Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)

i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

An Exercise In Nonsense

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

The only reason I went to see this movie in theaters was because my little brother dragged me along with him. I was looking forward to hating this movie and complaining about it afterwards. Instead, I found myself sticking around to watch the end credits scene. Humor - If you ignore all the potty humor (the established audience is immature little kids, the title character is "Captain Underpants," the main characters are elementary-school boys, and it was produced by Dreamworks - of course there's going to be tons of potty humor) its actually pretty funny. This movie is full of sight gags, meta humor, and absurdist concepts. I was laughing at pretty much every joke that didn't involve some kind of bodily fluids. This movie actually gets pretty creative in the humor department. Logic - One thing that I especially liked about this movie is how consistent it is. No matter how crazy it gets, none of the established rules are broken. There aren't plot holes. Some suspension of disbelief is required, but this movie sticks to its own logic pretty closely. Plot - This plot is simple and coherent. Its funny and overall quite enjoyable.Animation - This movie clearly had a high budget. The animation is done incredibly well. These stylized characters are brought to life with amazingly detailed simplicity. There is a lot of continuity, and everything looks great. There are several sequences with other forms of animation such as puppets, and they are all hilarious. The art department did a good job. Audio - The only thing that really bugged me about the sound of this thing was that the main characters sounded older than they are. Its not necessarily a bad thing as the voice acting is otherwise very good, but it kinda reminds you that these characters are being voiced by some adults in a recording room. Villan - A lot of times the villain sucks in superhero movies. This was not necessarily the case here. Though the villain's motivation was a bit simple and cartoonish - he is a cartoon. His plotline is easy to follow, and funny. He's an enjoyable villain. The Message - This movie actually has a bit of a message (I think). That message is that American public schools are underfunded and crappy. There are jokes about this messed up system all throughout the movie, adding to the hilarity. I don't know if this was really the message but its just an obvious aspect that I noticed and thought was especially funny.Overall this movie was hilarious. There are a few jokes that are clearly inspired by other movies, but you know what? That's fine. What matters is that overall this movie is funny and coherent. This film is worth watching if you like stupid cartoons and a good laugh. There is a fair amount of cringeworthy potty humor. If there was less of that I'd probably give this movie more stars. If you're easily annoyed by jokes about peeing in your pajamas then probably skip this movie, but know that you'll be missing out on a lot of actual jokes.

I was hoping for something like the Sausage Party, or a dumbed down, family friendly South Park. And this is not. It is dumbed down. It is family friendly. It seems to make fun, while at the same time embracing, the Super Hero culture. It might work as a filler and the story runs smooth, yet at the end it's still: so what? It looks like it has been done by too many minds and hands and many things do not fit. First you have the mandatory school as a place of killing the fun and the creativity and than you have a few pro teacher union slogans fit in.

It is difficult to make a movie that is totally preposterous while not being just plain stupid. This movie succeeds. I do not think there should be a sequel but a tv series based on the books might work.

From the name and the positive reactions, it got I thought this must be a film that is funny and somehow trying to break some stereotypes but it turns out to be nothing special. There are a lot of moments that made me smile but it never made me laugh and if someone doesn't understand poop jokes he got to be the villain? Seriously, the jokes are not that funny or even offensive considering the kinds of jokes used. The way the villains are portrayed is the worst part of the film.