There are many very good children's movies. Some even rival movies aimed at adults. This one however, was one of the worst I've had to sit through. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since Adam Sandler was involved. Surely the actors involved were just getting a paycheck here. There is no way anybody involved thought they were making something good.
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Not everyone shares the same opinion as you, you know?
Aside from that your opinion is in the minority anyway.
The majority is rarely correct. If you liked it, that's ok, but it wasn't good. It wasn't funny. Most of the jokes were "monster" jokes that I doubt most kids today understand. I think my son laughed out loud 3 or 4 times. The rest of the audience, about the same.
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No need to be a prick Chippy, because humor is subjective.
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Exactly. I found the movie to be quite funny, certainly had more laughs than any other animated films to have come out in the last few years. I don't think anyone can or should judge an animated film based on whether some 3 year olds laughed at it or not. These films are made for all age groups afterall.
It's a lighthearted film but there's something to take home for everyone. I honestly thought it was a great effort.
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The majority is rarely correct. If you liked it, that's ok, but it wasn't good. It wasn't funny. Most of the jokes were "monster" jokes that I doubt most kids today understand. I think my son laughed out loud 3 or 4 times. The rest of the audience, about the same.
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The audience certainly was laughing when I went to see this. See how that works? Don't try to pass off opinions, especially stupid ones as facts.
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The thing with the bad monster jokes was, the characters all knew they were bad monster jokes. Like with the fire thing, Dracula was all "yes, yes, I get it, no fires."
shareOkay... here is a problem I have with comments like yours...
They are hugely hypocritical.
The Internet (and our world) is FULL of opinions and the only way to express your ideas is through your opinion. Almost everything in our world can be seen with a different view or perspective.
Do you like his opinion? No. But saying that he shouldn't share his opinions because he is in a minority is stupid.
And why can't he share his opinion on the internet? He didn't say anything offensive. He even said "If you liked it, that's ok". Granted you can share your opinion too, but attacking other people's opinions (even if they aren't popular) is kind of stupid unless you set it up in a logical way.
Your comment was just a pointless stab at the other commenter for absolutely no apparent reason.
Lucas51, I so hate it when people are used as targets, but using your son was totally uncalled for. Shame on those that would say bad things about a child.
At this point, I don't know if I will be taking my Grandchildren to see this film. I need to get some opinions from others.
Kariann, I took my 10 year old daughter to see it and we laughed thro ughout and had a good time, it was a great kids movie and very appropriate. Not everybody will like the same thing! fact of life. So take it for what its worth when it comes from the source a weakheaded Lucas51 when he says "the majority is rarely correct" WTH-lol. You can simply tell he is a sandler hater. the cast was great and was a job well done, let the show speak for itself not "who" did the voices.
shareI would say it's not really aimed at small children (not inappropriate for them, but not really aimed that low), but any child over 7 or 8 should have a very good time. Of course, every movie is bound to have a few malcontents who get juiced by trashing it online. I wouldn't say this is the best movie ever, or even of this year, but it's a good solid A-minus or so.
shareIts funny, but also makes the point about parents letting their child grow up.
I thought it was going to be grossout jokes, thankfully it moved beyond that.
Are you implying the majority is always right? Also not everyone likes the same thing like you said, but then you attacked someone for having a different opinion and what makes you a better source? Also someone can not like the movie not just because Sandler is in it, Sandler has been in good films before.
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Not THAT bad, but not great either, just OK.
I loved the werewolf character though, it really stands out!
He is stupid. No point arguing with stupid. He thinks he is some sort of elite human being in the minority and knows better than the rest.
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I just got home from taking my 7 and 10 year olds to see it.
I thought it was actually kind of sweet, and had a bunch of older jokes that were clean and I got, plus plenty of stuff for the kids.
We saw it in a newly refurbished 100 year old theater with all new digital picture and new sound and I was really pleased with the quality.
I am actually looking forward to our family movie night when its on cable or we have a copy so I can enjoy it again.
Take the kids, its fine.
Kariann...you are truly lucky..
LOL -- I think some bad things can be said about some children. Some children are rotten. Some are just plain evil.
In regard to this post -- I found this movie very enjoyable. Not the best I've ever seen, but at least I didn't fall asleep in it like I did with Brave. Don't get me wrong, Pixar has always put out wonderful work...but Brave...such a letdown. It's so frustrating that everyone praises Brave just because it's Pixar movie.
But those movies aside...I think the real winner this past year was Wreck-It Ralph, Madagascar 3 and Rise of the Guardians. Those are the movies you should take your kids to see. And in that order, I think. WIR really pulls at your heart-strings in a genuine way (which I didn't feel at all with Brave). Madagascar is just so colourful and over the top and outrageous...you just can't help but like it. It's pure fun. Really -- I think it's actually the best out of that whole trilogy (Good job, Dreamworks). And Guardians...just wonderful visuals and a solid story. Thoroughly enjoyable.
I completely agree. I liked HT but found Brave to be just meh. I really think Brave only won and got a good rating because it's a princess Pixar thing. HT, WIR, M3, and ROTG are the most enoyable recent animated films IMO.
But Gandalf! I don't want to be a Hobbit~~
I really don't know what you are talking about. When I went to see it with my kid the entire audience laughed out loud more than the '3 or 4 times' that you "claimed". Granted it wasn't the best movie ever but it was entertaining and had humor for adults and kids alike.
shareThe audience is different at many places, show a Michael Moore film in a conservative town and a liberal town and you will get different reactions.
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I agree. I rarely give films less than a 5/10, but I gave this a 3. I felt guilty for asking my husband to rent it for a dollar almost immediately. I laughed twice, and the rest of the time I was wondering how much longer I have to wait til the credits.
