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Movie ID: 1193
RT slug: captain_underpants_the_first_epic_movie
RT URL: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/captain_underpants_the_first_epic_movie
Release year: 2017
Runtime: 89 mins
Wide release date: 2017-06-02
Limited release date: —
Festival premiere date: —
Streaming release date: 2017-07-10
Tomatometer final: 87%
Audience score final: 63%
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Directors: David Soren
Writers: Nicholas Stoller
Producers: Mark Swift, Mireille Soria
MPAA rating: PG
Executive Producers: —
Created: 2026-08-20 20:59:33
Updated: 2026-08-20 20:59:33
George Beard and Harold Hutchins are two overly imaginative pranksters who spend hours in a treehouse creating comic books. When their mean principal threatens to separate them into different classes, the mischievous boys accidentally hypnotize him into thinking that he's a ridiculously enthusiastic, incredibly dimwitted superhero named Captain Underpants.
With a tidy plot, clean animation, and humor that fits its source material snugly, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is entertainment that won't drive a wedge between family members.
Canonical reviews: 134
Canonical fresh: 116
Canonical rotten: 18
Canonical calculated Tomatometer: 87%
Latest snapshot UTC: 2026-08-20 20:33:53
Snapshot Tomatometer: 87%
Snapshot review count: 134
Snapshot fresh count: 116
Snapshot rotten count: 18
Source note: Imported from manual review paste batch #2936 (full_snapshot)
| Company | Role |
|---|---|
| 20th Century Fox | distributor |
| DreamWorks Animation | production |
| Mikros Image | production |
| Scholastic Entertainment Inc. | production |
| Billing | Name | Character |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Hart | George |
| 2 | Ed Helms | Captain Underpants |
| 3 | Nick Kroll | Professor Poopypants |
| 4 | Thomas Middleditch | Harold |
| 5 | Jordan Peele | Melvin |
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| ID | Critic | Outlet | Fresh? | Score | RT Time Raw | Approx Published UTC | Quote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246562 | Drew Dietsch | FANDOM | Fresh | 5/5 | 2021-12-29T14:50:47.000Z | 2021-12-29 14:50:47 | If we had a kids movie that inspired that kind of creativity every year, it'd be a slightly happier world. |
| 246563 | Matt Brunson | Film Frenzy | Rotten | 2.5/4 | 2021-10-06T15:01:12.000Z | 2021-10-06 15:01:12 | At least preferable to another recent summer hit, the torturous Despicable Me 3. |
| 246564 | Hosea Rupprecht | Pauline Media Studies | Fresh | — | 2021-08-25T23:52:30.000Z | 2021-08-25 23:52:30 | If your kids are familiar with the books by Dav Pilkey, they will probably get a kick out of the age-appropriate potty humor and fart jokes in the movie. I have to confess that I really enjoyed the antics of George and Harold. |
| 246565 | CJ Sheu | Review Film Review | Rotten | — | 2020-07-01T03:22:00.000Z | 2020-07-01 03:22:00 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie just barely misses the mark, but the way it misses it is very interesting. |
| 246566 | Steven Prokopy | Third Coast Review | Fresh | — | 2020-05-07T21:31:34.000Z | 2020-05-07 21:31:34 | For a modern-day superhero movie, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is fun, energetic, and displays a respect for the creative mind that few films in any genre do. |
| 246567 | Emilie Black | Cinema Crazed | Fresh | 4.5/5 | 2020-04-17T20:32:21.000Z | 2020-04-17 20:32:21 | ... the look of the film and how it develops should appeal to most people who love fun, imaginative animated films. |
| 246568 | Julian Lytle | Punch Drunk Critics | Fresh | 4/5 | 2020-01-11T00:13:31.000Z | 2020-01-11 00:13:31 | This was a great kids movie that can totally work as a franchise and actually makes even this adult want to delve into the books. |
| 246569 | Debbie Lynn Elias | Behind The Lens | Fresh | — | 2019-10-30T19:32:36.000Z | 2019-10-30 19:32:36 | Based on the book series by Dav Pilkey, directed by David Soren (the man behind Turbo), and written by Nicholas Stoller, from script to animation the result is a seamless adaptation of non-stop zaniness, laughter and heart. |
