Featured Audience Ratings

• Phil H

  
  Like the 'Doug' animated movie this is purely for fans of the original cartoon. Totally for kids and no one else really, I can't see any adult (or child even) liking this at all unless they know the original series and have followed it. This was probably my fave… More
  Like the 'Doug' animated movie this is purely for fans of the original cartoon. Totally for kids and no one else really, I can't see any adult (or child even) liking this at all unless they know the original series and have followed it. This was probably my fave 'Nick' toon beating even 'Rugrats', why? because you could relate to it quite well. Many of the stories tend to revolve around real situations that kids deal with in their daily lives, situations many of us will have gone through. The usual stuff like bullies, school, projects, parents, families, snow days, adventures using your imagination etc... Next to that is the great array of loud quirky characters which fill this world, Dan Castellaneta voicing one of my faves in 'Grandpa Phil'. The oddly shaped designs of the characters is another little series trait and of course the hand drawn style of the cartoon is really rich, colourful and bold. Each toon has their own unique individual artistic style but 'Hey Arnold!' is really one of my favourites, its so pleasing to the eye. As for this movie, its obviously an extended version of the regular 20min cartoon but as usual it can't quite live up to the original shorter material. The plot is quite a heavy one involving 'Arnold' and 'Gerald' trying to save their neighbourhood from being destroyed by some rich tycoon. This doesn't really work too well in my opinion as it just seems too much of a stretch for the characters to achieve. Some of the ideas by other characters to stop this happening are just daft (yeah I know its a toon but still), blowing a hole in their own street?. All in all it does feel like the writers have had problems trying to think of cute filler to take up the time. Even for a kids film its dreadfully average and predictable. New characters are also kinda bland and uninteresting unfortunately. They are voiced well by a stellar cast but they just seem uninspired, accept for 'the Coroner' voiced by Chris Lloyd, he was quite cool. All the other regular characters are present and voiced by the regular cast so continuity is good and the film visually looks the same accept for the odd spot of CGI and its generally sharper naturally. To look at this film is to love it, its Hey Arnold but so much crisper and more delightful. But that's about it really, the plot is heavy handed, it feels terribly stretched, they try to cram all characters in the background and the little amusing touches have disappeared!. All they needed to do was stick to a more kid friendly plot if you ask me or a continuation of the final series perhaps. Something we (the fans) can all relate to, exactly why the series was so successful in the first place.

• Drew S

  
  Blah.

• Bradley W

  
  Hey Arnold! The Movie is a fun movie for kids and fans of the show. I loved the show, and this almost was as good.

• Frisby 2

  
  The TV show, one of the greatest shows Nickelodeon has ever created, & one of the greatest shows ever made that teaches morals without it even intending to. This movie, the consensus sums it up, perfectly. When the commercials to this movie showed up, it made it seem like it… More
  The TV show, one of the greatest shows Nickelodeon has ever created, & one of the greatest shows ever made that teaches morals without it even intending to. This movie, the consensus sums it up, perfectly. When the commercials to this movie showed up, it made it seem like it was going to be nothing but fun, some ass-kicking action, & great storytelling. Instead, it was bland, dull, boring, predictable, corny, & unoriginal. Everything an animated movie should not be. I can't say much on the movie because the consensus already summed it up. But I remember my whole family almost wishing to just walk out on the movie, & everyone saying "It was so dumb." It almost ruins the charm & silliness of the original show it's based on, seriously.

• Bryce I

  
  Like most children cartoon movies (especially Nickelodeon films), the charm of the original series comes no where close, and that is the only difference. It's just as unoriginal, and boring as the rest.

• Jackson W

  
  Unoriginal script and pretty much the same as the TV show but the animation was a little lighter and crisper to make it feel like a theater movie. Yet you have to be a fan of the show to appreciate anything that is going on, I'd rate this as more of an average Hey Arnold episode… More
  Unoriginal script and pretty much the same as the TV show but the animation was a little lighter and crisper to make it feel like a theater movie. Yet you have to be a fan of the show to appreciate anything that is going on, I'd rate this as more of an average Hey Arnold episode more than an average movie.

• Juan C

  
  a smart, action packed comedy with thrills and fun at the same time! with a crispy script and colorful animation, it's one the best animated films of the year! A+

• Sunil J

  
  Hey Arnold was the last good thing that happened to Niickelodeon.

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