Doogal

**Doogal** is a 2006 computer animated comedy film produced by The Weinstein Company, and released on February 24, 2006. It is basically the American dub for *The Magic Roundabout*, which stars Chevy Chase (Train), Jimmy Fallon (Dylan), Whoopi Goldberg (Ermintrude), William H. Macy (Brian), Kevin Smith (Moose) and Jon Stewart (Zeebad). Daniel Tay plays the titular character in the United States dub. The only actors who reprised their roles in this dub from the original UK version are Kylie Minogue and Ian McKellen, Minogue, however, re-voiced her own lines with an American accent. The United States version also features Daniel Tay (Doogal), Bill Hader (Sam) and Judi Dench (narrator).

## Critical reception

The movie got very negative reviews from critics, while the British version got better reviews.

#### **Why This Version Sucks**

1. It was already made in English, so there was no need to redub the movie for American viewers.
2. The lip syncing was really bad and lacks accuracy to that of the original British/French versions.
3. Unfunny and idiotic humor.
4. Horrible voice acting, which wasted the talents of actors like Jimmy Fallon, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jon Stewart. Barely any of the cast show enthusiasm.
5. Extremely terrible grasp of the source material, especially for an adaptation.
6. Overuse of unnecessary narration of things that only viewers can see for themselves.
7. The characters are flanderized in this dub. For example, Doogal became a fat cowardly idiot.
8. Many scenes and bits were cut and moved around in this version for continuity. For example, a post-credit scene showing Zeebad in his prison was removed from the American version for unknown reasons, and live footage of the American actors recording for the film was added into the end credits. A sequence that features the song "Mr. Blue Sky" by Electric Light Orchestra was moved to the very end of the film, as a credits song. Every shot that involved Zeebad's ice fortress was also cut from this movie. Glimpses of the fort can be seen in the background in a few shots, but it's never shown in full view.
9. It is revealed at the end of the movie that the ice enclosing the carousel could've been cracked through conventional means since Ermintrude breaks the ice with her singing.
10. Bad pacing.
11. The majority of the original British voices have been dubbed over by celebrities more familiar to the American public, solely for target nationality/to increase box office returns and regardless of the extent to which these actors actually fit their respective roles (such as Kevin Smith as the infamous flatulent moose). Only two members of the original British cast, Ian McKellen and Kylie Minogue return to reprise their roles.

#### **Redeeming Qualities**

1. The animation does look tolerable.
2. The soundtrack is not bad.
3. The fight scene between Zebedee and Zeebad is nothing short of awesome.
4. There is an unintentionally hilarious scene in the form of the "GET THE DI-A-MONDS!" part.
5. At least Florence and Zebedee don’t make lame pop cultural references unlike everyone else.
6. The British and French dubs are a lot better, as the movie also has Tom Baker (better known as the Fourth Doctor from Doctor Who) as the voice of Zeebad instead of Jon Stewart, providing Zeebad, despite his relative lack of defined characterization, with a more imposing and menacing presence absent from Stewart's more comic depiction.