| 246570 | Jorge Loser | Espinof | Fresh | — | 2019-08-15T00:32:36.000Z | 2019-08-15 00:32:36 | This dynamic scene exchange is supported by a surprising handling of different animation techniques. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246571 | David Brake | One Room With A View | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-03-01T20:42:20.000Z | 2019-03-01 20:42:20 | The heart and unrelenting likability of this film should charm even the most hardened viewer. |
| 246572 | Rachel Wagner | Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) | Fresh | A | 2019-02-21T21:41:37.000Z | 2019-02-21 21:41:37 | I was really charmed by this film. |
| 246573 | Allen Adams | The Maine Edge | Fresh | 4/5 | 2019-02-12T19:21:52.000Z | 2019-02-12 19:21:52 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie makes its intentions clear from the very beginning. This movie is unapologetically ridiculous, yet never feels shallow or condescending. |
| 246574 | Matt Hudson | What I Watched Tonight | Fresh | 7.5/10 | 2018-12-21T17:42:09.000Z | 2018-12-21 17:42:09 | Even if you haven't got kids, give it a sneaky viewing for some fun and to marvel at Uranus. |
| 246575 | Louisa Moore | Screen Zealots | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-12-20T22:37:43.000Z | 2018-12-20 22:37:43 | Mindless, poop-joke filled fun that celebrates the importance of a loyal friendship. |
| 246576 | Jennifer Heaton | Alternative Lens | Fresh | 6.5/10 | 2018-11-11T18:01:24.000Z | 2018-11-11 18:01:24 | The absent-minded plot and paper-thin themes do often make the film feel more like several episodes of a cartoon show stuck together rather than a feature film ... |
| 246577 | Frank Ochieng | The Critical Movie Critics | Fresh | — | 2018-11-09T01:05:31.000Z | 2018-11-09 01:05:31 | Registering as a toilet-training session in hilarity for third graders, yet demonstrating a subversive streak of satirical overtones for the mature masses Captain Underpants will be sure to plant a permanent smirk on the faces of countless viewers |
| 246578 | Kt Schaefer | Substream Magazine | Fresh | 4/5 | 2018-11-09T01:04:24.000Z | 2018-11-09 01:04:24 | While the plot of Captain Underpants is a silly romp based on toilets and childhood rebellion, there is so much going on underneath the surface that it elevates the film from playful fun to very good. |
| 246579 | Sean Mulvihill | FanboyNation.com | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-10-31T02:32:41.000Z | 2018-10-31 02:32:41 | Captain Underpants doesn't try to hide the fact that it's aiming for a very young audience that are amused by farts but is able to slip enough wit in there that parents won't want to rip out their hair. |
| 246580 | Rendy Jones | Rendy Reviews | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2018-08-30T14:31:07.000Z | 2018-08-30 14:31:07 | Hilariously fast-paced summer comedy that is faithful to its equally crazy source material, this is one of the most clever and imaginative animated films released this year. |
| 246581 | Alison Rowat | The Herald (Scotland) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2018-08-23T20:55:53.000Z | 2018-08-23 20:55:53 | Many of the gags early on are aimed at older cinemagoers, but once the potty humour starts in earnest younger patrons will soon catch up on the giggle count. |
| 246582 | Andre Meadows | Black Nerd Comedy | Fresh | — | 2018-02-21T22:56:10.000Z | 2018-02-21 22:56:10 | The movie is visually fun. It has a very simple animation style which actually works in its favor. |
| 246583 | Jamie Neish | CineVue | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-12-27T21:54:14.000Z | 2017-12-27 21:54:14 | Captain Underpants would be easy to overlook as another kids-only waste of money. That's not the case. The film subverts this every step of the way and constantly turns in new, unexpected directions. |
| 246584 | Robert Kojder | Flickering Myth | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-12-05T22:22:56.000Z | 2017-12-05 22:22:56 | As superhero films shift more in the direction of mature themes (even the PG-13 offerings are starting to push the envelope), a specifically child-friendly hopeful franchise starter such as Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is an appreciated gift |
