Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Captain New Eyes travels back in time and feeds dinosaurs his Brain Grain cereal, which makes them intelligent and non-violent. They agree to go to the "Middle Future" in order to grant the wishes of children in New York City. They are to meet Dr. Bleeb of the Museum of Natural History, but get sidetracked with their new children friends and run into the Captain's evil brother, Professor Screweyes.
We're Back! is a curious minor artifact of early 90s animation — ambitious in premise but uneven in execution. The plot is episodic and narratively thin, with a rushed, tonally jarring climax involving Professor Screweyes that feels oddly dark and unresolved for a family film. The voice cast (John Goodman, Walter Cronkite, Julia Child) brings genuine warmth and personality, elevating the material above its script. The animation has competent production values typical of the era with occasional striking imagery, though nothing truly exceptional. The concept of time-traveling, cereal-enhanced intelligent dinosaurs in NYC has a certain loopy charm, but the film doesn't fully capitalize on its own novelty. The ending is notably weak — Screweyes' fate is abrupt and disturbing, leaving the film on an unsatisfying note that undermines the lighter tone established earlier.