Amateur movie with Big budget

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

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

wow, i have never ever experienced a school where there is a king ruling the recess, a library girl who never comes out of the library, an upside down girl who is always upside down in the play ground and a girl who keeps swinging as high as possible. this is a very good show with excellent and creative plots which are completely different from the same plots in the other shows. i find the jokes made by the characters a bit annoying as they are not so funny. the characters of T.J as a leader, Spinelli as a brave girl, Gus as a cute guy bullied by many, Mikey as a poet loving, harmless giant, Miss Finster as a terror, Randall as the spy are so good that you are involved with each of them. the characters who are annoying are: 1) Vince for his over confidence and rudeness 2) Gretchen for her over intelligence 3) King Bob, as i hate the episodes in which he thinks he is the greatest and rules over the childrenand 4) The kindergarten children. How can the big children be afraid of them! Apart from it, all the characters are good. this show, even though has faded animation, still has its fragrance that is spread all over to catch the eyes of the audience.

For little kids Disney's Recess is a reason for you to get up in the morning, hop down the stairs in your PJs and grab a bowl of cereal, then sit down the watch the two-episode per show TV program Recess. Though Recess can sometimes be funny, it shows a side in which we older kids (ages 12-14) don't really need this show on. Watching this show is a waste of time. Being an older kid I have way better ways to spend my time.Recess is unrealistic, some-what annoying, mildly funny, and the creative side of TV. The character Gretchen really gets on my nerves and the episode plots are always really silly i.e. T.J. becoming principal for the day. It lacks the spot of trying to be funny when it actually becomes stupid. The writing in this show is lame and corny. The characters are quite interesting though. The idea of having a bunch of Ashley's is both bogus and comedic. Randall's character, a.k.a The Snitch does not exist in the real world, neither do the popular kids. This show takes place in the fourth grade, yet there are things in here fourth graders should never experience until they're in at least Grade 8.The idea of "the prankster, the brain, the poet, the enforcer, the wimp, and the athlete" all combined into one group of friends is pretty far fetched. The pranks T.J. and the gang pull are not clever nor funny and are nothing but pranks people played in the '80s. The idea of having a sour puss like Ms. Finster is really unrealistic because in real elementary schools they wouldn't have such an old hag running the play grounds. Real teachers never scope around the playground looking for troublemakers. The idea of Spinelli being a tomboy is also, bogus. The girl may wear big boots, a toque, talk deeply, wear stockings, and wear a black jacket, she wears a red dress. That doesn't seem very tomboyish to me.My verdict, the premise for the show is good, the characters are okay, the writing is pretty lame, the voice acting fits, an interesting plot. Though this show tried too hard to be good and for me flopped right out of my favorites. This show used to be good, but then got really lame.My score: 4.8/10

This is one of the best things Disney has made. Strongly set in the neighbourhood but unfailingly surreal, parts of it are both sophisticated and quite rude (exactly what does Miss Finster get out of riding on the floor waxing machine?). There are strong morals on the value of friendship and loyalty but those come from the characters themselves and are not so relentlessly editorialised as the worse youth series. Given their surreal talents, the children are well characterised and the adults sympathetic. I always enjoy the kindergärtners - trapping TJ is a funny episode - and the tension between Miss Grocke and Miss Finster is beautifully picked up in Prickley's attitude to the children, part paternal and part career fodder.

"Recess" is a real surprise. The characters are great, the humor is top-notch, and the writing is absolutely brilliant."The Economics of Recess," for example, is a real highlight. In this episode, young T.J. denounces the other kids' obsession with the latest fad on the playground: Monstickers. But when T.J. realizes that Monstickers are being used as a commodity, he sells his prized red cap for just a few of them. Rather than immediately spending his measly allotment as the other kids do, he decides to work hard to earn more. Eventually, T.J. earns enough money to hire other kids to work for him; he then becomes a manager, and over time, builds himself a monopoly. Overwhelmed with avarice, he shuns his friends, abandoning the things that once mattered to him most. Economics, capitalism, work ethic, greed--all subject matters are presented here in a poignant, engaging way. It is television at its best.In "The Ratings Game," another great episode, the popular girls assign "ratings" to their classmates, which everyone takes quite seriously. Those with the "low ratings" allow themselves to be consumed by isolation and depression, while those with the "high ratings" become condescending and supercilious. Divisiveness results in chaos, which finally allows the kids to recognize the meaninglessness of the labels that were originally assigned to them. Promoted here is the existentialist viewpoint that, regardless of circumstance, we all choose our own individual destinies. Few children's shows manage to be quite this poignant and insightful.At the heart of "Recess" is a strong, diverse cast of characters, an element of the show that cannot be overlooked. T.J. is a strong leader, Spinelli is outgoing, Gus is shy and inhibited, Gretchen is brainy, Vince is athletic, and Mikey is creative. It's hard not to find somebody to relate to.Easy to relate to as well are the situations the characters encounter. The subjects of embarrassment, chivalry, displacement, uncertainty, and even profanity are dealt with both sensibly and humorously. Frequently, in fact, "Recess" manages to be far cleverer than its adult-oriented animated counterparts.It's unlikely we'll find a kids' show quite as smart as "Recess" any time soon. It will certainly be missed.