These spin-offs remain animation on the cheap, and none yet -- straitjacketed by fidelity to its respective series -- has attained the density of image and kineticism of design of the art form's true originals.
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06/24/06
Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:8
Rotten:23
Average Rating:4.7/10
Runtime: 83 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: Disney's TV cartoon hero Doug emerges in his first feature-length adventure. He and his middle-school school pal Skeeter are determined to prove that a monster lives in Lucky Duck Lake. They find... [More]
Starring: Thomas McHugh, Fred Newman, Doris Belack, Frank Welker
Director: Maurice Joyce
Reviews for Doug's 1st Movie
Top CriticFor even the little ones in the audience, Doug's First Movie will feel long and drawn out.
05/20/03
When you’re aiming for the tyke market, this 73-minute feature is more than able to keep the kids from squirming in their seats.
01/01/00
No review available.
11/03/05
My advice is to see this film only in case of extenuating circumstances.
01/01/00
I fell sound asleep during the proceedings, only to be awakened by the usher for having my feet draped over the seat in front of me.
01/01/00
A new nadir in animated entertainment.
01/01/00
The "Doug" universe is too sweet and too light to travel into the big, wide, often indelicate territory of feature films.
01/01/00
No review available.
01/09/03
Little more than a typical TV segment writ large for the mutiplexes.
05/20/08
Top CriticIf you like Doug in 15-minute segments, you’ll probably like him all right for 77 minutes.
02/08/03
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01/01/00
No harm done, really, but nothing of lasting value either.
10/15/02
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08/07/08
Pleasant but hopelessly vanilla.
01/01/00
The real problem here is the characters' utter blandness of conception.
01/01/00
Top CriticNothing here worth paying to see.
01/01/00
Rugrats it ain't.
01/01/00
Top CriticJoin me in praying that Doug's 2nd Movie never happens.
04/03/05
The cinematic equivalent of elevator music -- terminally bland but with just enough familiar parts to keep you from falling asleep.
01/01/00
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