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The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

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Reviews Counted:100

Fresh:64

Rotten:36

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: It plays like an extended episode, but The Powerpuff Girls Movie is still lots of fun.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for non-stop frenetic animated action

Runtime: 86 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Jul 3, 2002 Wide

Box Office: $11,321,595

Synopsis: If the POWERPUFF GIRLS television show packs a punch, then their first movie delivers a serious wallop. POWERPUFF GIRLS creator Craig McCracken takes his widely popular characters--Blossom,... If the POWERPUFF GIRLS television show packs a punch, then their first movie delivers a serious wallop. POWERPUFF GIRLS creator Craig McCracken takes his widely popular characters--Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, and their posse--and kicks it up a few notches with a stylish look that's easy on the eyes and engaging to all audiences. The film begins with a flashback to the POWERPUFF GIRLS' early days, when they were but a glimmer in the eye of their father-creator Professor Plutonium. The three girls--who are cute to the point of distraction--are not the pride of Townsville like they are on TV. They are persecuted as "freaks" because they cannot control their special powers. Who could have predicted that a nuclear-powered game of tag would wreak havoc on Townsville? It's clear that the girls must redeem themselves, so they turn to the evil Mojo Jojo, unaware that he's the evil ape they will come to know and hate later. The animation's retro 1950s lounge-style background art, its impossibly vibrant and often-changing colors, and its eerie 3-D effects create a pleasingly cinematic feel. The result is a deeper, resonating picture. The filmmakers did not abandon the naïve style that gave the original POWERPUFF GIRLS television show its trademark charm, making the movie all the better. [More]

Starring: Catherine Cavadini, E. G. Daily, Tara Strong, Tom Kane

Starring: Catherine Cavadini, E. G. Daily, Tara Strong, Tom Kane, Tom Kenny, Roger L. Jackson

Director: Craig McCracken

Director: Craig McCracken
Screenwriter: Craig McCracken
Producer: Craig McCracken
Composer: James Venable
Studio: Warner Bros.

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Bug-eyed girls who kick ass? Now, that's a film franchise we can get into.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/03/02
E! Online

More fun than any cartoon has a right to be.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
05/20/08
Channel 4 Film

An entertaining romp that stays true to the material's television roots, this film is a good starting point for viewers unfamiliar with the series.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/03/02
Angel Cohn
Angel Cohn
TV Guide's Movie Guide

A confluence of kiddie entertainment, sophisticated wit and symbolic graphic design.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
07/16/02
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

It's still a kick seeing the show's retro-cool, Hanna-Barbera-style animation blown up to 35 mm, even if The Powerpuff Girls Movie only plays like a long, slightly average episode.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
07/03/02
Ben Rayner
Ben Rayner
Toronto Star

From the action to the characters to the humor, it's one of the brightest entries in this summer's family-movie showdown.

Full Review Source: Reel.com | comment Comment
07/03/02
Betsy Bozdech
Betsy Bozdech
Reel.com

Filled with clever writing, pop-culture references galore and ultrastylized art direction.

Full Review Source: Citysearch | comment Comment
07/03/02
Bill Pearis
Bill Pearis
Citysearch

This movie is one of the few American creations that is both gleeful pop culture and exquisite high art.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
07/02/02
Bob Longino
Bob Longino
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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They’re the Powerpuff Girls! And they’re here to save the summer from lousy family entertainment.

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
07/05/02
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com

...a good, moral film for kids and a fun piece of colorful entertainment for everyone else.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
07/05/02
Collin Souter
Collin Souter
eFilmCritic.com

Even with its flaws, The Powerpuff Girls Movie offers cleverness and charm that are hard to come by in the summertime multiplex.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
07/11/02
Dan Via
Dan Via
Washington Post

It certainly won't win any awards in the plot department but it sets out with no pretensions and delivers big time.

Full Review Source: Movie Boeuf | comment Comment
07/09/02
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
Movie Boeuf

Mojo JoJo says, "Origin movies bore me. Films that speak to the beginnings of superheroism cause sleep. Powerpuffs are more interesting when they are fighting bad guys, not being created, so this film made my lids heavy."

Full Review Source: Hot Button | comment Comment
07/04/02
David Poland
David Poland
Hot Button

Relying on the Cartoon Network series' signature fast-paced, eye-pleasing animation and smart humor, The Powerpuff Girls Movie manages to entertain despite its redundant plot.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
07/03/02
Eva Simonich
Eva Simonich
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It soars visually but remains narratively earthbound...a good picture which, with more clever plotting, could have been an outstanding one.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
07/02/02
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

The rest of this playful full-length Powerpuff confection isn't deep, but it is enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
07/03/02
Fred Shuster
Fred Shuster
Los Angeles Daily News

A piquant entertainment and zeitgeist reflector designed to embolden little thrashettes (and thrashettes-at-heart) while giving an adult male critic license to spew sociopolitical balderdash.

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07/12/02
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

This Cartoon Network feature-length animation manages to teach kids some good lessons and amuse the grown-ups without overdosing on pop-culture references.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
05/20/08
Hank Sartin
Hank Sartin
Chicago Reader

How can anyone resist a cartoon in which the arch enemy of three crime-fighting schoolkids is a monkey called Mojo Jojo?

Full Review Source: UK Critic | comment Comment
10/23/02
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
Ian Waldron-Mantgani
UK Critic

Jam-packed with perils and parodies, "PowerPuff" will be best-appreciated by moviegoers with a high tolerance for mayhem and unrestrained goofiness. ...It's Saturday morning TV meets "Saturday Night Live."

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
07/02/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
 
 
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