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A plucky little girl and her dog join their magical pals to save the world in the computer-animated comedy-adventure for the whole family. The Enchanted Village is a happy place ruled by the good-natu... read more read more...red wizard Zebedee where young Florence and her dog, Doogal, come to play with their friends, including opera-singing cow Ermintrude, beatnik rabbit Dylan, and Brian the Snail, a sloppy sort who has a crush on Ermintrude. However, life in the Enchanted Village takes a turn for the worse when Zebedee's evil brother, Zeebad, arrives, freezing the town under a layer of ice and bringing the magic merry-go-round to a halt. Zeebad is searching for three magical jewels that will give him the power to freeze the whole world and rule the Earth, but Zebedee is able to thaw out himself, Florence, and her friends, and they join forces aboard the Magic Train in a bid to stop the villain before it's too late. Doogal is based on The Magic Roundabout, a children's television series from the 1960s in which a handful of wooden stop-motion figures enjoyed whimsical adventures; produced in France, the program enjoyed massive popularity in Great Britain, where actor Eric Thompson provided narration, voiced all the characters, and invented new stories to fit the action. (The film was also called The Magic Roundabout for its U.K. release.) In the film's British release, Kylie Minogue provided the voice of Florence, Ian McKellen voiced Zebedee, Robbie Williams spoke for Doogal, Joanna Lumley read Ermintrude, Bill Nighy voiced Dylan, and Jim Broadbent contributed the voice of Brian. Several characters were given new voices for the film's American release, with Whoopi Goldberg taking over as Ermintrude, William H. Macy as Brian, Jimmy Fallon as Dylan, and Jon Stewart as Zeebad. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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DVD Release Date: May 16, 2006

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  • April 12, 2011
    I hated this movie, the animation was bad, the comedy was horrible, and I think kids will know better than to watch this crap.
  • April 21, 2008
    So many animated movies these days. This is one of the lousier of such movies. I didn't think much of the animation, nor the story.
  • October 6, 2006
    Why do Americans have to re voice and re name movies? Dumbasses
  • September 24, 2006
    Stupid. Moronic. Idiotic. Shameful. A travesty. A sham. A bad movie. This film is complete tripe and will appeal to very few people (yes, even children should see the shitness of this movie). It holds next to no potential, holds a bad story and characters, and is generally made ... read morebadly. How on earth did actors like Jon Stewart and William H. Macy sign onto this schlockfest? Just don't see this, I think I would rather gauge out my eyes with a spoon than endure this torture one more time.
  • December 2, 2011
    I hated this movie, the animation was bad, the comedy was horrible, and I think kids will know better than to watch this crap.
  • July 4, 2011
    a story like this can't be called fun, it can't be called good looking, and especiall can't be called cute, it's called old, brood, lame, has been, and excuses. that is the doogal's personality and the films personality. F
  • February 20, 2008
    my 5 year old loved however form a grown ups perspective....next
  • January 13, 2008
    Good, very cute.
  • May 27, 2012
    I didn't like this movie very much. It had not so great animation, lame characters, lame music, lame laughs and a worst story. It is the worst movie I have ever seen. I would not recommend this movie for both kids and adults.
  • October 23, 2011
    Holy...I remember seeing this movie. I can't remember when, but I've seen this movie. And I remembered it was bad. If I can remember it at all...

Critic Reviews


Jason Anderson
June 4, 2008
Jason Anderson, Globe and Mail

The slapdash dialogue and smug vocal talent detract from the visual appeal of the most energetic sequences (like a raucous train chase) and what's left of Danot's designs. Full Review

Christy Lemire
April 13, 2006
Christy Lemire, Associated Press

The laziest, most disheartening kind of animated children's film. Full Review

Scott Brown
March 1, 2006
Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly

Where is it written that 4-year-olds don't deserve a good story, decent characters, and a modicum of coherence? Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
February 27, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

It's a movie that scrounges so desperately for laughs, it features both a flatulent moose and a flatulent train. Full Review

Roger Moore
February 27, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

It's easily the worst kid's movie since Spy Kids 3-D, a confusing blur of a magical quest based on an ancient British stop-motion animation TV show. Full Review

John Anderson
February 27, 2006
John Anderson, Newsday

Doogal has a few moments of wit, but they're largely lost thanks to inconsistent direction and an uncertainty about who or what the movie is for. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
February 27, 2006
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

The titular canine hero has all the appeal of a talking bathmat. The animation is ugly, and the American re-write -- which, in typical Hollywood fashion, confuses topicality with humor, as if simply n... Full Review

Ned Martel
February 27, 2006
Ned Martel, New York Times

In Doogal, setting the world right again involves a badly paced quest for three diamonds, assorted jokes that don't land, and a daringly incoherent climactic confrontation.

Lou Lumenick
February 27, 2006
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

Doogal is an exceeding lame animated feature about a bunch of kids trapped on a magical carousel -- but it's adults forced to sit through this slow-moving, G-rated Lord of the Rings knockoff who will ...

Jami Bernard
February 27, 2006
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News

A dreadful animated movie stuffed with bad puns and little internal logic. Full Review

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