The Bob's Burgers Movie

I like the TV series so thought this would be a great movie to watch. Nut for me it didn't hot the spot.

I found the movie quite long and tedious to watch. I think the problem is the musical numbers. They seem to dominate and really take away from the core humour that I experience in the series.

If yu are a die-hard fan you may love the movie.

As an avid fan of Bob's Burgers, I definitely had some hopes and trepidation about this movie. I was hoping it would be like a frenetic, 90-minute episode. But there was also the fear that too many things might be changed for the hopes of making something "accessible." Unfortunately, the second part was what happened.

Now the story is fine enough, yet another story surrounding the Belcher's inability to keep up with their bills. The kids go on an adventure to help the family and hijinks ensue. The foundation is there for sure. However, there is just too many "buts" for my taste.

Let's start with the songs. Typically, songs within the show are pretty spontaneous and weird, and this is really the strength of the series. And then we get that first song....and it is endlessly awful. Maybe it was the improved animation that just made it weird looking, or just the rather lame lyrics. I don't know. This was a recurring problem, as each song was just more uninteresting than the last. That last song in the submarine room....woof! In all honesty, these were the biggest sins of the movie.

The other problem...it was scaled back for general audiences. The kids are not as mouthy, the double entendres are gone, the innuendo is missing and just the energy is gone. While this sort of thing is built more for the half hour format, there was virtually no sight of this energy in the movie. I only assume the regular writers were exempt from the show to make it easier to sell to kids.

Maybe I am expecting too much, but the shortcomings of this movie was very similar to The Simpsons movie. Maybe half hour shows should not be brought to the movie screen.

I enjoyed it, but felt I could have waited for it to come to TV.

A few of the most beloved and funniest characters were missing, most notably Gayle. It felt like they concentrated too much on making big thrilling action where I would have preferred to see more character drama, as the characters are what make the show so loveable. They did do some with Louise's character and I enjoyed that.

There were funny parts but very few that made me actually laugh out loud like the TV show does. Seemed like they could have let loose a little more and be more "themselves", rather than trying so hard to be movie-ish, if that makes sense.

The movie is consistently hilarious throughout the entire run-time. The music was decently enjoyable with just the right amount of songs sprinkled throughout the movie. The plot wasn't super grandiose, but it really didn't need to be. Still larger in scope than the average episode. All the characters were likable and positive too, which isn't common with adult animated shows anymore. Just an amazing time from beginning to end.

Never watched a full episode, just maybe a few minutes as I was channel surfing but this was a very entertaining movie. What made it unique were the constant quips and cleaver responses to the situation, and it was pretty much through almost the entire movie. Listen and enjoy the dialogue, had me smiling throughout the entire movie. I suspected I missed a lot since the puns and funnies are fast and furious, and it was the case. Even more fun the 2nd time around.