Movie Review: Rugrats in Paris
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What Parents Should Know
Chuckie gets sad because all the other babies have moms to
love and take care of them. Coco is loud and villainess at
times. She orders Jean-Claude to lock the babies in a
warehouse. With its Japanese theme park in Paris, the movie
gently pokes fun at globalization. The babies climb out of a
moving ride. Phil and Lil eat bugs, boogers, etc., and stuff
all kinds of things in their diapers. When Angelica steps on
Coco's dress, it rips and we see her underpants.Violence: The
babies, inside a giant mechanical Reptar, battle a giant
mechanical snail. Chuckie imagines he's a martial arts
expert.
Common Sense Media Review
If you haven't seen
Rugrats before, you may have a bit of trouble figuring
out which babies belong to which parents and what they're all
doing in the movie. The movie is very much an extension of the
television series; in fact, Nickelodeon televised a prequel to
the movie just before its release. But although fans will be
more in the know, even newcomers will enjoy the eighty minutes
of visual surprises and clever comedy.
Rugrats is like a sweeter cousin of South Park (although it predates that series) in that it filters wordly observations through the eyes of innocent but smart kids. To a Rugrat, a bidet is a potty that squirts you back. When Chuckie's dad tries online dating, the babies can't imagine why he's trying to catch dates in a net.
Younger kid viewers miss the touches of social commentary but still find the babies hilarious and their far-fetched adventures exciting. Most of the movie's adventures take place in EuroReptarland (sort of a Japanese Disneyland run by Mr. Yamaguchi, or "Mr. Yummy Sushi" if you're a Rugrat) but culminate in a Godzilla-movie-like pursuit in and around the landmarks of Paris.
Amidst all the ooey gooey action is a heartfelt story about the love between parents and children. The usually timid Chuckie, whose mommy is in heaven, grows up a little and gets to show his brave side. The expertly voiced cast gets a multiracial boost with the addition of Kira and Kimi, an Asian mother and daughter who are now be regulars on the series.
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