Elmo In Grouchland (1999)

 

Genre: Family/Musical 

Time: 1h 17mins

Director: Gary Halvorson

Quick Summary: A tug-of-war between Elmo and his friend sends his blanket to faraway Grouchland, a place full of grouchy creatures and the villainous Huxley. Elmo embarks on a rescue mission, learning important lessons about sharing and responsibility.

Absolutely adorable. Elmo is just so cute throughout this, and you can't help but love him more.

I would say the plot is incredibly simple, but this is actually a kid's film, so it needs to be simple. The good thing is, it doesn't completely ram it down your throat if you're watching as an adult, and I think it teaches things really well throughout this.

The action is fairly well-paced, it's very bright and bubbly. As expected, the script is pretty funny, even though it is toned down for kids I still enjoyed it. All the characters are so fun as well, there's absolutely nothing to hate about this. Elmo even does a few little silly dances throughout the film.

The thing I liked about this, especially for kids is how interactive it was, it was a cute little touch that I'm sure would keep kids entertained. The songs are all pretty catchy too, and with a pretty good variety of vocals surprisingly. The villain has a very cheesy "evil" song that comes across as very broadway styled, and others are really upbeat.

8/10

"Gordon: [in jail] Hey! Can we get some water in here?

[gets a bucketful of water in the face]

Gordon: Thanks."

"Ernie: Maybe, Bert. And I'm sure good things will happen, because who'd wanna see a movie with a sad ending, Bert?

Bert: Titanic.

Ernie: Huh?

Bert: Titanic had a sad ending."