Bobby the Hedgehog

Even though this movie is clearly made for young kids but I guess it was entertaining to watch to the point where I was bored again.

Another thing that did bother me is the animation and the cheap art style that was used. Well I am no one to judge but it could have been better. Also, parts of the story are bit dark but not too dark for kids.

Some might find this movie juvenile others will find it idiotic.

Also, why waste voice actors like Kyle Hebert, Patrick Seitz, Max Mittleman and Todd Haberkkorn's time on this when this should be dubbing anime.

From my side it is 4/10 as I have seen better animated movies.

Why does this movie exist? It just makes me want to rip all my hair out



GEEZ

This movie made my soul hurt. The story is garbage, the animation would have been bad for 1983 and the voice acting was awful.

But the filmmakers didn't flesh out the story. Our main character, Bobby, seems to have many obstacles in the film that get settled in a matter of minutes. Talk about anti-climatic. So much of the story is told through verbal exposition it might as well be an audio book. On the plus side? The animation is sometimes decent such as the birds. There's some cool scenes of flying and jumping that give the film a little momentum. There are many characters on screen but make little impact on the film. Had the filmmakers taken the time with pacing, story, and characters this could have been a fine film.

This is my second Chinese animation 3D feature after "Throne of Elves". Both of them show a necessity for some Western or Japanese experts to guide the animators especially when it comes to action sequences and fast movements. At those moments the animation is just not believable anymore. In "Throne of Elves" it was catastrophic. Fast movements were stuttering to an extend that it ruined the whole scene. In this movie; though the action sequences were improved and I didn't experienced the same stuttering as in Throne of Elves, the action was so bland and uninspired which also resulted in reduced believability. Maybe it's the lack of proper story-boarding as found in Hollywood counterparts.

As to the plot; there is nothing special to wonder about. Characters are underdeveloped. The love story has no excuse to exist. There are some good intentions and morals delivered throughout the story related to friendship, teamwork and modesty which I hope may be able to resonate with children. They didn't work for me however. Other than that, there may be some good laughs scattered here and there but also not so frequent.

I wouldn't say that you would regret the family time spent at this movie but there are a lot better ways and movies to spend one and a half hours with.