Les Trolls

I guess some animated movies (most of the classic Disney ones, in fact) are musicals, right? Of course, those usually feature original music, sometimes very good original music, right? There is no foundation myth for what the Trolls are and where they come from, but I have one: an unholy alliance of Dreamworks, music, and toy executives schemed to promote their mutual fortunes by a fairytale-ish narrative of the Troll dolls and their struggle against the brutish, misdirected "Bergens" (is that supposed to be a weird reference to Bergen, Norway?), featuring (mostly) bad, recycled pop music with a Glee vibe. The result is, in my opinion, one of the worst big-budget animated features in a long time. But maybe I'm just frustrated that I purchased it from Apple iTunes for the kiddos to watch during a car trip, but then discovered iTunes doesn't let you download, so we had to watch it in the hotel instead...The kiddos (7 and 9 at time of viewing), for their part, thought all of the characters were annoying, but liked the movie, which is why I'm not giving it a lower rating. In fact, this led to a Trolls 2 iTunes purchase that same weekend: Corporate Stooges 1, BabelAlexandria 0.

I've read some reviews and to be honest some take this movie WAY TOO FAR and it's not a fair review for what is a really good movie for your family and/or children to really enjoy. As far as some characters that people can "relate to" in a kids movie and making a review comparing them to themselves and their life and how a certain character sends a wrong message is absurd and a little too much. THIS IS A KIDS MOVIE!! It doesn't send any bad messages whatsoever. My 5 year old loves it and I do too really. It's very funny, has good music, characters are unique and colorful. Only thing negative is the darkness in some of the Bergens and that they remind me of the movie Boxtrolls which I couldn't stand. But, they don't ruin the movie at all and I can live with most of them. Anna Kendrick can really sing and I had no idea she had that in her and of course Timberlake was great. I highly recommend this movie! In no way does it deserve anything under a 7/10!

It's so silly, I love it. Great talented cast, with good singing voices.

The cloud guy is just weird, for a minute you forget you're watching a kids movie "little slappy? Make Daddy happy" hahaha It's just a fun family musical film that'll make everyone laugh.

yes, this is a movie for young viewers, but it is fun. silliness and a simple story. but frankly we don't have enough of them in this movie era. the colors are great, the animation is fun and frankly as an adult, i did enjoy it. this movie is pure escape. it is fun to hear the voices of such esteemed actors playing such fun characters. Sometimes i think so many reviewers feel they must pan movies as they don't relay various critical standards.. However, this one isn't one. i like many types of movies and this is one of them. a purely fun and colorful take on things. enjoy it for what it is and don't over think it! not all movies need that. it is great for kids and adults if you look at it as being simply fun! i am well over 21 and liked it very much!

After seeing so many negative "trolls" on here about what people don't like about this film, I thought I would just throw one glaring fact out there...it's a movie for kids! And my 2.5 year old loved it! As far as he is concerned, it currently has infinite replay value. He really seems to like movies that have a great sound track...which this one does. The songs are enjoyable covers of easily recognizable pop songs from several decades, with some modified lyrics. The point is, if a film entertains your kid many times over, then the writers did something right. The plot was simple and was about what I expected. If you really hated this movie, stop being such a Bergen and lighten up!