| 246585 | Pablo O. Scholz | Clarín | Fresh | — | 2017-11-18T00:12:58.000Z | 2017-11-18 00:12:58 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie entertains... and more. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246586 | Courtney Howard | Fresh Fiction | Rotten | C | 2017-11-05T00:13:31.000Z | 2017-11-05 00:13:31 | This tested my boundaries. |
| 246587 | Matthew Toomey | ABC Radio (Australia) | Rotten | B- | 2017-10-23T23:04:38.000Z | 2017-10-23 23:04:38 | My interest waned during the chaotic final act when the narrative is put aside and we're treated to a ho-hum, over-the-top action fest. |
| 246588 | Fausto Ponce | Proceso | Fresh | — | 2017-10-10T23:27:06.000Z | 2017-10-10 23:27:06 | A good option for kids, if it's okay for your children to come into contact with a little bit of eschatological humor. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246589 | Matthew Bond | The Mail on Sunday (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-10-05T21:59:46.000Z | 2017-10-05 21:59:46 | Without a doubt it's one of the best children's comedies I've seen all year and, quite possibly, one that accompanying parents will enjoy even more than their offspring. |
| 246590 | Vicky Roach | Daily Telegraph (Australia) | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-10-02T20:45:37.000Z | 2017-10-02 20:45:37 | Seldom has the link between Uranus jokes and the survival of mankind been drawn so convincingly. |
| 246591 | James Croot | The Post NZ | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-09-28T20:16:52.000Z | 2017-09-28 20:16:52 | Flatulent, but not fatuous fun. |
| 246592 | Jake Wilson | The Age (Australia) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-09-22T20:09:44.000Z | 2017-09-22 20:09:44 | David Soren's computer-animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey's hit series of children's books avoids the pitfalls with enough success to amuse all ages. |
| 246593 | Leigh Paatsch | Herald Sun (Australia) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-09-20T20:38:09.000Z | 2017-09-20 20:38:09 | A sweet, silly and fun animated comedy, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is adapted from the lovably lowbrow children's books of author-illustrator Dav Pilkey. |
| 246594 | Nicolás Ruiz | Código espagueti | Fresh | 7/10 | 2017-09-02T00:50:55.000Z | 2017-09-02 00:50:55 | A film proud of its basic humor and its crude jokes ... and precisely because of that, it works so well. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246595 | Tim Brayton | Alternate Ending | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-08-30T06:35:24.000Z | 2017-08-30 06:35:24 | Takes being a child quite seriously, and makes no effort to speak above the heads of the 11-year-olds in the audience. |
| 246597 | Oswaldo Betancourt Lozano | Chilango.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-08-15T01:10:46.000Z | 2017-08-15 01:10:46 | Cinematographically impeccable, a children's film that the adults will enjoy as well. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246596 | Arturo Magaña | Cine Premiere | Fresh | — | 2017-08-15T01:10:46.000Z | 2017-08-15 01:10:46 | An original, funny and crazy story that teaches us the true value of friendship and teamwork. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246598 | Luis Fernando Galván | En Filme | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-08-11T23:40:56.000Z | 2017-08-11 23:40:56 | The film has an atmosphere of innocence and nostalgia that invites us to rediscover the genuine pleasures of the excitement and amusement that recess provoked in us. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246599 | Nathan Osborne | Film Inquiry | Fresh | — | 2017-08-11T04:25:12.000Z | 2017-08-11 04:25:12 | Surprisingly, and unlike a pair of the titular heroes y-fronts, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie never really rubs you up the wrong way. |
| 246600 | Fico Cangiano | CineXpress | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2017-08-09T20:06:02.000Z | 2017-08-09 20:06:02 | Relies too heavily on toilet humor and lacks positive morals or teachings. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246601 | Linda Cook | Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | Fresh | 3/4 | 2017-08-01T03:55:21.000Z | 2017-08-01 03:55:21 | 'Captain Underpants' is clever, laugh-out-loud fun. |
