patboldt This "Big Picture Show" is one of the best finales for anything....ever! The opening 20 minutes quite possibly is one of the best pieces of animation in Cartoon Network history with slow build up and huge payoff. That's not to say that the rest of the movie isn't good, it is, but the opening 20 minutes is just phenomenal. The actual animation itself, the tension, and the writing are just perfect. If it carried that for the entirety of the movie, I would easily give this 10 stars, maybe even 11. That being said, the movie itself is quite good for Ed Edd n Eddy and feels like a loving homage to fans of this cartoon and a passion project like the modern Samurai Jack reboot. For a comedy cartoon like this, I never expected it to get emotional and deep, nor did I expect it to get dark. And this is for a series which has a creepy theory that everybody is dead and in purgatory! The main trio are the stars in this story and every second they have on screen is just golden from the moment they are introduced to the encounter with Eddy's brother. The problem is that the movie spends a lot of time on the side characters. Of them, only Rolf, Johnny, Sarah, and Jimmy are actually interesting. The whole thing with Kevin and the whole bike subplot kinda comes out of nowhere and doesn't do anything exceptional and the Kanker sisters don't do that much despite having considerable screen time. Also some jokes don't really work, but they are pretty rare so it's not a major flaw. What really makes the "Big Picture Show" amazing is that it has so much love put into it. This easily could have been a cheap gimmik to make some easy money but the creators really went out of their way to make this as amazing as possible. The sound editing and cartoon violence are the best parts of the animation (it feels like Tom and Jerry violence and it's so beautiful.) As for sound editing, every sound effect is just great and it's so satisfying to hear constant animal sounds, it makes everything seem chaotic which perfectly goes well with the tone and atmosphere. Overall I'd give the opening a 10/10 and the rest a solid 8 out of 10. This is wonderfully made and easily the best TV special ever made, at least for Cartoon Network.

zgamer-1 Obviously only Ed, Edd n Eddy fans review this movie based on the scores. Do not get me wrong, I adore the first three or so seasons of the show a lot even now that I am older. Sadly, somewhere around the fourth season it took the goofy qualities too far and just kind of became obnoxious. Having just discovered the movie on Youtube today though, I thought I would try to be as objective in my opinion as possible for this finale. My opinion? Better than those last few seasons, but still lacking.Some of my biggest complaints over the years has been the over exaggeration of the voice acting and the lack of genuine conversation and quieter moments. Sadly, they still persist here. Everyone talks by shouting their lungs out most of the time and I could hardly find a minute of the show that did not have people falling on or crashing into something. Sometimes it was humorous and sometimes it was just filler. The funniest bits were from the side jokes strewn about about the mayhem (my favorite was the dialogue used in a scene with a peanut). Do not give me the "but they always did goofy physical gags" argument because the early seasons actually had quite clever writing, character development and simplicity that made it rather smart. Even Ed's phrases were more clever and less random than here (usually they were word plays or bits that somewhat related to whatever was in the scene). I will say that this definitely had a lot more plot than most of the last few seasons. After a clever intro credits and a ludicrous but entertaining car chase, the movie keeps the various threads moving at a consistent pace. Admittedly, sometimes the journeys are more fun than the results. The Ed's journey is overall entertaining to follow if a bit overwrought (could have used a bit more substance to the obligatory "friendship strained" bit). Rolf's plot had some potential, but kind of meandered about a lot of dumb gags to a non-ending. Jonny's plot was a serious waste of time and should have been integrated into Rolf's thread for some better character development (especially with the lame ending to his story). I enjoyed the bits with Sarah, Jimmy and the Kankers for what screen time they had. The best of the threads, however, involved Kevin and Nazz. At least here they were trying to do character development and it had some nice moments. All of these threads, however, suffer from just not having the heart of the first few seasons. The show is just trying to be goofy without simplicity, but at least here it is not trying to hide that anymore.The best segment occurs at the very end with a surprise reveal of....Eddy's Brother! Although it feels a little short (if it had more to do with the plot, I could see it having a lot more heart and appeal), it added a different dimension to the story that actually made me care.Big Picture Show is not the series at its finest, but for a finale it could have been a lot worse.

agenttortilla This film is my favorite. Love the film. If this comes out on DVD and Blu-ray, the rating should be PG. I love the TV show too. Best film of all time. Danny Antonucci is the best TV show creator ever. Mr. Antonucci, if you are reading this, spin off alert. I have an idea of a spin off film for Captain Melonhead and Splinter the Wonderwood. The name would be "The Adventures of Captain Melonhead." Also "Ed Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show 3-D." If you like my idea e-mail me at my e-mail address, agenttortilla@yahoo.com. Any other people besides him and IMDb, leave me alone. Also, IMDb, a film this superb should have a preview on this sight.-agenttortilla-

evanboy12 This is an example of a terrific movie, TV or otherwise. I have never been drawn into a movie like this, and the animation is beyond anything I would've have expected from an animated movie. It has a great plot, and the writing is terrific. The only reason that I don't give it a 10, is because of the ending. Nothing that happened in the series or the beginning of the movie set up the ending they decided to put in. It completely changes things, which is crazy, even for the end of the series. But even then, this is one of the best animated movies I've ever seen. And if you find the smallest amount of pleasure from watching the series, you will not want to miss this.