I went with my seven year on daughter and five year old son, and they both loved it. I enjoyed it too, although I was prepared for the worst. My kids are both familiar with the TV show, through DVDs, and this movie did not disappoint, although after the slow and measured pace of the original shows, the continual action was a bit overwhelming, and I was left thinking the movie could have been better paced - it needed a little breathing space. Roger Ebert, who I usually like his reviews, panned the movie, and this has me thinking the guy has finally become as jaded as he is starting to look - this movie was simply a hoot - and his comments about the bad retro fashion sense of the film has me thinking he is also completely oblivious to modern design trends - in fact the colorful updated 60's look the film features is right up to date with the latest looks coming out of Milan, London, New York and Paris. Despite really enjoying the movie, and wanting to see it again (!) my seven year old daughter clearly wanted something with more meat, like the TV episodes, and in a way, the movie was a tantalizing series of set pieces strung together, which more than satisfied my five year old son, but left my daughter and I wanting something more substantial. But the obvious flaws did not matter in the end though - as a whole, this movie is a piece of art that hams it up in a truly risky way - by playing cornball totally straight-faced, it really sets itself apart from the run of the mill edgy, black, two-faced anti-everything fare that make up the current pop genre.… Expand

I emensly enjoyed this movie. The cast fitted the bill entirly. I went to see it with my friends and we now all swoon over Brady Corbet. The theme tune which was performed by BUSTED was FAB. A great family film. Everyone should see it. xx

My impressions were kind of mixed. I liked that they kept to the original series look and feel (even to some of the campiness). I did think that the focus was too much on the kids. Yes, it moved the story along, but... Lady Penelope was a absolute hoot. Any time she was on screen, she stole the show. And was that a marionette hand I saw grabbing the controls? I could have sworn I saw wires... (A good reason to buy the DVD!)… Expand

A wonderful movie for everyone of all ages. And Allen got to do a lot more in the movie than he did in the series.

The best film this year.

Ed Wood may relax - he is no longer the worst director of all time. Jonathan Frakes truly deserves the mantle. Even high-camp "don't take any of it seriously" films raise a laugh or a smile. This was as pleasureable as an enema from your grandmother's corpse. Done badly. Yes, it was even worse than that last Star Trek movie he directed.