THORNBERRYS GO WELL WITH RUGRATS.Byline: Glenn Whipp Film Critic THERE'S A WHIFF of desperation in the idea of sandwiching Nickelodeon's two franchises - ``Rugrats'' and ``The Wild Thornberrys'' - into one feature film, but why complain? The combination seems to have inspired the Klasky Csupo  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . gang to reach new comedic heights with ``Rugrats Go Wild,'' a movie sure to please the series' fans as well as any new initiates who happen to wander in looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. some solid family entertainment. What's so enjoyable about the movie is the way the filmmakers - we'll give the lion's share of the credit to writer Kate Boutilier, a veteran of both ``Rugrats'' and ``Thornberrys'' features - explore obvious connections between the two series. Bratty brat·ty adj. brat·ti·er, brat·ti·est Characteristic of or being a brat; ill-mannered. brat  ti·ness n. little Angelica and spoiled Debbie Thornberry are
natural soul mates "Soul Mates" is a second-season episode of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. It originally aired in the United States on December 14, 1994. Synopsis - and who hasn't wondered what would happen if
Eliza Thornberry, the girl who can talk to the animals, hooked up with
the Pickles family dog, Spike?
The movie's premise has the ``Rugrats'' characters chartering a boat for a high seas high seas In maritime law, the waters lying outside the territorial waters of any and all states. In the Middle Ages, a number of maritime states asserted sovereignty over large portions of the high seas. cruise and, a la ``Gilligan's Island Gilligan’s Island comedy about a party shipwrecked on a South Pacific island. [TV: Terrace, I, 312–313] See : Castaway ,'' getting shipwrecked on a remote island that just happens to be where the Thornberrys are embarking on their latest adventure. There are jokes for every age group: bodily functions Bodily Functions See also body, human. deglutition the process or act of swallowing. desquamation the shedding of the superficial epithelium, as of skin, the mucous membranes, etc. , bug-eating and people getting conked on the head for kids, and sly references to ``Titanic,'' ``Jaws,'' ``Cast Away,'' ``The Perfect Storm'' and ``The Poseidon Adventure'' for grown-ups. (Angelica singing ``The Morning After'' is a particularly inspired number.) There is a bit of peril on the island, courtesy of a leopard (voiced by Chrissie Hynde) that the Thornberrys are tracking and who, in turn, is looking to snack on the ``Rugrats'' kids. When Spike (Bruce Willis Walter Bruce Willis (born March 19, 1955) is an American actor and singer. He came to fame in the late 1980s and has since retained a career as both a Hollywood leading man and a supporting actor, in particular for his role as John McClane in the Die Hard series. in a great vocal turn) meets the wild animal, he's naturally dismissive - it is just a cat, after all. This sets up a funny duet featuring Hynde and Willis that fills its three-minute running time with more clever lines than the dreadful ``Cats & Dogs'' managed in 90 minutes. I'd love to see Willis and Hynde on stage at next year's Oscars. Of course, thanks to Mark Mothersbaugh, music has always been a strong suit of the ``Rugrats'' movies. The latest is no exception, with several fine original songs by Mothersbaugh and others, as well as classics like ``Should I Stay or Should I Go'' that are put to good use. Willis even turns up on the closing credits, barking out a credible version of Iggy Pop's ``Lust for Life.'' Like the movie, it's a pleasant surprise. Glenn Whipp, (818) 713-3672 glenn.whipp(at)dailynews.com RUGRATS GO WILD - Three stars (PG: mild, crude humor) Directors: Norton Virgien and John Eng. Running time: 1 hr. 21 min. Playing: Wide release. In a nutshell: Pairing ``Rugrats'' and ``The Wild Thornberrys'' gives this feature an inspired freshness. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A shipwreck shipwreck, complete or partial destruction of a vessel as a result of collision, fire, grounding, storm, explosion, or other mishap. In the ancient world sea travel was hazardous, but in modern times the number of shipwrecks due to nonhostile causes has steadily unites the Pickles and Thornberry families on an island in ``Rugrats Go Wild.'' |
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