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Best movie of this year hands down!

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Admirable film.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

In the early 1990s, Cartoon Network was still trying to find its mojo. Known only as the channel that re-aired extensive film library of old cartoons from the 1940s until the early 1980s; the network began to create their own set of animation in the mid-1990s, by creating a show called 'What a Cartoon!' or better known as 'Cartoon Cartoons'. Spearheaded by Fred Seibert, the concept of the show was to showcase new cartoons shorts to the audience, and once the shorts got popular, the Network would create a spin-off show about it. The most famous early one of these was 'Dexter's Laboratory'; a show about a boy-genius Dexter (Voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) and inventor, who constantly battling his sister, Dee Dee (Voiced by Kat Cressida) in an attempt to keep her out of his secret laboratory, while engaging in a bitter rivalry with his neighbor and fellow-genius Mandark (Voiced by Eddie Deezen). Without spoiling the movie, too much, the film also focus the same concept as the show, but add time-travel to the mix, as Dexter wanted to see, how he save the world in the future, when robots came to the past to kill him. Created and director by animator Genndy Tartakovsky, and originally aired on December 10, 1999 as a special TV movie. The film is surprising well-written with clever, yet brilliant twists and turns. Yet, like any other 'time travel' movie, there also seem to be, some parts of the film that are very confusing like how Dexter cannot remember, how he save/doom the world. The film writes it off, the reason, because of his massive ego. Hints the title of this piece. Yet, the paradoxes are very alarming, when you come across, the fact that Mandark knew his fate, too. Time travel movies are always complicated. Yet, I like, each version of the future that Dexter goes to, as it relates to masculinity. First, there is the 'Orwellian' draconian future where everybody is control by Mandrake's propaganda, surveillance, misinformation, denial of truth, and label as numbers, through Capitalism style politics when it comes to technology. It's clearly, the precarious manhood stage of Dexter's self, because, he isn't willing to share his technology with others, even if it's for the greater good, due to fear of it being misused. It wasn't, until, his masculinity evolve, post-apocalyptic, that you see that he willing to have some courage. Yet, society still somewhat loses. Lastly, in the utopian future, Dexter's patriarchy shows, how society have fallen from one dictator to another, with the open-technology politics. No matter, how great, life might seem, there is still somewhat of an authoritarian with the older Dexter at the top. Great art direction, around, with some cool action sequences. It's also pretty cool to see, how Dexter would age, over the years. It gave the movie, some of its best jokes with them, interacting with each other. My favorite is Grandpa Dexter, also voiced by Christine Cavanaugh. The voice acting was also great. I like the fact that many of the original cast from the first and second season return to do, this movie. The movie was also very funny, with most of the jokes, hitting the funny bone. I also love the call backs to episodes like Season 1, Episode 2 'Dexter Dodgeball' and Season 1, Episode 3 'Old Man Dexter' others. Yet, I kinda wish, the movie had a little more continuous with the TV's episodes than it did. After all, what did happen to Mandrake's thought reading device!? Anyways, originally intended to conclude the series, the film maintained successful ratings for the channel, despite mixed reviews from critics; it led to Cartoon Network reviving the show for two more seasons in 2001. However, it probably, wasn't the best idea, since Genndy Tartakovsky left to work on other projects. Since he was gone, it allow another studio and animator to take over. The results of this, not only made, all of the characters look significantly different, due to the change from traditional cel animation to digital-ink-and-paint, but the fact, that the series also went through a lot of Retconning as well, contradicting the previous incarnation of the series, more than the original did. That was a no-no. Surprising, the series concluded, a few years later in November 2003 in a quiet deadly death. I manage to watch this movie on VHS. However, as of this date of writing, this movie has not been put on DVD. I just glad, the VHS version, includes the episodes, Season 1, Episode 9 "The Justice Friends: Krunk's Date" and Season 1, Episode 2, "Dial M for Monkey: Rasslor', because I'm a huge fan of Wrestling and Marvel Comics. Overall: While, there's plenty of cartoon violence here, some sexual innuendo and some harsh language. Yet, it's nothing that children at the time, hasn't saw before. In the end, it's an entertaining movie worth checking out for both kids, now and kids, then.

I grew up as a huge fan of the Dexter's Laboratory TV series, I was a huge fan, and I was always looking forward to it's episodes on cartoon network.Boomerang cartoon were just awesome, Dexter's lab, along with Powerpuff Girls, Courage the Cowardly Dog and Ed, Edd and Eddy were among my favorites. But out of all them I loved Dexter's lab the most. I loved Dexter's character and found Dee annoying, his parents were also hilarious and funny in an entertaining sort of way. Once the second season ended in 1998. The director of the TV series came up with the idea for a movie for Dexter's laboratory.Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip includes most of the elements which made the TV series great, Dexter's character, Mandark, Dexter's rivalry with Mandark, Dee Dee's tendency to push buttons. Although most of this movie is focused on the rivalry between Dexter and Mandark, Dee hardly gets any screen time, Mom and Dad only appear at the start never to be seen again, that is a disappointment, along with that Ego Trip is not a full length movie, it was lasts for around 50 minutes. Which is far less time. Maybe they could have made this movie longer and had other characters make a cameo or had Dad, Mom or Dee Dee get more screen time or have dexter spend more time future time period. I heard people saying that the movie was too dark with a lack of humor, I disagree, I found wimpy Dexter hilarious, his interactions with younger Dexter were also funny. Old Dexter was the funniest Dexter and his interactions with the other two were also hilarious. Mandark on the other hand also has his funny moments. Sadly Dee who was a major part of the series' humor does not appear a lot, but the ending scene in which she appears with all the Mandarks saying "Dee Dee" was funny. Additionally the film is well voice acted just like the TV series, the animations are fantastic just like they were in the first two seasons of the show, the action packed scenes including Action Dexter fighting mandark's robots, and all the dexters fighting the Mandarks and his minion robots was also entertaining and the background art and animations of the cities and different time periods was presented well. the soundtrack is also great just like the TV show. Apart from several characters not making an appearance, many not getting screen time, there is not much wrong with this movie. Although I wish it was longer, but its short length gives it tons of replay value, you may as well want to watch it just like you watch the episodes of the TV series of Dexter's Lab. Overall Ego trip is an entertaining affair and a really good cartoon movie just just a few shortcomings, but if you were a fan of the TV show you will find this movie enjoyable. Many people consider this the last episode of Dexter's Lab as seasons 3 and 4 are not that well liked among the fans. Now I don't think seasons 3 and 4 were terrible, they had a few good episodes, but this movie is more on par with the first two seasons of Dexter's laboratory which made the series so great.Rating: 8/10

Finally! Cartoon Network surprises us with a kick-butt movie! Genndy shows us an awesome finale to the series, filled with Action, Adventure, and a load of Dexter comedy that the new series lacks significantly (probibly cause he's not in it.) Anyways, the movie shows us the future in the dexter universe and reveals many new pieces in the show. I remember when I first saw it on a Sunday morning after taping it the night b4. It retains all the quality and Hana-Barbera goodness we don't see now, after it became Cartoon Network Studios. This should have been the last entry into the series, (as Genny wanted,) but was continued with not much of acception, (i didn't like it either,) My advise: If you liked "Last but not Beast" you'll love this one..... I hope.Simply funny. The Phantom

Dexters Ego Trip is a good animation story about a boy, which is travelling through time to stop the Mandark to "take the world". The battles is very realistic, but I didnt find any satiric elements, which is naturally showed in the series(except one in the end), but i like the story, when dexter meets the dexter in the future, which is different, its kind of funny:) The animation is brought from the series. If you like the series, you got to watch this.