Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Roger L. Jackson, Tom Kane, Tom Kenny

Director: Craig McCracken

Summary: Three perfect, powerful girls are produced as a result of a mix-up in the lab. They seem unable to control their powers and wreck Townsville in a game of tag. Jojo, the monkey who caused the mistake in the lab, does a deal with the girls as he plans to take over Townsville. The girls realise that with power comes responsibility.

If the POWERPUFF GIRLS television show packs a punch, then their first movie delivers a serious wallop. POWERPUFF GIRLS creator Craig McCracken takes his widely popular characters--Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, and their posse--and kicks it up a few notches with a stylish look that's easy on the eyes and engaging to all audiences.
The film begins with a flashback to the POWERPUFF GIRLS' early days, when they were but a glimmer in the eye of their father-creator Professor Plutonium. The three girls--who are cute to the point of distraction--are not the pride of Townsville like they are on TV. They are persecuted as "freaks" because they cannot control their special powers. Who could have predicted that a nuclear-powered game of tag would wreak havoc on Townsville

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The Powerpuff Girls, Cartoon Network's animated trio of butt-kicking superheroines, make their big-screen debut in a film that will please fans of the TV series and animation fans young and old. The plot begins with the girls' creation at the hands of the kindly but naive Professor Utonium, who combined "sugar, spice and all things nice" to create three perfect little girls--practical Blossom, feisty Buttercup, and wussy Bubbles. Unfortunately, his ape assistant, Jojo, broke a bottle of the mysterious Chemical X in the lab and the girls' superpowers--as well as Jojo's--were born. After wrecking Townsville during a somewhat boisterous game of Tag, the girls are treated as outcasts by their fellow citizens and determine never to use their powers in public again--until they're confronted by Jojo and the girls find themselves called upon to foil his evil schemes and "save the world before bedtime".

Though it takes a while to get going, The Powerpuff Girlsis exciting enough to keep younger viewers engrossed while throwing in a few--though not really enough--monkey-related in-jokes to get the adults chortling once in a while. The heavily stylised pastel colouring and frenetic pace of the animation, while distinctive, may be off-putting to people used to the more polished style of Disney, and some of the later scenes, full of screeching, sharp-toothed apes, may be upsetting to very young viewers. The film's ostensible message--"don't treat people badly just because they're different" seems to take a bit of a back seat too. Nevertheless, The Powerpuff Girlsprovides a solid 80 minutes of fun, despite lacking the mainstream appeal of the likes of Shrekor the Disney/Pixar movies. --Rikki Price

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Cast Interviews, Behind The Scenes, Bonus Dexters Laboratory Cartoon, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian
Year:	2002
Release Date:	March 31, 2003
Runtime:	77 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	D 023016
Keywords:	Animated, Girls, Movie, General, Animation, Childrens, Powerpuff
Genre:	Childrens