Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Calum Hutton
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Roxie
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
mrdie1
After watching a bunch of low-budget 80s movies with a friend, I decided it was time to focus on movies at least one of us remembered watching while growing up. Thus, this film.It's a kid's film, that much is obvious. But good kid's films are enjoyable for all ages, even if children will get the most out of them. This is why movies like "The Goonies" or "Heavyweights" work, and this is also why "Slappy and the Stinkers" is lame.The humor generally goes something like this:Person #1: OH BOY, THINGS SURE ARE GOING JUST FINE RIGHT NOWPerson #2: OH HEY I DID SOMETHING, I WONDER WHAT HAPPENS NEXTCue something bad happening to Person #1.Even as a kid I thought this sort of humor wasn't funny.The kids see Slappy, a sealion, and decide that he wants to be liberated from his life as a zoo attraction. The villain, however, wants to capture Slappy and sell him to a... Bulgarian circus.The villain is a blatant case of "the stupid adult," probably the most overused cliché in kid's films besides the bully (of which there's two in this film.) In a good kid's film, such as the aforementioned "Heavyweights," the adult villain's irrational behavior has a reason behind it. In a bad kid's film, such as this one, no reason is given as to why a successful smuggler of zoo animals loses all notions of competence when up against children. This makes the conflict between the villain and the kids uninteresting and unfunny.B.D. Wong and Bronson Pinchot are the only actors with remotely funny lines, but I stress "remotely."You won't be traumatized from watching this film, but you will wish you saw a better movie.
james higgins
31/100. I realize it is a family oriented film, but that doesn't mean children don't have brains. It is needlessly inane, with that gross humor they so often put in films of this kind. (throwing up, farting etc.) It is a waste for everyone involved in the movie. The silly plot is just so far out there it makes you wonder what nitwit thought up something like this. With the poor grammar the children use, their misbehaving antics and their relentless defiance of authority, I hope most parents skip this one for their kids. There are so many creative and worthy family movies out there that are so much better than this. The quality of the movie is also well below par.
Lynne Bates
I AM NOT LYNNE BATES MY NAME IS RITCHIE LYNNE IS MY MOM IM JUST USING HER ACCOUNT! This is, without a doubt, the worst film ever made. I'm 12, and I have seen my share of cheesy comedies, Good Burger, Heavyweights and the rest. After seeing Good Burger I thought to myself "It cant get any more worse than this!". I was wrong. Terribly wrong. Slappy and the Stinkers is the worst family movie ever, I am even ashamed to say I have a watched-once-only VHS copy of it in my wardrobe that I got for my 9th birthday. The good thing is that it only lasts 76 minutes, IMDb have the running time wrong! I cannot list all the bad points, as there are so many obvious cheesy kid movie catches in it. In one scene, a man slips on a skateboard, crashes into a crowd of people, LITERALLY flies across the room, and lands in a large aquarium tank, and emerges with a octopus that looks its right out of "The adventures of Timmy the Tooth" stuck to his face! Give me a break! I really can't explain just how crap it is, you have to see it to believe it. Snap up a copy quick, it'll be in the 99cent video bin with Good Burger!
mcgreenlees
Man. This movie has got it all. Cute kids. Fart jokes. A sea lion. What more do you need? I used to wonder if B.D. Wong had the chops to pull of a subtle comedy like this, and this movie proves he's got what it takes. Jennifer Coolidge shows she's more than just the dramatic actress so beloved in those Christopher Guest pseudo-documentaries and knocks this one out of the ballpark. That accent? Hilarious. Bronson Pinchot proves that he's more than just a one-trick pony with his portrayal of Roy. You can barely even detect his Meposian accent. Wow! And without going into too much detail, I'll just say that these kids worked great as a team. Move over, Li'l Rascals. There's a new group of youngsters in Cute City. Why these kids didn't get a series (Hello! "Slappy & the Stinkers: the Weekly Show") or at least a few MacDonald's ads is beyond me. Whatever. Sometimes I don't know what goes on in Hollywood to let talent like this slide. See this movie!
