I missed this flick in the theatres - BIG mistake. I finally rented it with a couple of friends and we were literally blown away by it. It has everything a Science Fantasy adventure needs: humour, bad guys, awesome action sequences and stunning pictures - as well as a killer sound track.
Why this movie didn't kill off Disney as the "lead" animators on the market, I will never know. The guys behind this movie did everything bigger, better, faster and far more innovative than any of the other animation companies have ever done before. I guess true genius really isn't appreciated in their lifetime. *sigh*
Anyway, critics seem to focus on "poor plot" as their sole point of criticism. And they're WRONG! The plot is there to create a driving force behind the movie and its characters - and this plot is both simple enough for kids to understand, yet powerful enough in theme for the audience to get sucked in. All you have to do is forget about French film and "high culture". This is a classic tale of "Hero triumphing against greater evil and saving universe in the process", great and simple - if it isn't done in a trite manner, which this movie isn't. George Lucas should have watched this film prior to making Star Wars Episode One, he might have learned something about directing, humour and how to make a very simple plot both entertaining and breathtaking on the screen.
The characters are wonderful, the dialogue okay and quite catching at times, Drew Barrymore's character has the sexiest voice you've ever heard and the original soundtrack is just devastating (and kept in the background!).
10/10. It has just become my favourite animation film - and scores better with me than Star Wars One! (maybe Lucas will get up to speed in the sequel -after all, his original trilogy is unsurpassed!)
Why this movie didn't kill off Disney as the "lead" animators on the market, I will never know. The guys behind this movie did everything bigger, better, faster and far more innovative than any of the other animation companies have ever done before. I guess true genius really isn't appreciated in their lifetime. *sigh*
Anyway, critics seem to focus on "poor plot" as their sole point of criticism. And they're WRONG! The plot is there to create a driving force behind the movie and its characters - and this plot is both simple enough for kids to understand, yet powerful enough in theme for the audience to get sucked in. All you have to do is forget about French film and "high culture". This is a classic tale of "Hero triumphing against greater evil and saving universe in the process", great and simple - if it isn't done in a trite manner, which this movie isn't. George Lucas should have watched this film prior to making Star Wars Episode One, he might have learned something about directing, humour and how to make a very simple plot both entertaining and breathtaking on the screen.
The characters are wonderful, the dialogue okay and quite catching at times, Drew Barrymore's character has the sexiest voice you've ever heard and the original soundtrack is just devastating (and kept in the background!).
10/10. It has just become my favourite animation film - and scores better with me than Star Wars One! (maybe Lucas will get up to speed in the sequel -after all, his original trilogy is unsurpassed!)