If I get around to seeing it this coming week, expect a review of sorts. 
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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.
Iām not totally surprised by the the box office results, but congrats to Dreamworks!
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.
Hah ya, but their movies have been quite impressive lately.
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.
I felt the other way. I was enjoying the beginning, but the last half was so unconvincing and forced.
Gonna have to disagree with you on that.
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.