| 246602 | Ryan Pollard | Starburst | Fresh | 9/10 | 2017-07-28T19:15:34.000Z | 2017-07-28 19:15:34 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie may be silly, stupid and ridiculous, but it's incredibly creative with its humour, animation, characters and story that its silliness makes it all part of its charm. |
| 246603 | Alistair Harkness | Scotsman | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-07-27T23:20:44.000Z | 2017-07-27 23:20:44 | In some respects it's a bit too pleased with itself, but it breezes by fast enough to make those summer holiday trips to the movies a little more bearable. |
| 246604 | James White | Empire Magazine | Rotten | 2/5 | 2017-07-27T20:00:53.000Z | 2017-07-27 20:00:53 | Silly and aimed squarely at the younger crowd, Captain Underpants has enough spirit to be entertaining. Just don't expect it to work all the time. |
| 246605 | Harry Guerin | RTÉ (Ireland) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-26T19:15:21.000Z | 2017-07-26 19:15:21 | This movie plays like Ferris Bueller in fourth class and even includes Yello's Oh Yeah by way of a tribute. Chicka, chicka! |
| 246606 | Juanma Fernández París | El Nuevo Día (Puerto Rico) | Fresh | — | 2017-07-25T21:05:18.000Z | 2017-07-25 21:05:18 | The film highlights the value of creativity, friendship and more than anything, has a good sense of humor. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246607 | Ken McIntyre | Total Film | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-07-24T22:50:23.000Z | 2017-07-24 22:50:23 | Funny, absurd and smart-stupid enough to keep everyone happy. |
| 246608 | Catherine Drake | Little White Lies | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-24T22:00:20.000Z | 2017-07-24 22:00:20 | A snappy animated comedy with a lovely, gooey, sentimental heart. |
| 246609 | Kevin Harley | The List | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-07-24T22:00:19.000Z | 2017-07-24 22:00:19 | If the story is strictly one-ply thin, the pre-tween perspective is upheld with infectious exuberance. |
| 246611 | Edward Porter | Sunday Times (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-24T02:50:50.000Z | 2017-07-24 02:50:50 | The ensuing slapstick and general craziness are silly, funny and delivered at sugar-rush speed. |
| 246610 | Hilary A White | Sunday Independent (Ireland) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-24T02:50:50.000Z | 2017-07-24 02:50:50 | The spasmodic, overheated animation alone will probably be catnip to younger audiences but Captain Underpants... also displays some very subversive comedy writing that exudes a level of mischief that at times would make even Pixar blush. |
| 246614 | Tim Robey | Daily Telegraph (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-23T17:10:11.000Z | 2017-07-23 17:10:11 | In the best way, it's a gas. |
| 246613 | Andy Lea | Daily Express (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-07-23T17:10:11.000Z | 2017-07-23 17:10:11 | It's not a classic DreamWorks film but there's enough here to keep little ones laughing and parents from nodding off. |
| 246612 | Allan Hunter | Daily Express (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-23T17:10:11.000Z | 2017-07-23 17:10:11 | Young kids will have a giggle and even grown-ups might crack a smile. A very pleasant surprise. |
| 246615 | Wendy Ide | Observer (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-23T17:00:09.000Z | 2017-07-23 17:00:09 | It's a dizzily silly collection of sly cultural references. It's visually inventive, narratively agile. And yes, it has fart gags. |
| 246616 | Paul Whitington | Irish Independent | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-21T22:35:46.000Z | 2017-07-21 22:35:46 | If ever we needed an antidote to the mythologising pomposity of superhero movies, it's now. Enter Captain Underpants, a lovable and winningly irreverent animation inspired by the children's novels of Dav Pilkey. |
| 246617 | MaryAnn Johanson | Flick Filosopher | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-21T16:55:22.000Z | 2017-07-21 16:55:22 | Sweet, subversive, and absolutely hilarious, at once a snarky superhero sendup and an unironically joyful celebration of friendship and imagination. |
