![]() Much to their luck, the ring works, and they're able to hypnotize the man into acting like not only a chicken but also a monkey. Looking for a way to turn Krupp's frown upside down, George and Harold use their Hypno-Ring to hypnotize their principal beyond his anarchic ways. He absolutely despises their creative works, and the two are often called into his office for long lectures on how the comics are a disruption to his school. that is, except their principal at their Jerome Horwitz Elementary School, Principal Krupp (voiced by Ed Helms). It's their most popular comic, a hit with, really, just about everyone. The highlight of their many creative strips is their original superhero Captain Underpants, a tighty-whitey-wearing superhero who's "faster than a speeding waistband, more powerful than boxer shorts, and able to leap tall buildings without getting a wedgie". They love spreading their cheery - if purposefully infantile - humor with their peers, sure, but the real highlight of their day comes when the two hang out in their treehouse and create comics of all humorous kind - George is the writer, and Harold's the drawer. They're now fourth graders, and there's rarely a dull beat in their lives. Their spark of friendship began way back in Kindergarten where the two both got a huge kick out of the word Uranus for sounding like. George Beard (voiced by Kevin Hart) and Harold Hutchins (voiced by Thomas Middleditch) are inseparable best friends. It's the quintessential modern animated film at its most carefully yet cleverly done, boasting colorful animation, sharp, quick-witted gags, a rock-solid voice cast, and, most importantly, a honest, obvious care for the classic source material, which hints to the fact that this was likely a true passion project for the folks at DreamWorks. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is a faithful, fresh, and downright funny animated take on the beloved underwear-clad superhero. ![]() Fortunately, it seems like the wait was worth it. It was a film that was in development for quite the long time, with fans like me eagerly awaiting Captain Underpants' long-anticipated debut into big screen business. Thanks to the large following and fanbase the book series has developed, and the amount of books from the series that have been printed worldwide, we now have DreamWorks Animation's Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, the, as the title suggests, first entry into the book-to-screen adaptations of the hit novel series. ![]() But for us lucky elementary schools, like mine a few years back, we had access to these graphic novels, with each chapter in the elastically entertaining franchise introducing us to new characters, both good and bad, and leaving us curious about what kind of evil Captain U will put extinct next. Considering the series' unrelenting tone for creative toilet jokes, it's no surprise that librarians from state to state have banned the books from their shelves, concerned that such "repulsive" humor would warp kids' fragile little minds. Plus, to be blunt, the title of each of the stories in this series begins with Captain Underpants. Dav Pilkey's intentionally immature saga of books, which involves two pranksters who hypnotize their elementary school principal by turning him into their comic book creation Captain Underpants, has not only caught the attention of parents concerned about their offspring's reading habits, but has also baffled and shocked school librarians, teachers, and other related staff thanks to the books' bold potty humor that's given it such a popular following. If there's any children's chapter book series that spurred insane levels of controversy across schools nationwide, it's Captain Underpants.
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