the audience applauded

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

This animated series from 1997 is everything I ever wanted, and can definitely be enjoyed by both hard-core fans of the Donkey Kong franchise, and the people lookng for a fun animated series.The characters are in my opinion part of what makes this show so great. The diverse mix of both male and female characters and their different personalities and attributes makes every episode dynamic. We have the main character Donkey Kong (DK), who in my opinion is the best (and hottest) character with his charismatic personality, cool abilities, catchphrase (Banana Slamma) and internal confilcts about how he wants to spend his life. This inner conflict is made clear in the episode "Double Date Trouble" where Donkey Kong has to choose between his social life with his all-time best friend Diddy Kong, his romantic relationship with Candy Kong, and his life as the protector of Kongo Bongo. Diddy Kong is a solid side character with a lot of personality that in the beginning mostly is used as a tool to make DK share his thoughts and emotions with the audience in their private conversations. Candy Kong is a really hot female side character that acts as DK's romantic interest in the series. She adds a layer to every episode as DK now has to maintain his relationship with her on top of protecting Kongo Bongo from danger. Cranky Kong is in my opinion the second best character. He's lovable, yet serious when he has to protect Kongo Bongo, and he has a lot of knowledge that helps the main characters. The crystal coconut, which is under his protection is used by him to move the plot forward in a good way. The coconut also has a set of diverse magical powers that fit perfectly into this series as it creates unique situations that are enjoyable to watch. Other characters include the coolest character, Funky Kong, the narcissistic Bluster Kong, the main cast's friend Dixie Kong, and the main villain: Kinky Rule, a crocodile who wants to steal the crystal coconut to make him the king of Kongo Bongo. I am also happy the creators chose to cast both Apes and Crocodiles, as it gives the show more diversity.Regarding the animation of the series, I just think it's amazing. The character models are details and the movement is fluid. I also respect the desicion to make the series in 3D. Small details also make the series stand out, like the expansion of pupils to express certain emotions. The animation doesn't ruin the energy of the most exciting scenes, such as the fight scenes, and everything feels very real. The voice acting is also spot-on.The episodes aren't very formulated, which is very good as it gives the series variation. Some episodes focus on the struggle to protect the crystal coconut, while other episodes are about the personal struggles of Donkey Kong and the people around him. One thing that is consistent in nearly every episode, however, is the appearence of music numbers sung by different characters of the series. The singing voice of Donkey Kong specifically is stellar, and the melody, lyrics and dance moves are brilliant as well. The most important song of the series, the theme song, is also great, if not the best of the songs. It is energetic, catchy, and shows what the average viewer should expect from the series, perfection. Not only that, but the climaxes, specifically the fighting scenes are great and energetic, and are often in some way unique, which makes every fight worth watching."Donkey Kong Country: The animated series" is an amazing animated series and will fulfill the expectations of any viewer. The animation, voice acting, and storytelling is stellar, and the dynamic character interactions between the likable and deep characters makes the series worth a watch. The series gives you everything: Romance, Humour, Action and Music through a set of varying storylines. I really can't find anything negative to say about this series, and will give it a solid 10 out of 10 rating. By far the best Nintendo animated series.

Wow, this show was terrible! I even thought it was horrible as a kid, it was so astonishingly ugly and so boring, I thought it was completely awkward to watch and quite charmless. To each their own but to seriously be a fan of this show you've just gotta be nuts! Not that the game could have by any means ever easily leant itself to the making of a show, but I still can't believe they took a gander at such a wonderful SNES platforming classic and made something so unappealing and rancid out of it, surely somebody could have done something better, anything!! The hideous animation was so stiff and clumsy, everything always happened in the same three or so locations, and there was at least two brain-cell killing musical numbers per episode - nothing is even remotely reflective of the simple pure greatness of those video games when Donkey King is singing a cool Caribbean-sounding song about his love for Dixie Kong and her creepy ape-boobs! Some may think this king of the cheesy late 90s animated kids shows will be forgiven as a product of its time, but no...I'm afraid it sucked then and it sucks now even more! Purest garbage, 3 Eddy the Yeti songs out of 10!!!

Donkey kong has a huge booty in this show and it was a very nice feature. not to mention his singing is very sexy when he says he'll shower you with coconut cream pies. everyone else in the show is gay except for the monkey that looks like etika and the lizard with the nipples

All and all, this is a good show and lives up to the Donkey Kong Country games. The CGI is very good and well done. A lot of the episodes are good but the songs are what hurts this show. You see, every episode the characters sing at least one song. In my opinion, it slows the show down. Worth a look.