| 246618 | Hannah Strong | HeyUGuys | Rotten | 2/5 | 2017-07-21T12:00:16.000Z | 2017-07-21 12:00:16 | There's nothing epic about this stinker of a film. |
| 246619 | Garry McConnachie | Daily Record (UK) | Fresh | — | 2017-07-21T01:50:36.000Z | 2017-07-21 01:50:36 | See it, laugh at it, love it. And take your best friend -- they'll appreciate it. |
| 246620 | Ed Potton | The Times (UK) | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-20T23:35:58.000Z | 2017-07-20 23:35:58 | A hugely likeable animated film about two cornerstones of childhood: wild imaginations and bottom jokes. |
| 246621 | Nigel Andrews | Financial Times | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-20T18:55:58.000Z | 2017-07-20 18:55:58 | If you grew up being told that toilet humour isn't funny, try this. |
| 246622 | Geoffrey Macnab | Independent (UK) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-07-19T19:00:26.000Z | 2017-07-19 19:00:26 | Captain Underpants is wondrously inane and bizarre entertainment. |
| 246623 | Peter Bradshaw | Guardian | Fresh | 4/5 | 2017-07-19T16:05:13.000Z | 2017-07-19 16:05:13 | It's a thoroughly entertaining and likable film: two qualities that look easy but are anything but. Captain Underpants deserves a franchise. |
| 246624 | Tom Huddleston | Time Out | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-07-19T12:40:10.000Z | 2017-07-19 12:40:10 | Just when your brain's starting to ache, the film chucks in another subversive crack about America's failing school system, or a genuinely hilarious sock-puppet-animated flashback. |
| 246625 | Jon Winkler | The Young Folks | Fresh | 9/10 | 2017-06-26T17:25:19.000Z | 2017-06-26 17:25:19 | Sharp, zippy, impressively animated and surprisingly funny, the movie is another welcome bit of levity at the movies and a reminder to Hollywood that kid's films deserve more craft to them. |
| 246626 | Mikel Zorrilla | Espinof | Fresh | — | 2017-06-13T18:00:46.000Z | 2017-06-13 18:00:46 | A great pastime that offers a kind of fun similar to the cartoons that we used to watch in the mornings at the time that the animated cinema of Hollywood seemed forgotten. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246627 | Sara Michelle Fetters | MovieFreak.com | Fresh | 3/4 | 2017-06-09T16:30:49.000Z | 2017-06-09 16:30:49 | While I can't foresee [Captain Underpants] spawning any additional cinematic chapters in George and Harold's heroic tale, if it sends viewers to the library and the bookstore to discover what happens next that's perfectly fine by me. |
| 246628 | Francisco Marinero | El Mundo (Spain) | Rotten | — | 2017-06-09T16:02:21.000Z | 2017-06-09 16:02:21 | The level of this film is more of an eschatological joke that is, of course, childish but lacks of the slightest grace, despite its naivety. The gags are shameful even for children. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246629 | Javier Ocaña | El Pais (Spain) | Fresh | — | 2017-06-09T15:59:16.000Z | 2017-06-09 15:59:16 | The film doesn't stop bringing together huge amounts of naive eschatological gags with brilliant and extemporaneous critical references about government neglecting education and the unjustly paid teachers. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246630 | Daniel Bernal | Cinemanía (Spain) | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-06-08T17:59:50.000Z | 2017-06-08 17:59:50 | An entertaining movie for children (that doesn't embarrass adults). [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246631 | Alberto Corona | Sensacine | Fresh | — | 2017-06-08T17:58:24.000Z | 2017-06-08 17:58:24 | It defends the therapeutic power of the most primitive laugh and that's ok, but it would've been better if, instead of devoting itmself to shooting so many fireworks, it would've been concerned to be funnier. [Full review in Spanish] |
| 246632 | Daniel Barnes | Sacramento News & Review | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-06-08T16:40:53.000Z | 2017-06-08 16:40:53 | Captain Underpants bursts with anarchic energy, and I still laugh out loud when I remember the villain voiced by Nick Kroll revealing his full name as Professor P. P. Diahrreastein Poopypants. |
