar Wagon, taking Dil with them. However, while on the trip, the toddlers don't make it to their destination. Instead, they find themselves lost in the forest with Tommy's newborn brother, where danger awaits them! Since I didn't watch the TV show a lot during my childhood, I barely became familiar with the characters, and when I watched this movie, I couldn't remember any of their names. Consequently, around the beginning, I found the movie a tad hard to follow. (Anyone else who is not that familiar with the show but is planning to watch this movie, I feel I should warn you about that.) In addition to that, I found the story very boring, and a couple gags early on in film may have made me smile or snicker, but for the rest of it, I didn't find any of the gags the least bit amusing. I may have even found some of the excretion gags somewhat annoying. I'm not even sure if my 4/10 rating is enough to tell you how much I disliked this movie. However, I'm sure I would have thought differently of "The Rugrats Movie" many years ago.Now, obviously not EVERYONE whose childhood has passed them by would think the same of this movie as I did. I suppose you could find SOME fun in it. However, it's certainly not for just anyone who likes animated family movies. While it may not be strictly for kids, it definitely has more for them than it does for anybody else. Regardless of your age, it also might help if you're a big fan of the TV show, which means you're familiar with the main characters and their traits. However, it appears that even some fans of the show have been disappointed by this movie, so even being a fan doesn't guarantee that you would like it, though it's probably worth a try. I wouldn't expect this movie to be a family masterpiece, but I'm sure many kids would like it, and probably certain people in other age groups as well, even though it didn't do anything for me.
sciencesite A really good film, I thought, at the time, it was one of the best 'modern' cartoons, the digital effects were again very good. I admit I am rather biased as I was quite an avid Rugrats fan at the time, and still think there a really good small screen cartoon for both children and adults. Anyway, back onto the film, the soundtrack to the film was also quite good, with some up-and coming artists, some of whom who made it big afterwards, although some of the rap songs on it weren't my cup of tea! Overall I was really impressed, and although technology has since moved on it remains a good feature-length. I also thought the sequel, Rugrats in Paris was another good film, however I wasn't over-keen on the 'Wild Thornberries & Rugrats' mixture in the second sequel.Cheers, James