(This is my first review, so please don't mind some rambling in this, as I tend to do that. Spoilers abound.)
Ahh, Toopy and Binoo... A lot of people who're my age or near my age grew up with this show. The show itself is okay, despite some annoyances and weird instances in a few episodes (looking at that episode where Binoo eats air and becomes inflated), but this movie... It's really a mixed bag.
How did I know this movie would be out so soon? I saw a featurette of it when I saw the Barbie movie back in July, then saw the trailer in its full glory when I saw the new TMNT movie not long after. The trailer piqued my interest since I watched this show when I was 7, up until I was I'd say maybe 11? So, why not go see a movie of a show I watched as a kid? I went by myself, as I don't think anyone in my family would've wanted to accompany me to see this movie.
When I went to see this movie a few weeks ago, I was expecting the theater to be a little quiet, and it was. But were there any kids in the audience? Nope. It was mostly teens/adults coming to see the movie alongside me. Since Treehouse TV doesn't air Toopy and Binoo anymore, I don't think kids who were born during 2018-2023 would know about it, especially since Vroom Vroom Zoom stopped airing in 2017 (I only saw a glimpse of that show when I was on a plane to Vancouver back in 2016, but I barely thought anything of it since we were already landing). Speaking of audience, I don't know which audience this movie is supposed to cater to. Is it catering to kids? Is it catering to those who grew up watching it and are now teens/adults? Both? I couldn't put my finger on who it was targeted to, judging that there was a prince rabbit twerking to some sort of techno music in one scene.
Now, let's talk about the characters. In the original show, Toopy is adventurous and high-spirited, but in this movie... he's watered down to nothing but an annoying little know-it-all whelp. He doesn't stay quiet for at least a minute, and it nearly made me wanna leave. He's also a bit stupid, as Binoo LITERALLY gives him a message to ask the Grand Choo-Choo (Chou-Chou, Shoo-Shoo... however you spell his name) for a way to the Lost and Found, and he... forgets it right after. Toopy really has one braincell in this movie.
The other characters are tolerable, but also a tad annoying. You got Dorothy, a cow genie who's attached to her phone to the point she even calls it her "best friend", two seagull twin brothers Jacques-Aurie (I don't know HOW to spell his name) and Jajacques, who are supposed to be identical twins, but look incredibly different, and a snobby ass horse princess (Don't remember her name) who whines and moans the whole time. Luckily, the seagull twins and princess horse get SOME development throughout the movie. Dorothy? She barely gets any. The only character who didn't wanna make me throw my popcorn was Binoo. He was the only one not being annoying as hell (It's a given, considering he doesn't speak) and was the most level-headed out of the group. He's the reason why I'm not rating this movie any lower (Plus his smug ass expression when Toopy asks him if he's amazing is so relatable). Anyways... the movie itself.
Now, let's talk about the movie itself. The plot is really all over the place. There's a lot of random plot threads that happen throughout the movie. It starts with something you'd expect from a standard Toopy and Binoo episode, with them chasing their toothbrushes so they can brush their teeth. Also, their room is different from the one they have in the show, it's practically a Patchy-Patch shrine. They get their toothbrushes, they start brushing their teeth, and Toopy gets a toothpaste stain on Patchy-Patch, which Binoo asks him to remove (By the way, Toopy thinks Binoo got the stain on Patchy-Patch. Way to downplay your bestie.) Toopy then accidentally summons Dorothy, that genie with a phone addiction, and she gets upset she lost her charger. Toopy then makes 3 wishes (Do the first two even count? He literally just asked if he could turn into Binoo and turn back into himself) and makes a really stupid slip-up and tells Dorothy that he wants "that to disappear", pointing to the stain on Patchy-Patch. Instead of clearing the stain, Dorothy makes Patchy-Patch disappear. Good job Toopy, this could've been avoided if you were more SPECIFIC with what you wanted gone, but of course, movie.
Soooo, here we go, it's time to get Patchy-Patch back. They gotta travel to the "Lost and Found" to get him back, so they go to the station that takes them there, and they meet the two twin seagulls, as well as the snobby ass horse princess. There's also a buff rhino who gets mad at princess horse for stealing his spot in the kart, but she doesn't care. We learn that the seagull twins are looking for their dad, while horse princess is looking for her prince. We then get a flashback of the horse princess holding a prince audition, in which there's like 3 princes who show up, one of which TWERKS. Then, the prince she chooses shows up, and boom, he's gone. That's basically that.
After this, the movie has a few random plot threads, like the group finding a rock titan and making it cry, the seagull twins trying to save the princess from a branch on a cliff and them going into a black void filled with blue and yellow bubbles, which I'll talk about next (Also, toilet flushing noises for when they go through the portal. Yaaay...)
