hyped garbage

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

When I first saw a picture of Drake as Timmy I thought... why? I'm always up for a good-bad movie but this just left me clueless as to why anyone would want to make such a movie as this (the only answer I've found is to make quick cash... that's about it). There are so many things wrong with this movie and the first mistake is that it was done live (and not cartoon... but again... easier to film than animate so quick cash). Characters were not themselves or as funny because it was live action. Usually in the show, the fairies would say something funny/make a pun, and then magic would happen (i.e. "cat got your tongue?" then a tiger or a fierce cat would randomly appear and try to get your tongue). No, having the cat appear would mean they would have use special effects... meaning spend more money. So basically, they had to limit the gags. The only one I found true was when Crocker would freak out when he said "fairies"... but it just felt out of place (being live action). So they had to rely on different kind of gags... such as Vicki getting a pizza in her face... bird poo on Chester's head... Tootie being able to do flips... Poof's voice at the end, the animated laughing evil bunny scene, ...etc. They also cut back in other obvious areas too. Like when Cosmo and Wanda transform. Okay, yea.. that makes sense... but their voices? Really? I suppose I should be thankful they addressed that in the movie, but they didn't give a reason. Another thing was seeing the obvious. In the show, Timmy does not wear a jacket. Seeing pictures of him with a jacket... giving it to Tootie... was a dead giveaway that they needed the jacket for the plot to continue. Then there is the constant contradicting stuff... Like if Tootie is such a great gymnast, then why can't she swing herself to safety at the end when she falls off the bridge? Why was Jorgen so determined to make Timmy loose his Godparents when at the end he is happy that Timmy gets to keep his godparents? The biggest disappointment of all was the ending. I love happy endings but this one disappointed me. I grew up watching FOP (stopped around when Poof came), so one of my concerns was... what happens when Timmy grows up and has to say goodbye? Everyone has to grow up someday and move on... but no! Not Timmy Turner! And the reasons were stupid too... 1. Because he saved Fairy World numerous times (okay... fine... makes sense...) and 2. He uses his wishes for the benefit of others. Yea... okay. Like there was never an episode where Timmy used a wish for himself... And I thought the reason for having godparents was too use wishes to make your life better? to have fun and be a kid? There was even an episode where Vicki was no longer a babysitter for him and he was going to loose his godparents because he was content? This movie just messes with the show in too many ways that I can not fit and describe all on here. However, you may be one of the few who can't analyze a movie well (what I mean is, can't see it's flaws like I just described) and enjoy the movie for its humor. Good for you. At least the movie full-filled one of it's purposes... to be enjoyed.

I feel that as a once avid fan of the show and as a living breathing human being that this was the worst thing I've ever had the misfortune of sitting through. Even if the creators had attempted to make this watchable (which they did not), it would not have mattered in the slightest, because the very premise of Grow Up Timmy Turner is wrong. The Fairly Oddparents was NEVER meant to be live action, and anyone who saw The Last Airbender can attest to that.And this is without even mentioning the dialogue (which is atrocious even by kid TV standards), the characters (whose attributes in no way reflected those of the actual cartoon characters), and the complete miscasting of Drake Bell, Jason (George Costanza) Alexander, and Cheryl Hines.Even the defense that "it's just for kids" would be invalid because Nickelodeon has created some of television's best shows, shows that to this day I still remember fondly (Rugrats, SpongeBob, Rocket Power, Doug, Hey Arnold, and EVEN Fairly Oddparents!). Every person involved with this production should be ashamed of themselves for not only creating such dreck but for insulting the intelligence of every viewer ages 0 and up!

This is a kids' movie, to say the least, but since I'm a kid at heart, I enjoyed every minute of it. I wonder what people expect from a cartoon-turned live-action movie anyway...well, judging from all the negative reviews, I'd say a lot. And might I also say: get a grip! It's a cartoon...turned into a live-action movie. It's supposed to be silly, goofy, and over-the-top. It's based on a car-toon. It's not rocket surgery.I have loved the Fairly Oddparents since they started coming on Nickelodeon many, many years ago. I like Drake Bell, and I love Daniella Monet...a lot. She's always been a really cute, pleasant actress to watch, and now that's she's an adult, she has turned into a stellar beauty with lots of acting potential. I even watch a guilty pleasure (Victorious) with her in it, and the entire cast of that show is just a fun bunch to watch.This movie has all the "classic" characters, with Vicky being the only exception that I didn't really care for. It's a tried-again standard plot of the cartoon series, so nothing new there, and the ending is a little forced and over-the-top (even for this movie), but I still watched the entire thing, beginning to end, never got bored, and even chuckled a few times. It was fun, and Mr Crocker actually stole the show. I was actually hoping he'd be the main bad guy, but nothing doing. I guess the writers/directors/producers didn't want to go that far down Timmy Turner Lane at this point in the series.Daniella Monet is an absolute beauty, and I hope she doesn't do anything silly like resorting to plastic surgery to fix her (a tad childish) cheeks. She'll grow out of them if she can just wait. And those boots she wore: red vinyl go-go boots, very reminiscent of the ones Mary Horowitz wears in the movie All About Steve. I wonder if maybe the wardrobe/costume designers were related somehow...Enjoy it for what it is: good, clean fun. If you liked the cartoon series, I don't see any reason why this won't entertain you as well for a little over an hour. It's a worthy addition to the franchise, I'm sad to see it go. I think everyone did a good job with it and look forward to watching it again in the near future.

I grew up watching the cartoon show and was expecting a live-action movie released in theaters, but instead it was released on TV and boy was I excited and I saw it last night when it premiered. I know it wasn't Toy Story 3, but it had the same message about growing up. Here's my opinion. The storyline had a few problems and the dialogue was kind of pathetic, but the moments in this movie were actually faithful since they had the same actors from the TV show (except Tara Strong for obvious reasons) and it was great to see the live-action Timmy and the rest of the characters. The acting was solid, the music was a lot of fun, and the action scenes were very good.A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up Timmy Turner isn't my favorite TV movie, but it is a very good one and it's definitely worth seeing.7/10