Aimed squarely at the kiddies, writer-director Matthews seems to feel that coherence and logic are irrelevant as he resolutely refuses to make any sense of the characters or situations, besides the bare minimum to let us follow the action. And this cheap and cheerful approach to the script is echoed in the goofy sets, costumes, music, special effects ... and performances. The cast is fine (Sheffer has the most thankless role, all big-wigged and growling), and the child characters are just surly and suspicious enough to grab a young audience. Although there's not much for grown-ups besides the guilty pleasure of laughing at the sheer cheesiness of it all. It really does feel like the pilot for a TV series, complete with a fake replica of Stonehenge (in a forest clearing?) and a massive groan-inducing finale. But the real mystery is how this avoided going straight to video.