Rocky & Bullwinkle's time-traveling co-stars Mr. Peabody and Sherman are back. This time, they make their cinematic debut in the latest CGI 3D Animated escapade from Dreamworks.
Mr. Peabody is the world's smartest dog. Sherman is his human adopted son. They spend their time going around time in Peabody's WABAC time machine. One minute, they're in the court of Marie Antoinette. Another, they're in the Trojan War. So forth and so on.
But Sherman has to go to school now. On his first day, he makes enemies of the mean girl, Penny Peterson. Their ensuing fight puts Peabody's custody of Sherman at risk. So now, Peabody invites Penny and her family for dinner so she and Sherman can make nice.
Penny and Sherman use the WABAC behind Peabody's back. This brings about some temporal chaos, so our heroes have to fix it. One thing leads to another and ...
It wants to entertain both kids and adults at the same time. I say it does it pretty well. Kids will surely enjoy the animated action scenes as our heroes evade such foes as Madame Guillotine and the Trojan Army. Adults will get a chuckle out of the movie and historical references through out the picture. Peabody's illustrated thinking process was also a highlight.
Its biggest running gag is someone reacting to a joke with a deadpan "I don't get it." Its story execution might have you saying the same thing. There's a lot of time paradox stuff later in the movie; by a lot, I mean a lot. Penny also goes from hostile to supporting Sherman too quickly. Fortunately, the fun factor isn't smashed into the pavement by these story flaws.
Mr. Peabody and Sherman is an admirably fun early year animated film. It's certainly worth going to a Flatscreen Showing on a Matinee. But only go on a 3D showing if you really, really want to.
It's preceded by a funny short called "Almost Home," which features cuddly Aliens in search of a new planet. It's also a stealth preview of Dreamworks' Thanksgiving release of Home.
Tune in Next Time for "Muppets Most Wanted" or "Frog Prevention."
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- This is the blog where I talk about the latest movies I've seen. These are my two Schnauzers, Rufus (left) and Marley (right, RIP). As of now, the Double Hollywood Strikes are officially over. May the next strikes not last as long as these ones did.
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