Hey Arnold: The Jungle Movie

Jungle Movie sees our favorite characters leaving the city on a field trip to the jungle where Arnold seeks out his parents, picking up where the series left off. For the most part, this story is pretty far fetched when compared to the somewhat grounded plot lines we're used to with the show. Seeing these characters that we grew up with receive some closure on open plot lines and relationships that developed over the course of the series is reason enough to make this movie worth it. My only complaints, aside from the far fetched story is that we didn't get to see more of PS 118's many side characters.

Still, this movie is more than worth the watch, if anything for the destination more so than the journey that gets us there.

I cant believe my eyes! This damn movie revives my love for the hey arnold series!

Im stunned! BETTER THAN EVER!!!

EVEN though i like immy neutron more, i still like hey arnold, but now this movie made me go back and look on my dvds for any hey arnold related stuff. And i found the dvds!

Thx to nickelodeon for reviving my childhood 10/10 certified hood classic.

This film was originally planned to be Hey Arnold!'s theatrically released feature film back in 2002 and it was clearly a missed opportunity. This film is a great improvement on its predecessor. Despite the long break, the characters are the same as when we left and the style is also authentic. There is a noticeable animation quality improvement but the essence of the characters are unchanged. There is a compelling plot, great action and every character has their moment. Most importantly, there is a lot of closure as many plot threads get completely resolved.

Let's just take a moment to reflect about what a treat it is that this even got made.

The trivia for the other movie straight up said "the film they really wanted to make (which will probably never be made...)"

OK: Does this come anything close to being worth the 17 year wait I had for this?

Yes. Yes it does.

You gotta go into these kind of things with realistic expectations but this is an engaging, funny and poignant adventure which requires you to suspend disbelief a little bit but it's a good story with tons of well judged fan service and gives every character that moment to appreciate them.

At first, the animation style takes some getting used to but you do.

You NEED to watch the finale of the series first. Rewatch it if you haven't seen it in a while.

I've recently rewatched the entire Hey Arnold series, and I've seen obvious and subtle nods to the series. My favorite was the overall theme of Arnold's headshape, and how it ties into the movie. It reminded me of the episode where Arnold turns into a greaser to fit his head through a window lol.

I've watched this movie for the second time and have enjoyed it immensely. I grew up with the series, and I was so excited to watch this movie when it came out. It was worth a revisit. A true nostalgic treasure.