| 246633 | Steve Davis | Austin Chronicle | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-06-08T09:50:48.000Z | 2017-06-08 09:50:48 | Juvenile humor abounds in Captain Underpants, but the movie is smart about the way it contextualizes this lowbrow comedy. There's an innocence about it all, a rarity in this genre, one with which adults will nostalgically connect. |
| 246634 | Mark Jackson | Epoch Times | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-06-07T17:44:33.000Z | 2017-06-07 17:44:33 | George Clooney once said "[flatulence is] one of the funniest things in the history of mankind," a sentiment shared by children, men, and dogs everywhere. 'Captain Underpants' cheerfully brings the potty humor. |
| 246635 | Bennett Campbell Ferguson | Willamette Week | Rotten | 2/4 | 2017-06-07T14:07:48.000Z | 2017-06-07 14:07:48 | Giddy satire gives way to lazy bombast in this animated adaptation of Dav Pilkey's children's book series. |
| 246636 | Jacob Oller | Paste Magazine | Fresh | 6.2/10 | 2017-06-05T12:02:58.000Z | 2017-06-05 12:02:58 | Captain Underpants' plethora of animation styles (including a wonderful sock puppet sequence) separates the film into imaginative sublayers, keeping it from feeling like the one-joke wonder that it often edges towards. |
| 246637 | John Urbancich | Your Movies (cleveland.com) | Rotten | 2.5/5 | 2017-06-05T05:24:53.000Z | 2017-06-05 05:24:53 | When the fan sprays potty jokes all over the wall, everyone likely will laugh at something. In our family. the 3-year-old giggled whenever she heard the surname of the villainous Prof. Poopypants (and wait'll you get a load of his full name)! |
| 246638 | Mike McGranaghan | Aisle Seat | Fresh | 3/4 | 2017-06-04T11:33:39.000Z | 2017-06-04 11:33:39 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie perfectly captures the goofy spirit of its source material. Plus, it has a theme song performed by Weird Al, so how can it go wrong? |
| 246639 | Peter Hartlaub | San Francisco Chronicle | Rotten | 1/4 | 2017-06-02T15:47:09.000Z | 2017-06-02 15:47:09 | In the end, it's impossible to ignore the fact that this feature is devoid of even the simplest positive morals or takeaways. And it's not quite funny or wry enough to forgive its weaknesses. |
| 246640 | Leah Greenblatt | Entertainment Weekly | Fresh | B+ | 2017-06-02T15:42:51.000Z | 2017-06-02 15:42:51 | It's a bird! it's a plane! It's a kids' movie that won't make grownups want to manually remove their own toenails! |
| 246641 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | Las Vegas Weekly | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-06-02T15:06:03.000Z | 2017-06-02 15:06:03 | This is the kind of movie that includes fart jokes, but also includes its own built-in critique and aesthetic appreciation of fart jokes. |
| 246642 | Sean P. Means | Salt Lake Tribune | Fresh | 3/4 | 2017-06-02T14:10:47.000Z | 2017-06-02 14:10:47 | Yes, the humor of Captain Underpants is juvenile, but in this case that's a compliment. This is a movie for the inner 8-year-old in all of us. |
| 246643 | Soren Andersen | Seattle Times | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2017-06-02T14:08:31.000Z | 2017-06-02 14:08:31 | The friendship of George and Harold is celebrated, and the cheery vocal work of Hart and Middleditch gives the picture its sprightly spirit. |
| 246644 | Maricar Estrella | Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-06-02T14:06:46.000Z | 2017-06-02 14:06:46 | The film also inventively incorporates CG animation, live-action sock puppets and a flipbook to bring to life the pages of Pilkey's sentimental ode to boyhood. |
| 246645 | Barry Paris | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Fresh | 2.5/4 | 2017-06-02T13:59:48.000Z | 2017-06-02 13:59:48 | The frantic action is frequently funny, with giant toilet monsters attempting to establish a new excremental world order |
| 246646 | Todd Jorgenson | Cinemalogue | Fresh | — | 2017-06-02T13:41:55.000Z | 2017-06-02 13:41:55 | While crude humor rules the day in this animated adventure, there's also a good-natured playfulness that provides some solid laughs above the belt. |
