Amazon.com: Jimmy Neutron, the feature that launches Nickelodeon's attempt to create a new children's franchise, plays like a cross between Rugrats and Dexter's Laboratory in outer space. Accompanied by his cyberdog Goddard, "boy genius" James Isaac Neutron (voiced by Debi Derryberry) invents fantastic devices that work only sporadically and with decidedly mixed results. The communications satellite he makes out of his mother's toaster allows for a race of gooey, egg-shaped aliens to kidnap the adults in Jimmy's town with the intent of sacrificing the parents to their chicken-god. Converting amusement park rides into spaceships, Jimmy saves the day, despite a few false starts and misadventures. Several of the characters feel like slightly older versions of Rugrats: smart-alecky Cindy (Carolyn Lawrence) resembles Angelica; sniffling nerd Carl (Rob Paulsen), Chuckie. The most original member of the cast is Sheen (Jeff Garcia), the maladroit devotee of superhero Ultralord--a very funny spoof of cartoon fandom. The characters look more like plastic toys than human beings. Instead of the thousands of individual hairs on the heads of the realistic figures in Final Fantasy, Jimmy sports a one-piece hairdo that recalls a soft-serve ice cream cone. The animation is weightless and the acting minimal, but the often quirky story carries the limited visuals and will appeal to elementary school kids. Rated G; suitable for ages 6 and older; cartoon violence, minor gross humor. --Charles Solomon
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Rating: - I have this movie on VHS and DVD!!
I saw this movie with my old friend during my sophomore year in high school. My older sister bought me this movie on VHS when my cat Flower died the week before I started my junior year in high school. My older sister got the movie on dvd my last birthday to watch in my room.
Rating: - Way, Way Sub Par
In my opinion, the true mark of a good children movie is one that can entertain and speak to children and adults at different levels. This is a movie children will enjoy but not likely grow into discovering grown-up jokes or a more sophisticated understanding of its theme as they mature. It is very much a vapid story within a framework so arbitrary that anything can happen. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius it's not so much a children movie as it is a children's movie.
I saw this with my daughter when it was first released in theaters and two minutes into it I realized there was just no comparison ... Read More
Rating: - Science Geeks Unite
It was a great movie for me(oh yeah, and my kids). It brought back lots of memories of wanting to be a space explorer. Plenty of fun stuff and action!
Rating: - A great family movie!
I thought that this movie was a great one to watch any day. It is about a genious boy who I think is in the 5th grade. His parents are abducted by aliens, so Jimmy and his friends go to save them. It is a very lighthearted punchline. I think it is great for kids- and adults alike- who enjoy funny, funny films!
Also, try the TV show!
Rating: - Funny
I Love this movie and i think it is great for kids. I bought this movie because i had seen it on tv and loved it. this movie is about Jimmy Neutron who is a boy genius. He sends a Communicater into outter space to contact alien species. so while the thing is floating around space, jimmy and his friends on earth go about their day. one night while jimmy is out with his friends his parents disappear long with the rest of the grown ups and they go wild and do what ever they want. jimmy relises through an alarm going off in his lab, he discovers that the Aliens are responable for the parents disappearents. ... Read More
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