The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure
Big Balloon Adventure Movie | Release Date: August 29, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
32
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
8
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Entertainment WeeklyAbby WestAug 29, 2012
Parents who have had to sit through a myriad of mindless kids movies will appreciate a chance for their kids to be themselves at the theater and to be silly right alongside them. On the whole, it can serve as a good introduction to the movie-going experience. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoSep 1, 2012
The song and dance interaction of kids hollering advice during Blue's Clues happens here on the big screen, which is meant to transform the movie into a social event of sorts. Read full review
50
Village VoiceSherilyn ConnellyAug 28, 2012
If today's youngsters grow up thinking of Christopher Lloyd as the old guy with the bongos from The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure, at least they'll be thinking of Christopher Lloyd at all. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 1, 2012
If the target audience for this film were any younger, they'd be embryos. Read full review
30
VarietyGeoff BerkshireAug 29, 2012
The low-budget production feels chintzy and impossibly square, even by tyke standards. Read full review
30
The New York TimesA.O. ScottAug 28, 2012
Hallie's dad said it was Rocky Horror for toddlers whatever that is. Me and Hallie are 7 and we thought it was for babies. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMark OlsenAug 28, 2012
For the sake of the children, The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure should be allowed to quietly float away. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliAug 30, 2012
The whole thing runs about an hour too long: It should have been a TV show. The adventure's too big for the kids who would love it the most. Read full review
25
Boston GlobeLoren KingAug 28, 2012
Will your preschoolers enjoy it? Perhaps. Is it worth 88 minutes of their lives, or yours? Not in a world where "Sesame Street" is on TV every day. Not even in a world where "Sesame Street" didn't exist. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 30, 2012
If only the movie could live up to its own potential. Instead, we're stuck with blandly unappealing costumed characters meandering through a boring quest to find some lost balloons. Read full review
12
Slant MagazineNick SchagerAug 28, 2012
Enduring this brainless kid's film is akin to witnessing the end of the world. Read full review
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