The Magic Pudding

Released Dec 14, 2000

1 hr. 20 min.

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Animation

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Vivacious koala Bunyip Bluegum encounters adventure in his quest to find his parents.

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A little-known Australian film that is actually quite entertaining. It's not Irpn Giant-levels of underrated and frankly, I don't think I'll be recommending it to fellow older animation enthusiasts in a hurry anytime soon but The Magic Pudding is a charming little cartoon from the land down under. I was surprised by the all-star cast it had who all do a good job, the animation's decent, albeit not great (I don't expect every animated film to reach Disney-level quality but I feel that, for 2000, it should look somewhat better), the story isn't unpredictable but I was amused by how it played out a bit like a prototype Finding Dory at times (the main protagonist on a search for their missing parents, are given good reason in the third act to believe they're dead and there's also the fact that the first Finding Nemo had the protagonists journeying to Australia; hell, Geoffrey Rush was in both this film and in Nemo) and even the songs are decent (especially one focusing on speculation of the titular pudding's origins), although it is a bit obvious that it was still trying to cash in on the Disney craze in this regard, which was already dying even before Shrek came out (note that this film came out the same year as The Emperor's New Groove and Titan A.E., which weren't musicals and there were already warning signs about this formula being abandoned with Tarzan - whose songs are limited to montages rather than proper show tunes - and The Iron Giant a year prior). The Magic Pudding is an above-average film that I like to think I would've enjoyed more if I saw it when I was a kid. But even at an older age, an animated disaster, this is not.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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I love this movie so much. This is literally one of the best movies ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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The Magic Pudding is a an achievement for the Australian Cinema as Mad Max as it. 7/10

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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its a fucking great movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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It has just enough wackiness & fun to make it interesting

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Watched half of this with my 9 year old and she loves it, wonderful old cartoon movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Karl Zwicky

Director

John Cleese

Albert, The Magic Pudding

Geoffrey Rush

Bunyip Bluegum

Sam Neill

Sam Sawnoff

Hugo Weaving

Bill Barnacle

Toni Collette

Meg Bluegum

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So bizarre and strange

Mar 29, 2021

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Synopsis

Vivacious koala Bunyip Bluegum encounters adventure in his quest to find his parents.

Director: Karl Zwicky
Executive Producer: Paddy Conroy, Bruce Davey
Screenwriter: Harry Cripps, Greg Haddock, Simon Hopkinson
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Sony Pictures Classics
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 2000, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 10, 2017
Sound Mix: Surround

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