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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

DAY 1, ISSUE 1

=Today's Movie:=



WRITTEN BY MRAWESOME300

Alright, so I'm a little lazy reviewing my first film on Movie-a-Day, which I technically watched on Nostalgia Critic (but I have different thoughts than his). Bebe's Kids is the first animated film with an all African-American cast, and it wasn't awful, but it was...out there. It tried to blend in with the time and be hip, and it's extremely outdated if you watch the film today. Bebe's Kids isn't very memorable unless you are a fan of comedian and lead actor Robin Harris' work (which he's a very funny guy, you should check his stuff out).

The film was based off of one of Harris' most famous stand-up acts talking about a woman he met and meeting her crazy children, which is basically the film's story, too. An animated Harris meets a foxy lady, Tamika, at a funeral and volunteering to take Tamika's friend's children to an amusement park. However, Harris is disappointed to discover that the children are "hip" troublemakers. The rest of the film is basically the children wrecking havoc in the park while Robin tries to woo his new lady while avoiding his ex-wife, Dorthea. The ending is disappointing, though, making Harris into a father figure for the kids and taking them to Las Vegas.

Bebe's Kids tries too hard to appeal to the early 90s' fads, making the kids into extremely cool and rapping troublemakers, almost like a Bart Simpson copy. Harris is a funny guy but he isn't that great in the film, being portrayed as a selfish jerk. The movie isn't at all memorable and like I said earlier, is extremely outdated. Bebe's Kids is fun to watch to see an animated joyride for kids and even the adults may get a kick out of the Harris influenced jokes put in there. It's not great, but it has its perks.

GRADE: 5/10

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