Kim Possible - The Movie - So the Drama (Extended Edition)
by Steve Loter
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Actor: Christy Romano, Diedrich Bader, Nancy Cartwright, Tahj Mowry, Will FriedleDirector: Steve Loter
Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
Producer: Steve Loter
Editor: Joseph Molinari
Producer: Kurt Weldon
Producer: Mark McCorkle
Writer: Mark McCorkle
Producer: Robert Schooley
Writer: Robert Schooley
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 71 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-05-10
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Home Video
Product features:
- Kim Possible is ready to save the world (again) in this action-packed, seriously exciting adventure. Here's the sitch: Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon finding out KP's weakness. Could it have anything to do with a certain new hottie named Eric? Kim is definitely distracted by the prom date drama. Meanwhile, Ron is up to his eyeba
DVD Reviews of Kim Possible - The Movie - So the Drama (Extended Edition)
DVD Review: Like Kim Possible A Lot, But This Movie Was Missing Something
Summary: 3 Stars
Before I begin, have I mentioned how much I loathe the fact that you have to register to Amazon in order to write a review unless you're under 13? Well, I loathe it to the ends of the Earth and BEYOND!... just in case you were wondering.
Now, on to the review.
First off, I found out about Kim Possible when I rented the movie "A Sitch In Time". I had seen some commercials and/or a few little pieces of one or two episodes, but I thought it was just one of those teeny-bopper, buy-shirts-that-aren't-real-shirts-so-guys-will-like-you pieces of insidious pop culture (i.e. garbage). We rented it just for laughs, to see how bad it really was. I was shocked to find that it was NOT a 30-minute ad, NOT a teeny-bopper show, and NOT an infamous Disney "cheapquel"/money-grubbing scheme. But the most shocking thing of all was that I actually LIKED it! At first I was stunned. A heroine with only about three real shirts to speak of and I actually LIKED her? But then I realized that the reason she didn't seem like all the other people wearing those things was that it seemed like she didn't really care about everything I associate with that type of wardrobe. She didn't care about (a) being popular, (b) being fashionable (at least, not OVERLY much), or (c) impressing guys. I wondered how I knew that that was the case. After all, she's a cheerleader, and pretty; she had the signs that normally spell out Airhead/FashionFreak/GuyChaser. But then, just recently, I realized why she seems like she isn't those things, and why she comes across as NOT valuing popularity and idiocy such as that. It's because she's friends with Ron. The fact that she is Ron's friend, even though he isn't particularly popular or handsome, makes her a good person. She's friends with Ron because he's Ron--and she doesn't need any other reason. That is what keeps Kim Possible from being your average TV show teen airhead: liking Ron. Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable are one of the few real boy-girl teams left. I don't think I can even think of any other well-known ones. I mean, Kim does all the martial arts and flipping and James Bond stuff, but the fact is that she couldn't save the world without Ron. Through his sheer buffoonery, he manages to save her and/or the world completely by accident. And Ron couldn't save the world without Kim doing all the martial arts and cool stuff either. The fact that they're equals, though in different ways, makes them a really working combination. It gives a real spark to the show and a refreshing irony. They've got a really good thing going, and the fact that Kim KEEPS it going seperates her from the others who would go in the "teen-airhead" category; The Princesses Jasmine and Ariel, for example.
The thing about this movie was that it didn't quite have that back-and-forth that gives the show its charm. What they messed up on was Ron. He wasn't equal to her in his own buffoon-ish way, like he usually is. She kept having to save him without him saving her. I think the key to keeping them equal (in their own ways) is to have them save each other roughly the same number of times, or save each other with the same magnitude. Like, in "A Sitch in Time", when she's fighting the Stone Guardian of Satsuma: she saves him a few times, but then he destroys the Guardian, which she couldn't do by herself. Or in that bonus episode, where the monkey teeth are attacking Ron and Yori (long story). A quote from her sums it all up: "Stoppable-san, you make danger comical with your American-style buffoonery." The movie had some of that, but not enough. The other thing they did that kind of messed Ron up was that they made him too jealous of Eric too soon, so he comes across as this possessive jerk.
