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100Lively characters, snappy dialogue, and snazzy visuals make this an uncommonly fine animation.
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90Outstanding entertainment for little ones but just as rewarding for their adult companions.
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88With braces on her teeth and preteen gawkiness, Eliza's a nerdy girl on the surface, but her backbone and chutzpah manage to save human and animal family alike. Move over Bond; this girl deserves a sequel.
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80Surprisingly engaging, as is the Paul Simon theme song, and the film is enlivened by flashes of humor just rude enough to delight older children.
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80A witty and delightful Christmas present for the entire family.
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80Screenwriter Kate Boutilier provides plenty of sharp patter, and Paul Simon contributed the catchy song "Father and Daughter."
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75An energetic and eccentric animated cartoon.
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75Smart, funny and good-looking animation.
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75A clever feature-length cartoon just as entertaining as the hit Nickelodeon series on which it is based.
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75It all adds up to a cheekier "Lion King" on a lower budget. But what you miss in spectacle you will make up in laughs.
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75The movie features a musical score aimed more at boomer parents than their tykes.
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70Balances intelligent humor, slapstick, Blighty reserve and Yank spunk along with environmentalism.
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70Pleasant enough and its ecological, pro-wildlife sentiments are certainly welcome.
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67Isn't going to make anyone's head explode with joy, but it is sweet and sporadically funny in its own loopy way.
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An average kid-empowerment fantasy with slightly above-average brains.
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67Provides adventure and humor in sufficient spoonfuls to make its pro-environment medicine go down smoothly for the target audience of grade-schoolers.
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Never more than an extended TV episode, the originality of its heroine and messages merit a recommendation for families seeking slightly more thoughtful animated fare.
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63So well intentioned that its flaws may be generously overlooked by parents desperately planning activities for school breaks.
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63Fans of the animated wildlife adventure show will be in warthog heaven; others need not necessarily apply.
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63Moderately witty children's entertainment.
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63Production values are acceptable in the Klasky Csupo vein. If you know that company, you're prepared for animation that isn't conventionally attractive: flat backgrounds, characters with big heads, pushed-in faces and beanpole limbs.
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60The soundtrack, thick with catchy tunes by artists ranging from P.Diddy to Paul Simon, is a fine counterpoint to the story and visuals.
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60There's no denying bespectacled, brace-ridden, homely wild child Eliza (Lacey Chabert), who can speak to animals and emerges as one of the most stirring heroines in contemporary media.
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50The Wild Thornberrys Movie's heart is clearly in the right place -- but the Thornberry family's grotesquely huge heads, jutting teeth, stick limbs, and mismatched bodies look even more improbable and unpleasant on the big screen than they do on their TV show.
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50Bland but harmless.
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animated TV shows rock. animated movies based on TV shows also rock including The Wild Thornberrys Movie. its the right movie for kids.
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