I was never too big of a fan for original Jetsons TV show in the first place,they were like the Flintstones but less funny. Jane Jetson didn't have that spark Wilma Flintstone had and the kids were just there, most of the humor came from George Jetson and Mr.Spacely. The movie dosen't even have the Jetson and Spacely interaction and is mostly filled with barely laughable moments, cheesy late 1980's music and sap.

The animation in this film is mediocre at best,as a matter of fact,the animation was alot more lively in the original 1960's show. The movements of the characters were incredibly stiff and awkward.The CGI animation didn't look any better either,it suck out like a sore thumb.

As said before,no real funny moments in this film at all. Making Mr. Spacely the main antagonist meant zero interaction with George and all the other attempts at humor were amuterish at best,it would have made more sense if Cogswell was the main bad guy.There was actually more sap and hammy drama then humor in movie that suppose to be based on a sit-com,Elroy and Judy being depressed because of moving,Judy's romance,the cute little ewok looking grungies in danger due to Spacely's drill. I could understand some of the hammy drama being there but the since the humor was so weak it overwhelmed the film.I guess the only real funny moment is the end, sort of. The grungies work for chape labor at Spacely's Sproket plant,just like illegal immigrants.

Another huge mistake was casting then pop star Tiffany as Judy, she did a horrible job and her voice wasn't even close to Janet Waldo's, the original Judy.Appearently the producers felt that having Tiffany would draw in young viewers,by the time the movie came out Tiffany was already old news and did little for this film's preformance at the box office,which was quite bad .Was there anything thing good about this film ? The animation in that "you and Me" segment was a big surprise, it actually had very lively and well done animation.

On a sadder note this film marked final preformances of Mel Blanc and George O'Hanlon,they both died before they finished recording there preformances. As a result,Jeff Bergman was brought in to finish both roles and did a very good job.

Overall,this film is largely forgettable. I can only reccomend this film to someone that is a huge Jetsons fan.

edit, 08/07: lost it's last half star

I'd had this sitting about on VHS for about 9 months, but hadn't been bored enough to watch it. I hope that doesn't mean I was prejudiced from the outset. I tried to have an open mind.

From the start, omens were not good. The Jetsons was probably amusing in 1962 (though it was an obvious attempt by Hanna Barbera to clone The Flintstones - the sort of thing they'd make a career out of) - but in 1990, what sort of sense was there in a Jetsons movie, made more or less in the original style? For a start, the style was no longer futuristic, it was retro. a Retro vision of the future, like reading a 1940's SF pulp. But I suppose that was the point. By 1990 Gumby had made his own movie as well, and the nostalgia industry was starting to get into full swing. By the mid 90's it seemed every sitcom ever made was a feature film (though they've so far defied my predictions that they'd eventually make a film of 'My Mother the Car')

Ok, let me try and find something good to say about it. Well, the animation, budget and general direction is a cut above HB's TV fare of the 80's. However, had it not been, it would have been inexcusable. There is nothing utterly wretched about the film, but why would anybody over 10 and under 40 want to watch it?

Now the not so good, and I'm afraid this is likely to be more extensive. George is promoted and packed off with his family to an asteroid which is the site for Mr Spaceley's sprocket factory, which has undergone a series of apparent sabotages and succession of resigning 'vice presidents'. At first everything looks ok, but when things start going wrong, George's exalted job is in danger, and when it turns out the drilling operations are destroying the civilization of a bunch of cute little fluffy characters, a career vs ethics crisis looms (I wouldn't normally reveal such plot details, but all this info is revealed on the back cover of my copy anyway)

Well, the problems, other than it not being particularly funny, are that it features some truly cheesy 80's music which really throws it back into TV wasteland. Also many of the incidental characters are conspicously modelled on the animated Star Wars series. The Grungers (the cute natives) are glaringly copied from 'Ewoks', and some of the other characters are almost as glaringly copied from 'Droids'. Lastly, the 'solution' which George comes up with, which is supposed to make everyone think how wonderful he is, is really almost offensively exploitative of the locals, and you half expect them to say "Thank you massah!" at the end.

I'm giving this one and a half because it does have its moments, though they're still pretty mediocre moments, and because this was the last film which George O'Hanlon (George Jetson) or Mel Blanc (Mr Spacely) would make before their deaths. In fact they both died before it was released, so there is a little poignancy there.

Still this was a very average movie. Considering what was to come in the next decade, it now seems very weak.

Oh, for some reason Don Messick doesn't annoy me as Astro abywhere near as much as he annoys me as Scooby-Doo.

Jetsons: The Movie to me was a really enjoyable film. There were a few problems I had with it but nothing too serius.

The story was an interesting one from the get-go. George finally gets his promotions and moves his family to his new position. I've been waiting to see George finally move up in Spacely Sprocets, but the movie later proves how he can handle the stress of both his job and his family life.

Voicework for this film was very accurate. The only difference, which is hardly noticeable, is Judy's voice is now done by Pop star Tiffany, who also sung some of the songs in the movie. The songs involving Judy were good. I had no complaints about them.

The animation was right on par with the series. I like the way Universal threw the CGI animation for the Sprocet Ore Asteroid, the Galaxy Galleria, and the Intergalactic Garden Estates. That was a nice touch that didn't take anything away from the main animation.

Overall, anyone who enjoyed the Jetsons will like the movie, and those who are just being introduced to the Jetsons will like what they see.