Originally Posted By brotherdave Has anyone seen this yet? My son wants to see this and just wondered if it is worth seeing. Also, how is it in 3D?
Originally Posted By DVC_dad We will be going tomorrow night. I'll let ya know, but I'm biased against Dreamworks just so you know.
Originally Posted By cstephens I'm not usually a fan of Dreamworks' animated films, so the fact that I even wanted to see this was unusual. I really enjoyed the film, partly because the look wasn't like Dreamworks' normal films, which I don't generally like, which is why I don't go. The story is decent, and there are a lot of funny moments. There are some bits that will be over young kids' heads, but the adults will like it. I saw it in 3D, and there were a couple of gimmicky moments, but overall, it just enhanced the look of the film. If you can see it in 3D and don't mind paying the extra $3, I'd do it. But I'd recommend the movie overall. /cs
Originally Posted By mawnck It's getting OK reviews, but I didn't care for it at all. If you're biased against Dreamworks, you will be in agony, because this is as Dreamworksy as they come. The operative word here is "lame." The writing is so lazy, the jokes so obvious, the plotting so sloppy that it's hard to build up much of an interest. It's got enough plot holes to fill the Albert Hall, and it apparently didn't occur to the filmmakers that the bad guy and one of the good guys are essentially the same stock character. It also brings back - with a vengeance - Dreamworks' relentless post-Boomer cultural references, some of which seem so forced here that I was actually offended at being patronized. New rule: The B-52's are hereby banned from all movies from now on forever. And there's a difference between a "loving tribute" to a film genre and the mere borrowing of some of its characters. That difference is made pretty clear here. All the mildly funny bits (and some of the unfunny ones) were in the trailers. Thumbs down. Dang ... looks like Kung Fu Panda WAS just a fluke.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Thanks everyone. I think my 11 year old son will love it, so we'll probably see it either this weekend or next.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I just got back from seeing it in 3D. I had high expectations for a funny film, nothing deep, with a lot of sci-fi film references. I was decidedly underwhelmed. My 13 y/o DS said it best: "It wasn't really good and it really wasn't bad."
Originally Posted By dshyates I saw it yesterday. I enjoyed it. Not a great movie like Wall.E or KFP. But enjoyable. A couple of Lol moments. The 3-D was well done.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I saw it this weekend and have to agree that it was "Meh". I didn't hate it, I didn't love it. However, my son did like it...a lot. So, I guess they were successful in reaching their market audience - kids. The 3-D gave me a headache, so I have no incentive to see future 3-D movies. Too gimicky for me anyway. "Fair" is about all I can say about the film.
Originally Posted By ni_teach I finally saw it and agree with most everyone else... it wasn't great and it wasn't bad. It did have a lot of good laughs, but at the same time they did not do anything to help develop the story or characters. The whole time that I watched it I kept wondering what PIXAR would have done with this story.
