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Wild Thornberrys, The - The Movie
2002
The plucky, pigtailed Eliza Thornberry (voiced by Lacey Chabert) and her high-strung chimpanzee pal (Tom Kane) are out to stop some poachers in this feature film version of the Nickelodeon TV cartoon show. While her family is off on a trek through the Serengeti in their high-tech, gadget-filled RV, Eliza is sent off to a stuffy .. Read more
| Starring | Tim Curry, Rupert Everett, Marisa Tomei, Lacey Chabert |
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| Director | Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath |
| Genres | Family |
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Wild Thornberrys, The - The Movie
The plucky, pigtailed Eliza Thornberry (voiced by Lacey Chabert) and her high-strung chimpanzee pal (Tom Kane) are out to stop some poachers in this feature film version of the Nickelodeon TV cartoon show. While her family is off on a trek through the Serengeti in their high-tech, gadget-filled RV, Eliza is sent off to a stuffy English boarding school by her strict grandmother (Lynn Redgrave). Poor Eliza must figure out how to escape back to Africa and put a stop to the aforementioned evil poachers, all without her special ability to talk to the animals, a power she lost because of her obnoxious sister Debbie (Danielle Harris). Produced and animated by Klasky-Csupo (the team responsible for THE RUGRATS MOVIE) the THORNBERRYS' colorful 2D animation style is refreshingly simplistic, yet still manages to depict its jungle settings with surprisingly vivid intensity. Youngsters should be consistently engaged and adults will appreciate the high zaniness level, rapid-fire plotting, and absence of cloying sentiment. Celebrity voices include: Rupert Everett, Tim Curry, Marisa Tomei, and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea as Eliza's little brother Donnie, a gibbering wild child raised by apes. The soundtrack includes tunes by Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon.
| Starring | Tim Curry, Rupert Everett, Marisa Tomei, Lacey Chabert, Lynn Redgrave, Flea |
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| Director | Cathy Malkasian, Jeff McGrath |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 22 mins Watch now: 1 hr 22 mins |
| Certificate | DVD: , Watch Online: |
| Genres | Family |
| Language | English |
| Subtitles | Bulgarian, Dutch, English, Greek, Hebrew, Romanian |
| Released | DVD: 14 Jul 2003 Watch now: 13 Aug 2009 Production year: 2002 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
| Format | DVD |
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Bespectacled, brace-wearing Eliza Thornberry and her eccentric nature documentary-making family are given the feature-length treatment in this latest animated small-screen spin-off from Nickelodeon. Sadly, the vibrant Doctor Dolittle-style fun of The Wild Thornberrys is more palatable in bite-sized servings, but stretched over 85 minutes it rapidly loses its verve. It's not that the film's premise isn't appealing (after all, what child wouldn't be thrilled by a globetrotting little girl who can converse with animals?), the problem is that beyond this remarkable skill, there's not enough plot, or indeed action, to engage young minds for the movie's duration. The storyline, concerning 12-year-old Eliza's struggle against poachers in the Serengeti National Park, effectively hammers home positive messages of environmental awareness and multicultural friendship, which is an admirable achievement. However, when this is accompanied by flat animation, stereotypical characters and an intrusive soundtrack, it all gets a bit tedious.
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A popular TV cartoon series moves to the big screen, where it provides pleasant entertainment (if you can pardon the caricature English) of the sort that can be watched more easily on television.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
I have always loved the Wild Thornberries, I think they are very exceptional. The company does a good job with the animation. And the story line, both in the series and in this movie are good too. In this film, she got sent back to London by her grandma for 'behaving wildly'. And it puts her in a position that the series doesn't. All in all. It was quite satisfactory. Not the type of film that does 'The Movie' just 'cause all other series are doing it.
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
I have always loved the Wild Thornberries, I think they are very exceptional. The company does a good job with the animation. And the story line, both in the series and in this movie are good too. In this film, she got sent back to London by her grandma for 'behaving wildly'. And it puts her in a position that the series doesn't. All in all. It was quite satisfactory. Not the type of film that does 'The Movie' just 'cause all other series are doing it.
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