Movie Review "The True Story of Puss N' Boots"

I rate movies on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the worst, ten being the best, 5 being average. A great movie will usually garner an 8, having to be incredible to rate higher than that. A movie receiving at least a 6 is good. Anything under 5 means it's pretty bad.

“The True Story of Puss N’ Boots” 1/10
This is not the upcoming Shrek spinoff, but quite possibly the worst animated film I have ever seen. It was conveniently added to Redbox just in time to cash in on the popularity of the Antonio Banderas voiced character.
The film is very awkward, and hard to watch. The animation is horrible. The characters move like marionettes, and they all look very ugly. The movement of their mouths doesn’t even come close to matching the audio. Any secondary characters with multiples look exactly alike.
The voice actors are pathetic. The queen sounds drunk. The Ogre sounds constipated. The cat is voiced by William Shatner, creating the most annoying voice I’ve ever heard, and intermixing it with nonsensical sounds and stuttering. All of the voices are annoying, and the dialogue is terrible, absurd, and forced.
The singing if pathetic. The story is clichéd and forced. The action scenes are slow paced and stiff.
I’m shocked that someone purposely made a movie this poorly. Don’t ever waste your time watching this film.

Other Films:
Win Win 8/10: Touching, entertaining, and very well acted. Shows that imperfect people can be heroes in the lives they touch.

Thor 5/10: Better than I thought it would be, and more family friendly than most recent superhero films, but not overly interesting. Thor’s not really a strong enough character to carry a film.

Everything Must Go 7/10: Touching at times, humorous at times, and enjoyable always. Will Ferrell’s few forays into serious yet quirky films such as this, "Winter Passing", and "Stranger Than Fiction" actually outshine his brilliance in slapstick comedy.

Your Highness 5/10: Could have stood on it’s own as an interesting and enjoyable fantasy genre film, but is drug down by it’s attempt at low-brow humor. They accidentally made a good fantasy film, rather than a comedic spoof.

©2011 Denim McDemus

Movie Review "Skateland"

I rate movies on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the worst, ten being the best, 5 being average. A great movie will usually garner an 8, having to be incredible to rate higher than that. A movie receiving at least a 6 is good. Anything under 5 means it's pretty bad.

"Skateland" 5/10
They did a great job of accurately recreating the atmosphere and building nostalgia. The soundtrack features a great choice of early 80’s Alternative Rock songs. The characters are likeable, but the acting is one-dimentional.
The story is depressing, and doesn’t really move forward. This film would have worked much better as a comedy or rom-com.
The ending kind of comes out of the blue. All of a sudden, the slacker guy who hasn’t put any effort into his future has the answer fall out of the sky into his hands, and he gets the girl back too.
Out of nostalgia for growing up at Roller Roost in the 80’s, I really wanted to like this film, and from that perspective I did. It really transported me back me in time. But as enjoyable as the nostalgia is, the film itself is hard to enjoy.

Other Films:
"Paul" 7/10: More hilarious fun from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, with Seth Rogan added to the mix, and cameos from Jason Bateman, Bill Heder, David Koechner, and Jeffrey Tambor.

"Rio" 5/10: Somewhat clichéd and unoriginal, trying to be a better animated film than it is.

"Rango" 8/10: A little dark and twisted for children, but that’s what makes this Johnny Depp voiced film so good.

"Dylan Dog" 1/10: Unwatchable.

©2011 Denim McDemus

Movie Review "The Gruffalo"

I rate movies on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being the worst, ten being the best, 5 being average. A great movie will usually garner an 8, having to be incredible to rate higher than that. A movie receiving at least a 6 is good. Anything under 5 means it's pretty bad.

"The Gruffalo" 8/10
This animated film based on Julia Donaldson’s book is short but very enjoyable. It’s cute, humorous, and fun.
The animation isn’t great, but it’s passable, and is outshined by the story.
The voice talent does a good job, with some recognizable names, including Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, and Tom Wilkinson.
The Gruffalo isn’t the greatest animated film of all time, but it’s certainly a fun way to spend 30 minutes.

Other Films:
"The Beaver" 7/10: Very well done, despite the ridiculous concept. It actually makes a lot of sense.

"Hoodwinked Too" 6/10: Not as good as the first one.

"The Conspirator" 7/10: Well done historical drama with a touch of conspiracy theory about one of America’s foggiest crimes.

"Take Me Home Tonight" 2/5: Boring, depressing, poorly acted, and full if anachronisms.



©2011 Denim McDemus