Should delight most four-year-olds and won't torture parents (much) in the process.
Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:15
Rotten:14
Average Rating:5.6/10
Theatrical Release:Feb 20, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $2,782,548
Synopsis: All is well on Birdwell Island, where Clifford happily spends his days with his best girl, Emily Elizabeth, and his best friends T-Bone, and Cleo until he overhears a conversation that makes him... All is well on Birdwell Island, where Clifford happily spends his days with his best girl, Emily Elizabeth, and his best friends T-Bone, and Cleo until he overhears a conversation that makes him think he's a burden. Although nothing could be further from the truth, Clifford is determined to earn his keep and sets off to the real world to seek a solution. A riveting adventure ensues as Clifford teams up with a traveling carnival troupe. Faced with everything from disastrous carnival performances to a dazzling taste of stardom, Clifford wholeheartedly tries to fix the situation, while back home on Birdwell Island, Emily Elizabeth searches for her beloved buddy. CLIFFORD'S REALLY BIG MOVIE is sure to take fans on a rollercoaster ride of fun in a very BIG way as only Clifford can! -- © PBS [More]
Starring: John Ritter, Grey DeLisle, Cree Summer, Cam Clark
Starring: John Ritter, Grey DeLisle, Cree Summer, Cam Clark, Kel Mitchell, Kath Soucie, Jenna Elfman, Jess Harnell
Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Director: Robert C. Ramirez
Screenwriter: Rhett Reese
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Aug 24, 2004
Reviews for Clifford's Really Big Movie
Unlike television cartoons that sell their souls to make the leap to the big screen, this animated G-rated film is faithful to Norman Bridwell's beloved book series about the big red dog.
The limited animation style looks static on the big screen and the movie is too long for its age group even at 75 minutes. (It was too long for my age group, too.)
A really big yawn...No one whose age is into double digits will find much to enjoy in this gentle, innocuous and very dull feature.
Just okay. My kids enjoyed it, although my daughter said she wouldn't mind not seeing it again.
Belies its name with its formulaic storytelling and lackluster animation.
Little more than a supersized version of the popular PBS animated series that's stopping briefly in theaters en route to its natural habitat -- video.
This feature, spun off from the PBS series, will provide preschoolers with comfort and amusement, though not rapture or enchantment.
Just like the cardboard books we read in kindergarten: short, sweet and easy to sit through.
How exactly does one lose a dog as red as a plum tomato and as big as an airplane hangar? This big-screen version of the animated PBS series offers a pallid, yet reasonably painless, reply.
The movie is tamer than tame in every respect, which makes it great for little kids, if not for the grownups who bring them.
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