Movie Review: ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’: It’s Good, It’s DreamWorks

Movie Review: ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’: It’s Good, It’s DreamWorks
(L–R) Harold (voiced by Thomas Middleditch) and George (voiced by Kevin Hart) crack up at the sight Captain Underpants (voiced by Ed Helms) in DreamWorks Animation’s “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie.”
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
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There oughta be a 4-foot sign at “Captain Underpants” that you stand next to that says “You must be this short to enter.” Speaking of short, this’ll be my shortest review ever; I’m going to sum up the entire movie by telling you the name of a character therein: “P.P. Die-uh-ree-ah-stein Poo-pee-pants.”

I may have spelled that wrong. If you’re between the ages of 7 and 9, you will howl at the plethora of potty jokes. If you are a parent-person, you'll mostly smile wanly and snooze, your soul drifting about in the vicinity of the planet ... (wait for it) ... Uranus—only to be awakened now and again by such things as animated, building-sized toilets.

George Clooney is on record as saying he considers Whoopie cushion-type noises one of the eternal building blocks of comedy.
Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
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