Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale

This movie was a great adaptation from the comic, expressing New Zealand culture with excellence that it's beautiful as well as its funny. So original, yet so entertaining, this movie really hits the emotions, with an eerie soundtrack throughout all the terrifying scenes that was just too hard to miss, probably the best part about the movie for me. The characters are so unique and some are so enjoyable, and Dave Dobbyn's 'Slice of Heaven' at the end was so neat, just wish it wasn't forced into the END.

Unfortunately, the movie had a lot of problems. I feel like there's no plot, majority of the characters and scenes are quite forgettable and some of the scenes are too unnecessary or just too long or too short. And while it is actually funny, it's for all the wrong reasons. Many parents would complain that it's not for kids and you can see why straight away from all the inappropriate mayhem, half of which is just unnecessary. It's a bit of a shame really, this could have been a great movie but it feels like a missed opportunity. And yes, it tries to cram way too much stuff in, like minor characters from the comic, leaving almost no more time for the climax of the movie, which definitely could have been better. The animation is also pretty janky, even for hand-drawn animation.

So in conclusion, it's a great movie for anyone who has enjoyed the comics, with plenty of laughs and kiwi spirit, but it does not fail to disappoint, as there is a weak plot, forgettable and unnecessary scenes and characters and too much gore and inappropriate mayhem at the wrong times.