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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

I remember reading some of the early Captain Underpants books when I was in like fourth or fifth grade. I was a big fan of the book's art style, creative storytelling, unique bad guys, and of course the juvenile toilet humor. So when they announced a Captain Underpants movie, I was casually intrigued to see what how they would make it. The more I saw of the movie, the more I became interested. I liked how the animation emulated the book's art-styles. I think the rubberhose-style animation worked for this kind of ridiculous story. The humor I think is the right mix of self-aware and silly ridiculous. A nice mix to where I can see both kids and adults laughing at this film. I really like the performances in this movie. I was initially put-off by Kevin Hart and Thomas Middleditch as George and Harold since they sounded too old to be playing fourth-graders. But I eventually got used to their voices and I liked how they embodied these mischievous characters. I thought Ed Helms was perfect as both Mr. Krupp and Captain Underpants, playing both extreme personalities very well. The plot felt like it came right out of the books. They took some of the best elements of the novels and spliced it together to make something that felt like it came straight from Dav Pilkey's pages. The character of Edith was also just adorable and the romance between her and Krupp was just sweet and helped give the bastardly principal a bit of heart. There is a lot to like in this movie: the self aware humor, the changes to different forms of animation for certain scenes, even the use of the "Flip-O-Matic" is a beautifully meta scene. If you grew up on the Captain Underpants, you should definitely check this book out. Even if you aren't, I think it's a fun watch. There's even a Weird Al song in it. What's not to like?

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