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1/10
SCHOOP-DA-DEE DA-DOO, ISCH DEN BER WABUU,
Doctor-Insane10 January 2020
I HOP LIKE A RABBIT AND i DO NOT WEAR NO SHOOES, sHOOP-A-DA-BEE WABOOO, JHGIREJWRIUGJIOORNKLSGOIOSDGILGNSFNDNIOGNIOFJFIGSGIOIFDFNBFNIOBFNSOSNIOBOVINDNBIDFNIDV
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1/10
Cheeky is the last word to describe Wabuu
TheLittleSongbird28 November 2017
It is easy to see why the animations of Dingo Pictures are relatively obscure, though those who have had the misfortune of seeing any of their output (which along with their equally low-budget computer animated counterpart Video Brinquedo have not once made anything worthwhile) cannot forget their awfulness. It is even easier to see why they are universally reviled.

Of a dubious output, 'Wabuu' to me is one of Dingo Pictures' worst. Primarily because it is one of the worst-voiced animations of theirs and it contains my most hated character of all their characters (in an output where finding one close to endearing or easy to engage with has been impossible). That it's unoriginal is the least of 'Wabuu's' problems, those two above problems and its cheapness and laziness are far less easy to forgive. As was said before, it is hard to know where to start when there are no redeeming qualities whatsoever, and even for a studio with next to nothing worthwhile 'King of the Animals' is just an abomination, an almost unheard of word for me to use these days but this deserves it.

The animation is some of the worst there is, so awful it's unacceptable even for low-budget animation. It has flat colours, very simplistic backgrounds and lack of detail and derivative, shoddy, unfinished recycled (some lifted directly out of previous Dingo Pictures efforts and have no relevance to the story whatsoever) and creepy character animation as well as a style that makes art of primary school children who draw and paint in half an hour or less seem more accomplished.

Music always sounds misplaced and never fitting with what's going on, not to mention that it has little breathing space even in scenes that are in dire need for it. The script is incredibly repetitive and juvenile, some of it making one question who the target audience was meant to be, that it will insult any adult is bad enough but even young children will feel dumber after hearing some of the dialogue here.

The story feels incredibly stretched and 'Wabuu' is not even that long at all. It also has incredibly plodding pacing, is very disjointed, goes nowhere a lot of the time and some of it is so aimless and jumpy it's incomprehensible, usually have no trouble following storytelling but had real trouble making sense of the story here.

Characters are excruciatingly irritating and a few irrelevant to the story. Not a likable or interesting character among them, most of them being nerve-gratingly annoying or too sugary that it makes the teeth hurt. Wabuu spends almost the entire time being a mean-spirited jerk to all the characters to distasteful and uncalled-for extremes, so much so that his very abruptly introduced and plot-device-like remorse when the behaviour has consequences is impossible to get behind and doesn't ring true at all.

Meanwhile, the sound effects are bizarre and randomly placed and the voice acting, especially for Wabuu and the narrator, is creepy-sounding, annoying and incomprehensible.

Summing up, epitomises everything that is awful about Dingo Pictures' output and one of their worst, thanks to particularly the amateur-hour voice acting and one of the most reprehensible lead (in general even) characters in animation. 1/10 Bethany Cox
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1/10
why?
kyrelmckinney6 December 2017
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i don't know why or how they didn't ask any other animation studio to do it. the critics were right this is not what it seems.with poor animation.poop jokes at the beginning and even cussing this movie has cussing so why didn't it go PG-13?.although the theme song is alright i guess.so that was the review hope you liked it.
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4/10
Wabuu has a kid voice?
shipelka1 August 2021
A dutch kid as Wabuu the Raccoon and Wabuu has a kid voice and weasels Or gopher has a child voice might weird?
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10/10
What a Movie This Was!
Svend_Sorenson22 December 2017
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When it comes to bad movies I have a rather refined palette, and I have Animal Soccer world to thank for opening me up to the grand universe of Dingo Pictures. So, naturally, I used to believe that they couldn't get any lower than animal soccer world and that nothing could ever be more abysmal than it. Boy, was I naive. Then, as fate would have it, I stumbled across this hot mess. Holy smokes. Dingo really outdid themselves for this one.

Now I know I sarcastically said that about animal soccer world too, but I'm starting to reconsider everything that I b**ched about before in my previous review. Come to think of it, I think I'll take back what I said about animal soccer world being the worst piece of sh!t Dingo has ever shat out. This sh!t right here.... Man.... I need a second. Alright. Strap yourselves in. It's time to review The Wabuu Movie.

So, upon taking one quick look at the animation a few seconds into it, I knew I had found something special. I also knew I was in for a treat the minute I figured out there were only two voice actors in this whole thing, likely consisting of a father & a young son who barely know any English whatsoever.

I mean, for Christ's sakes, just everything in this piece of sh!* was so goddamned pathetic that it's honestly not even funny anymore,I swear to god! Their usual sh!tt!ness, which actually used to be sort of charming in its own stupid way, has now definitely overstayed its welcome. I finally feel like this might have pushed me over the edge. I just got frickin tired of it. This, just all of it, was just so, so so bad! I had to turn off the tv for a second, in order to recover what little sanity I had left in me.

