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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)

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Reviews Counted:16

Fresh:10

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6/10

Consensus: What Jimmy Neutron lacks in computer animation, it makes up for in charm and cleverness.

Rated: G

Runtime: 84 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Dec 21, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $80,865,848

Synopsis: JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children's film featuring Jimmy Neutron, the amazing wunderkind whose penchant for invention leads him to amazing adventures.... JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children's film featuring Jimmy Neutron, the amazing wunderkind whose penchant for invention leads him to amazing adventures. Jimmy has created all kinds of gadgets to make his life easier, including a robotic dog, Goddard, who follows him everywhere. Jimmy's dimwitted father is awed by the boy's abilities, but his no-nonsense mom just wants Jimmy to stay out of trouble. Jimmy and his friend, Carl, use a homemade spaceship to launch a satellite. The spaceship crashes, and things go downhill from there. Jimmy's satellite inadvertently beams a video of him with his parents to the planet Yolkus, and the egg-shaped aliens there decide that Jimmy's parents look good enough to eat. Soon, every parent in Retroland has been abducted, and Jimmy has to build a whole fleet of spaceships for his friends so they can rescue their folks. The film's animation is slick and the pace is lively. Especially funny are Patrick Stewart playing the Yolkian King Goobot, and Martin Short playing his right-hand egg, Ooblar. The soundtrack includes songs by Aaron Carter and Britney Spears. Kids, as well as parents, will really enjoy JIMMY NEUTRON's fun-filled, far-out ride. [More]

Starring: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen

Starring: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen, Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Andrea Martin, Laraine Newman

Director: John A. Davis

Director: John A. Davis
Screenwriter: John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk, David N. Weiss, J. David Stern
Producer: John A. Davis, Albie Hecht, Steve Oedekerk
Composer: John Debney
Studio: Paramount Pictures

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Robert Denerstein
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Jimmy Neutron just doesn't have enough power to sustain itself to feature length, though children -- the movie's real audience -- may be so dazzled by the spectacle of Jimmy flying through space with his robot dog that they won't notice.

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01/06/02
Mick LaSalle
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San Francisco Chronicle
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This little charmer both celebrates and kids the corny conventions of family sitcoms.

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01/06/02
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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[W]hen they went into the outerspace adventure it just got so silly and it didn't really go anywhere and it just kind of lay dead there.

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01/03/02
Richard Roeper
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After Monsters, Inc., this movie may be a bit of a letdown, but there are some scenes that will delight elementary -school-age children and older preschoolers.

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12/21/01
Claudia Puig
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There's barely more invention in the animation than in the concept.

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12/21/01
Gene Seymour
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Newsday
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A lickety-split, madly packed, roller-coaster entertainment that might almost have been designed to make you scared of how much smarter your kids are than you.

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12/21/01
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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More clever than we have any right to expect.

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12/21/01
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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The most delightfully original children's film of 2001.

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12/21/01
Paul Tatara
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CNN.com
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It doesn't have the little in-jokes that make Shrek and Monsters, Inc. fun for grown-ups. But adults who appreciate the art of animation may enjoy the look of the picture.

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12/21/01
Roger Ebert
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Chicago Sun-Times
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One of the pleasant surprises of the holiday season.

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Loren King
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Boston Globe
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Maybe I'm hopelessly mired in my own private Retroville. After Jimmy Neutron was over, I felt glassy-eyed and a little headachy.

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12/21/01
A.O. Scott
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New York Times
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This boy genius should be grounded.

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12/21/01
Dan Via
Dan Via
Washington Post
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Though it looks cool in a funky sort of way -- it has characters and situations that likewise feel more than a little pre-fab.

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12/21/01
Lou Lumenick
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New York Post
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A modest and charming bit of family entertainment.

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12/21/01
Kevin Courrier
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Globe and Mail
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The gang at DNA shows a knack for capturing the limitless wonder and imagination we draw upon in childhood.

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12/21/01
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