Bonnie O'Connor Talk about a movie that is so incredibly pandering that it is insultingly stupid, right down to the plot which is about the Oogieloves retrieving magical balloons for their pillow friend's (yes it's an actual talking pillow) birthday party and coming across cameo stars whose talents get wasted in the worst way possible. It's so hard to take down each fault all at once, so let's look at the top five problems one by one (if you can stand it).First off: THE PLOT IS ENTIRELY POINTLESS AND KILLS HALF YOUR BRAINCELLS! They lose the balloons and spend a whole hour looking for them individually. Why don't they go to the store to get more? Because these balloons are magical. What makes them magical? They're talking balloons (Groan). When they gather the balloons together and almost lose them again, they blow kisses at them to make them come back and it works. Could somebody please get me a mallet so I can smash my head for saying that? Not to mention, this is all for a stupid pillow's birthday party. I'm all for a friend's birthday, but of all the characters this movie had to pick the pillow as the character we were hoping would get the best birthday party ever? Really? What is also irritating is that the plot stops at every cameo and every song. Kids are going to be anxious for the plot to move on. How about the Oogieloves themselves? They're all one dimensional: one is scientific (not really), one is fluent in any language (except for you know every other language aside from English and Gibberish), and the other is a complete idiot, right down to the point where he doesn't want to wear a belt and his pants constantly fall down and is told to pick them up by the other Oogieloves and the silent children from the other side of the TV. Their songs are also obnoxious! It's basically singing the word "Oogieloves" over and over. Also I should mention that this movie does what it can to try to get kids actively involved with the Oogieloves by dancing to their songs. How will they know when to get up and dance? By having butterflies fly across the bottom of the screen and the Oogieloves telling them that it's time to get up. How will they know to sit back down? By having turtles walk across the screen and the Oogieloves telling them to sit back down (you know, in case they didn't see the turtles). I already hate that I had to explain this situation in detail. Not only was that waving keys in front of a child's face stupid, but that was just telling kids to do this in the middle of a movie theater when they're suppose to stay seated. Even if it was at home, does it really matter if they're dancing or not? The movie still goes on without them doing anything. And once again, we have a "kid's movie" that actually should be censored. What are they trying teach their kids? Don't wear a belt and it will be okay if your pants drop because kids will tell you to pick them up? A stranger says, "follow me in the trailer" and it's okay because he has bubbles? Sexy dancing is for all kids to see and dance to? Kids are going to pick up on these "morals" or whatever they are and think that it's okay. Even the annoying Disney Junior shows were smart enough to show kids what's okay and what's not okay in life. This movie just doesn't care. Finally, let's talk about the cameo stars. Now clearly most of the kids won't know who these people are (like Cloris Leachman, Chazz Palminteri, Toni Braxton, and so on) with a few exceptions (Cary Elwes and Christopher Lloyd), but anybody who knows these actors are in for so much pain as their dignity is taken away from them by having them play a circle obsessed weirdo (Cloris Leachman), a milkshake bartender owner (Chazz Palminteri), a sneezing engrossed singer (Toni Braxton), a bubble freak who should be investigated by the police for stranger danger (Cary "as you wish" Elwes), and two Mexican stereotypes (Christopher Lloyd and Jaime Pressly). I thought seeing Hilary Duff and Christopher Lloyd in Foodfight was painful, but you know what, this movie makes a great effort to make it more painful to see your favorite celebrities get butchered, than even Foodfight (it's still one of the worst films ever by the way). I still wonder how they got roped into this crap storm. What more can I really say about this abomination? It's like if the Teletubbies became five year olds, kidnapped celebrities, and somehow made a movie. This is one of the worst "children's" movies ever and not worth your five year old's time. I don't care if it keeps them quiet, it is a movie that tells them "You're stupid". Disney movies have more respect for their intelligence than this film ever will.

