Reception
The Magic Roundabout gained generally favourable reviews from critics in Britain, for retaining its charm from the original television series and its superb animation. While some critics questioned the update for today's children and its subtle drug references, the reviews were mostly positive. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 60% rating based on 5 reviews (3 "fresh and 2 "rotten") The public also supported the film, and while some were disappointed on the nostalgia factor, their praise earned this film a total gross of £5.8 million at the box office.
Doogal received overwhelmingly negative reviews with observers criticising the edits made to the film (mainly the unfunny jokes). On Rotten Tomatoes it has an 8% approval rating, based on 49 reviews (4 "fresh" and 45 "rotten") and also on the website said, "Overloaded with pop culture references, but lacking in compelling characters and plot, Doogal is too simpleminded even for the kiddies." Other negative reviews included, a score of 23 out of 100 ("generally unfavorable") on Metacritic, an F rating from Entertainment Weekly magazine, placed #5 on Ebert & Roeper's Worst of 2006 and It was place among IMDb's 100 Bottom for a short time. The film grossed a total of 7.2 million dollars in the United States, which is considered low by CGI animated film standards, (witch was originally held by Valiant in 2005) the record was later surpassed by Delgo in 2008.
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