Alex's Amazing Movie Reviews: The Powerpuff Girls Movie

Oh yes, I am back!

And today, I want to do something actually, that I've loved since my childhood.

The Powerpuff Girls!

Fighting crime... trying to save the world! Here they come just in time, the Powerpuff Girls!

It's a damn good show. Trust me, it is. It's even better than Invader ZIM in my opinion. Yes GIR fangirls, I said it. I think The Powerpuff Girls is better than Invader ZIM.

I think it should also state that I love the head animator of this show, Genndy Tartakovsky, too, along with creator Craig McCracken, as well. They definitely are two of my inspirations to keep moving on in life...

Okay, let's just get to the point.

The whole idea of the show is that one day, a man named Professor Utonium was in his lab with one intention in mind, to make the perfect little girl. But while mixing up the concoction, he bumped his hand into a bottle of Chemical X, which spilled into the concoction, creating the Powerpuff Girls! They fight crime, and each have their own personalities.

Blossom is the leader, and smartest of the group.

The pink one.

 Buttercup is the toughest, she packs the most punch, and is also the rather big-mouthed tomboy of the group.

The green one.

And finally, Bubbles, the cutest, and by far most naive out of the three.

The light-blue one.

Together, they are... The Powerpuff Girls! Hooray!

I mean wow, this show was creative. Not only did it have an excuse for having Mary-Sue protagonists (who weren't actually that irritating, imagine that), but it also had pretty funny villains, my favorites being the very repetitive evil genius monkey Mojo Jojo, and Him, the very obvious transvestite demon.

But hey, the show was pretty popular, and you know what that means.

They made a movie!

Yes, they made a movie for it, and it's actually a prequel to the show.

I guess I need to explain the premise.

So, let's begin!

The whole thing is that Townsville is in deep trouble. So much so that the police have stopped trying to do anything about it. Of course, there is one man who wants to change it. And that man is... say it with me now kids...

PROFESSOR UTONIUM!

That's right. He has a vision. To create something that could change the city from its ways once and for all. And that something is... after a lab montage of a monkey destroying his lab and him trying to make that thing...

These cute little girls!

That's right! The Powerpuffs themselves. Now, Professor is shocked as fuck, obviously, but he recovers quickly when they ask for him to name them. He gladly accepts, and names them each.

Blossom for being straight forward, Bubbles for being bubbly, and Buttercup because it also begins with a 'b'. Everyone except Buttercup are happy with their names.

Utonium just remembers! He has to get gifts! He rushes out the door to get them, speaking about the new rules of parenthood, and how his plan all along was to raise a child who could get the good into town!

That's...interesting.

Time for a montage everyone!

Make the house, make it pretty, ahhh, the girls!

But wait, before all that... who's THAT in the corner... that mutated... THING?

OH GOD WHAT IS IT- awwww, the girls are happy!

That's his monkey assistant, and he is NOT happy, as shown in the picture above. The screen cuts to black as he walks away angrily.

Now, time for the montage... it ends, house is made pretty, they make windows (girls using their eye beams and frying the Prof. in the process.

Naturally, the girls and the professor hit it off, and he decides that it's time for them to go to school, and conveniently, there's a kindergarten, Pokey Oaks, just down the street.

He decides to take them there.

And what do you know? They don't know what school is, but the friendly teacher of Pokey Oaks, Ms. Keane, explains it to them.

It's a place where kids come to learn! (this makes me want to both smile and cry)

Of course, the kids invite them in, and they all want to play and meet the three new students. The Professor however, is skeptical about this new place, and he is very worried about them.

I've always liked the PPG art for some reason. Especially in the movie. Genndy Tartakovsky rules all man, and I mean ALL!

So, they have a great time, of course.

HOWEVER!

All goes to hell when the Powerpuff Girls learn about Tag. That isn't exactly... good.

Ha...ha...ha...

Let me just say the tag sequence throughout the town is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. The animation is great. Snappy, quick, and insane. The colors feel smooth as well, they blend, and create the perfect modern utopia as the backdrop.

I just WANT to watch them wreck it, it's that perfect.

Anyway...

So, their game gets so out of hand, and of course, the Mayor gets involved, and not in a good way.

Isn't that the same Mayor who pulled a Big Lebowski on us?

He repeats the words, "Oh boy," Several times as he walks out of the City Hall, accompanied by his assistant, Ms. Bellum. She tells him that something must be done.

Meanwhile...

