The Rugrats Movie

The Rugrats Movie is a 1998 comedy film based on the 1991 Nickelodeon series, Rugrats. This is the first of the 3 Rugrats movies, and this film introduces Tommy’s younger brother, Dil Pickles. It is also officially Nickelodeon Movies’ first film based on a Nicktoon.

Plot
This animated comedy finds Tommy Pickles (E.G. Daily) trying to return his baby brother to the hospital after being warned by his mean-spirited cousin, Angelica (Cheryl Chase), that once his new sibling is born his parents won't care about him. But, soon after they embark on the mission, Tommy and his friends lose their way in the woods and get into trouble with a pack of wild monkeys who have escaped from the circus. The kids begin to think that maybe things weren't so bad at home after all.

Why It Deserves Milk Forever

 * 1) It’s the very first Nicktoon movie, the very first Klasky Csupo movie, and the first of the Rugrats movies, and that is great.
 * 2) It's incredibly faithful to the source material.
 * 3) The animation is wonderful and follows a good pace that makes it better than the TV series.
 * 4) The voice acting is still great, especially new main cast member, Tara Strong as Dil, and also guest stars David Spade, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Cho, Busta Rhymes, and Tim Curry.
 * 5) The plot is really good and well written, the Rugrats go on a forest adventure and learn to get used and care for Dil, Tommy’s new baby brother.
 * 6) The characters from the TV series are still their lovable selves. Some even get character development:
 * 7) *The parents and Grandpa Lou realize that their incompetence has gone too far this time, and they do everything they can to get the kids back home safely. Stu in particular gets the best development, as he’s risked his life more than the others to make sure his sons and the other kids are saved. Then, after Stu finds them, all of the parents and Grandpa Lou happily reunite with the kids.
 * 8) *Chuckie, Phil and Lil do get some development as at first after Dil was born, their trust of Tommy was slowly fading because Tommy was focused on taking care of his brother. But then Chuckie realized that Dil is part of the family, and made Phil and Lil realize what mistake they all made leaving Tommy and Dil. They all come back to save them from the monkeys, their trust in Tommy is regained, and they all show love for Dil after he saves them from the monkeys.
 * 9) *Tommy gets the best development out of all the Rugrats. After advice from his dad to be a good big brother, he always helps Dil out, even at the moment he leaves his friends to rescue Dil from the monkeys. Even after Dil pushed him to the limit and he lost it, and almost gave Dil to the monkeys, after seeing his reflection in the puddle, he realizes he’s becoming like Angelica, and how Dil really has changed. Tommy then makes up with his brother and they become closer, and helps him out for the rest of the journey, even getting help from his friends when they return to rescue them. Since then, Tommy has always been a good big brother to Dil for the rest of the series.
 * 10) Dil was greatly introduced here, being the new Rugrat to the main cast and the cute younger brother of Tommy.
 * 11) Angelica is tolerable here, one of the few times she’s not as bad as her usual appearances in the TV Show, since near the end of the movie, she helps the babies escape the monkeys, cares that Spike saved them from the wolf, is overjoyed when he’s revealed to be safe, and happily reunites with her parents in the end, along with the rest of the Rugrats and their parents.
 * 12) The soundtrack is really good, as many of the songs are enjoyable and memorable, most particularly "Take Me There" (that plays during the end credits), and "Dil-A-Bye".
 * 13) There are still many goofy and funny moments, like when the monkeys were playing with the Rugrats, and Angelica’s bad singing that’s not as painful, since that’s what made the movie’s version of "One Way or Another" a funny and memorable song.
 * 14) Tons of heartwarming moments, like when Tommy and Dil bond and sleep together sharing a blanket, when the Rugrats saved the brothers and made up with them, and when Spike saved the babies from the wolf, sacrificing himself, making the babies, even Angelica, sad that he might be gone. Then, Spike was revealed to be alright, much to their relief and joy, and the best heartwarming moment is when the Rugrats are reunited with their parents, and show them how Tommy and Dil have grown closer as brothers.
 * 15) The ending was great and very heartwarming. There was even a funny post-credits scene where Grandpa Lou slept in the Reptar Wagon, only for the goat to send him off into the streets. Thankfully, the next episode of the TV show reveals Grandpa Lou made it back home and is safe and sound.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The story can be predictable at times.
 * 2) The crying can get annoying at times, particularly Dil’s.
 * 3) Unfortunately, while the movie was still good, this is when the TV show started to go downhill, with the introduction of Dil. While he was greatly introduced, he quickly became an annoying character in the TV show, depending on anyone’s view, and some episodes after this movie involve him being part of the episode’s plot. But this is honestly not as bad as other TV shows that went downhill, and later in mh:besttvshows:All Grown Up!, the spin-off of Rugrats, Dil grew to be a funny, likable and less annoying older kid.
 * 4) Tommy's friends and brother mistreating him at the beginning of the film was mean-spirited, but thankfully, they eventually had a change of heart.
 * 5) Some elements in the film was too dark for a kids film:
 * 6) *A bunch of toddlers, newborn baby, and dog get lost in the woods and stalked by a dangerous wolf.
 * 7) *Stu clearly has a struggling career to keep a roof over their heads.
 * 8) *Spike nearly sacrificing his life to save the kids from the wolf.
 * 9) The 2nd teaser trailer for this movie with the TV in the living room was considered to frightening for younger viewers and gave several people nightmares due to the Reptar Wagon getting the TV (still broken) blown into pieces from warp speed when the Rugrats logo from 1991 appeared on the TV screen in static.

Box office
The film was released on November 20, 1998, and made $27.3 million in its opening weekend, from 2,782 theaters, averaging about $9,821 per venue and ranking number one that weekend, beating out Enemy of the State. In total, The Rugrats Movie made $140.9 million; $100.5 million from the domestic market and $40.4 million from its foreign release.

Critical Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, The Rugrats Movie holds an approval rating of 59% based on 51 reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Charming characters; loads of fun for kids and adults." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.

Trivia

 * The more recent airings of the movie on Nickelodeon have removed the deleted scenes thus making the uncut version completely gone from TV. Now they can only be seen on YouTube and the early VHS tapes of the film.
 * In the ending credits, "Take the Train" is the only song not to show any screenshots of Angelica as the song plays.
 * Unlike the TV series, Angelica's Cynthia doll has darker skin and her dress is turquoise and blue as opposed to orange and red and her shoes are pink instead of red. However, the group artwork on the poster and home media covers uses Cynthia's color scheme from the TV series.
 * The Reptar doll which Phil and Lil fight over with has white eyes instead of orange for unknown reasons.
 * This is the only Rugrats film to not feature Kimi Finster or Kira Watanbe-Finster as they don't appear until the next film, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie.
 * This is the only Rugrats film where Grandpa Lou plays more of a major role as he only has minor roles in the next two films, Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and mh:awfulmovies:Rugrats Go Wild.
 * This was the first Rugrats production to go through digital ink and paint instead of traditional cel animation. However the show continued with traditional cel animation until 2000.

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