Initially I expected to hate Teen Titans stuff, when I finally got round to watching something it surprised me. It was darker than I thought it'd be and considerably funnier.
Therefore going into Trouble In Tokyo I had high hopes but within the first quarter realised they were to be dashed.
Make no mistake this has its moments, in fact some of gags are downright hilarious but they are far too few.
It tells the story of our heroes venturing to Tokyo in search of a villian who sent a lackey to destroy their home. Once they arrive they become embroiled in a sinister plot.
The whole thing looks and plays out like an anime, with those stupid over the top facial expressions that I detest and animated backgrounds during fight scenes. This doesn't work in it's favour, in fact it was detrimental.
I wanted to like this but simply couldn't, besides a couple of chuckles this was a brainless purile animated effort and taking me back to my original fears regarding the Teen Titans.
The Good:
Some jokes are on point
Great villian
The Bad:
Why is Starfire so young?
Some parts are beyond juvenile
Animation is plain goofy
Plot is pretty lame
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Beast Boy is Stan Marsh painted green
Therefore going into Trouble In Tokyo I had high hopes but within the first quarter realised they were to be dashed.
Make no mistake this has its moments, in fact some of gags are downright hilarious but they are far too few.
It tells the story of our heroes venturing to Tokyo in search of a villian who sent a lackey to destroy their home. Once they arrive they become embroiled in a sinister plot.
The whole thing looks and plays out like an anime, with those stupid over the top facial expressions that I detest and animated backgrounds during fight scenes. This doesn't work in it's favour, in fact it was detrimental.
I wanted to like this but simply couldn't, besides a couple of chuckles this was a brainless purile animated effort and taking me back to my original fears regarding the Teen Titans.
The Good:
Some jokes are on point
Great villian
The Bad:
Why is Starfire so young?
Some parts are beyond juvenile
Animation is plain goofy
Plot is pretty lame
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
Beast Boy is Stan Marsh painted green