The trailers had me thinking this was a worthless movie. However, a friend recommended it, and I dutifully went out to rent it. After the first fifteen minutes I left the room, instructing my family to let me know if it got better. Apparently it didn't. I tried to finish it again later, but still couldn't find anything to recommend it to me. I love animated movies and I love spoofs, so obviously this can't be all me "not getting it". There appears to be no humor and very little actual story. The dialogue is amazingly stilted, not to mention cliched ("Don't worry, Florence. I'll get you out of there. I promise." "I believe in you, Doogal. You're my best friend." That's the kind of nonsense we get in here).
I can't believe my siblings actually sat through the entire thing (and I am not one to turn off a movie just because I'm bored with it). Too bad, because in the right hands it could have been much better. The plot itself wasn't all that bad... I mean, sure it was ridiculous, but it could have been done far more interestingly.