Bob's Burgers has been one of my go to lunch break TV shows for some time now. It's light. It's wholesome. It's funny. It fills a niche that I really have not found in any other animated comedy, as it somehow avoids feeling like a kids show despite not really being an adult show either. It's just a happy medium that I quite appreciate. Given this appreciation, I was excited to go support the Belcher's theatrical debut and I was thrilled when the movie successfully captured everything I love about the show.
I think a common concern with this type of film is that characters and formulas that work for a 22 minute show, may feel like they overstay their welcome at feature length. Luckily, this was not the case here. While some may feel that the murder based premise of the film is too much of a departure from the types of plots we get in the TV episodes, I think it is exactly this departure which makes the movie work. They needed to tell a more serious story to sustain the run length, and it is a change that pays off.
I was also concerned about how B and C stories would be integrated into the film, as that is one area where the TV show sometimes suffers, i.e. when the side stories feel completely removed and have virtually no intersection with the main story. But again, the movie does well to avoid this issue, weaving story arcs for every Belcher kid in a way that doesn't disrupt the flow. I also think the movie benefits by making these arcs relate to fundamental character traits, rather than just being superfluous comedy bits. This is especially true of Louise, whose bunny ear based story line feels like it deserves a feature length film.
Finally, as someone who has never had a particular affinity to the musical portions of the show, I was glad to see that the film didn't overdo that element. I was worried they might try to go full musical, but there really were only 3 or 4 songs throughout. Just like the show, it was a tolerable inclusion that didn't detract in a meaningful way.
This movie is a combination of all the best parts of Bob's Burgers! The Belcher family is so much fun and getting to follow them through a whole movie is a blast. The plot is personal which is perfect for these characters but then a big mystery really ramps up the stakes. I wasn't totally convinced by the villain but the comedy and action sequences made it work for me. This movie's musical numbers, upgraded animation, shading, and shots were all spectacular. This is just an all-out fun movie to watch.
I love this family. Watching them for over a decade, this movie is a culmination of their offbeat and earnest, weird hearts. The passion and love for this show is in every frame. They go all out to make this earn its moviedom. The lighting and the animation are brisk and fluid, and the musical numbers get you moving from the lovingly drawn dances as much as their catchiness. And they’re very catchy.
And while every cast member gets their chance to shine, this is Louise’s movie, and it’s 100% the right call. She was the breakout star that kept the show going in its rougher beginnings as the spirit of chaos. But through the years, she became the show’s soul, period. Wild, mischievous, but at its core a zest for life. She has the strongest arc, one that draws you in and gets you rooting for her, and a lot of that is due to Kristen Schaal. She’s a voice acting all star, of course, from Mabel Pines to Sarah Lynn, and a comedy ace in live action. But she’s played Louise the longest out of all her roles, and she’s gotten to see her grow and her material change from just that arbiter of conflict and chaos to the little girl with a whole lotta heart, undying loyalty, and more insecurity than she wants anyone to know. Schaal nails all of her facets here, and the payoff for the show’s longest, decade long mystery- why the hat?- genuinely got me teared up.
I laughed, I cried, I had songs stuck in my head, and I know I’ll come back to this movie as much as I’ve come back to the show that spawned it. What more could you ask for?
218 episodes to watch before the 27th of may
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If you like Bob's Burgers the series you'll like Bob's Burgers the Movie.
If you love Bob's Burgers the series you'll love Bob's Burgers the Movie.
If you hate Bob's Burgers the series you'll hate Bob's Burgers the Movie.
Basically it's an extended episode of the TV show. For a while there I was afraid we'd be losing one of our lovable Fischoeders. Oh wait - we did. Or did we?
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
[7.7/10] Bob’s Burgers is hilarious when it’s being funny. Bob’s Burgers is infectious when it’s being musical. Bob’s Burgers is moving when it’s being heartfelt. And Bob’s Burgers is...fine when it’s being big and dramatic.
As goes the T.V. show, so goes the movie. The Belcher family’s leap to the big screen is full of the side-splitting one-liners and comic absurdity that the crew is known for. It features some boffo numbers that show off the creative team’s musical theater bona fides. And it digs deep into the bastion of support and encouragement that Bob, Linda, Tina, Gene, Louise, and even Teddy represent for one another, tugging at your heartstrings in the way only Bob’s Burgers can.
But this is also The Movie:tm:. So the outing has to fend off the usual accusation whenever a television show makes the jump to cinema -- “It’s just a big episode of the normal show.” To combat that, The Bob’s Burgers Movie introduces a grand murder conspiracy, a supervillain who threatens death and destruction, and an action-packed climax with a race against time. That is, after all, what movies do, right?
I can appreciate series creator Loren Bouchard, co-director Bernard Derriman, and co-writer Nora Smith wanting to go grand when translating the series to another medium. This certainly feels more epic than the average Belcher adventure. But that isn’t necessarily what I expect or want from the silly and exaggerated but still down-to-earth ecosystem of Bob’s Burgers.
