Get some writers, Blue Sky

Rating: 7/10 (1 April 2006)

I'd give it a 10 for animation
an 8 for characterization
a 9 for voice acting
but about a 3 (as in pages) for story.
There simply is no story. The first one had a fairly minimal "road movie" plot with our three couldn't-be-more-different heroes threatening to split apart at any given time. This one has the impending danger of a flood causing our now-thoroughly-friends guys out on another journey to a "boat." Some of the scenes (musical & dance numbers) are flat out hilarious, but they need to find a way to get us from one to another. Kids won't notice the lack of plot as much as adults of course, but I'd bet they won't be watching this one as much on DVD as they do the 1st. It just doesn't hold the attention as well.
Still, it's a lot more watchable than the Wild, which is our other big budget CGI cartoon of the month.