01-09-2014, 06:09 PM
(01-09-2014, 05:25 PM)Arjahn Wrote: I know that I've brought it up before, but Despicable Me is the single most joyless film I have ever sat through. It wasn't so bad that it was fun to watch (a la The Room and what have you *tightens monocle*), but it had so little going on and it was so drawn out that I just sat there bored out of my mind for over an hour. Every scene felt way too long, the stupid yellow things slapping eachother just wasn't funny, it was predictable as all get out, the characters sound like either really bad improv actors trying to act out caricatures or just obnoxious kids, and the whole thing just felt empty as a result.
And don't give me any of that "it was made for kids!" bullshit. So was The Iron Giant ya dinks.
- I liked the movie, but you can have your own opinion.
- Never use the excuse "it's a kid's film" becuse that should never be an excuse.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Lion King, E.T., Tarzan, and Toy Story are all kids movies, but they are entertaining movies with good to great storys that treat the audiance like they are alowed to know dark themes. I can't stand when a movie treats the kids as if they are stupid. I will not allow my niece to watch anything Bratz, Barbie, or the like as they dumb down messages to make sure they get them. Speaking of, I hate anything Bratz related. Not only is there no messages besides "As long as you look good, you'll be fine" they are really bad movies. If you're going to have really bad animation, you have to be Gumby. There is no excuse to have bad lip-sink, really stiff to badly programed hair, and just being shit to look at.
As an added note, I don't like E.T.. I don't hate it, I just don't like it.