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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000)

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Reviews Counted:88

Fresh:37

Rotten:51

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: Though the film stays true to the nature of the original cartoon, the script is disappointing and not funny.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Childrens

US Box Office: $411,840

Synopsis: Yes, it's true, those notorious No-Goodniks from Pottsylvania, Boris Badenov (Jason Alexander) and Natasha Fatale (Rene Russo) are back, and as usual are up to no good. This time they have managed...

Yes, it's true, those notorious No-Goodniks from Pottsylvania, Boris Badenov (Jason Alexander) and Natasha Fatale (Rene Russo) are back, and as usual are up to no good. This time they have managed to break the secret code and make the leap from their cartoon existence into the real world. Led by the criminal mastermind Fearless Leader (Robert De Niro), Boris and Natasha have devised a plot to take over the world - and while they're at it, get rid of moose and squirrel.

Those villainous spies have fought tirelessly to rid the world of their longtime foes from Frostbite Falls, better known to millions of adoring fans around the world as Rocky and Bullwinkle, but the dim-witted duo have managed to escape the clutches of Boris and Natasha through sheer tenacity and cunning intuition - okay, so maybe they just got lucky. But back to the story ... Teaming up with a rookie F.B.I. agent, Karen Sympathy (Piper Perabo), our eponymous heroes will once again come face to face - or face to snout with their dreaded nemeses.

But first Rocky and Bullwinkle must blend into the real world - hardly an easy task for a 400-pound talking moose and a squirrel who thinks he can fly (no offense guys).

Now it is up to them to foil Fearless Leader's evil plot to unseat the President of the United States, President Signoff (James Rebhorn), through the creation of a new, omniscient, mindless TV network, RBTV (no, not Rocky & Bullwinkle Television, but Really Bad Television), which will hypnotize the entire population by election day (what can we say, this is Hollywood).

Yes, Rocky & Bullwinkle, our hapless heroes are back at it again, only this time the stakes are much higher. Has evil finally met its match? Well, at least it has met its moose. [More]

Starring: Jason Alexander, Rene Russo, Robert DeNiro, Janeane Garofalo

Starring: Jason Alexander, Rene Russo, Robert DeNiro, Janeane Garofalo, Randy Quaid, Ed Gale, Piper Perabo, Dian Bachar, June Foray, Keith Scott

Director: Des McAnuff

Director: Des McAnuff
Screenwriter: Kenneth Lonergan
Producer: Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh

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Reviews for The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle

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An uneven, ultimately unsatisfying attempt to transfer the groundbreaking and boomer-beloved 60s TV exploits of Rocket J. Squirrel and Bullwinkle Moose to the big screen.

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Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

Captures the tone and spirit of the original.

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Andy Seiler
Andy Seiler
USA Today
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Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
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A fine tribute to Ward's premise, since it entertains kids while making grownup kids laugh just like they used to laugh.

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01/01/00
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies

It's not a classic. But it's also nothing that the late Jay Ward, who developed the characters more than 40 years ago, would be ashamed of, either.

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Brian McTavish
Brian McTavish
Kansas City Star

It's the real people who keep grounding this movie.

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Bruce Newman
Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News

This clunky TV remake is stiffer than an iron curtain.

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Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com

The jokes are so tedious.

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

There's enough subversive intelligence poking through the surface of Rocky and Bullwinkle to make fans smile through the rest of the dross.

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01/01/00
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News

Much of the humor is surprisingly sophisticated.

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Cody Clark
Cody Clark
Mr. Showbiz

The film, however, remains boggled in a demo-neverland, appealing only to the very zombie audience it thinks it's satirizing.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
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Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

The toonies get yanked into real-life scenes that leave comedy groaning.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
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David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

McAnuff and his cast have a jolly time with this material.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle

De Niro, Alexander and Russo are all a treat.

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Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

If you like cartoons you have to see this. If you like comedies, you have to see this.

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01/01/00
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle doesn't so much celebrate the old series on which it's based as cause you to wonder why you look back on it with affection in the first place.

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Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
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The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle appears to be one of the frontrunners for both the 'eye candy' crowd and children's audience.

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Greg Dean Schmitz
Greg Dean Schmitz
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Rocky & Bullwinkle is the new millennium's Howard the Duck.

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J. Rentilly
J. Rentilly
TNT's Rough Cut

Rocky and Bullwinkle's latest adventure is a fractured tale.

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Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

90 minutes is too long for any incarnation of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

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James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
 
 
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