Thoughts on Mr. Peabody and Sherman

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The original cartoon was a decent companion piece to The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. The movie by DreamWorks Animation is difficult to recommend despite good animation and excellent chemistry between Mr. Peabody and Sherman. This is so for 3 reasons: 1. The third act is very convoluted, 2. The villain (if you can call her that) is pathetic, and 3. The lead female character is such a terrible character, I refuse to address her by the name she's given (I call her Skank instead). The new show on Netflix had everything I didn't want in a continuation of the movie; bad animation, an awful theme song, and the personality of the characters stripped in favor of bad jokes and a stupid premise. Overall, the concept of a dog owning a boy instead of the other way around is unique, but these two characters deserve better.