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Blinky Bill the Movie

PG Released Oct 11, 2016 1h 33m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Animation List
73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
With help from another koala (Robin McLeavy) and a frill-necked lizard (David Wenham), Blinky Bill (Ryan Kwanten) embarks on a journey through the Australian Outback to find his missing father.
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Kevin Maher Times (UK) Blinky Bill the koala (which first featured in a children's book in 1933) is given a thunderously bland computer-animated makeover. Rated: 2/5 Oct 10, 2016 Full Review Charles Solomon Los Angeles Times Even the most sophisticated software can't give characters a sense of weight or a way of moving that suggests their personality. Nor can it create an engaging story. Oct 6, 2016 Full Review Tara Brady Irish Times Accompanying adults may notice that the plotting could be tighter and the animation could be more sophisticated, but at 87 minutes, Blinky at least knows when to say "Hooroo". Rated: 3/5 Aug 22, 2016 Full Review Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media Animated Aussie adventure promotes teamwork, friendship. Rated: 3/5 Oct 7, 2016 Full Review Shirley Sealy Film Journal International The thing that makes us sit up and take notice here is the sheer Aussie-ness of the characters, as well as the strange and wondrous depiction of the Australian outback. Oct 6, 2016 Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times The animation isn't particularly sophisticated, but the ideas certainly are. Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Loved this movie! So Aussie and a great watch with the kids! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member There are plenty of fairly amusing characters on offer and lots of undemanding incidental comedy that should work for kids if not adults Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member This was a Nice movie to watch i watch about 2 times Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow and not engaging. Of all the recent children's movies, this had the least appeal. Weak story, and no connection with kids. Big disappointment. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie, though I admit the animation can be clunky at times. The aussie theme gives it a very original spin. Like most kids movies the plot is predictable for older audiences. They did sneak in some jokes for the adults... but some of that I might be misinterpreting from Australian culture; still made me laugh :) Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Brill film enjoyed by both me and the kids especially seen as I grew up watching Blinky it really brought something back Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis With help from another koala (Robin McLeavy) and a frill-necked lizard (David Wenham), Blinky Bill (Ryan Kwanten) embarks on a journey through the Australian Outback to find his missing father.
Director
Deane Taylor
Producer
Barbara Stephen, Jim Ballantine
Screenwriter
Fin Edquist
Distributor
Shout! Factory
Production Co
Assemblage Entertainment, Flying Bark Productions
Rating
PG (Some Rude Humor)
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 11, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 8, 2016
Runtime
1h 33m
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