This switcheroo comes with its own problems, since Captain Underpants is a famously dense hero — and even worse, the hypnotized Krupp thinks that he has the character’s superpowers, which ...

The plot pulls from four installments of Dav Pilkey’s 12-book series about the adventures of 4th-grade pranksters George Beard and Harold Hutchins and their invented superhero, Captain Underp… ...

When the boys snap their fingers, Krupp loses his toupee, attitude and clothing to become their own comic book creation: Captain Underpants. Krupp finds earnestness and confidence as the near-nude ...

You all should be ashamed of yourselves. Honestly, it is just so immature to giggle at toilet humor. If you don't watch out, the evil Professor Poopypants may just zap the laughter lobes of your ...

Clever, sweet, smart and sassy, the animated “Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie” is stuffed with many weird and funny elements, but primarily it exists as a celebration of the bond ...

“Captain Underpants” also imparts a universal lesson about the distinction between laughing with someone, rather than at them, ... which Krupp runs like a prison.

With a title like “Captain Underpants,” you expect kid-friendly fart jokes and toilet humor. What you may not expect is a sweet story that touches on adult loneliness, the importance of arts ...

The blockbuster kids' book Captain Underpants is coming to the big screen. Dreamworks hopes the film's got the same caliber of pranks and potty humor that turned the books into best-sellers.

Captain Underpants, voiced by Ed Helms, in “Captain Underpants: ... Mr. Krupp (Ed Helms), reads “Hope Dies Here.” When he’s really angry, his toupee levitates a little.

An ensuing showdown between Poopypants, Underpants, Krupp and the kids involves an army of angry, robotic toilets, because of course it does. The “Captain Underpants” books are aimed at 8- to ...

Film Review: ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ An animated version of Dav Pilkey's children's novel is aimed at your inner 5-year-old. But it's real 5-year-olds who will dig it.

Review ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ ♦♦♦. Credits: Directed by David Soren, with the voices of Kevin Hart, Thomas Middleditch, Ed Helms Running time/rating: 1:29, PG for ...