The Oogieloves in The Big Balloon Adventure (2012)
Average Rating: 3.4/10
Reviews Counted: 21
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 15
Although it may serve as a passing diversion for very young viewers, The Oogieloves fails to offer much more than several brightly colored examples of the worst stereotypes of modern children's entertainment.
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 9
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 6
Although it may serve as a passing diversion for very young viewers, The Oogieloves fails to offer much more than several brightly colored examples of the worst stereotypes of modern children's entertainment.
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Movie Info
It's Schluufy's birthday, and the Oogieloves (Goobie, Zoozie and Toofie), along with their friends J. Edgar, Windy Window and Ruffy, are organizing a party. (Shh! It's a secret.) Everything is going along just perfectly until J. Edgar trips and loses the last five magical balloons in all of Lovelyloveville--OH NO! The Oogiloves set out to find the magical balloons in time to save their friend's party. Along the way, they meet some very interesting characters indeed, including Dotty Rounder
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Cast
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Toni Braxton
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Cloris Leachman
Dotty Rounder -
Christopher Lloyd
Lero Sombrero -
Chazz Palminteri
Milky Marvin -
Cary Elwes
Bobbly Wobbly -
Jaime Pressly
Lola Sombrero -
Misty Miller
Goobie -
Stephanie Renz
Zoozie -
Malerie Grady
Toofie -
Randy Carfagno
Ruffy -
Taras Los
Schluuffy -
Mia Elliott
Windy -
Nick Drago
J. Edgar -
Kylie O'Brien
Jubilee Roundre -
Jeffery Viselman
Diner Patron -
Rachel Viselman
Diner Patron -
Noah Viselman
Diner Patron -
Guistina Chirco
Marna -
Gary Clayton
Diner Dancer -
Derek Crescenti
Diner Dancer -
Megan Deshong
Diner Dancer -
Ashley McGill
Diner Dancer -
Josh Mershman
Diner Dancer -
Heather Rose
Diner Dancer -
Colleen Shaughnessy
Diner Dancer -
Lauren Wolfe
Diner Dancer -
Iris Farrugia
Ruby Rosebud -
Alecia Fears
Rochelle Rosebud -
Bruce Reizen
Beaver, Moola, Penelope... -
Jennifer Weil
Lulu, Peacock -
H. James Gilmore
Balloon, Singing Raccoo... -
Andrew Gorney
Balloon -
Michael Reed
Member of "The Gel Caps... -
Timothy Richardson
Member of "The Gel Caps... -
Steven Tucker
Member of "The Gel Caps... -
Kenneth Arthur
Beaver, Raccoon, Sheep,... -
James A. Carr
Raccoon -
Robert Papimeau
Raccoon -
Scott Stabile
Raccoon -
Angela Rivet
Sheep, Singing Raccoon,... -
Steve Blackwood
Owls, Sheep -
Sonya Avakian
Mouse -
Toby Murray
Duckling, Mouse -
Squeakie Starr
Mouse -
Dave Doran
Duckling, Sheep -
Scot J. Moceri
Sheep -
Mark Boyd
Beaver -
Justin David
Baby Bird -
Nina Kircher
Minerva -
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All Critics (21) | Top Critics (9) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (15)
The whole thing runs about an hour too long: It should have been a TV show. The adventure's too big for the kids who would love it the most.
Top CriticIf only there were something on screen to keep your adult brain from dissolving into strained peas.
A prime contender for most peculiar wide release of the year.
There are no villains in this movie but there's lots of suspense and problem solving involved in retrieving the balloons.
It's like paying to watch a dumbed-down mash-up of the least creative parts of "Teletubbies," "Barney & Friends," and "Pee-wee's Playhouse."
If you have preschoolers or fond memories of tots smiling at friendly costumed characters, you may find a soft spot for this gentle film ...
Forget Saw, I'd argue this is the most freakishly disturbing outing of Cary Elwes career.
I am somewhat hesitant to attempt to describe this...peculiar concoction for fear of being accused of base mendacity.
Some of the words used are too adult for kids and the length of the movie is much too long.
Meant to tickle toddlers, Balloon isn't worth punishing multiplex pricing, delivering small-scale thrills on a limited budget. It's definitely a rental, offering parents a chance to escape while wee ones bop around.
There's potential to this picture, even if the initial box office reaction is, well, terrible
The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. Walking up that road are The Oogieloves, a trio of the most cloyingly unbearable characters a parent could ever introduce to their preschool child.
The tale of three multi-colored blobs hunting for lost magical balloons feels like a bad pilot, the kind that post-Barney PBS would reject out of hand.
One of the characters proclaims this will be "the greatest movie ever", and you know it won't be. Even the 4-year old sitting behind me was dubious of that claim.
I kept hearing someone mutter, 'The horror...The horror,' as the nearly 90 minutes dragged on for what seemed like an eternity, and then realized those words were coming from me.(Full Content Review for Parents also available)
Enthralling for preschoolers; much less so for anyone else.
The Oogieloves play a lot like Teletubbies in Pee Wee's Playhouse and it looks to become a staple in many a small child's DVD collection and possibly a cult item in college dorm rooms.
Enduring this brainless kid's film is akin to witnessing the end of the world.
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