Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Kimball Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

elicopperman Captain Underpants was a highly successful children's book series made by cartoonist Dav Pilkey, lasting from the late 1990s up to the middle of this decade. What made the series so beloved by children was its crass albeit hysterical toilet humor, funny drawings, silly juvenile puns, and humorous characters. So, fast forward to last year when Dreamworks Animation adapted the series into a movie, one would expect it to fail on arrival. However, the crew somehow found a way to make the film work based on its source material, as this has to be one of the funniest self aware sophomoric family movies I've seen in a long time.The film centers around two imaginative elementary school pranksters, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, who end up hypnotizing their mean-spirited principal, Mr. Krupp, into thinking he is the underwear styled superhero Captain Underpants, while also dealing with an evil scientist for a school teacher. For a premise like that, one would expect a fast-paced energetic tone with a lot of silly puns, and the film more than ever embraces its cartoony premise with plenty of potty jokes, fourth wall breaking, and frantic pacing. One particular scene that displays the books' famed "Flip-O-Rama" technique shows how much attention to detail the filmmakers took in adapting Pilkey's material. While the film does drag on a bit by the climax, it never fails to keep the humor flowing for the whole family to chuckle at.What really sells the movie are George and Harold themselves, as they really feel like genuine friends with their love for gross-out humor and creating stories. In addition, while it may seem odd for Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch to voice two children, they work perfectly as mischievous delinquents, and their chemistry just bounces off the screen. Mr. Krump may seem like the typical evil principal, but there's a side to him that makes even George and Harold feel sorry for the poor old grump, displaying the most amount of heart throughout the film. Ed Helms is also brilliant in bouncing between Krupp and the cheerful Captain Underpants, showing off a comedic split personality vibe. The evil scientist, Professor Poopypants, is just diabolical as he wants to rid the world of laughter, and Nick Kroll registers lots of laughs with his mock German accent, especially with Poopypants using the stale humorless boy Melvin as bate for his plans of world domination.The animation style helps bring the simplistic Dav Pilkey drawings into computer animation while still making them feel 2D, almost like The Peanuts Movie except much smoother. The usage of squash-and-stretch adds much weight to the characters, and the character animation really displays a lot of hilarious facial expressions. The world-building itself also looks very much like Dav Pilkey's own worlds, while getting enhanced for a cinematic experience. The usage of color, while pretty bright, is also handled quite well, as the film keeps the palette mixed in with the environments without having them pop out too much. Also, there are the occasional 2D animated and even sock puppet segments, yet they only arrive whenever a piece of exposition in George and Harold's comics or a bit of foreshadowing come afloat, making their presence all the more unpredictable.In this day and age where many people think movies for the whole family are the lowest of the low when it comes to entertainment, this film comes around to boost up that trope to new heights. Needless to say, while by no means groundbreaking, Captain Underpants is just a constant joy that embraces juvenile humor to an endless degree. Along with its multiple of positive qualities, it has a message about just how important laughter really is, while also realizing the consequences to someone's actions, making it a very memorable experience for children of all ages. If you loved the books yourself or if you have a family of your own, give this film a watch, as it will brighten up your day with its zany comedy that never becomes too stupid for its own good. Hey, when Weird Al Yankovic sings the end credits song, it's hard not to smile at.

d-cooper65 Just loved this film from start to finish a joy ride from opening credits to the end please can we have another

invisibleunicornninja 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.

TheLittleSongbird The books are generally fun and immensely charming, predominantly they are child-friendly but there is no real reason why adults would dismiss them, due to the lively characters, nice messaging, humour and heart.Saw 'Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie' as a huge fan of animation and to see how it stacked up with the books. There was a little trepidation too, because it sounded childish and the humour is usually not my kind of humour and often done badly. Seeing 'Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie', there are certainly far better animated films out there but also far worse. Was scared as to whether it would be pants, but after seeing it it is a long way from that though it falls short of being epic.'Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie' is a little too hectic at times in terms of the pacing. More could have been done with the villain.Out of a host of characters that generally fairly thin in development, he in particular did seem under-explored and not much more than a standard more humorous than expected villain, he also seemed a little too abruptly introduced.However, the animation is very bright and colourful, with lots of rich detail and clever character designs. The music is infectious in its energy and it works with the action rather than against it. There is generally a very nice lively energy to the story, apart from a tendency to be too hectic.Amazingly, the humour worked surprisingly well. Surprisingly seeing as it really isn't my kind of humour at all and something that should have come over in a childish fashion. It is incredibly silly but also remarkably funny, with the jokes and writing coming thick and fast. The potty-themed slapstick will delight children while adults are likely to find themselves laughing out loud at the knowing verbal wit.The messaging makes its point without being preachy. Despite them not being the best development, the characters are thankfully more engaging than they are annoying. Voice actors that one expects to not fit and sound completely wrong in their parts actually work perfectly and sound like they're enjoying themselves, Nick Kroll in particular.In conclusion, surprisingly enjoyable if not perfect. 7/10 Bethany Cox