Review of The Rugrats Movie (1998) by J C — 26 Jan 2012

"Hang on to your diapies, babies! We're goin' in!".

- Tommy Pickles.

Expect adventure. Expect mystery. Expect attitude. Tommy faces responsibility once his new baby brother, Dil, is born and becomes an annoying pain to him and the rest of the gang. Riding in Stu's latest invention, the Reptar Wagon, they are all not happy with Dil and choose to return him back to the hospital but find themselves missing in the forest whey they run into a horde of runaway circus monkeys. With their parents now looking for their kids, can the Rugrats find their way home and can Tommy and Dil just get along?

Directed by Igor Kovalyov and Norton Virgien, 'The Rugrats Movie' features great voice-acting performances from the following cast:

1.) Cheryl Chase (Angelica Pickles).

2.) Christine Cavanaugh (Chuckie Finster).

3.) Elizabeth Daily (Tommy Pickles).

4.) Jack Riley (Stu Pickles).

5.) Melanie Chartoff (Didi Pickles).

6.) Busta Rhymes (Reptar Wagon).

7.) David Spade (Ranger Frank).

8.) Whoopi Goldberg (Ranger Margaret).

At the time of the theatrical release of 'The Rugrats Movie' in 1998, I've been watching episodes of the original animated series aired on Nickelodeon. As with the show, the film is in good cel-animated quality and watchable. Although they're babies, the Rugrats are indeed like the Peanuts for their maturity, and Spike is their Snoopy. Plus, their use of language is infantile yet I find it understandable (i.e., "hopsicle" instead of "hospital"). What a cute cartoon movie, not to mention this is a treasure from the classic '90s Nickelodoen era in which I grew up in.