BasilZero said:
In what way was the movie poor? I absolutely loved it when I watched it at the theaters to the point I have bought it digitally. |
I’m very glad you liked it. I found it to be sub-par, unfortunately.
For me, it was an overcorrection to the infamous 1993 movie, which, despite its many faults, was at least memorable and strange. This newest attempt, in comparison, feels very sterile, soulless, and designed by committee. When the movie actually dares to get weird — as it does with the delightful “Peaches” segment — it’s really quite good. For the most part, though, it just relies on safe, predictable plot beats, affable-but-underdeveloped characters, and way, way too much fan service. Every five minutes, it feels like the movie winks at the camera, saying “hey, remember this thing you love from your childhood?”
Also, there’s no there there. For 90 minutes the movie just sort of ricochets among set pieces, gags, and references, without much downtime to develop a character, expand upon a theme, or elaborate upon its world and mythology.
As for the voice work, it’s okay — completely competent and totally forgettable. Pratt is not nearly as bad as everyone feared, but also nothing special. A dozen voice actors could have done better with the material. Black is the highlight.
The best part of the movie is probably the animation, which is quite good, at least by Illumination’s standards. There’s a certain lazy, sugary blandness to that studio’s art that’s missing here. It seems like Nintendo inspired the animators to up their game.
