Epic

IMDB
First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Tyler

The world this film created was just gorgeous. The detail in the textures and lifelike animation is stunning, the lighting is sumptuous and the camera movement and use of 3D in impeccable. I'm running out of adjectives. But really it is the most beautiful and well shot 3D animated movie I've seen since Rango.

Now if only the story was a little more interesting. They have an impressive voice cast of some very well known and distinct voices, that often precluded me from seeing the character rather than just the actor doing line readings in a voice booth. Neither of these two issues should be a problem for the younger generation though, so I expect them to eat it up. They'll probably even like Aziz Ansari as an extremely annoying comedic relief slug.

The action sequences are very well choreographed and feel appropriately epic, however with an all encompassing title like that I don't think any scale the film was conceived at would be appropriate. (They of course mean epic in the David Lean sense, not the traditional Bertolt Brecht, although imagining that is hilarious.)

There is a musical number in the middle of the film. I was worried for a second there but they cut out of it pretty quickly and hilariously.

This looks like a very expensive production. And they even make a note in the credits of how many jobs the film created and put money back into the economy... Okay. Good for them. The result is admittedly a very entertaining and beautiful looking riff on Fern Gully for the new generation. Worth a look.