miltonjcolon-34641 This movie is Trash, Go watch Jungle Movie, NOT THIS!

prestonwardcondra I remember first watching this movie way back when Nickelodeon first aired it back in 2005. I didn't like it back then and I sure definitely don't like it now.The plot is this. Arnold's city is threaten to get torn down and it's up to Arnold and his protégé to save the town.Or so you think. Arnold, Gerald and Helga are the only main characters of this movie to get any sort of screen time. Phoebe, Harold, Rhonda and the others are only there shoehorned into the movie, with no purpose and tacked on as pure afterthoughts.The movie grinds to a halt as 80% of it basically consisted of the cast discussing how it would be best for them to save the town. This is a case of the characters "doing more talking than action" and it's incredibly dull. The action stumbles and the only interesting side story to all of it was Helga playing as Deep Voice secretly helping Arnold out.The ending to the movie, is nothing but a horrible parody on the 1993 classic "Speed" with the wild goose chase sequence with jumping across a bridge and nearly hitting an old lady with a baby stroller of cans.Unlike other movies for kids like The Powerpuff Girls Movie, there are no moral lessons that relate to the audience or for kids to learn, once everything is said and done.What's worse is Helga finally revealing her deep affections towards Arnold (near the end of it all) and Arnold seems creeped out by it, essentially killing the love and chemistry the two had. Pathetic.A second "Hey Arnold!" movie was planned to be made involving Arnold finally getting to met his parents face to face, before it was scrapped because the first one was a failure at the box office.The cartoon was eventually cancelled by 2005 and for good reason. There are numerous cartoon movies I recommend watching more than this one. This isn't one of them. 2/10 for the voice acting talent of the characters, which admittedly is pretty good. But rest assured, this movie is horrible when you compare it to it's contemporaries.

g-bodyl One thing that works very well about Hey Arnold! The Movie is the sense of nostalgia the film invokes. As a fan of the show growing up, it was certainly nice to get back into this world Nickelodion created. Looking back with adult eyes, I can see why children loved this series, including myself. It's a series about best friends going on adventures and the "romance" between Arnold and Helga. I was disappointed with this movie in a regard, because it does not tie up an important storyline which was important to the series. Other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed this nostalgic trip. This film has Arnold and his best friend, Gerald rescuing their neighborhood from the evil Mr. Scheck who wants to turn their homes into a modernized shopping complex. Overall, Hey Arnold! The Movie is worth the trip down memory lane since it has been years since I have last seen an episode of this cartoon. It was never my favorite series, despite me finding it passable. The bickering between Helga and Arnold goes on a little more than I would have liked. I did like the spoofs the movie has to offer, especially the Men in Black spoof. A merely passable film for the family. My Grade: C+

saint405 Hey Arnold! The Movie is one of those movies where there is a easy to get into plot but there are too many things in the plot that can never be done in real life. Kids can't be spies, kids can't drive a bus,and such. Now this film spoofs too many things as well. The whole idea with the pickle juice on Big Bob, ripping his shirt, and he is all green except for his brown slacks, horrible rip off of the hulk! They spoof Scooby-Doo's best line " I would of gotten away with it if it wasn't for that football headed kid, his friend with the long hair, and the girl with the one eyebrow!" But hey, this is a Nickelodean movie so it's supposed to be for kids. If you like Hey Arnold the t.v show you'll like this. This t.v itself movie gets the big 6, good for kids and some adults but could never happen. Fun for the whole family!