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Scott and Emily are at his grandmother's home when they suddenly discover a mysterious creature. They have a mission: with the help of an ancient spell book, they'll gather some ingredients ... Read allScott and Emily are at his grandmother's home when they suddenly discover a mysterious creature. They have a mission: with the help of an ancient spell book, they'll gather some ingredients to make a magic dust to save their world.Scott and Emily are at his grandmother's home when they suddenly discover a mysterious creature. They have a mission: with the help of an ancient spell book, they'll gather some ingredients to make a magic dust to save their world.
Ryan Bellgardt
- Rufus
- (voice)
Chris Hoyt
- Video Game Voice
- (voice)
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Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet is a adventure/fantasy film directed by Ryan Bellgardt. The film follows Scott (portrayed by
Kyler Charles Beck) and Emily (portrayed by Madelyn Kientz) who are at Scott's grandmothers home when they meet Rufus (voiced by Ryan Bellgardt). Rufus informs them that he is an apprentice to a wizard, Abbott (portrayed by Cory Phillips), and needs their help to collect objects to make a spell that will save his world. The films antagonist is a witch - Lilith (portrayed by Leah N. H. Philpott).
As far as the plot goes, I did not hate Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet. I thought it was an enjoyable enough kids film with some decent humor.
The acting in the film is pretty poor as no one really gave a standout performance. It wasn't the worst acting I have seen, but definitely on the mediocre side. Yet, why the film is rated so low to me is that the CGI was really poor. Some scenes were just so cheesy that it really took me out of the film.
Overall, I doubt anyone above their targeted age demographic would enjoy the film. - 3/10.
As far as the plot goes, I did not hate Adventures of Rufus: The Fantastic Pet. I thought it was an enjoyable enough kids film with some decent humor.
The acting in the film is pretty poor as no one really gave a standout performance. It wasn't the worst acting I have seen, but definitely on the mediocre side. Yet, why the film is rated so low to me is that the CGI was really poor. Some scenes were just so cheesy that it really took me out of the film.
Overall, I doubt anyone above their targeted age demographic would enjoy the film. - 3/10.
Even though this is definitely a kids film, my three kids 8,11 and 13 were not interested in it at all.
Easily one of the worst movies I've ever sat through, acting was incredibly cringey and story was a mess, don't waste your time
For the right age this is an entertaining story. However,, for other people used to tons of expensive CGI, cinematography, & seasoned actors, it will fall short. For kids' who want to see an adventure story coming to life, it's fine. Adults who don't like this, go watch I Am Dragon.
I know lots of cast and crew and execs fed their families off this production so I'll be kind. A job is a job this is just a poor result. Nobody specifically seems to be responsinke it just feels so off and Rufus is like a fake children's show character you might see inside another movie or tv show. It's all very absurd but the script pacing is at least bang on.
Too many movies with much larger releases do not handle pacing at all. It's like lamination work. Removing one air bubble may produce 3 more.
To save Rufus' magical world, Scott and Emily must face many exciting challenges... At his grandmother's house, Scott and his friend Emily meet Rufus, a swashbuckling, furry creature who begs them to help
Now why does that seem so familiar? Because it's been done 1000 times before and much better.
Too many movies with much larger releases do not handle pacing at all. It's like lamination work. Removing one air bubble may produce 3 more.
To save Rufus' magical world, Scott and Emily must face many exciting challenges... At his grandmother's house, Scott and his friend Emily meet Rufus, a swashbuckling, furry creature who begs them to help
Now why does that seem so familiar? Because it's been done 1000 times before and much better.
Did you know
- TriviaSome of the mansion scenes were filmed at The Marland Mansion in Ponca City Oklahoma. The Marland Mansion was the second home of Oklahoma Oil Tycoon Ernest Wentworth (E.W.) Marland.
- GoofsWhy did they frame this film as a story in a book being read to two kids by their grandfather? Unlike "The Princess Bride" the story read by Grandad here is purportedly taking place in the real world, so presenting it as "just a story" makes it less believable. Maybe they planned to delve into this issue in the sequel, but revealing such a mysterious reason at the very end of this film would have been a better cliffhanger than simply showing us another story book with the sequel's title.
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- $246,359
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- 1h 22m(82 min)
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