#CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS FULL MOVIE MOVIE#
How much you get out of the movie really depends on your tolerance for random bodily function mentions. Despite some of the cleverer conceits on display here, it does have a tendency to slip into the loud, annoying category of “parent punisher” as once identified by director Jon Favreau. But when he’s hypnotised into believing he’s the titular hero, he’s all warbling catchphrases and Adam West-homaging heroics.Ĭaptain Underpants really isn’t a movie that’s looking to provide much for the entire family, though. Krupp, allergic to laughter and keen to prove that the troublesome twosome are a menace to the ordered society he’d like to maintain in the school. Helms, meanwhile, goes full grouch as the party-pooping (heh… pooping) Mr. There’s fourth wall-breaking aplenty, a wild blend of animation styles and enough of a gag count to paper over some of the jokes that simply fall flat, even when the movie itself tries to convince you how hilarious it actually is.
It’s also a very different-looking film from the sharper angles of many of DreamWorks’ releases, giving the visuals an appealingly squishy feel. This is also a universe unto itself, and there’s a refreshing freedom from pop culture references, as the story sticks more to the sort of universal concerns that kids share: treasuring weekends, avoiding sullen teachers and, er, stopping a man jumping out of a window clad only in his undercrackers. Our heroes are sort of junior Deadpools (minus the swearing and bloody violence of course), stepping out of the narrative to comment on it, rolling the credits when they think the story is finished and, in an impressive moment, bringing one plot point to life through real-world sock puppet performances. Hart and Middleditch give their all to George and Harold, who, while they’re often hyperactive, never creep into grating, and you can imagine that they’ve been friends for years. Those two tones don’t exact sit easily with one another, but the result is fitfully fun and bolstered by sprightly vocal work.
#CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS FULL MOVIE SERIES#
The latest attempt to convert a popular American kids’ book series into a movie (in this case, Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants run of titles, which currently comprises 14 main books and six spin-offs with another on the way) is a hit-and-miss affair that frontloads the madness and then attempts to leaven it with sweet chatter about friendship and kindness. Captain Underpants really isn’t a movie that’s looking to provide much for the entire family.
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