I remember first watching this movie way back when Nickelodeon first aired it back in 2005. I didn't like it back then and I sure definitely don't like it now.
The plot is this. Arnold's city is threaten to get torn down and it's up to Arnold and his protégé to save the town.
Or so you think. Arnold, Gerald and Helga are the only main characters of this movie to get any sort of screen time. Phoebe, Harold, Rhonda and the others are only there shoehorned into the movie, with no purpose and tacked on as pure afterthoughts.
The movie grinds to a halt as 80% of it basically consisted of the cast discussing how it would be best for them to save the town.
This is a case of the characters "doing more talking than action" and it's incredibly dull. The action stumbles and the only interesting side story to all of it was Helga playing as Deep Voice secretly helping Arnold out.
The ending to the movie, is nothing but a horrible parody on the 1993 classic "Speed" with the wild goose chase sequence with jumping across a bridge and nearly hitting an old lady with a baby stroller of cans.
Unlike other movies for kids like The Powerpuff Girls Movie, there are no moral lessons that relate to the audience or for kids to learn, once everything is said and done.
What's worse is Helga finally revealing her deep affections towards Arnold (near the end of it all) and Arnold seems creeped out by it, essentially killing the love and chemistry the two had. Pathetic.
A second "Hey Arnold!" movie was planned to be made involving Arnold finally getting to met his parents face to face, before it was scrapped because the first one was a failure at the box office.
The cartoon was eventually cancelled by 2005 and for good reason.
There are numerous cartoon movies I recommend watching more than this one. This isn't one of them. 2/10 for the voice acting talent of the characters, which admittedly is pretty good.
But rest assured, this movie is horrible when you compare it to it's contemporaries.
The plot is this. Arnold's city is threaten to get torn down and it's up to Arnold and his protégé to save the town.
Or so you think. Arnold, Gerald and Helga are the only main characters of this movie to get any sort of screen time. Phoebe, Harold, Rhonda and the others are only there shoehorned into the movie, with no purpose and tacked on as pure afterthoughts.
The movie grinds to a halt as 80% of it basically consisted of the cast discussing how it would be best for them to save the town.
This is a case of the characters "doing more talking than action" and it's incredibly dull. The action stumbles and the only interesting side story to all of it was Helga playing as Deep Voice secretly helping Arnold out.
The ending to the movie, is nothing but a horrible parody on the 1993 classic "Speed" with the wild goose chase sequence with jumping across a bridge and nearly hitting an old lady with a baby stroller of cans.
Unlike other movies for kids like The Powerpuff Girls Movie, there are no moral lessons that relate to the audience or for kids to learn, once everything is said and done.
What's worse is Helga finally revealing her deep affections towards Arnold (near the end of it all) and Arnold seems creeped out by it, essentially killing the love and chemistry the two had. Pathetic.
A second "Hey Arnold!" movie was planned to be made involving Arnold finally getting to met his parents face to face, before it was scrapped because the first one was a failure at the box office.
The cartoon was eventually cancelled by 2005 and for good reason.
There are numerous cartoon movies I recommend watching more than this one. This isn't one of them. 2/10 for the voice acting talent of the characters, which admittedly is pretty good.
But rest assured, this movie is horrible when you compare it to it's contemporaries.