Realrockerhalloween The movie was originally intended to be the jungle movie that would answer what happened to Arnold's parents and if Arnold liked Helga back. But when Nichaolden failed to renew the series it was canceled and they came up with a completely different story.The film picks up with Arnold and the gang finding out that a Realtor developer wants to year down their neighborhood. While not a bad idea to go it didn't have the charm or the humor The series had. It was more of a situation comedy like Hearold getting stuck in a bent because he's day or the jolly olly man going bonkers because he's crazy and it falls completely flat. It turns the characters into an overblown version of themselves with Arnold now perfect and Helga to love sick to function.The picture was grimy making it hard on the eyes and turning the night scenes into a blank slate.In the end the neighborhood is saved, but it seems we never explored any loose ends from the series and are back to where we started at the credits.It was an unnecessary motion picture that didn't work for me as a conclusion and needed a few rewrites to make it an even decent stand alone production.Try to catch on if you really want to see it.

thewillt08 Hey Arnold, why was your movie terrible and irrelevant? The Hey Arnold Movie confirmed the idea that a movie based off a TV show is the death of the series. The plot to this movie was silly, the voices were off, and even the animation didn't look right. I wanted so much more from this movie and I was so disappointed because I loved the series itself so much. It was one of my favorites and as a fan I felt betrayed by this piece of garbage. The plot to this movie is a millionaire named Scheck wants to destroy Arnold's neighborhood to build a mall complex. That's it, and it was pathetic. First of all, that is the big problem in the movie and we find that out within the first five minutes of the movie. Arnold and Gerald are walking down the street and then a giant TV shows up with Scheck's face on it explaining his plan. I thought it was weak. The major problem came up and appeared way too soon. Build a story, a backbone, and then develop a conflict. It was upsetting, and then it got worse when Arnold had about a month to "save the neighborhood." Noble of Arnold to be the hero and try to save the neighborhood and obviously that works for the story and fits his character. Arnold is the main character and the hero, and as the hero he does his job. Here was a major problem, they had a month and in a short montage the month passes and ideas t save the neighborhood disappeared. The block party was a great idea but it came and went so fast and was so unimportant. The countdown literally goes from thirty days to two days in a matter of seconds. Time was wasted and so much potential was lost. Businesses and houses had to sell and just a few days before the demolition, Grandpa tells a story of "the tomato incident." Long story short, the boarding house and the rest of the neighborhood is a national landmark. Hope remains for little Arnold and his neighborhood. I was perfectly fine with the story of the tomato incident and how Scheck was involved. It was a story that fit with a cartoon and certainly was entertaining. Why was this story not told earlier? Now the rest of the story has to be crammed into two days for Arnold to save the neighborhood. There was so much time wasted for nothing. This movie was only 76 minutes, that's only a little over an hour. Most animation films are around 90 minutes. Nonetheless, Arnold and Gerald go on a mission for one last hurray before the bulldozers destroy their past and future. Big Bob Pataki had to be involved somehow; he is a sort of villain throughout the entire series. He has a deal with Scheck to build a beeper emporium and promises Helga she will be rich. Thus creates an inner problem with Helga, which was perfectly fine. I will give the movie credit; they do stick to some of their roots and gave some fans what they were looking for. Her role in the movie was appropriate but she exposed her secret. She proclaimed her love to Arnold and a major part of the series was keeping that a secret. Now, I had mixed emotions for that scene. A big part of me hated it because it is a line a cartoon should not cross. A cartoon never reveals a question like that; It would be like Plankton getting the Krabby Patty recipe. Another part of me likes it and gave the film credit for taking that risk and making that jump. Arnold now knows and nothing will ever be the same. It could have been the destruction of the series, or a risk worth taking. In the end Arnold asked Helga if she meant it and she obviously denied the entire thing so I guess it really doesn't matter but that is up to the viewer. In the end Scheck loses because he burns the document proving the neighborhood is a landmark and he loses. And overall, this movie was incredibly disappointing, and I wish t could have been remade. The animation was sloppy. Everything looked so depressing and dirty. The characters even looked different and the voices were different. It had a different vibe that was not the Hey Arnold vibe. This movie was an abomination to a great TV series and joins Dinotopia and Passion of the Christ in getting the WillyT seal of disapproval. The seal of disapproval is the seal of approval turned upside-down and just means shame on the director and actors for trying. They disappointed their true fans and is a disgrace. Don't watch it, don't buy it, and don't even download it for free. It is not worth it, take it from me, I am the expert.

DoctorRabbit I've been a fan of Hey Arnold ever since I watched it growing up as a kid and it still remains one of my favorite nicktoons till this day. I remember seeing the movie when it came out in theaters and finally got around to revisiting it. I have to say while it's enjoyable, it really does feel more like the t.v special it was intended to be and not a movie. The plot is pretty weak and the length of the movie feels forced at even it's short 70 min runtime. The animation also isn't that great for a theatrical film (some of the later episodes of the show actually had better animation). But, it's flaws don't keep it from being enjoyable. The film still sticks to the shows humor and characters well and keeps itself going at a good pace which makes it so the film never really slows down. Still, I feel like it really didn't a movie and it probably should've just stayed a t.v special. If you're a die hard fan of the show, you'll most likely be disappointed but still enjoy it.

husnain ali A great movie with some fantastic animation. I love watching the cartoon series and I also love watching the movie too. Hey Arnold is about a nasty man who wants to get rid of the neighbourhood and wants to change it into a big shopping mall.Hey Arnold (voice of Spencer Klein)and his pals Gerald(voice of Jamil Walker Smith)and Helga(voice of Francesca Smith)try to save their neighbourhood and eventually succeed.The film is actually good even tough it is a bit unrealistic like Gerald drives the bus but anyway the film is great and I which they make Hey Arnold 2.If Hey Arnold was live action it would have been a lot better.