The film is a spiritual successor to “How Bob Saves/Destroys the Town”, the two-part finale to the show’s fourth season. There too, you have a dynastic battle among the Fischoeders, grand plans to destroy and remake Wonder Wharf, and a dramatic set piece to save our heroes’ lives. It wasn’t the best outing of the series, if for no other reason than this lovably awkward family of misfits and their kooky friends and foils aren’t a natural fit for baroque conspiracies and explosive action. What held true for these characters in 2014 remains true in 2022.
The move to theaters does offer one more noteworthy change though -- a dramatic animation bump. The Belchers and their pals are shaded and depicted with more physical depths than fans have ever seen before. The movie plays with lighting in a way the show rarely does. And the animators go wild with wild, fluid motions for the characters. The added fluidity occasionally verges on the uncanny, but pays dividends in both the normal expressions of the characters and in the film’s many giddy dance sequences.
Music has been at the root of Bob’s Burgers for ages, and the movie embraces that. The opening number about the family’s hopes for summer, the carnies’ roundelay about who gets the short end of the stick, and a closing number by the “Itty Bitty Ditty Committee” are all infused with that decidedly raggedy but winningly enthusiastic charm that has always seen the show through. These big numbers come with creative stagings and movements for the characters, which take advantage of the added budget and feel more like a true cinematic escalation of the show’s authentic spirit than any of the convoluted schemes or deadly threats.
Even if those broader narrative swings are a touch out of character, they’re a solid excuse for more of the show’s mishegoss. The good news is that the move to a larger screen hasn’t dampened any of the show’s sense of humor. The one-liners and amiable weirdness that fuels the series remain intact and hilarious as ever. While the show’s expansive cast are mostly reduced to quick bits or funny aside, The Movie provides a nice sampling of the little community the Belchers occupy and all the amusing side characters who share it with them.
The focus here, though, is where it should be, on the Belchers’ nuclear family, with a side dish of “Uncle Teddy.” There’s something meaningful for everyone to do here. Though the execution isn’t always perfect, no one in the show’s main cast feels left behind, and each plays a part, both narratively, and emotionally, in the larger story of the film.
The main plot sees Bob and Linda behind on the business loan that allows them to hang onto their restaurant equipment. The prospect of one week to sell enough burgers to make their monthly payment and avoid repossession seems all the more daunting when a water main breaks and a giant hole opens up in front of their restaurant. In addition to the major stakes of whether Bob’s Burgers will continue as a going concern and, with it, the Belchers’ livelihood, there’s an emotional component to all of this, with Bob’s “droopiness’ requiring Linda’s sunny and hopeful disposition to help keep him from wallowing in the doldrums.
Meanwhile, Tina wrestles with whether to offer Jimmy Jr. her “beret-lace” to cinch their summer courtship, or if she’s infatuated with an idealized version of her young beau rather than the real deal. Gene invents a new instrument out of spoons, rubberbands, and a napkin holder, but has unexpected insecurities over whether folks will like his music. And Louise puts up a tough front, but frets over whether she’s truly brave or, as she fears, “a baby”, something tied to the rabbit ears she wears as something of a security blanket.
If that's all The Bob’s Burgers Movie had on offer, it would still be great. Teddy cobbling together a mobile cart to help Bob and Linda make ends meet, while fleeing from the ire of the carnies, feels like the kind of outsized but relatable enough bits the T.V. show pulls off on a regular basis. The Belcher kids fretting about crushes, finding self-confidence, and reaffirming their identities as they grow up is part of the superb block and tackle of the show. There’s potential and promise in each of these story threads, and the movie does well with most of them.
Somewhere along the way, though, The Movie gets caught up in those cinema sized things, and neglects some of the simpler or more relatable elements it sets up. Tina and Gene’s arcs in particular seem tacked onto the Fischoeder murder plot, and don’t gain or lose much from intersecting with the film’s A-plot. Even Bob and Linda’s substantial money troubles and emotional struggles take a backseat to car chases and stopping explosions after a while.
But eventually, the show reverts back to the heart that made it great. However awkwardly appended to the main narrative, a returned beret-lace leads to a sweet kiss between Tina and her Jimmy Jr. in real life, and Gene receives a wholesome bit of encouragement from his dad before rocking Wonder Wharf’s semi-renovated bandstand. Teddy gets his moment in the sun too, melting a bit when Bob thanks him for helping the Belchers get through a tough situation.
The real meat of the show’s sentiment, though, comes for the other three members of the main cast. An implausible but desperate situation cracks Linda’s spirit, forcing Bob to be the sunny one, something that not only makes him appreciate his wife’s indefatigable optimism, but understand how it might be less than fun to have to reassure him. It turns both of them around right when they need it.
And he also retells the origin story of Louise’s ears. It disabuses Bob’s youngest daughter of the notion that it was a security blanket necessary for her to feel brave, explaining that it was, in fact, a reward for how brave she already was after her first day in preschool, giving Louise the affirmation she needs to be bold and courageous in the crisis du jour. More than that, Bob draws a line between Louise and his mother, a missing link on the Belcher family tree, adding a generational connection of hope and grit to get their family out of...trouble.
Why such wholesome and earned setniment needs to be mixed in with lit fuses and attempted murder is beyond me. It’s not what Bob’s Burgers does best. The demands of a cinematic upgrade contort the vibe of the show a bit to fit into something expected of feature-length films.
