DreamMachine Episode 36: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

In this episode of DreamMachine, Patricia and Arun discuss about the 2017 DreamWorks animated film Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie based on the book series by Dav Pilkey. The movie is about two boys named Harold and George who cause a lot of mayhem on their school by pranking their teachers and principal. However, they get caught and are sentenced to be in separate classes so that they don't get into any more trouble. They decide to break into their principal's office to retrieve a hypnotic ring to make him forget about the punishment, only for him to turn into the superhero Captain Underpants. One day, a scientist named Professor Poopypants gets hired to be a new teacher with his main motivation is to remove laughter. Will Captain Underpants succeed in defeating Professor Poopypants? Will Harold and George sustain their friendship?   The movie made over $125 million dollars in the box office with a $35 million dollar budget, making it not only one of the lowest budgeted films, but one of the lowest grossing DreamWorks films ever. Despite that, the movie was critically acclaimed by critics and viewers. What do Arun and Patricia think of the film? Listen and find out.