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Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle [VHS]

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4 star:		(15)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(6)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

This is a terrific family comedy! Robert DeNiro,Rene Russo,and Jason Alexander were perfect playing Fearless Leader,And Boris and Natasha. Even newcomer Piper Perbalo did a great job playing FBI agent Karen Sympathy. Yes,people critizised this movie,but who cares? DON'T BELIVE THEM! Lots of fun and tons of puns is what ROCKY AND BULLWINKLE was and is all about. This is a GREAT family treat.

I wasn't expecting much from this movie. I mean, I like Rocky and Bullwinkle, but it seemed like stretching out the short cartoon to fill a whole film was a potentionally bad idea. But it turns out they managed to make something worthwhile.

It's not a laugh riot. But then again, neither was the original cartoon. What it has going for it is a lot of corny humor, a ridiculous plot, and, of course, Robert Deniro's dead on impersonation of Fearless Leader. Really, it's kind of scary how well he does it. And the entire movie could've been terrible and it still would've been worth it to watch DeNiro spoof his "Taxi Driver" role.

The movie's humor comes from its dialogue, its strange characters, its patently absurd plot twists, and of course, the trademark breaking of the fourth wall. There's even some intelligence behind this silliness, though most won't get past the puns to notice it.

Look, I liked it. I can't say much more than that. It's amusing and the animation is really quite amazing considering how bland the original was. And it's got a lot of cameos, too. Worth seeing.

This volume of 5, contains the episodes "Upsidasium", "Last Angry Moose", "Metal Munching Mice","Much Mud", and "Rue Britannia". They include all of the shorts that go with it, from Fractured Fairy Tales, Peabody and Sherman, and Aesop's Fables, to Dudley Do-Right. The problem with the set is for the 2 Headliners, "Upsidasium" and "Metal Munching Mice" the viewer is dropped into the story half way through. In "Upsidasium" you start out on Mount Platten with Rocky, Bullwinkle, Boris, Natashia, Capt. Peachfuzz and Mr. Big. You have no idea how any of them got there, or why. The same goes for "Metal Munching Mice". You start in the HQ for the Mice, with no idea how or why. The other 3 episodes are complete, with "Rue Britannia" having Bullwinkle as the new Earl of Crankcase clearly the best. I would have given it 4 stars if all the episodes were complete.

Rocky and Bullwinkle have been retired for a long time, but Bullwinkle has issues. His depression stems from missing the lush forest near his home. All that is left are tree stumps that have never been replanted. When they are summoned to help subdue "Fearless Leader" and his two associates, the mustachoed Boris and the femininely beautiful Natasha, Bullwinkle begins the healing process that he so deservedly needs for closure.

The TV show was fast, sharp, and funny, but the movie is slow, dull, and pointless. Fans may have a hard time reconciling the original cartoon characters with these pale carbons: Rocky, formerly the brains of the outfit, is now a forlorn wimp, and Bullwinkle, who used to fire off hilarious puns anytime and anywhere, now offers a few tired one-liners as tedious live-action characters monopolize the footage (the only bright spot is Robert DeNiro's Fearless Leader). This effort would almost certainly have worked better as a 100% animated feature. If you don't know the Rocky & Bullwinkle cartoons you might get a few laughs out of this, but you'll wonder how the show ever got such a following. Diehard fans of "moose and squirrel" will be disappointed. Sadly, Bill Scott (the original voice of Bullwinkle and co-creator of the TV show) does not get any screen credit at all.

This movie was typical ROCKY & BULLWINKLE. Like one viewer stated, "Fun and Tons of Puns." Karen Sympathy? Care and Sympathy? I personally thought it was a riot since I'm a big fan of Jay Ward's Rock & Bullwinkle shorts in those days of yesteryears. Alexander and Russo were terrific as Boris and Natasha. "Face it Boris dawling, as spies we suck." But DeNiro? He was the perfect Fearless Leader and he was robbed of an academy award, his performance was that great (and my wife thinks I'm playing with some loose screws). If you're a Baby Boomer and enjoy the dopey puns and silly (and to some mindless) stuff you found from the 50's and 60's, you should enjoy this farce. I did, but again my wife who moved over a few seats from me in the movie theater thought "He's gone mad." There were a lot of other big stars in this classic, such as Whoopie Goldberg as a judge (!!!!!), John Goodman as a state trooper, good ole Jonathan Winters who is great in anything he touches, and well, watch it and find other big screeners. The other cast member who is absolutely hillarious in the prison guard "Ole" who falls in love with Karen (Piper Perabo). You almost feel sorry for this dumb klutz as Karen makes a fool out of him, but he's in love and at the end, all turns out well. LOL

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) Hokey smokes! Moose and Squirrel are on video! Jay Ward's beloved cartoon characters become the latest television characters to make the Big Screen transition, having languished in reruns since their prime time series was cancelled in the mid 1960's.
Through a contrived plot device (we know it's contrived because the familiar voice of the narrator tells us it is) those dastardly villains Boris, Natasha, and Fearless Leader have become live action humans and are plotting to take over America. But thankfully a wise FBI agent (Randy Quaid) sends one of his agents (Piper Perabo) to retrieve Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle J. Moose from their quiet life in reruns in Frostbite Falls, and the animated stars are soon interacting with the real world like the Toons in Roger Rabbit.
This is a loving tribute to the television show, with an absolutely silly sense of humor throwing jokes of every kind in every direction. Everything works wonderfully, from the voices of original Rocky June Foray and new Bullwinkle Keith Scott to the visual effects to the performances of the human stars and the celebrity cameos that pop up every few minutes. Special mention must be made of the bad guys. Jason Alexander and Rene Russo are simply terrific as Boris and Natasha, and Robert DeNiro seems to be having the time of his life as Fearless Leader. Also, kudos to Piper Perabo, at the time a screen newcomer who's just too cute for words as FBI Agent Karen Sympathy.
This is a fantastic family film, with enough to offer the adults as well as the kids. I give this one a high recommendation--load the kids up and get `em out to the theater for this one!

Jason Alexander stars as Boris Badenov, Robert DeNiro is Fearless Leader & Rene Russo is Natasha Fatale who somehow get into the real world & try to brainwash everyone in the world via "RBTV" (Really Bad TV) and have everyone vote for Fearless Leader as absolute ruler. Only Rocky & Bullwinkle can stop them...but how? Watch & find out.

The only good thing I can say is I did not fall asleep while watching it. Poorly acted and directed with the question 'are the old cartoon worth changing into movies?' If this answer is movies with little to not plot and extremely poor taste here you have them.

I like the DVD. It was a lot of fun to watch the movie and remember the cartoons from the old days.

I especially liked the ScreenFriends Software that Universal had put on the DVD. This is a must have for any computer user.