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Tag Archives: Animation
Film Review – Onward
Onward is another first-rate animated feature from Pixar, with adventure, humour, and tear-jerking moments aplenty. The plot concerns a land of magical beings (elves, trolls, pixies, centaurs, and so on) which in the past was filled with magic, but in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Animation, Chris Pratt, Comedy, Fantasy, Film Reviews, Films, Onward, Pixar, Tom Holland
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Film Review – Frozen II
A sequel to 2013’s animated smash Frozen was always going to be a difficult trick to pull off. Have Disney managed? Well… for me, not really. Let’s start with the good news: the animation is staggeringly beautiful, and the visuals … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Disney, Film Reviews, Films, Frozen, Frozen II, Musical
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A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
Aardman’s A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon is an absolutely hilarious slapstick animation. Based on the superb Shaun the Sheep TV series (itself a spin-off of Wallace and Gromit short A Close Shave), this sequel to the 2015 Shaun the … Continue reading
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Tagged A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Aardman, Animation, Comedy, Film Reviews, Films
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Film Review – Toy Story 4
The Toy Story trilogy, as it was up to this point, consisted of three flawless masterpieces of animated family viewing which are rightly revered. We didn’t need a fourth instalment, or so we thought. Pixar however had other ideas. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Film Reviews, Films, Pixar, Toy Story, Toy Story 4
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Film Review – The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
As “awesome” as the first. Yes, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s unlikely 2014 triumph is repeated in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. Like that first film, this is no mere corporate commercial, but a hilarious, subversive, satirical joy. … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Christopher Miller, Film Reviews, Films, Lego, Phil Lord, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
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Film Review – How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
The law of diminishing returns applies to How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the third and final entry in the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, based on the books by Cressida Cowell. The good news is said … Continue reading
Film Review – Spider-Man Into the Spider-verse
Given the sheer number of recent Spider-man reboots, the question has to be asked: do we really need another Spider-man? These reboots are just one of many jokes made at the expense of the webslinger in the animated Spider-man Into … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Animation, Film Reviews, Films, Phil Lord, Spider-man, Spider-man Into the Spider-verse, Superheroes
Film Review – Ralph Breaks the Internet
The original Wreck-It Ralph was a terrific film that took me quite by surprise when I first saw it. I went in with low expectations and came out elated, which was especially wonderful because I had just endured a glut … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Disney, Film Reviews, Films, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Wreck-It Ralph
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Film Review – Incredibles 2
Brad Bird’s The Incredibles is my favourite Pixar film. It is also the only Pixar film other than Toy Story which I thought could benefit from a sequel. Now Bird has finally revisited his masterpiece, the big question can finally … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure, Animation, Brad Bird, Film Reviews, Films, Incredibles 2, Superheroes, The Incredibles
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Film Review – Isle of Dogs
Fans of Wes Anderson’s uniquely eccentric oeuvre will find plenty to enjoy in Isle of Dogs, his second foray into stop-motion animation following Fantastic Mr Fox. Essentially a story about a boy’s search for his lost dog, the twist here … Continue reading
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Tagged Animation, Film Reviews, Films, Isle of Dogs, Stop Motion, Wes Anderson
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