Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish

1999
7.1| 1h20m| NR| en
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The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest to find a fallen wishing star to help Dot with her illness. Unfortunately the rest of the town, including an evil king, also hear about the star and want to get to it first to have their own wishes come true. It's a race against time and it's up to the three zany siblings to get there first.

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Karry Best movie of this year hands down!
Console best movie i've ever seen.
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
BlackJack_B The final Animaniacs project was released on VHS on Y2K Eve but I didn't see it until it aired on Teletoon Retro a few days ago.All the characters from the show are here but instead of being in their natural habitats they have all been placed in a town called Acme Hills. The Warners and friends are under the oppression of evil King Salazar; who took over their land in a hostile takeover and forces those in Acme Hills to live in abject poverty. As well, Dot needs an operation to help save her life. Wakko goes into the outside world and he returns with a Ha'penny which he intends to use to pay for the operation. However, Baron (Thaddeus) Plotz takes the money away as taxes and leaves Wakko broke again.Wakko then makes a wish to the stars and Pip (a character similar to the one Ben Stein voiced in an episode) grants Wakko his wish but he must trek to where it fell. He tells everybody about the news and it ends up being a mad dash to reach the star, including Baron Plotz and the Evil King Salazar.Wakko's Wish, sadly, isn't the ultimate Animaniacs movie I had hoped for. The story is done to death and the Animaniacs come off this time around as dull. Very few moments of zaniness abound and those moments are the only reason to sludge through the badly disjointed and overlong songs and redundant plot devices. The voice acting is good but it seems many characters have been toned down a lot, such as Jess Harnell's Wakko (who sounds more Continental than British) and Pinky (seemingly less nutty) among others. The animation is terrific and the characters have never looked better but everything else screams mediocre. If you're a huge Animaniacs fan as I am, you should still see the movie and decide for yourself if they finished the series with a bang or a whimper. I feel it was both and that's never a good result.
littleoddball Once again the warner brothers and the warner sister entertain us with this charming and funny movie! The characters remained true to form and rarely do they get to grace our presence as such a large group. Using most of the cast as the villagers was pure genius and I only wish they get to work together as such a large group again in future. The lines were simple snappy and brilliant. The plot was strong and simply put I enjoyed it! Making Wakko the leading role was great and help show that the middle child can be as strong as the oldest or as cute as the youngest.Therefore helping those suffering from middle child syndrome. To finish of this review. I just have this to say: Do you suffer from vertigo?
SSJAniFan I used to love Animaniacs, but recently I have realized what an utter piece of revolting, worthless, contrived trash this show really is. With gags repeating over and over again, and purely awful musical numbers, you'll wonder why anyone like this stupid, overrated show. Needless to say, the movie is more of the same, with those stupid gags and crappy songs that will make your ears bleed. The plot? Don't get me started. The gang is in some town ruled by an evil king/tyrant, who's constantly taxing the poor citizens of said town. It eventually turns into some quest to look for a magic meteor or something like that. Let's just say if you're looking for something original, you'd better turn off the television right now. Man, what a waste of great talent, like Tress MacNeille, Rob Paulsen, and Maurice LaMarche, and of course, Frank Welker.BOTTOM LINE: Fans of this stupid series will probably like it, but for everyone else, avoid.
Op_Prime This was a great movie from a great cartoon series. The animation was top notch. This movie had the same quality of humor as the series. The premise was pretty good and fitting for the characters. All the characters from the show are used in some form and are just as hilarious as they are in the show. Thumbs up on this one.