Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure

Movie review by Nancy Davis Kho, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 9+

Gruesome, goofy cartoon movie better for tweens+.

NR 2007 160 minutes
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Parents say

age 10+

Based on 2 reviews

Kids say

age 7+

Based on 13 reviews

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The parents' guide to what's in this movie.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Billy and Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure is a gory but somehow witty cartoon 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.

Community Reviews

caseyh
caseyh Adult
July 24, 2014
age 10+

Really Funny and entertaining

One thing I need to correct is that Billy IS NOT Mandy's brother. He's her somewhat best friend. This show has always shocked me that it was never given a TV-PG rating (It was rated TV-Y7). The show is a bit disturbing and quite violent at times. Not to mention a few instances of adult content. Don't get me wrong, I used to love this show, but it was one of those shows that you didn't want to eat while watching. Snot drips from Billy's nose many times. But the show is hilarious. Not really recommended for children under 10.
nduns
nduns Adult
November 11, 2009
age 10+

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.

This title has:

Too much violence
Great messages
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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?

Undeniably gross and just as undeniably funny, the movie is a guilty pleasure for kids mature enough to handle the action. 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.

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.

Talk to Your Kids 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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