lemoneyes99 This movie has no redeeming qualities even worth discussing. I think the metacritic has it at 32/100 yet a number of reviews here gave it a 10/10! A 10? Does this movie look like it's a 10? Does this really seem like it's as good as classic kid's movie Toy Story? There are so many obvious fake reviews that I am offended by it. I just can't let this stand. Screw every person at the production company that participated in faking reviews. 34 of the positive reviews are 8 or higher. The clearly Fake Reviews also have similar wording. Keywords are also used like 'Plot Summary' and 'Character Description' Who the hell titles their reviews that way? And oddly, 2 reviews start with a number like 89. Or 28. Not numbers like a score but numbers as in a list. That is…unusual. The 30 of the 34 reviewers have only 1 review (for Oogieloves), no avatar, no poll responses, no ratings and no lists and no other activity since joining nearly 3 years ago. ALL 30 joined IMDb at the same time, June 2013 except two a few months later. And they all have plain simple user names with random number at the end. I Have encountered only ONE clearly LEGIT positive Review and the 3 remaining positive reviews are pretty clearly fake but if they are they are at least different from the other reviews.

Python Hyena Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure (2012): Dir: Matthew Diamond / Cast: Cloris Leachman, Christopher Lloyd, Cary Elwes, Toni Braxton, Jaime Pressly: The balloon is about to get popped for this pitiful family film crap about adventure. While Pixar creates family fare that adults can enjoy with their children, no amount of alcohol could possibly erase the stain this garbage leaves on the mind. Simple plot regards three people dressed in what amounts to mascot costumes and trying to obtain five magic balloons for the birthday of what appears to be a snoring pink pillow. While these three morons and their talking fish go fetching balloons, they keep in close contact with a talking vacuum cleaner and a magic window. While Matthew Diamond directs better than this turd farce deserves, it must be noted that too much of this could drive a parent insane. Not only are the characters all costumes in the Barney school of quality but we also have cameos by celebrities who come across as on the end of massive punishment. Cloris Leachman is probably hoping that this isn't her "last picture show." And certainly Christopher Lloyd would like to go "back to the future" and fix this career travesty, and maybe "frame Roger Rabbit." Cary Elwes was ankle chained in Saw and probably views this as a task even Jigsaw would not dream up. Toni Braxton appears as a singer with allergies to roses, but obviously not bad scripts. Jamie Pressly puts in the best effort and the most spirit yet cannot render this garbage worthy of her time. This is a big balloon adventure full of hot air and complete idiocy. Score: 2 / 10

Jmr123456 I almost always watch these awful movies online, usually to avoid giving money to these horrible film makers, but sometimes because I can't find a copy in my video store. This movie was both. The basic 'plot' starts with a man in a horribly disturbing Oogie- suit loosing balloons because of his creepy pillow friend. Him and the gang then have to find the balloons. That's it, they might meet a celebrity who will sing an awful song here and there, but that's literally the whole plot.The editing is all over the place, mainly in this one scene where Christopher Lloyd is dancing to a sloppily edited mix of music, one second he's moving his knees, then he's in Egypt, then doing a tango.All the jokes fall flat, it's not Foodfight style humour where they have someone fart on someone's face, or put a random food item in a movie quote, but it's pretty bad. In one scene for example, Chazz Palminteri keeps stopping to say "OOUGH!" every five seconds, probably to amuse kids because it sounds funny.This movie had a massive ad campaign, but as the trivia page says, they set a world record for the lowest grossing film showing in over 2000 theaters. The creators eventually got so desperate that they got people to right positive reviews on sites like IMDb, probably through the use of money or brain washing techniques- Goofie Toofie, PICK UP YOUR PANTS!!!!What just happened... THE OOGIELOVES IN THE BIG BALLOON ADVENTURE IS THE BEST MOVIE OUT THERE! I SAW IT IN A PACKED THEATRE ON ITS RELEASE DAY, AND EVERYONE WAS APPLAUDING AT THE END. WITH INTERESTING CHARACTERS, RICH PLOT AND HILARIOUS COMEDY THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN ENJOY, THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO BUY THE OOGIELOVES ON BLU-RAY TODAY!!seriously though, this is one of the worst movies out there.