There is absolutely nothing redeemable about The Wabuu Movie. It's nearly unwatchable.

Maybe the only moment In it worth mentioning that actually made me grin a little bit was when the raccoon got sh!t on by some birds. Yeah, that happened. I kid you not! They even made the effort to draw the white bird sh!t dripping down Wabuu's face, probably making it the best scene in the whole film and perhaps my favorite one, not just because of the stellar animation on display but also because they actually show us some splendidly terrible sh!tting action onscreen , which is an act that I firmly believe best summarizes the entire story, as I think that feces should be symbolically synonymous with Dingo Pictures as a whole company in general. It's also nice that they don't shy away from showing the audience some good old fashioned fecal matter.

Speaking of sh!t, one of the characters actually says that word. Literally. He just mutters it right under his breath, and they really don't even try to attempt to censor it. Matter of fact the other characters just kinda roll with it. One of em even scolds him for it, saying "there's no need to curse."

Yeah. Ya got that right! You said it, buddy! There is no need to curse in a kid's film. So why the heck did you just do it then???!!

Whatever. I suppose I'll have to let that one go.

I mean, I should've expected no less from Dingo at this point. Anyway, it's not like I watch these things because they're GOOD! Of course not!! That'd make too much sense! I watch this kinda crud BECAUSE it's bad!

What ticks me off about these mockbusters, however, is that they've been developed solely to deceive people into buying their garbage by disguising themselves to look like other films usually produced by some big brand-name companies such as Disney or Dreamworks.

Sadly, it's usually the elderly folk who fall for this type of mockery, making them, once again, yet another age-targeted prey item for these scammers to be attracted to.

I don't how many of these crooks actually considered that there is, in fact, a small demographic of weird-a$$ people like me out there who legitimately enjoy crappy movies like these.... Is it masochistic? Probably. Do I care? No. Not at all. Am I stupid? I'd like to think not. I think I'm relatively sentient. Would I ever pay money for The Wabuu, or any mockbusters for that matter??!! Oh god no! Not a chance in he//!! That's what YouTube's for, so thank you, YouTube. You are a saint and I love you. (Also, as a side note to the poor person that's reading this, I'd like to let you know that you can, indeed, buy some of Dingo's masterpieces on Amazon, & I don't recommend doing this! It is way overpriced! I've seen some of their crap ranging from $13 to, & I I'm not joking here, $60!! $60!!! Not particularly a good investment, but who am I to judge??) Honestly, I find myself watching more sh!tty films than actuality decent ones, not only because they are free & I am broke, but partially because I find it more appealing to be able to complain about something rather than being able to praise it. To me, it's just more interesting to b!tch about a movie versus kissing a movie's a$$. It's sorta nice to take out your anger on something so inept while laughing yourself to tears. Also, if you suck at art, like I do, then Dingo Pictures will really make you feel so much better about your artistic abilities or about the fact that you aren't so shameless as to put them out on full display to the entire world in such a ghastly manner as these jackals do for a quick buck. These glorious abominations are probably just the movies for you, then! So, in conclusion, if you have the gall to watch The Wabuu or anything at all ever made by Dingo Pictures, then please bring an extra pair of pants & underwear, or perhaps several, since you'll be firing from both ends from laughing like you've never laughed before. Or you could wear adult diapers. That always works.

With love,

X Svend Sorensen
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10/10
TSUPIDIDAPPIDUU
oklingst5 February 2018
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Ja Wabu, se röyhkeä pesukarhu Wabuutista Senkin paskiainen Haen vain ensin kirveen Ja pyörtyi kivusta
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10/10
A religious experience
ReviewerCJ28 September 2023
I don't know what kind of people would give this movi- I'm sorry this ticket to heaven any rating lower than a 9 but this movie slaps hard. When Wabuu got pooped on at the beginning, baptism, When Alfred bought those dogs to catch thieves and they had, a wise move from a great prophet. Wabuu the Cheeky/Little Raccoon is going to teach your children the realist of life lessons that nothing that modern sinful garbage like Bluey, Paw Patrol, or Special Agent OSO would lack the balls in doing.

You see these terrible shows don't teach kids how not jump to conclusions as the animals accuse Wabuu for killing several animals which he DIDNT but the small and smooth brained animals don't believe him. Nonsense like this is why Wabuu's personal quote is "Most of the Animals are Sooooo Stupid." as he hops around like a kangaroo and laughs at the lesser evolved creatures.

All of this is to say that no matter what, Wabuu is THE Raccoon. He DOESN'T wear any shoes and he feels like shopidy wappity doopity dappity dooooo.
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10/10
It's good, and bad at the same time.
palasstudiospl12 September 2023
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This movie is good, and bad at the same time. It's a very simple story where Wabuu pranks everybody but the last prank was so bad that it almost killed Wuschel (that prank reminds me of some pranks on youtube for some reason). I really liked the scene where Wabuu tells the Dogs about stolen cocaine (white sneezing powder, as it was said in the movie but everyone knows what that supposed to be), and when Wabuu kills Wuschel.

The music is typical Dingo music - sometimes fitting sometimes not. Now the dubbing - the english dub is hell to listen to with 2 people (one kid one older guy) reading the script like they were learning english while reading it.
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