But the core of these characters, their world, and the sensibility that comes with each remains great and accounted for in this long-awaited big screen berth. These characters are still uproariously funny and endearing, and the show’s weird, winning worldview hasn’t been diluted. The musical bent that's long buoyed the show is out in full force. And the uplifting, supportive, above all earned sentiment among the Belchers persists no matter how wild their adventures get.
The Bob’s Burgers Movie tries to do a few things that aren’t necessary or called for from this off-kilter but loving family. But it also continues to do what the Belchers and company have always done well -- make us laugh, tap our toes, and gush -- without losing a step in the move from one screen to another.
This really was nothing like the show at all. All people that say that this was just a longer episode: have you ever even seen the show? This was extremely different, and very clearly approached from another angle.
Well sadly, that angle did not work. The movie is awful and I highly recommend to people that actually care about the show to avoid this. I wish someone had told me that.
I like the show, and the movie did have some small funny moments, but mostly it's too much musical and feels like one single dragged out it a movie with padding around it.
I watched this thinking it would be funny and it wasn’t. The show is pretty hilarious but I was very disappointed in the movie. They seemed to just put a bunch of bad songs in it. I’d give it a 1/10. Just my opinion.
Bob was having a mental breakdown and Linda, instead of consoling him, she tells him to suck it up and punches him in the nuts twice. Was that supposed to be funny?
Yet another almost useless movie based on a to me unknown American cartoon series, which seems a sort of (yet another) The Simpsons copycat. Some songs but forcefully inserted, without much artistic value. The plot was even enjoyable, but it was clear it is the kind of product brought to the cinema screen to capitalize the eventual success of the cartoon and attract its fan, more than a good film which could also work to bring audience to the cartoon show.
Genuinely feel-good movie, especially for fans of the show. The music is great and the animation is underrated
"The Bob's Burgers Movie" serves up a delectable cinematic treat that will leave fans craving seconds. Seamlessly blending the show's signature charm with cinematic flair, the film transports viewers into the quirky world of the Belcher family with enhanced visuals and catchy musical numbers.
What sets "The Bob's Burgers Movie" apart is its ability to expand upon the beloved TV series while staying true to its roots. The storyline, centered around a sinkhole-turned-crime scene, provides a perfect backdrop for the antics of Bob, Linda, and their three delightfully eccentric children. Each character's subplot intertwines seamlessly, adding depth to the narrative while showcasing the unique dynamics of the Belcher family.
The film's musical compositions stand out as highlights, with standout tracks like "Sunny Side Up Summer" elevating the viewing experience. The songs are not only catchy but also expertly composed, adding an extra layer of enjoyment for fans of the show.
Visually, "The Bob's Burgers Movie" impresses with its smooth animation and vibrant color palette. While retaining the familiar aesthetic of the TV series, the film adds a level of polish that makes the experience feel cinematic and immersive.
One of the film's greatest strengths lies in its portrayal of family dynamics. Despite their quirks and oddities, the Belchers' genuine love and support for one another shine through, making them incredibly relatable and endearing to audiences.
While "The Bob's Burgers Movie" may not strive for perfection, its ability to entertain and charm viewers is undeniable. With its infectious humor, catchy music, and heartwarming moments, this film is a must-watch for fans of the series and newcomers alike.
I agree with what another reviewer said - if you love Bob's Burgers, you'll love the movie. It's got everything I love about the show. The humor, the drama, the music. I enjoyed it a lot.
This is not what I thought it would be, I had an idea in my head that it would be exploring entirely new scenes but this was true to form and was actually like an extended episode. The continuity was fantastic but it also stood independently, I loved it.
I've never actually seen the TV series but after seeing this amusing (but not laugh out loud funny) movie, I have the incentive to give it a go.
"Hello, is this the police? I want to report a... a thing happened!"
Let me start by saying that the Bob's Burgers Movie is fun fun fun. It catches everything the show is about with a bigger story and great animation.
I believe that if you, like me, love the Belchers you will enjoy this movie. So happy the show is still going strong. I have seen loads of episodes on tv and since I can finally stream it with Disney+ I'm finally making my way through the show in order and this movie confirmed to me that I'm for sure not done with this little family and everyone else who visits their restaurant.
Sinkholes ftw!
To be clear, I have never seen a single episode of Bob’s Burgers. Therefore I knew of none of the characters, their relations, or anything. I went into this movie blind. I was pleased to recognize so many voices and enjoy myself throughout. I didn’t think it was the best standalone animated movie I have ever seen, but I also didn’t feel uninformed. I found this movie worth watching, and I’m sure fans of the show will really enjoy it!
Rating: 3/5 - 7.5/10 - Worth Watching
This is the first time I’ve watched anything bobs burgers and absolutely loved it! Will definitely be watching the series!
Like a really long episode of Bob's burgers
Shout by Jim222001VIP 6BlockedParent2022-09-24T17:04:26Z
Quite funny and the mystery aspect isn’t bad either. The length isn’t too short either. So it doesn’t just feel like an extended episode, like The Simpson’s Movie.