Toupie et Binou: Le Film

The original series never took itself too seriously, and what made it unique was the lack of dialogue - most of the animal characters just made funny frowns or giggled, or did something altogether weird. That simplicity coupled with the psychedelically vibrant places they'd conjure up from everyday household locales, made this show an absolute treasure. The fact that they'd finish the journey every episode in just under 5 minutes made it than much more fun. It was exactly what being a child with a creative and overflowing imagination felt like - there were no rules and it was all a little goofy.

So a full feature length movie was maybe going to be a little bit of a challenge to maintain that same type of vibe. And without wanting to be too negative, I have to say that the movie didn't quite recapture that magic. The dialogue amongst the characters was way too constant and typical, and I found most of them rather annoying; even Toopy seemed way more self-centered than I ever remembered. The storyline and the imagery was just so so, but nothing that I found overly memorable.

But on the positive side, the release of this movie made my kids and I go back and watch many of the original episodes again and we all fell in love again with what will always be a wonderfully original show.