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Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
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Reviews Counted:73
Fresh:54
Rotten:19
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: What Jimmy Neutron lacks in computer animation, it makes up for in charm and cleverness.
Runtime: 84 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
Synopsis: JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children's film featuring Jimmy Neutron, the amazing wunderkind whose penchant for invention leads him to amazing adventures.... JIMMY NEUTRON: BOY GENIUS is a funny, silly, and colorfully animated children's film featuring Jimmy Neutron, the amazing wunderkind whose penchant for invention leads him to amazing adventures. Jimmy has created all kinds of gadgets to make his life easier, including a robotic dog, Goddard, who follows him everywhere. Jimmy's dimwitted father is awed by the boy's abilities, but his no-nonsense mom just wants Jimmy to stay out of trouble. Jimmy and his friend, Carl, use a homemade spaceship to launch a satellite. The spaceship crashes, and things go downhill from there. Jimmy's satellite inadvertently beams a video of him with his parents to the planet Yolkus, and the egg-shaped aliens there decide that Jimmy's parents look good enough to eat. Soon, every parent in Retroland has been abducted, and Jimmy has to build a whole fleet of spaceships for his friends so they can rescue their folks. The film's animation is slick and the pace is lively. Especially funny are Patrick Stewart playing the Yolkian King Goobot, and Martin Short playing his right-hand egg, Ooblar. The soundtrack includes songs by Aaron Carter and Britney Spears. Kids, as well as parents, will really enjoy JIMMY NEUTRON's fun-filled, far-out ride. [More]
Starring: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen
Starring: Debi Derryberry, Martin Short, Patrick Stewart, Rob Paulsen, Megan Cavanagh, Mark DeCarlo, Andrea Martin, Laraine Newman
Director: John A. Davis
Director: John A. Davis
Screenwriter: John A. Davis, Steve Oedekerk, David N. Weiss, J. David Stern
Producer: John A. Davis, Albie Hecht, Steve Oedekerk
Composer: John Debney
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Reviews for Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
This is a kids-only flick and anyone over the age of twelve will be squirming in their seats.
A misstep or two aside, you don't have to be a MENSA member to know that kids are going to enjoy it.
For all their rambunctious energy and rebellion, these kids are innocents out of a 1950s sitcom and the film steers clear of the adult in-jokes and bodily function humor that litters so many recent family films.
While somewhat less inspired than its big-screen competition, this Nickelodeon adventure-comedy proves to be humorous, clever, and engaging -- for children and parents alike.
This is a movie that is neither sentimental nor cheap; it never takes itself too seriously, and it has faith in the intelligence of its audience.
Awesome, wacky, originality is diluted mildly by a rote sci-fi wrap up. Otherwise, could have been one of the best films of the year. Still very fun!
that perfect combination of bright adventure to entertain the kiddies and clever jokes and retro cultural references to amuse the adults
This spirited CGI kiddie creation...is absolutely popping with personality and prodigious production design.
Neutron's relatively conflicted, walking an awkward line between the absurd and the downright lame.
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