The next dimension is a whole ass void filled with yellow and blue bubbles that make the characters shrink and grow when they pop them. They try to find a way out, but no dice. Then, surprise! A pyramid shows up and a green worm approaches them and tells them only one of them can see the Grand Chou-Chou, and of course, it picks Toopy, because why not? Let the mouse with one braincell talk to him. Toopy goes in and sees the Grand Chou-Chou, but forgets why he's there, and then he remembers Binoo gave him a note to ask him a way to the Lost and Found. The Grand Chou-Chou says to take the shortcut, so they do... Well, not really, because Toopy forgot what he said, so Dorothy and Binoo go inside his head to find out the answer. They meet a bunch of single braincelled Toopies in his head, with all of them leading the duo to where Toopy's memories are, and bingo! The memory of him asking the Grand Chou-Chou is still there! Toopy's one braincell was hard at work at that time. The shortcut to the Lost and Found is all of those signs that have been scattered everywhere throughout the movie. Wow, who would've thought?
Well, we did it. We reached the Lost and Found! Time to find Patchy-Patch... or stall. The twin seagulls go to look for their papa, while princess horse looks for her prince. Toopy, Binoo and Dorothy go looking for Patchy-Patch, which Toopy manages to find... well, not really. He lands in the stuffed toy section of the Lost and Found, and... who would've thought? Patchy-Patch is behind him! But, he doesn't notice him. Shocker! Meanwhile, the horse princess reunites with her prince, who's trapped in a tumbleweed of clones of himself. And then... plot twist! The prince is the twin seagulls' dad! Who would've thought? The story of their dad is mildly amusing, though. He wants to go to the prince audition, but since he had no ticket, his Fairy Godmother gives him one. So, he goes in, passes the audition, and, just like the glass slipper, disappears at midnight. I thought that was a rather amusing tidbit.
Back to Toopy, Binoo and Dorothy, they all look through the plush pile, but they don't find Patchy-Patch. Toopy thinks he's found him, but it was a random green plush. Then, the Lost and Found is about to close, so they're about to be yoinked out. They're not leaving without Patchy-Patch though, so they try their damndest to stay behind and find him, and, with a stroke of good luck from Toopy of all characters, the Lost and Found stops yoinking them out and they finally find Patchy-Patch. Dorothy removes the stain, and the 3 wishes have been granted, so she returns to her shampoo bottle to reunite with her phone charger.
This movie... it could've been better in my opinion. If it weren't for the annoyances of most of the characters (specifically Toopy), it could've been decent. It's not a bad movie, it just has a lot to be desired. I'd say skip this one if you don't wanna be annoyed by annoying characters for an hour and 20 minutes, but if you grew up with Toopy and Binoo and wanna watch it, go ahead. As for parents, I think you're better off waiting for the upcoming Paw Patrol movie to come out.
Ahh, Toopy and Binoo... A lot of people who're my age or near my age grew up with this show. The show itself is okay, despite some annoyances and weird instances in a few episodes (looking at that episode where Binoo eats air and becomes inflated), but this movie... It's really a mixed bag.
How did I know this movie would be out so soon? I saw a featurette of it when I saw the Barbie movie back in July, then saw the trailer in its full glory when I saw the new TMNT movie not long after. The trailer piqued my interest since I watched this show when I was 7, up until I was I'd say maybe 11? So, why not go see a movie of a show I watched as a kid? I went by myself, as I don't think anyone in my family would've wanted to accompany me to see this movie.
When I went to see this movie a few weeks ago, I was expecting the theater to be a little quiet, and it was. But were there any kids in the audience? Nope. It was mostly teens/adults coming to see the movie alongside me. Since Treehouse TV doesn't air Toopy and Binoo anymore, I don't think kids who were born during 2018-2023 would know about it, especially since Vroom Vroom Zoom stopped airing in 2017 (I only saw a glimpse of that show when I was on a plane to Vancouver back in 2016, but I barely thought anything of it since we were already landing). Speaking of audience, I don't know which audience this movie is supposed to cater to. Is it catering to kids? Is it catering to those who grew up watching it and are now teens/adults? Both? I couldn't put my finger on who it was targeted to, judging that there was a prince rabbit twerking to some sort of techno music in one scene.
Now, let's talk about the characters. In the original show, Toopy is adventurous and high-spirited, but in this movie... he's watered down to nothing but an annoying little know-it-all whelp. He doesn't stay quiet for at least a minute, and it nearly made me wanna leave. He's also a bit stupid, as Binoo LITERALLY gives him a message to ask the Grand Choo-Choo (Chou-Chou, Shoo-Shoo... however you spell his name) for a way to the Lost and Found, and he... forgets it right after. Toopy really has one braincell in this movie.
The other characters are tolerable, but also a tad annoying. You got Dorothy, a cow genie who's attached to her phone to the point she even calls it her "best friend", two seagull twin brothers Jacques-Aurie (I don't know HOW to spell his name) and Jajacques, who are supposed to be identical twins, but look incredibly different, and a snobby ass horse princess (Don't remember her name) who whines and moans the whole time. Luckily, the seagull twins and princess horse get SOME development throughout the movie. Dorothy? She barely gets any. The only character who didn't wanna make me throw my popcorn was Binoo. He was the only one not being annoying as hell (It's a given, considering he doesn't speak) and was the most level-headed out of the group. He's the reason why I'm not rating this movie any lower (Plus his smug ass expression when Toopy asks him if he's amazing is so relatable). Anyways... the movie itself.
