Blue's Big City Adventure

My kids grew up on Blue's Clues. We still watch the Christmas specials each year. We love Steve & Joe. It was so good to see them again. But the premise of the show, coming to a "real" NYC just didn't work for any of us (my kids range from 9 to 22). We feel that if they would've been in a fictional place, it would have worked better. That's what made the original so magical. We loved the cameos, but there could have been more. It was good to see Steve & Joe, but the storyline, even for kids, didn't work. We didn't understand the idea of talking to real objects then turning into cartoons. Maybe Josh can go to Broadway and Steve can come home.

Blue's Big City Adventure had a lot of spunk, heart, and musical numbers. The kids loved seeing the storybook land, Steve & Joe, Josh's voice, and the songs. My oldest son rated this a 9/10, as an adult I would have rated it a 5 (watchable once).

The movie lacked plot, continuity, and sense most of the time. There's a night dancing scene right after he gets to New York (but it's day time with a same-day audition). Did not see the point in Josh talking to inanimate objects and them coming alive throughout the film- all it did was distract him from getting where he needed to go. Loved how all the main characters were willing to help one another but the "mystery" and "solution" of finding Josh didn't make sense (and didn't work). The "Blue's Clues" didn't help Josh find where he needed to go. A sad moment had my sensitive kid in tears (that was the only complaint he had for the movie was he didn't want to watch the sad part ever again). I disliked the phrasing of "this was Josh's only chance" for him to follow his dream- life isn't just the pursuit of one dream and a win-or-lose scenario! Even the cab driver told him it's the journey and he was still making it an all-or-nothing moment at the audition.

The overall themes of following your dreams, every day is a gift, & supporting your family (and family can be the ones you choose) were nice but personally felt so over-the-top that they weren't sincere.

There were several nostalgic moments for the older generations. Overall I just wish the story line was better. The actors have great chemistry & passion. I know this is a children's movie but it had the potential to be really special for multi-generations.

Side note: the camera shots, angles, and movements were obnoxious. Lots of jump cuts/sideways shots which got annoying. There were a few unique shots that didn't make me nauseous.

My entire family loves this movie. What a wonderful message and such fabulous musical numbers. Joshua Dela Cruz is an amazing actor and musician. We loved getting to see him shine in his Broadway background; he truly is a star. He is an inspiration for every little boy and girl wanting to achieve something big. We loved seeing so many cameos and having the three cousins come together. Blue and the crew are as cute as ever, and the plot line is perfect for its viewing audience. Children of all ages will be dancing, singing and playing along, helping Josh and Blue along the way. 10/10 recommend!

My entire family and I have been watching this movie non-stop. Its super magical and cute we LOVED all the music! Please make more movies! I know there might be a bunch of millennials (I'm a millennial too, listen to meeee) watching this thinking they should understand it but guys, this is a children's movie, it's for the kids of this current generation so the plot might seem "dumb" and all over the place but its not, and it goes PERFECTLY with the current show. So if you're an adult you might not understand it but if you and your kids love Blues Clues and you💙 then they will absolutely Love this movie.

Not sure why this movie gets low ratings. It's a broadway inspired movie for KIDS...therefore there's a lot of music! There was enough storyline in there, the TV show is identical in terms of keeping it fun and simple. My almost 2 year was engaged throughout and loved the music and the in between enough to actually watch the whole thing. She danced and sang along enjoying the characters as usual. I even enjoyed it, who doesn't like colourful, musical entertainment with cute characters and humorous side kicks? It was also great that the original hosts were part of the production as well. I hope to see another production of Blues Clues soon.