Close Encounters of the Mini Kind

I liked the episode, they kept the context simple and without any major twists, but it was consistent with the episodes of the series up until then.

The episode portrays the end of the world with aliens invading the planet of the minis and their possible reaction, with a comical ending, without many surprises, but I still like the simple and bold style of the series that has a lot of spirit and differentiation from the other episodes of the series, so I give this episode an 8.

That way, I like the universe of the minis, and I even believe that they deserve an independent series to show the development of their little world.

This was the first episode for L, D & R in my Netflix for the new season and I was hoping for so much more. I've never been fun of the silly miniature story and the rushed storyline. We've waited some time for another season so at least give us some better writing and quality for an episode. This felt like an absolute waste of an episode, as silly as it started and quickly ended. Also Alien invasion? I would have expected more creativity and genius behind this storytelling and animation. Nothing in this little skit was inspired or remotely decent so its a shame they wasted air time on this measly episode.

A short film that delivers, entertains, and emphasizes the limits of human beings. Creativity and design are present here, however, it could have been better.

"Close Encounters of the Mini Kind" is a fun experience due to the way it portrays its story, giving it a comedic touch and visual imagination of a future with realistic lines at certain important points. The directors and screenwriters Robert Bisi and Andy Lyon created a simple work, but it has great merit. Capturing the essence of the series and providing a different perspective on the limits of humans.

The animation, the photography, the fluidity of movement, the colors, the miniature designs, and those reflective messages are all relevant for an entertaining short film. Which has great potential, but due to its execution, it couldn't achieve a greater impact.

Survival, fear, catastrophes, lack of understanding, differing ideals, the pursuit of violence, and other themes are evident and leave much to reflect upon.

6.5/10.

In a tiny, squeaky universe, friendly aliens land on Earth, are ill-treated, and things escalate to all-out war cumulating in an existential threat to the very fabric space-time itself. A diminutive Earth was overrun by miniature undead in season 3's 'Night of the Mini Dead' (S03E04) and this has much the same fun-size aesthetic and silly charm. Being puny allows for a number of rude sight-gags (including some inappropriate cow-oitis) as there is insufficient resolution for indignation. The highly kinetic saga of microscopic interspecific war is fun in a silly way and a big improvement over the season's blah opener (the Red Hot Chili Puppets).

I give this a 2 because the technical implementation is flawless, so if you watch it as a tech demo for a specific animation technique, it is okay.

But if you try to consume it as entertainment, it is an incredibly stupid episode. Love, Death and Robots has dome quite hilarious comic relief episodes, but this particular entry just tries really hard to be funny but has the humor of a 6-year-old kid.

Last season's mini zombie apocalypse was at least a bit creative - even though that episode was not among my favorites either -, this is just Happy Tree Friends with mini figures and annoying high pitched voices.