Now, let's talk about the movie itself. The plot is really all over the place. There's a lot of random plot threads that happen throughout the movie. It starts with something you'd expect from a standard Toopy and Binoo episode, with them chasing their toothbrushes so they can brush their teeth. Also, their room is different from the one they have in the show, it's practically a Patchy-Patch shrine. They get their toothbrushes, they start brushing their teeth, and Toopy gets a toothpaste stain on Patchy-Patch, which Binoo asks him to remove (By the way, Toopy thinks Binoo got the stain on Patchy-Patch. Way to downplay your bestie.) Toopy then accidentally summons Dorothy, that genie with a phone addiction, and she gets upset she lost her charger. Toopy then makes 3 wishes (Do the first two even count? He literally just asked if he could turn into Binoo and turn back into himself) and makes a really stupid slip-up and tells Dorothy that he wants "that to disappear", pointing to the stain on Patchy-Patch. Instead of clearing the stain, Dorothy makes Patchy-Patch disappear. Good job Toopy, this could've been avoided if you were more SPECIFIC with what you wanted gone, but of course, movie.
Soooo, here we go, it's time to get Patchy-Patch back. They gotta travel to the "Lost and Found" to get him back, so they go to the station that takes them there, and they meet the two twin seagulls, as well as the snobby ass horse princess. There's also a buff rhino who gets mad at princess horse for stealing his spot in the kart, but she doesn't care. We learn that the seagull twins are looking for their dad, while horse princess is looking for her prince. We then get a flashback of the horse princess holding a prince audition, in which there's like 3 princes who show up, one of which TWERKS. Then, the prince she chooses shows up, and boom, he's gone. That's basically that.
After this, the movie has a few random plot threads, like the group finding a rock titan and making it cry, the seagull twins trying to save the princess from a branch on a cliff and them going into a black void filled with blue and yellow bubbles, which I'll talk about next (Also, toilet flushing noises for when they go through the portal. Yaaay...)
The next dimension is a whole ass void filled with yellow and blue bubbles that make the characters shrink and grow when they pop them. They try to find a way out, but no dice. Then, surprise! A pyramid shows up and a green worm approaches them and tells them only one of them can see the Grand Chou-Chou, and of course, it picks Toopy, because why not? Let the mouse with one braincell talk to him. Toopy goes in and sees the Grand Chou-Chou, but forgets why he's there, and then he remembers Binoo gave him a note to ask him a way to the Lost and Found. The Grand Chou-Chou says to take the shortcut, so they do... Well, not really, because Toopy forgot what he said, so Dorothy and Binoo go inside his head to find out the answer. They meet a bunch of single braincelled Toopies in his head, with all of them leading the duo to where Toopy's memories are, and bingo! The memory of him asking the Grand Chou-Chou is still there! Toopy's one braincell was hard at work at that time. The shortcut to the Lost and Found is all of those signs that have been scattered everywhere throughout the movie. Wow, who would've thought?
Well, we did it. We reached the Lost and Found! Time to find Patchy-Patch... or stall. The twin seagulls go to look for their papa, while princess horse looks for her prince. Toopy, Binoo and Dorothy go looking for Patchy-Patch, which Toopy manages to find... well, not really. He lands in the stuffed toy section of the Lost and Found, and... who would've thought? Patchy-Patch is behind him! But, he doesn't notice him. Shocker! Meanwhile, the horse princess reunites with her prince, who's trapped in a tumbleweed of clones of himself. And then... plot twist! The prince is the twin seagulls' dad! Who would've thought? The story of their dad is mildly amusing, though. He wants to go to the prince audition, but since he had no ticket, his Fairy Godmother gives him one. So, he goes in, passes the audition, and, just like the glass slipper, disappears at midnight. I thought that was a rather amusing tidbit.
Back to Toopy, Binoo and Dorothy, they all look through the plush pile, but they don't find Patchy-Patch. Toopy thinks he's found him, but it was a random green plush. Then, the Lost and Found is about to close, so they're about to be yoinked out. They're not leaving without Patchy-Patch though, so they try their damndest to stay behind and find him, and, with a stroke of good luck from Toopy of all characters, the Lost and Found stops yoinking them out and they finally find Patchy-Patch. Dorothy removes the stain, and the 3 wishes have been granted, so she returns to her shampoo bottle to reunite with her phone charger.
This movie... it could've been better in my opinion. If it weren't for the annoyances of most of the characters (specifically Toopy), it could've been decent. It's not a bad movie, it just has a lot to be desired. I'd say skip this one if you don't wanna be annoyed by annoying characters for an hour and 20 minutes, but if you grew up with Toopy and Binoo and wanna watch it, go ahead. As for parents, I think you're better off waiting for the upcoming Paw Patrol movie to come out.