Bardlerx Strictly average movie

StunnaKrypto Self-important, over-dramatic, uninspired.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Billy Ollie Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

dacer-02709 Great reboot! Better then the old one, they took out the really annoying catchphrases.

consertijones I think that what is getting lost a lot is that when shows are rebooted, it's done for a new audience, not the same old one.As such, I'm basing my review on the audience for this new show: young kids whose parents and teachers have grown up watching the original.My kids are 7 and 4. The elder one was initially exposed to Magic School Bus through her teacher showing the original series as a treat during the very rare "pajama day" at school. The younger one was only exposed to the original insofar as the older one wanted to watch *more* Magic School Bus.They both love the reboot. They ask to watch it over the original, which the older loved, but which the younger hated because it was "too scary". The reason it was too scary? The kids in the original would be yelling in fear over something every two seconds. In the reboot, the children are on the whole more competent and calm, and overall freak out less. When they find themselves in trouble, they try to figure out solutions on their own before appealing to Ms. Frizzle for help. I can see how it's more appealing to young kids who have grown up being told that anyone can do science, and that unexpected events can be an opportunity to problem solve.As for Ms. Frizzle? I happen to like that she's not a carbon copy of her big sister. Yes, sometimes her puns are very random, but I think it works to give her a personality of her own. Mckinnon doesn't quite disappear into the character as Tomlin did, but I think for my part it's because I was familiar with her voice beforehand, whereas I didn't know Tomlin before watching the original Magic School Bus. My kids have never heard of SNL, so they don't really have any way of recognizing McKinnon's voice, as it should be. To them, she's just "the new teacher".If you have kids between 5-9, they'll probably enjoy it regardless of whether they love the original or not.

jandsm5321 It lacks the charm of the original shows. The science lessons seem watered down to squeeze in more wow factor and a little politicizing. The kids don't really figure out the lessons anymore but rather are just shown them while the teacher explains. The rest of the world in the show just accepts the magic bus as normal for some reason.The new Miss Frizzle feels more random than witty. She still makes lots of puns though. The kids don't have personalities anymore. Instead each episode they pick a kid to be the main "lesson learner" that takes something to excess so they can learn about it. It might have something to do with their personality, or it might not.The technology element they added in is pretty fun, I think the art is good compared to other modern CG cartoons, It's not too bad on it's own as a show. Miss Frizzle still does the Q&A at the end of the show, which is pretty fun.I don't think it really compares to the original show though. Still I hope they make more and improve on their formula a little.

anntaylorgodfrey Review of Magic School Bus Rides Again, Season 1 Interview with Johnny H., age 5, long-time Magic School Bus fan*How would you describe the new Miss Frizzle, the younger sister of the original Miss Frizzle? How is she different from the original Frizz? Are there any ways they are similar? Johnny: She has a different voice than the original Miss Frizzle, and her hair is always down, but the original Miss Frizzle always had her hair up. They are similar because they both wear dresses with pictures that foreshadow what will happen in the next episode. They also both have red hair. She doesn't think danger is in sight. She doesn't talk about danger a lot. She's brave. And she always wants to go out in pitch black water where the pressure is the same at 5,000 elephants!*There's also a new student in the science class—Jyoti. Do you think she's a good addition to the classroom? What do you like about her? Johnny: Yes, I like her because she likes science a lot and she's good at solving problems. I also like her locket because it has all kinds of measuring gauges like GPS and a barometer an accelerometer and an altimeter and it also had a thermometer. *Of all the episodes in this season, which episode was your favorite and why? Johnny: MONSTER POWER!*What happened in the episode? Johnny: They go camping, and Arnold is scared the whole time of the Blot Monster coming. So he brings all these lights to keep on the whole time so the Blot Monster doesn't come. *What do you like about this episode? Johnny: It's funny, and I like that Arnold is the one who solves the problem because he is usually scared or worried. *What was the funniest moments of the season? Johnny: When Arnold says "This field trip just got 12% scarier" when they were traveling to the midnight zone in the ocean. *What is the coolest new thing you've learned this season? Johnny: I liked it when they described the zones of the ocean in the last episode starting with the Marianna Trench to the Abyssopelagic Zone to the Bathypelagic Zone to the Mesopelagic Zone to the Epipelagic Zone (the surface)*What field trip haven't they taken or topic haven't they covered that you hope they'll take in the next season?Johnny: I hope they'll go inside sound, and I hope someday they'll finally stay home, just like Arnold wants!