Wonderful character development!

Great Film overall

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Great reboot! Better then the old one, they took out the really annoying catchphrases.

I think that what is getting lost a lot is that when shows are rebooted, it's done for a new audience, not the same old one.As such, I'm basing my review on the audience for this new show: young kids whose parents and teachers have grown up watching the original.My kids are 7 and 4. The elder one was initially exposed to Magic School Bus through her teacher showing the original series as a treat during the very rare "pajama day" at school. The younger one was only exposed to the original insofar as the older one wanted to watch *more* Magic School Bus.They both love the reboot. They ask to watch it over the original, which the older loved, but which the younger hated because it was "too scary". The reason it was too scary? The kids in the original would be yelling in fear over something every two seconds. In the reboot, the children are on the whole more competent and calm, and overall freak out less. When they find themselves in trouble, they try to figure out solutions on their own before appealing to Ms. Frizzle for help. I can see how it's more appealing to young kids who have grown up being told that anyone can do science, and that unexpected events can be an opportunity to problem solve.As for Ms. Frizzle? I happen to like that she's not a carbon copy of her big sister. Yes, sometimes her puns are very random, but I think it works to give her a personality of her own. Mckinnon doesn't quite disappear into the character as Tomlin did, but I think for my part it's because I was familiar with her voice beforehand, whereas I didn't know Tomlin before watching the original Magic School Bus. My kids have never heard of SNL, so they don't really have any way of recognizing McKinnon's voice, as it should be. To them, she's just "the new teacher".If you have kids between 5-9, they'll probably enjoy it regardless of whether they love the original or not.

I do not understand how this can be bad, It's trying to teach children! I also really like the new Flash Animation. I watched the first two episodes the day it came out, and it turned out to be good! I watched another two episodes and it turned out to be really good! I'd give this 7 out of 10.

First off is the theme song, probably the best thing about the show, it has a updated feel but still pays homage to the original, I absolute love it.The voice acting was decent, most of the kids sounded like the originals, but the actor who plays Frizzle's sister is so unenthusiastic, its like she just wants to get it over with, the roll of Frizzle requires enthusiasm, something the actor who plays her lacks.Animation is the worst part, it looks so flat and blocky compared to the original series. If you take a look at the original intro, the animation is so fluid, something the re-boot lacks extremely, it makes it so hard to watch.The story line is OK though, it feels very reminiscent of the original while adding new aspects, something I think it really good.If you enjoy the original "Magic School Bus" and are not bothered by Flash Animation, I recommend it.