Got this movie by accident (mixup at the rental place) but went ahead and gave it a shot. This was a pretty generic CGI kids movie - probably lying somewhere below the top-shelf films (The Incredibles, Toy Story) down in the second-tier (Shrek, Ice Age). But it was at least watchable and entertaining, unlike some others I've seen (Madagascar comes to mind here). The animation and design was serviceable but nothing special. The story was full of typical kids movie mini-lessons - don't lie, be part of a community, etc. - with a touch of higher-level satire for the adults - the usual attacks on suburbia. I'm still not sure why suburbia gets such a bad rap (which is definitely true here in Austin - Dallas and Houston are apparently pits of evil beyond repair). Having just spent the holidays up in about the most extreme example of upper-scale suburbia around - Frisco - I'm still struggling to see why it is so bad. Like every other type of neighborhood, it's got good points and bad.
Whoops, didn't mean to get off on that tangent.
Even though it's apparently based on a comic strip, I don't really see a need for further adventures. So, it's an OK but not great movie - three stars.
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