The girls are busy 'destroying' the city, and the Mayor is out for a pickle.

Yes. A fucking pickle.

-FACEPALM-

That's one of the dumb parts of the movie, honestly...

Anyway, the girls end up crashing into the pickle cart, so the poor Mayor doesn't get his pickle :(

Poor Mayor...

So the girls return home after a fade out of a destroyed Townsville, and the Professor is tired. So he tells the girls it is time for bed. They reluctantly end their game of tag, and Bubbles describes their day to the Professor.

I always liked the father-daughter thing the girls had with the Professor. It always made me smile.

However, The Professor gives them a lecture on keeping their powers to a minimum, as the people of Townsville may NOT like their powers. The girls comply, but reluctantly.

This part always made me fear for the worst. I was 6 GODDAMN YOU D;

So the Professor tells them to allow Townsville some time to accept their powers...

However...

Now who could that be...?

A shadow picks up a newspaper with the headline: "Freak Bug-Eyed Weirdo Girls Destroyed Everything". So looks like things aren't gonna be so great for our three little girls. Especially when they get to school... No one is pleased with them at all whatsoever.

Oh dear... Poor girls.

The girls go through their school day with disdain and with hurtful glances from the other kids. 

Meanwhile, the Professor is reading the newspaper with the story on it. And realizes that he might be arrested due to having them in his possession.

The Mayor is always fucking hilarious, no matter HOW dumb he is.

So the poor Professor gets arrested, leaving the girls alone at school, and of course, Blossom says that they have to walk home instead of fly because they were not allowed to use their powers. And of course, this leads to them getting lost in the destroyed city, and learning of the hatred of the citizens towards them.

I love how they make fun of global conspiracies. And annoying news anchors.

So the girls wander amongst the town, and decide that it couldn't be much worse, and just to add to this, it begins to rain, and Buttercup lets out a scream of anguish.

Blossom manages to find refuge in a back alley, but not before they get attacked by the very... interesting looking Gangreen Gang.

But luckily, a trash can lid hits them all in the head, and knocks them out.

The girls, grateful, chase after the mysterious hero, and eventually end up outside of a cardboard box, where he is hiding.

They tell him their names, and the creature says not to look at him, for he too, is a monster to behold.

This image for some reason always gets me. Eyes in a black background ALWAYS get to me.

Turns out his name is JoJo. ...Oh boy. Does that sound like a certain thing in the TV SHOW?

I won't spoil.

So the girls end up making friends with JoJo, after a very interesting monologue that is a huge metaphor to society's ways of looking at people. How special people are cast out...

Amazing for a kid's film. It's pretty damn DARK.

Yes, BELIEVE in the guy with the pink, evil eyes and sharp toothed smile. He's DEFINITELY trustworthy.

So naturally, JoJo has a plan to make the town a better place. And he needs their help to make it happen, obviously. 

You can imagine what comes next.

A MONTAGE to make 'the town a better place' machine. 

Right before the montage begins, he smiles the pedo smile. Real promising, girls.

So they end up thinking this whole thing is for the GOOD OF THE TOWN.

But come on, let's be honest. We wouldn't have a movie if that was true.

Right?

So the whole machine is a plan for JoJo, not for the girls. Not at all.

And obviously, to make this machine work, he needs Chemical X, which gave the girls their powers. Again, REAL promising.

So naturally they steal it away.

I guess I should stop here. The climax of the movie is quite good, honestly. It's dark, and JoJo is dressed just as we remember him, and has named himself ruler, as MOJO JOJO!

However, he has an army of talking apes (which he obtained from the local zoo) who ALL want to be ruler too. ALL OF THEM.

This results in disbelief, betrayal, acceptance, and regaining of trust from the Professor.

In the end, the girl's are fine, and accepted by the townspeople...

Now let me go on record and say that this movie is in fact, not bad.

It's theme is good.

Be yourself, and don't let others judge you. Don't fall to the "BE NORMAL" pressure.

Stay the way you are.

And of course, the PPGs back up this moral well, and in the end, we have a well animated, well put-together prequel to the original cartoon series.

So in the end, the voice acting is good (except for SOME VERY CHEESY lines from Mojo), and the overall atmosphere is, in my opinion, almost above the original series'.

Try this movie out.

You most likely won't regret it, especially if you're a PPG fan.

Thanks all, hope you enjoyed it.

Alex K.

Tune in next week (maybe) for a review of a shitty movie for once, and I won't be easy.