04-11-2018, 09:28 PM
Went and Saw Isle of Dogs last night. Here are my (spoiler free) thoughts.
Was kinda underwhelmed honestly. The animation had great style, but even that wasn't as wonderful as I thought it could've been. They used it really well a few times, most notably when someone got in a fight or exploded, but all in all it rarely felt like the animation had any bearing on the story, it could've been 2D or CGI or even live action and nothing would've changed. I'm saying that versus. The Fantastic Mr. Fox, also by Wes Anderson, where the style felt very much intentional, like it was something out of a kids book and the movie had the same warm tone and color scheme you'd find in one.
The script was also kind of messy. I really liked the premise and there were a few great sections where the movie started picking up, but the pacing was really just off here. It takes forever to get going, throws a few loops that don't really make any sense, has some subplots that should've just been cut entirely, and all in all is just a big ol' sloppy turd.
It wasn't really bad, just not great, which is a shame since I'd say most of Wes Anderson's movies have been fantastic. Grand Budapest Hotel especially is one of my favorite films of all time, and he follows it up with a very underwhelming second picture.
Was kinda underwhelmed honestly. The animation had great style, but even that wasn't as wonderful as I thought it could've been. They used it really well a few times, most notably when someone got in a fight or exploded, but all in all it rarely felt like the animation had any bearing on the story, it could've been 2D or CGI or even live action and nothing would've changed. I'm saying that versus. The Fantastic Mr. Fox, also by Wes Anderson, where the style felt very much intentional, like it was something out of a kids book and the movie had the same warm tone and color scheme you'd find in one.
The script was also kind of messy. I really liked the premise and there were a few great sections where the movie started picking up, but the pacing was really just off here. It takes forever to get going, throws a few loops that don't really make any sense, has some subplots that should've just been cut entirely, and all in all is just a big ol' sloppy turd.
It wasn't really bad, just not great, which is a shame since I'd say most of Wes Anderson's movies have been fantastic. Grand Budapest Hotel especially is one of my favorite films of all time, and he follows it up with a very underwhelming second picture.