^ Yep, usually animated movies are shown in both English and Dutch over here (live-action that isnāt geared towards kids is only subbed. Sadly enough the Animation Age Ghetto is at work here because Iāve seen things as The Simpsons Movie get a dub while the show only gets subbed when shown on TV, wha?), but lately, cinemas I visit have declined on showing original dubs for animated movies - which irks me greatly.
ā¦Still, I really wanna see the Croods. Even though theyāre showing so many commercials on the channels I watch that the little āDa-da-DAAAAā sloth is beginning to get on my nerves slightly. Which is a shame, because in context, heās quite funny from what Iāve seenā¦
Sooooā¦ I still want to see thisā¦ I tend to have trouble getting around to seeing March-released animated films for some reason. I wasnāt that interested when I first heard about it, but Iāve learned in the last year to never judge a movie by its title or two-sentence summary. Once I saw the first trailer I was pretty into it. Then I found out Owl City was doing a song for it and I was even more into it. And upon reading this Animation Magazine article, Iām really really wanting to see itā¦ animationmagazine.net/featur ā¦ -the-cave/
Yeah, I really hope Iāll be able to catch it in theaters before too long!
That is very interesting, ObsessedWithPixar. Iām in very much the same situation as you. It may be hard for me to see this in theaters quite yet, but my birthday is coming up, so that should be a good reason to go. And if nothing else, even catching them in the late theaters (?) just shorty before they come out in DVD is also fine. Thatās what I did with Tangled, for example, and I love that movie. So Iām glad to hear your excitement has also increased over time as mine has. Best of luck to you seeing The Croods soon!
^Glad you guys like the article! Animation Magazine is awesome And Iām also glad to hear that Iām not alone when it comes to missing March movies, LQ. If I donāt get the chance to see The Croods in the next couple of months, hopefully itāll be as a $3 PopNCorn matinee at my theater in the Summer!
Iām so proud Chris Sanders and DeMiccoās work took the top position both here and in the States. This is quite a feat considering itās a) an animated movie b) about cavemen, not an exactly attractive cast c) by Dreamworks, which is not as āreputableā a studio as Pixar or Disney.
Probably the 3-D screenings helped boost its takings a bit, but Iām glad it did better than I expected.
Itās also great to hear you guys want to see it, and Iāll have to reply to the points raised in Kenzieās review (and read the Animation Magazine article). My blog review is long overdue (although I did a mini one that was published in my newspaper). Iām not sure if I have the time or money for a repeat watch to support Dreamworks, since the press screening was enough for me (and I have other films that I want to see in cinemas like Die-Hard-in-the-White-House Olympus Has Fallen and Tom-Cruise-is-Wall-E Oblivion.
It was a good movie but not one of my favorites. It was great entertainment. I just wished they pushed the characters more. At the end I think they did the best with the characters but I wished they pushed them sooner than the end as far as personality. They were unique but it was hard to get into at frist. I liked it but they could of pushed it more.
They already have the green light for a sequel. Already? Itās not even out on DVD yet.
I loved this film, I just found it weird that they already have a sequel in mind.
I reccomend this movie.
The trailer doesānt do it justice.
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They already have the green light for a sequel. Already? Itās not even out on DVD yet.
I loved this film, I just found it weird that they already have a sequel in mind./quote]
Hehee, itās actually pretty tame for DW! Didnāt they announce that 3-4 sequels would be released for HTTYD or was it KFP? Sequel happy they are.
Oh yes, I agree. But I still think their sequel policy is stupid. Sure, announce one sequel. But four at a time for the same francise? It makes me question the artistic integrity.
One thing that makes me laugh is when Katzenberg insists something was always envisioned as an x-part series, even if thereās not much of an overarching story beyond having the same characters. Kung Fu Panda 2 at least had a decent sequel hook I guess.
I finally got to check this out a couple weeks ago. While my full review is still in the works, Iāll offer my general consensus. Itās basically half good family film/half āhit-or-miss childrens film while trying to appeal to adultsā. Not a bad film, but itās just wildly uneven at parts. Messy first half, very good second half.
The first half is good up until [spoil]the earthquake occurs and the titular family enters the ānewā world[/spoil]. This is where the pacing starts to freak out. One minute, the movie progresses at normal speed, and then next minute, itās beyond fast. In those fast bits, there are a lot of slapstick and jokes. A lot of them arenāt handled very well and seem to jump in out of nowhere. A lot of those jokes and slapstick was shot and edited in such a strange and quick manner that kind of lost me. Things start to turn around in the second half once [spoil]the family gets into the labyrinth[/spoil] when we start to get more character development, even if it was too late in the game for it.
