The ending of NadiaThe Secret of Blue Water provided a sense of closure to the story and that is one of the many problems with this theatrical sequel: there is no reason for it to exist. The consensus from many is that NadiaThe Motion Picture is actually worse than the awful island/Africa episodes combined. The movie isnt quite that bad but this should not imply that its of the same caliber as the serieson the contrary. There are a lot of bizarre inconsistencies in the plot which basically feels like a hastily cobbled Saturday morning cartoon episode minus much of the depth and richness that made Nadia as a series so appealing. The whole thing tries to be a funny fastpaced scifi mystery adventure and there are some laughs to be hadbut its hilarious for all the wrong reasons. The action sequences in particular are implausibly staged one involves Jean and Nadia fighting badguyshe removes a grenade from his pocket... and destroys a group of enemies in one shot yet he and Nadia escape unharmed. Even oneliners from the Grandis gang runs dry in places. Regrettably the cartoonish aura is made even more apparent by the animation. Subpar doesnt even come close to describing how sloppy and unattractive it is. Compared to even the Lincoln and floating island episodes which were visually awful in comparison to the better eps it simply looks dreadful. The recycled footage that makes up the first thirty minutes ironically the best part of the movie except its all poorly edited and sequenced in a way that will confuse all but those who are familiar with the series only reinforces the dubious quality of the movie as a whole. Actually wasting the first thirty minutes with footage is a major mistake on the filmmakers part: it provides little to no time for whatever story there is to fully develop. Worse still the new characters come across as cliche cardboard cutouts. The villain of the piece in particular Dr. Giegar a sort of mad scientist with a sillylooking hairdo is laughableit is suggested early on that he is worse than Gargoyle but he turns out to be just the opposite. Hes nowhere nearly as frightening or fullyrealized. The central new character to the show is Fuzzy a blonde and not very talkative girl who serves to reunite Jean and Nadia after two years of living apart and unfortunately she comes across as the dullest in the show. Probably the only character to show any depth is her distant father Dr. Whola the sort of gruff man who at first rejects his daughter for being a carbon copy of the real thing who was killed oh surprise only to realize his error. But even then there is something about him that feels very forgettable. Remember how most of the island episodes and the Africa ones seemed to press reset on most of the main characters and have them behave in overexaggerated ways? Well this movie is guilty of doing the samethe biggest problem I have is why Grandis and her gang would go back to a life of crime... and even attack Jean Didnt they already establish a close relationship with the leads? Its also baffling that the movie starts out with Jean and Nadia separated. The pair had already confessed their feelings for each other by the end of the series so why is Nadia trying to be an independent reporter in London? And how in the world did Jean end up with an annoying parrot as a pet? Well at least when they become paired up their relationship at least isnt as grotesquely warped as in the worst episodes but it still feels hokey and weird. Its even more surprising that Marie King Electra and even Ayerton were written out of all this. There is a disclaimer that this happens before the events of the epilogue but come on now One thing that is fairly well done about the movie is the relationship between Nadia Jean and Fuzzynot something I was expecting to say. Unlike the Africa village episodes which jammed in a useless and meanspirited love triangle this one is not as annoyingthere is no issue about Fuzzys age and Jean remains consistent. In fact there are two very cute romantic interludes between Jean and Nadia which at least provide some charm one on a boat and at the end. And while the resolution of the triangle regarding Fuzzy did feel very much like a copout and lacked emotion it at least wraps out inoffensively albeit predictably. Believe it or not the other saving grace about the movie is the dub provided by ADVs Monster Island studios. Nadia has always been one of my favorite dubs to listen to and its a treat to hear the principal cast reprise their roles. Rather amusingly the script even works in a joke about Jeans French accent And while its still pretty shaky in this movie I cant imagine Jean without it. The new characters are fairly well voiced too particularly Eric Henshaw as Dr. Whola they do their best with their cardboard cut characters and provide consistent energy and liveliness. All in all however I will not be visiting Nadia The Motion Picture again any time soon. Wasting 30 minutes of recycled footage as mentioned was a bad idea and its even more disappointing that there wasnt much more thought put into the script. The original creative staff also had nothing to do with this movie it was simply made just to cashin on the show. As a matter of fact you can just skip it and you wont miss much at all.