Moshi Monsters: The Movie (2013)

Good concept, poorly executed.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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

The film is really poorly made, nothing about it is good, despite this fact I completely recommend it. Kids will enjoy it because they see nothing wrong with this movie most likely, and anyone else can enjoy it because it is one of the more entertaining so bad it's good movies. Watch it for a laugh or with your kids.

Most of the characters I found to be pretty unlikable (Katsuma especially). Most of the songs are just reused from previous Moshi Monsters material and the original songs are bland and mostly forgettable. Strangeglove is probably the best part of this movie. His VA is clearly having as much fun with this as possible. The message is blatantly obvious and generic (don't be a self absorbed jerk). Things are introduced or set up but never come back or are just ignored. For example, many things in this world are operated by whistling for some odd reason, and Katsuma can't whistle. The sets up a climax where he has to believe in himself, learn to whistle, and call for rescue or something, yet all the whistling is done by Mr Snoodle. Some of the world building is odd and confusing too, and many scenes only exist for one singular purpose (Sweet Tooth's scene is only in the movie to separate the group a bit more). Finally, the movie acts like an ensemble movie with all 6 monsters, yet Katsuma and Poppet are the only ones to contribute anything to the plot and the others only have one or two lines, only to get kidnapped anyway. It's not absolutely awful and there's nothing bad for kids, but only watch this if you have to.

This movie has its ups and downs like an up is how creative the characters are, a down is that sometimes it has the same emotion all the way through. This will be a good movie for a 3-7 year old. And if you like this movie once you've watched it then you should know that the director is Wipp Vernooij and Morgan Francis. I only recommend this movie to fans of Moshi Monsters because they will understand this movie even more than anyone else because know one knows better than a full fan. although its very fun to watch because it has so many scenes that make you wonder if they will make it and even if you know that they will always make it its still believable.

Forget the snobbish know-all critics, this is a terrific children's movie with dollops of adult humour hidden away for the oldies to giggle at.* The story is simple, tight, clear, and fun. * The animation and colours are sharp, vibrant, and eye catching - almost psychedelic. * The music is BRILLIANT - my little ones (4 and 3) and I listen to the soundtrack every day. The Sweet Tooth Stomp rocks! * Nothing inappropriate for children. All good, clean fun with lots of adult stuff to keep the parents amused. * As I said, forget the snobs and the know-alls. Take your children to see it or Dr Strangeglove will do you in!