Although the lack of teamwork between Ron and Kim was the major flaw of the movie, there were a few others that I could point out. First was just the issue of potential: they could have done a lot more with it. I think that it came across that way BECAUSE of the first flaw, but that's how it seemed to me. And second, there were a lot of flashy animation sequences that seemed like they were there just so that they could say, "Hey, look at us; check out our kewl animation! Don't we rock?" Even though that animation was not as good as the one on the line at the end of the show's theme song, "So what's the sitch?". There's really a lot of change and snap there. If they could animate like that all the time, it would be an amazingly animated show. But anyway, I think that they should have thought more about what the story needed. The end fight with Shego was one such sequence. Could they have at least MENTIONED the "Battle Suit" before the very end? Incorporated it into the story more? And the Nakasumi scene at the beginning was also, I think, sort of showy and not in keeping with its relevance to the story. Another thing I thought could have been improved was Drakken's plot. I mean, yeah, it's pretty smart for Drakken, but I pretty much figured it out when Shego was talking about all the pieces. All except about Eric (I thought he was going to end up being Nakasumi's son or something, actually). Drakken had already told us why he was researching teens, after all. And it was simple to figure out pretty much what was going on. I figured Eric must end up being unaccessible somehow (either by being a badguy or by being fake or something) since I was pretty sure I wasn't the ONLY Ron/Kim shipper out there. The last thing I thought was a flaw was that at the end, all the subtlety of Kim's and Ron's being "just friends" (ha! I laugh!) went away. I kind of liked that part of it--you know, not quite being boyfriend and girlfriend but still liking each other an awful lot. I guess that fans must just have asked for it. My qualm is that now there's no excuse to keep going. You know that Ron and Kim have ended up together and you always knew they'd keep on saving the world together. There's nothing really left to resolve. You couldn't continue the series now, I don't think, without going into Cheapquel-Land. After all, to quote the movie itself:
Drakken: This is not over! This can't be over!
Ron: Give it up, dude! It is SO over!
So, yeah. Now that this has actually been made and released, they can't exactly say, "Whoops, we didn't really mean it," now can they? Well, it was good while it lasted. And I'm sorry that they didn't end it better. (Do they have the shows on DVD, by the way? I wouldn't mind seeing more of those.)
Description of Kim Possible - The Movie - So the Drama (Extended Edition)
Kim Possible is ready to save the world (again) in this action-packed, seriously exciting adventure. Here's the sitch: Dr. Drakken has an evil new plot for world domination, but his ultimate success depends upon finding out KP's weakness. Could it have anything to do with a certain new hottie named Eric? Kim is definitely distracted by the prom date drama. Meanwhile, Ron is up to his eyeballs in strange little Diablo Devil toys when his favorite food joint, Buenos Nachos, crosses over to the dark side. Now he's acting like such a dweeb -- just when Kim needs him most! If Dr. D can keep up the pressure, KP will SO have to surrender! But it's not over till it's SO over! Don't miss all the undercover adventure, explosive action, and never-before-seen DCOM-Extra bonus features in Disney?s KIM POSSIBLE MOVIE: SO THE DRAMA.Opening with a Bond-style action sequence, the 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie Kim Possible: So the Drama finds our heroine attempting to foil Drakken's most insidious plot yet. What can he possibly want with robots from Nakasumi Toys (the company from the series' first episode, "Crush"), Dr. Possible's cybertronic technology, creepy syntho-drones, and the latest teen fads? Kim's used to fighting Drakken; the bigger problem is finding a date to the prom, or--worse--going with Ron, who's so not that kind of friend. Enter the new guy in school, Eric, who's cute enough to inspire cootie alerts. But that means no more hanging out with Ron, who's also having major issues with Bueno Nacho's new management. Hang-ups aside, the two friends will have to figure out a way to save the world one more time, leading to the debut of a spankin'-new outfit and a surprise ending. So the Drama marks the end of Disney's Kim Possible series. For its cool adventures, its nifty gadgets, its hip wit, and a teen heroine that appeals to both youngsters and oldsters, it will be missed. --David Horiuchi
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