Bebe's Kids (1992)

Undescribable Perfection

Such a frustrating disappointment

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

This pointless movie tells the story of Robin Harris(A well-known African American stand-up comedian) and his misadventures at an amusement park with three kids so bratty I keep thinking they're like Angelica Pickels from the Rugrats, only 3 times brattier. If I didn't know any better, I swear this movie was created by the same people who made a Disney TV series called the Proud Family. Does the character artwork look familiar to you? Although the animation looked decent, the movie absolutely makes no sense whatsoever with its pointless scenes and songs so forgettable I swear that they were written by the same morons who did the song writing for Tom and Jerry the Movie, A Troll in Central Park, and that god-awful Titanic the Legend Goes On. I mean, what's up with them?! Were they traumatized by Singin' in the Rain(Not likely, because I happened to love Singin' in the Rain^_^) and A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum(Another great movie) and thought those movies were so bad that in revenge they wrote crappy musical numbers?! Man alive! It must be a freaking epidemic of god-awful animated musicals! And don't get me started on the tag-line for the movie! "It's Animation"? That's the best tag-line you can come up with?! "It's Animation"?!! If it were up to me, the tag-line would be like this: "It's God-Awful Animation with a God-Awful Plot". Don't watch this movie because like Tom and Jerry, Titanic: The Legend Goes On, and A Troll in Central Park, the musical numbers in Bebe's Kids are pointless and hopeless.

This is the first animated feature aimed at black audiences, and it actually works pretty well. The film is based loosely on a bit by comic Robin Harris (who can be seen in his routine in the beginning credits) where he looks back on a day where he goes on a date with a woman, and tagging along are her son and three brats that are her friend's kids. They go to a amusement park, and then the fun starts (coincidentally, the park is called Funworld). Filled with good humor, bright animation, and the intro (for me anyway) of the mama insults (ie- Your momma's so dumb, she heard it was chili outside, she went and got a bowl). Featuring Faizon Love as the voice of Robin Harris (Harris died before the movie was to be made) and Tone Loc as Pee-Wee. A-

This movie rocks! This movie is like Problem Child with kids getting into trouble except its animation and doesn't suck like Problem Child did. The ending was kind of a disappointment. The animation was great, much better than the crappy animation from Daria. This movie is a must-have! ***

Move over Citizen Kane, Bebe's kids is the absolute greatest film ever made! Great animated cinematography, brilliant animated acting, and a cute touching animated story bring this film to prominance. It is a neglected comic gem about a black family, that will leave you feeling good inside. I would highly recommend that you rent or buy it today! Or even better write the studio and demand they re-release the film back into theaters! ***** out of ****