Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip

My young son is a big fan of the TV show and I usually get a chuckle out of the goofy family Dexter is forced to deal with, so we grabbed this from the rental shelf to check it out.

The movie is all about Dexter (present and future) and his nemesis, Mandark. There is little of sister DeeDee, and no sign of glove-wearing mom or good old dad. Dexter travels forward in time, then forward still further, then back a little between the first two jumps (I think) in order to meet his future self who he believes "saved the future". He meets and joins up with future versions of himself who are all quite different from present Dexter.

This normally brightly colored cartoon was fairly monochrome in this long feature, and the time jumping was hard to follow a viewer of any age. It lacked the usual characters and laughs of a short episode, but it wasn't meant to be Shrek or anything... (5/10)

BTW - the only part to make me and my son laugh out loud was at the very end when all the Dexter's were saying their farewells... Goodbye Billy! Some more flat out humor and less misery would have been nice.

I have seen this special multiple times and it pains me that Cartoon Network did not believe in the project to give it 90 minutes and the budget. It just goes to show that Cartoon Network had real talent but it had very bad management and terrible marketing.

The show really is a collection of all of Dexter and Mandark's rivalries in their lives. We get good character developmemt for Dexter and very little for Mandark. It pains me that we never got any from DeeDee even though we had character models. If you look online, you will find them.

Also, comics and cartoon hinted at Leelee liking Dexter. Imagine if we had Leelee as Dexter's love interest in all this movie.

As is, the movie is a treat to Dexter's laboratory fans who enjoyed the Rivalry with Mandark. Bing. Bang. Boom. Enjoy.

If Warner Brothers need to make some money with young adults in their late 30s to young 20s, they can greenlight a remake of this movie and give it to Gendy to make it as planned and make an ultimate version or Director Cut ending of Dexter's Labratory. You can even include The Blue Falcon or Scooby Doo. They share the same Universe.

It's an 8 out of 10 for me. Good but could have been great with an extended version. It's the bare minimum of anotherwise great idea.

It leaves you wanting a bit more.

Fascinating time travel adventure that you could think about for days afterwood.

Maybe a bit much for someone not familiar with the character, but it makes perhaps the best feature length outing the fans could have wished for since something schmaltzy would be so off-brand. A TV movie and feels like it but it's perfect in that regard.

The anything-goes, science fiction humour of the series is perfectly judged as the narrative takes us from dystopia to utopia using fantastic back grounds, captivating design and technology and four immensely different versions of the same character collaborating for an epic climax worthy of Futurama of Rick and Morty.

it's funny and also rather frightening. That torture scene...

Finally! Cartoon Network surprises us with a kick-butt movie! Genndy shows us an awesome finale to the series, filled with Action, Adventure, and a load of Dexter comedy that the new series lacks significantly (probibly cause he's not in it.) Anyways, the movie shows us the future in the dexter universe and reveals many new pieces in the show. I remember when I first saw it on a Sunday morning after taping it the night b4. It retains all the quality and Hana-Barbera goodness we don't see now, after it became Cartoon Network Studios. This should have been the last entry into the series, (as Genny wanted,) but was continued with not much of acception, (i didn't like it either,) My advise: If you liked "Last but not Beast" you'll love this one..... I hope.

Simply funny. The Phantom

I personally enjoy Dexter's Lab, and watch it whenever I can. When "Ego Trip" was first put on TV in 1999, my brother and I made sure we had a blank tape to record it on. It goes along with the typical "Dexter" style, including animation, which naturally isn't entirely the best. Even so, I found the movie very funny and enjoyable, with a good ending - following the typical style of Dexter's Lab where it kind of leaves you a bit hanging at the end. I recommend this to all people who enjoy the show "Dexter's Lab."