Moshi Monsters: The Movie
| Moshi Monsters: The Movie | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by |
Wip Vernooij Morgan Francis |
| Written by |
Steve Cleverley Jocelyn Stevenson |
| Starring |
Emma Tate Tom Clarke Hill Phillipa Alexander Keith Wickham |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures[1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 81 minutes[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £1.5 million[3] |
| Box office | $2,883,694[4] |
Moshi Monsters: The Movie is a British animated adventure comedy film based on the virtual world of Moshi Monsters. The film stars Katsuma, Poppet, Diavlo, Luvli, Furi, Zommer, Dr. Strangeglove, Sweet Tooth, Bobbi Singsong, Mr and Mrs Snoodle, Buster Bumplechops, and more monsters along with a load of other monsters and Moshlings.
UK Cast
- Emma Tate as Katsuma, Luvli
- Phillipa Alexander as Poppet
- Ashley Slater as Dr. Strangeglove and Zommer
- Boris Hiestand as Fishlips and Newsreader
- Tom Clarke Hill as Furi and Roary
- Keith Wickham as Buster Bumblechops and Diavlo
- Rajesh David as Bobbi SingSong
- Steve Cleverley as Sweet Tooth
US Cast
- Cathy Weseluck as Katsuma
- Samuel Vincent as Zommer and Diavlo
- Tara Strong as Poppet
- Cle Bennett as Dr. Strangeglove
- Christian Potenza as Fishlips
- Brian Drummond as Furi, Sweet Tooth, and Roary
- Tabitha St. Germain as Luvli
- Peter Oldring as Buster Bumblechops
- Rajesh David as Bobbi SingSong
DVD release
Moshi Monsters: The Movie was released on DVD on Monday 14 April 2014 in the UK. It comes with either a Jackson or Mrs Snoodle trading card and a Mrs Snoodle code for online and the Moshi Village app.
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Based on 9 reviews, the film has a 67% rating on aggregator Rotten Tomatoes with an average rating of 5.1/10.[2] Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian claimed that "fans of the online game Moshi Monsters may find the film version an incredibly annoying and baffling bore." English critic Mark Kermode gave the film 1 star, believing it may entertain very young children, but "will leave adults bored, stupefied, revolted and appalled".[5] Despite the disparate reception from critics, the film has been disliked by audiences, garnering a 3.2 rating on IMDb.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wolfe, Jennifer (August 20, 2013). "Mind Candy Confirms First Ever Moshi Monsters Movie". Animation World Network. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/moshi_monsters_the_movie/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Moshi Monsters: The Movie (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Moshi Monsters: The Movie". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/22/moshi-monsters-the-movie-review