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The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:31
Rotten:10
Average Rating:6.6/10
Consensus: This fun and moral tale entertains both first-time Seasame Street watchers and seasoned veterans.
Synopsis:
Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket better than anything in the whole world. In fact, they are inseparable... a perfect team. Elmo would never let anything happen to it-until a tug-of-war...
Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket better than anything in the whole world. In fact, they are inseparable... a perfect team. Elmo would never let anything happen to it-until a tug-of-war with his friend Zoe sends his beloved blanket into a faraway land and Elmo in hot pursuit.
Facing life without his cherished blanket, Elmo summons all of his courage and determination and sets off on an action-packed rescue mission that plunges him into Grouchland-a place full of grouchy creatures, stinky garbage and the villainous Huxley (Mandy Patinkin). There, Elmo learns an important lesson about sharing.
Starring: Vanessa Williams, Mandy Patinkin
Starring: Vanessa Williams, Mandy Patinkin
Director: Gary Halvorson
Director: Gary Halvorson
Reviews for The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland
The Jim Henson folks, who earlier this year gave us Muppets from Space, come up with another winner.
Kids who love Barney or the Muppets will undoubtedly feel right at home.
There are enough audience participation scenes to keep young children from getting restless.
Most patient adults may want to strangle the impish Elmo within the first 10 minutes of this movie.
Although the film could have been a little more subtle in its moralizing, Elmo in Grouchland is certainly as entertaining as it is instructive in socialization skills.
The film is nothing if not benign, but its merits are moot for those above 7 or so.
I can think of no better beginning for a first-time filmgoer than The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland.
The direction of Gary Halvorson and screenplay by Mitchell Kriegman and Joseph Mazzarino keep Elmo's adventures sparkling.
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