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happylemur37 — 2016 Animated Films Scorecard
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Published: 2016-08-28 01:11:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 10796; Favourites: 32; Downloads: 17
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Here are my thoughts on the animated films of 2016Summarized Thoughts:
Norm of the North- With abysmal animation, backward logical writing and a terrible cast of characters, Norm of the North is definitely one of the worst films I've ever seen. (0.5/10-Terrible)
Kung Fu Panda 3- Another great chapter to one of DreamWorks' best franchises (10/10-Amazing)
Zootopia- An amazing film with the best animation for Disney, memorable characters and amazing story that is accompanied by a strong message of the harmful effects of prejudices and stereotypes. (10/10-Amazing)
Ratchet and Clank- The nice animation of the movie is not enough to save this movie from lazily adapting the game's story into movie form and the sarcastic and snarky humor that fails miserably. (5.5/10-Okay)
The Angry Birds Movie- While it has been held back by some pointless and often disgusting scenes some of the great animation, some witty dialogue and a surprisingly good story transitioned from the minimal plot of the game make this one of the better video game adaptations that I have seen. (8/10-Good)
Finding Dory- The great story, amazing animation, great character development and memorable characters make this movie the best Pixar sequel since Toy Story 3 and an improvement to the original and prove that a comic relief can be a really good main character as long as you make the character interesting. (10/10-Amazing)
The Secret Life of Pets- The structure of the film might be a little too familiar but with stunning backgrounds, funny jokes and likable characters, The Secret Life of Pets made itself to be a film on its own despite some similarities to Toy Story. (8/10-Good)
Ice Age: Collision Course- With animation that is wasted for unfunny visual gags, humor that is below average, and a story that is cliched and unevenly paced, Ice Age: Collision Course has finally put the final nail in the coffin in the long-running series. (2.5/10-Bad)
The Little Prince- A story that is faithful to the original source material, breathtaking animation that utilizes computer animation with stop motion, and a moral that I really love to see in an animated film, The Little Prince has succeeded to become the breakout star of the year. (10/10-Amazing)
Sausage Party- An enjoyable flick that has amazing animation coming from a budget of $19 million, enjoyable characters and a thought-provoking story, but can't be recommended for everyone due to the film's style of humor and the surprising amount of violence. Either way, it is certainly an enjoyable film. (9/10-Great)
Kubo and The Two Strings- For bringing an amazing story and stop motion animation with lovable characters and a great moral, Laika has given me an amazing first impression with this movie. (10/10-Amazing)
The Wild Life- The movie promises a fun and colorful adventure ended up being uninteresting, slow-paced, and very stale that it ended up being the most boring film of the decade. (3.5/10-Mediocre)
Storks- Warner Animation Group delivered another fun flick full of greatly timed animation, humorous jokes and likable cast of characters. It is comedy fluff that I enjoyed a lot. (9/10-Great)
Equestria Girls: Legend of Everfree- While the writing is not the strongest, the nice animation, great character interactions and the great soundtrack has made The Legend of Everfree another great addition to the Equestria Girls franchise with opening doors for new lore about the story of the series. (9/10-Great)
Trolls- The film showcases a lot of colorful and creative animation, a story that has a charm of simplicity and a likable main cast of characters. It's not one of Dreamwork's best films but I can say that it deserved a lot more credit than it got. (9/10-Great)
Moana- The story may be a bit formulaic but with the help of clever writing, memorable characters and beautiful animation; Moana breathed some new life on a well known Disney formula that we are all familiar with. (10/10-Amazing)
Sing- This film delivered a simple story that is carried with a cast of likable characters and fun musical numbers that fans of music we'll get a lot of fun with. (9/10-Great)
Favorite Films: Zootopia, Finding Dory, Kubo and the Two Strings, Moana, Kung Fu Panda 3 and The Little Prince
Least Favorite Films: Norm of the North, Ice Age: Collision Course, and The Wild Life
Films that I considered underrated: Trolls, Storks, Sing and The Angry Birds Movie
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Animation deserves respect, darn!
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I wish the franchise stop at third one but they have to keep it moving, the forth one was fine and right now I'm watching the fifth one and so far it's uhh.... I'm done with this franchise just make it end already.
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lets hope it doesnt become the next Land Before Time
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I was done with them when I watched the third. I was comfortable multiple times in the theater. I tried to watch the fourth on HBO just to see if its gotten better, but just couldn't force to watch the opening credits with a throbbing thought in my brain that this will disturb me. (Abandon ship NOW!) Is what my brain said to me.
I mean just LOOK at the first film. And how the tone is different. It's less toony and loony. So much more realistic.
All these sequels are just soulless media continuations when compared to the predecessor, that got worse and worse which sequel. Say something positive you can't deny obvious downward slope in appeal.
The first one is so different from the sequels like we entered into another universe that does not reflect the "Ice Age" at all. The sequels felt like deviated universe separate from the first one. You know what I mean.
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One of my many problems I have with the fifth one is that it is way too cartoony for an Ice Age movie, I mean I like the animation and the effects and all but it feels really out of place for a franchise about prehistoric mammals and I agree with you the first was less cartoony and focus more on what it is important, the story and characters. The sequels especially the fifth one abandons these things and just focus on entertaining toddlers. I agree these sequels are not Ice Age anymore, it looks more like direct-to-DVD sequels that no one ever likes.
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The last thing you said took the words out of my mouth.
But to be fair to direct-to-DVD sequels. Not all of them are bad. Aladdin King of Thieves, Brave Little Toaster Rescue something.
Etc.
I'm okay with direct-to-DVD sequels, just along as it makes sense that gets a sequel and has soul.
I mean seriously re-look at the first one. Actual fear of death, loss, tragedy, separation.
That long pause, when Manny and Sid were staring at the dying mother and tried to push her baby above the slope of the stream. And when she almost failed Manny used his trunk to stop him from rolling down the hill. And the way she looked at Manny, it was if she was looking at an guardian angel in the form of a spirit animal or something. And then she just vanished down the stream when the look away for a second.
The other dramatic moment when they returned the baby to his parents, just before Manny almost got harpooned by a spear. The feels man, the feels. And the tensity. It wasn't a battle of good vs evil, or filling some dream. It was story that was non-linear, original, and simply doing a good deed out the good nature of these unexpected band of brothers.
And in the other films there where no humans like they don't exist.
We got waterslides, journey to the center of the earth, animals who know more about sailing than humans would in that... millennia.
And I don't know what was the premise of the fifth, but I don't want to know. Was it something like this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tabkje…
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Bet you didn't see that coming in the you-tube video.
Did it make you laugh? Did you at least understand the reference.
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Let me know when you re-watch Ice age the original okay? If you decide to that is.
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Sausage Party was funny as hell. Maybe not one of the best movies of the year but I had lots of fun watching it.
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I'm glad you have fun with it. I'm absolutely looking forward to see this movie.
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sausage party looks amazing XD
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I really want to see it.
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me 2
its coming out soon over in the uk ^^
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