The long awaited Rugrat's Movie was released in theatres Thanksgiving Day, 1998. The movie introduced us to a brand new member of the Tommy Pickles family...

...Baby Dil!

"The Rugrats Movie" was an exciting experience! And the cartoon wasn't that bad, either! We made the educated choice of attending the movie the very first night it was shown in our town. Let me tell you about our own adventure...

My mother and I attended the movie with my two sons, Rugrat-o-philes, Nick and Drew. I made the mistake of allowing Drew to sit on the outside seat. UhUh. Next thing I know, as the crowded theatre fills up with even more people, my 2 year old human tornado jets off for the doors, following his nose for candy and popcorn at the concession. Fortunately for my slow self, he was frightened by two teenagers approaching the theatre with over flowing tubs of popcorn. (Hey, two teens at the Rugrats movie IS a pretty scary sight...) He immediately rushed to the safety of momma's out stretched arms, only to be whisked away to the bathroom. I entered the tiny cubicle they laughingly refer to as the restroom, and was ready to lay down the law, but was stopped by the sound of another poor child being chastised behind the closed door of one stall for the exact same offense! The mother grew silent as she heard us, so I went ahead and meted out my punishment.

"Don't you EVER run off from your momma like that again, Drew!! You scared momma! If you run off again, I am going to march your little butt right out to the car and we will GO HOME!!"

Complete silence. Drew grinned and said ok, we hugged and made up, and as the door was closing behind us, I heard the other mother say, in her sternest voice,(which, by the way, in now way shape or form rivaled MY sternest voice), "What SHE said."

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Our strategy was simple once I returned. Gran Gran on the inner seat(the row was four seats), then Nick, then Drew, then Momma as the gatekeeper on the end. This actually worked! By now, we had about ten minutes to go, and people still streamed in. It was so bad that the owner over sold the show(oh, how greedy!! but don't get me started) and some poor saps had to actually sit on metal folding chairs in the back of the theatre. I don't know about you, but I don't pay 5 bucks a head to numb my cheeks on a metal folding chair. If ,of course, the manager did the right thing, and let them numb their buttocks for free, well, I could live with that.

Finally, the movie started, and some odd cartoon called "CATDOG" was shown. This cartoon was well received, and in hindsight, brought more laughs than the feature.

When the Rugrats movie finally began, the entire crowd erupted in cheer(yes, finally, the parents think, we are now on countdown to the end!!) I have to say the movie was like an episode on Nickelodeon that ran about an hour too long.

The absolute funniest part of the show, to me, was when the baby was born, and they named him.

"Dil Pickles!!" They enthused on screen.

GUFFAW!! I screeched from my seat, oblivious to the fact that I was the only one cackling like a baboon(OK, so I noticed with sadistic glee each turned head and each rubbed eardrum). This just struck me funny. It happens to all of us, at one time or the other. A phrase or a scene in a movie just jumps right out at you and for some bizarre reason, you find it to be the MOST hilarious thing you have ever seen in your life. I almost wet myself in near asthmatic frenzy over this one, inane line. Go figure.

I won't ruin the movie plot for you if you haven't seen it. The kids loved it, I got a big hoot out of it, and it was worth it to see the movie so i did not have to listen to the kids whine about their lives being ruined if they did not get to see it.

Have you seen the movie? What is your take on it? If you would like to review the movie and have your comments posted here, just drop me a line down below(just click on the baby bottle!)

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