The Powerpuff Girls (2002)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Craig McCracken

Writers:

Craig McCracken (television series "The Powerpuff Girls")
Charlie Bean (writer) ...

Release Date:

3 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Adventure

Tagline:

Sugar, spice and everything nice...these were the ingredients to create the perfect...crime-fighting little girls?

Plot:

The movie shows the origin of the Powerpuff Girls before the cartoon series. It explains why they were born and why they dedicated their lives to fighting crime and the forces of evil.

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Professor | Monkey | Powerpuff Girls | Cartoon

Cast

Cathy Cavadini	...	Blossom (voice) (as Catherine Cavadini)
Tara Strong	...	Bubbles (voice)
Elizabeth Daily	...	Buttercup (voice) (as E.G. Daily)
Roger Jackson	...	Mojo Jojo (voice)
Tom Kane	...	Professor Utonium (voice)
Tom Kenny	...	Mayor / Narrator / Ka-Ching Ka-Ching (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Ms. Keane (voice)
Jennifer Martin	...	Sara Bellum (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Ace / Big Billy / Grubber / Baboon Kaboom / Go-Go Patrol / Hacha Chacha (voice) (as Jeff Glen Bennett)
Grey DeLisle	...	Linda / Woman at Zoo (voice)
Phil LaMarr	...	I.P. Host / Local Anchor (voice)
Rob Paulsen	...	Hota Wata / Killa Drilla / Blah-Blah Blah-Blah / the Doot Da Doot Da Doo Doos (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson	...	Rocko Socho / Ojo Tango (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Whole Lotta Monkeys (voice)

Also Known As:

The Powerpuff Girls Movie (USA) (promotional title)
The Powerpuff Girls: The Movie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for non-stop frenetic animated action.

Runtime:

73 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | Denmark:7 | South Korea:All | Canada:G (Alberta/Quebec) | USA:PG (certificate #39077) | South Africa:PG | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G (cable rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Norway:7 | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | UK:PG | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

During the television sequence, there are two characters in front of a record store being interviewed. Their lines are made up of Van Halen song titles.

Goofs:

Continuity: The Professor tucks in Bubbles and gives her Octi (her octopus doll). As the Professor cleans up, Octi is clearly seen on the den floor.

Quotes:

Mojo Jojo: Alas, little ones, I do not rock.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Clerks. (1994)

Soundtrack:

PowerPunk

Totally Hilarious

I have been a big fan of the Powerpuff Girls for a long time now. As far as I can see all they are meant to be is some rock em sock em cute entertainment for the kids and also, as a bonus, some very very funny entertainment for the adults as well. There are many jokes for the adults that would go nicely over the kids heads but retain their humour for the adults.

Anyone who would go to see this movie is either a) a kid or b) an adult with kids or c) just an adult fan. I fit into the last category and saw it with a friend of mine and haven't laughed so hard for quite a while. The kids in the cinema were also laughing a lot, just at different times to us.

Anyone who goes along and says "This movie is only to market some toys" kinda missed the point of some harmless yet funny entertainment. Of course it's there to market the toys, companies are there to make as much money as they can and if they are providing a good entertaining product then who is to deny them the fruits of their labour.

All up this is a hilarious movie about the genesis of the Powerpuff Girls which has never really been covered beyond the opening credits and as such was interesting for the completion of a storyline and also very funny for the foibles of 3 pre-school aged girls with super powers trying to come to terms with their place in the world.

Many funny moments such as the game of tag through the city (causing massive destruction of course) as well as many many funny monkey jokes, corny as they are.

Enjoy the movie, it doesn't answer any of lifes deep questions, but does fulfil one of lifes deep needs. That of laughter!

9/10