Sander Pilon

I'm rewatching this 15 years after its release. I was a fan then and even now it is still one of the best action series ever made. It is a relief to watch this without all of the modern tiptoeing around political and socially offensive subjects these days. Tons of unnecessary adult scenes, lots of explosions and dry humor. Epic.

The series loses a bit in quality after Scott and Stonebridge leave, but even then it is a step above the modern Netflix and Prime shows.

The original first season is quite different from the rest, in term of characters and vibe. Still good though, but the rest of the series can be watched without knowledge of the first season.

It's really sad to see a childrens movie being rating-bombed by people identifying with a side in the russian-ukraine war.

The rating system of IMDB is clearly so broken that it's almost useless even looking at the rating.

Anyway, the 'movie' is more of a collection of 4 Masha episodes. About one hour long, about the length most 4 and 5 year olds will last in a cinema anyway. It's not the best quality of animation or stories, but it's typical of Masha and the Bear episodes as you can see them on various streaming services.

Me and my little girl enjoyed it. A good hour of escaping the world, away from the wars and suffering.