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Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
- Review Date: July 9, 2007
- NR
- Genre: Family and Kids
- 2007
Common Sense Media says
Gruesome, goofy cartoon movie better for tweens+.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this gory but somehow witty cartoon is aimed at older tweens and teens and is not meant for the younger set. A surly girl and her idiotic brother follow their best friend, the Grim Reaper, on a harrowing adventure filled with fart jokes, insults, and an undeniably funny cast of characters. You may laugh as you watch it with your kids, then cringe to hear them repeating lines afterwards. Mercifully, the movie runs only 75 minutes, not 160 as the disc and packaging indicate.
What's the story?
BILLY AND MANDY'S BIG BOOGEY ADVENTURE starts with a glimpse of a post-apocalyptic future in Mandy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) and Billy (Richard Horvitz)'s hometown of Anytown, USA, with Billy and his friend Irwin (Vanessa Marshall) trying to travel two weeks back to the past to head off the destruction. That's when Grim Reaper (Greg Eagles) was tried before a kangaroo court by his lifelong nemesis, the Boogey Man (Fred Willard) for dereliction of his responsibilities as the Bringer of Death. The court scene sets up a race through Cannibal Run between Grim and his three human friends and the Boogey Man's ghoulish crew. They're trying to get to Horror's Hand, the ultimate totem for striking fear.
Is it any good?
Based on the TV series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, Billy And Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure provides surly Mandy and her goofily stupid brother Billy a feature-length vehicle in which to indulge their wacky friendship with the Grim Reaper. Undeniably gross and just as undeniably funny, the movie is a guilty pleasure for kids mature enough to handle the action.
This is certainly not a film for kids younger than 8. Though it will have an audience in fans of potty humor and the comically macabre, consider whether your child is mature enough to process it. As the Boogey Man observes, some of today's kids are so inured to violence and vulgarity in films that it may desensitize them to real fear.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about whether they find the cartoon funny or annoying. Do you think, as the Boogey Man believes, that kids today see so much violence on TV that they are harder to scare than in prior generations? Does a cartoon like this help or hurt that argument?
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Grim is RIGHT!
Whoa. . . . not good, funny, yet NOT good! How violent, how desturbing! The nerve they have to give me nightmares! Not cool! I do NOT recomend this to anyone with a sane mind, nor an INSANE mind, If u have a sane mind, it won't be after watching this show, if u have an insane mind, it will worsen it. I have a pretty insane mind "good way" Thank goodness I made it out in time!
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Judging by CS's review, this is obviously a movie for the show's fans
If you loved the show, you will love this! It's just so funny! The plot was pretty cool too. I also love how Numbah 3 was to be Grim's replacement. I always knew she was evil. My only complaint is that it felt annoyingly long at times, longer than it should have been, and that's saying something as it really wasn't that long. All in all, it's a great film for Billy and Mandy fans, but if you're not a fan of the show, you may wanna skip this title.
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Kid, 12 years old
November 18, 2011
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ONLY FOR FANS OF THE SHOW
the reason why so many people give this a bad review is because the're not fans of the show (or that they are just overprotective) it's very F-U-N-N-Y.
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Kid, 12 years old
March 29, 2011
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Even more crap!
Even more stupid! Gross show and lots of dark humor!
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Not very good
It is not very good. Kids should not watch it.
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Kid, 9 years old
July 12, 2011
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just not ADULT SWIM !
well everything on cartoon network is for kids just not adult swim
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Great movie, for older children
I am a teen & I saw this when i was about 10, & Ihave to say that although it was entertaining I do not think it is for younger children. It is more for children a little bit older.
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Kid, 12 years old
February 28, 2011
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EEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
I always hated the grim adventures of billy and Mandy series! Especially this one! It made me throw up and Sick once I saw it! Very gross movie! Never Watch this!
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Are you kiding me?!!
first of all people think that billy and mandy is a kids show,but it isn´t, it is full of crude humor for example an alien thas feeds of brains (how disgusting) its quite dark for a "kids show" this should have at least PG rating for it´s content think NR is not the right rating anyway this movie its the same for example a monster jumps to lava and turns into a living skeleton!!!! this should have information about the content!!!!!!!!!
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| Studio: | Cartoon Network |
| Director: | Robert Alvarez |
| Cast: | Greg Eagles, Grey DeLisle, Richard Steven Horvitz |
| Genre: | Family and Kids |
| Run time: | 160 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | March 30, 2007 |
| DVD release date: | April 3, 2007 |
| MPAA rating: | NR |
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