| 246647 | Chris Agar | Screen Rant | Fresh | — | 2017-06-02T13:35:15.000Z | 2017-06-02 13:35:15 | For something called Captain Underpants, there's more to it than meets the eye. |
| 246648 | Julian Roman | MovieWeb | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-06-02T13:33:07.000Z | 2017-06-02 13:33:07 | Captain Underpants is a potty humor masterpiece. It is meant for young children, but the adults will also be chuckling. |
| 246649 | Emily St. James | Vox | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-06-02T13:24:33.000Z | 2017-06-02 13:24:33 | I don't think Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie should be as good as it is -- which is to say, light and breezy and solid early-summertime fun -- solely because its name is Captain Underpants. |
| 246650 | Stephen Schaefer | Boston Herald | Fresh | B+ | 2017-06-02T13:13:02.000Z | 2017-06-02 13:13:02 | Clever, sweet, smart and sassy, the animated Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is stuffed with many weird and funny elements. |
| 246651 | Oliver Jones | Observer | Fresh | 3/4 | 2017-06-02T12:59:30.000Z | 2017-06-02 12:59:30 | While the movie is solidly and unapologetically pitched towards kids, it has a subversive streak that is as genuine and sharp as anything whipped up by Roald Dahl. |
| 246652 | Alex Welch | IGN Movies | Fresh | 8/10 | 2017-06-02T12:58:02.000Z | 2017-06-02 12:58:02 | Thanks to a top-notch screenplay by Nicholas Stoller, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie manages to be both a faithful adaptation of Dav Pilkey's source material and a fun-filled animated adventure suitable for all ages. |
| 246653 | Christopher Campbell | Film School Rejects | Fresh | — | 2017-06-02T11:06:57.000Z | 2017-06-02 11:06:57 | I haven't been this surprisingly delighted with an animated feature I'd been skeptical about since Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. |
| 246654 | Rick Bentley | Fresno Bee | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2017-06-02T10:59:34.000Z | 2017-06-02 10:59:34 | The important thing is that while the production never reaches for intellectual grandeur, it is on a very basic level one of the funniest movies of the year. |
| 246655 | Katherine Monk | Ex-Press.com | Fresh | 3.5/5 | 2017-06-02T10:53:46.000Z | 2017-06-02 10:53:46 | It's an odd mix, to be sure, but for celebrating a child's creative urge, the transformative power of art and the pleasure of undressing power with wit, Captain Underpants is a sweet brief encounter. |
| 246656 | Michael Heaton | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Fresh | B- | 2017-06-02T10:52:44.000Z | 2017-06-02 10:52:44 | The underlying messages here are all uplifting. Boring school can be made fun. Making art is good. Creativity rules. So do true friendship and love. The occasional butt joke harms no one. And if it bothers an uptight adult, all the better. |
| 246657 | Robin Clifford | Reeling Reviews | Fresh | B+ | 2017-06-02T10:48:26.000Z | 2017-06-02 10:48:26 | All of this is bound by the boys' fight against evil to keep fun alive. "Captain Underpants" does just that. Have fun! |
| 246658 | Dan Lybarger | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | Fresh | 88/100 | 2017-06-02T10:37:15.000Z | 2017-06-02 10:37:15 | In adapting Dav Pilkey's children's books for the big screen, Captain Underpants director David Soren (Turbo) and screenwriter Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors) get remarkably steady comic rewards out of whoopee cushions and toilets. |
| 246659 | Betsy Bozdech | Common Sense Media | Fresh | 3/5 | 2017-06-02T10:03:16.000Z | 2017-06-02 10:03:16 | Book-based adventure is fun ... if you like potty humor. |
| 246660 | Teddy Durgin | Screen It! | Fresh | — | 2017-06-02T08:31:41.000Z | 2017-06-02 08:31:41 | There is a lot here to entertain the kids without talking down to them or corrupting them. (Full Content Review for Parents - Violence, Crude Humor, etc. - also Available) |
| 246661 | Matt Zoller Seitz | RogerEbert.com | Fresh | 3.5/4 | 2017-06-02T08:29:30.000Z | 2017-06-02 08:29:30 | They've preserved Pilkey's exuberant drawing style as well as his understanding of what sort of humor is guaranteed to make young kids laugh until their sides hurt. |
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