david-1639

I didn't really care for this film. As it is taken directly from a play the whole affair is far too theatrical for a movie. On stage you can get away with a lack of realism as you watch it knowing its a play and can excuse eccentricities. On film however this just doesn't work. I found the characters mainly fairly dislike-able, the dialogue and the way the boys behaved in the school highly unrealistic. For the first 20 minutes or so I actually thought I would like the film, however, as the film went on I found myself struggling to keep interest, and found it all fairly predictable. There's some good performances in there, (Richard Griffiths is always good), and a few funny moments, but in the end I just didn't care about any of them.

I'd been reading A LOT of negative press about this movie here on the IMDb for a while now so was very curious to see what it was like. I didn't like Madagascar at all, so wasn't sure what I would make of this. Thankfully I found it nothing like Madagascar other than the basic premise. The voice casting was good, (particularly Eddie Izzard) and the animation was simply gorgeous and amongst the best I've seen. Whilst this is not a great movie, it is by no means a bad one. It's perfectly watchable. Kids should enjoy and adults on the whole shouldn't be bored by it. Don't be put off by all the hatred towards this, give it a go and you might be pleasantly surprised.

Let me start off by saying I love fantasy films and was more than prepared to accept the world created in this movie. I have a very vivid imagination and am not at all cynical towards films of this ilk. For those wondering I felt it necessary to say that as those who defend this film always seem to accuse those who disliked it of lacking those sensibilities. I hated this film. It was boring, pretentious, self glorifying rubbish. The dialogue was poor and the pacing dreadful. I did like the scrunts (wolf like creatures) I only wish that they had been those we do not speak of in The Village, then that movie might not have sucked quite as much as it did. If its a good fun fantasy flick you're after go and see the superior in every way Monster House.