It felt like a jumbled mess of jokes thrown together, and the romantic/sweet moments that Pixar /Disney normally portray in a very heart warming way felt forced and awkward. I blame Adam Sander and Sony Animation studios for consistently doing poor work. It felt like a straight to video kids film to me, but not exactly appropriate for younger kids with the old timie monster film and sex related jokes.
It's sad because some moments were beautifully portrayed (like the zombie townsfolk scene was vivid and mesmerizing) and other moments felt cheap and half assed (bar scene, party scene, any scene with the human, any dance and song number)... well that was most of the film. I need to stop trusting the majority of people to fairly rate family films, because to often it comes down to: it distracted my kids while I did something of value. It has to be more than that, especially for a PG film.
Most of all this film disappoints me as a horror fan. I expect comedies that feature horror elements to capture my attention and make me nostalgic, but this didn't cut it at all. True, comedy is subjective, but I really don't get what other people saw.
and 118 being a legal vamp adult? really? shouldn't it be more like 180? what does she look like at 113? braces and acne? That's just one example of how the jokes in this film weren't thought out. It's like it was written by a couple of drunks with no idea what "revision" is.
Agreed, I was really looking forward to seeing this and just watched it today.. I was expecting so much more from Gennady.. Samurai Jack is SOOOOO good and I love this style (very heavily influenced by Eivend Earl, who did work on Fantasia)
Part of the film was funny, but it felt forced.. HATED the music, from the theme that sort of sounded like the theme from Tales From The Crypt, to all the autotuned and rap crap!!!
Poor jokes, shoddy visuals through most of the film and humor aimed at kids under 10 and even then sort of dumb kid humor rather than clever humor.
Let the kids watch Monsters Inc. and everyone can enjoy that... it's really a pity about this film
The age could have been any unnatural age they wanted. 180 OR 118 could be considered eye rolling ages, but either helps reinforce that it is a coming of age moment. In the movie she mentions "I'm not 83 anymore." If in their world 118 is considered 18 and vampires age at a proportional rate to humans until adulthood, then 83 would be around 12.5 years old which would be close to the 13 I think DisturbedPixie was referencing.
Now I agree that the music doesn't really fit with the feel of the monsters who are out of touch with the modern world or the mostly laid back backpacker (Jonathan). Also there shouldn't have been technology to synthesize their voices at the hotel, and Dracula most likely wasn't a rapper when he sang in the late 1800s which is supposedly when he last sang before he started busting out at the end.
The end human town was more than a bit too friendly and surreal, and there could have been a more romantic name for the moment when monsters meet their soul mates. I also thought the plot could have been more streamlined to spend more time developing the relationships between Dracula, Mavis, and Jonathan and less time with simple jokes, showing how uncool things are, and Quasimodo.
I did enjoy the half of the movie that did develop the characters. I particularly enjoyed the start when Dracula was raising Mavis, Mavis showing up in the graveyard with Jonathan and sharing the sunrise with him on the roof, the table moving 'game' Dracula and Jonathan share, and the discussions Dracula has with Mavis and soon after with Jonathan that involve his late wife (though the former is unfortunately interspersed with Quasimodo). The reveal that had to happen near the end could have just as easily been accidental without Quasimodo too, but I digress.
As with any post about likes and dislikes, they are just my opinion of the film. I can't say it is my favorite, but for the parts I liked, I'm glad I got to experience those endearing moments.
The fact (IMO ) is that this movie suffers from too many popular references - it was meant to be appealing now, while "good" movies, like Toy Story and Monsters and Finding Nemo become timeless classics because they don't rely on pop-culture "gags" for laughs.
Sandler was also terribly miscast, and it's not that I don't like him, but his Dracula accent was just plain terrible.
So there were some laughs in this movie, but it'll never be worth re-watching, and it'll never stand the test of time.
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I liked it, 7/10
First 15 minutes dragged, but it was good clean fun after that.
Eh, let me just say, you've got miles to go (or not, if you're smart enough not to care) if you consider this one of the worst. Oh, and I suppose a graduate in empathy such as yourself can't possibly be wrong about your prediction about other people's minds.
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It is the worst he has seen, not the worst ever. The way a sentence is worded means a lot and he was just expressing a common opinion people hold when they watch a bad movie. Go to any board of a bad movie and you will find at least one person saying that.
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My wife and I both really enjoyed it.
Hey, its an animation, essentially a kids movie. Lighten up a bit, Lucas -or go to the Opera if thats more your speed. I though the voice overs were well done, and the movie was precisely what I'd hoped for. Just clean fun, good animation, and cheesy humor -if you expected otherwise, you were certainly not paying much attention to the previews -or just plain out to lunch when you decided this was the movie to watch.
"It's a kid's movie" is not an excuse, look at classic Disney and Pixar, look at recent films like the Muppets and Hugo. They are kid's movies that treat them like they are intelligent and with movies released this year like Paranorman, Frankenwenie, and Secret life of Arriety this was lackluster in comparison. Albeit this is worlds better than Alvin and the Chipmunks movies and Sandler's recent works.
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I enjoyed the movie and I am almost a senior. The audience was all laughing from the young children to the seniors in the audience. It was a good movie to let yourself go and enjoy it. There were a lot of cliches but very little potty humor, no foul language, a lot of physical comedy, and a whole lot of fun. I know what I like so don't tell me it was a rotten movie because you don't know what I like and don't like. Don't come out with negativity just because you don't like it. That is you and not me.
shareYou're clearly an idiot. The movie was awesome.
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I took nine young teenaged girls and they loved it. I didn't expect it to be that good because lately all Adam Sandler makes is crap, but I thought it was very cute. It's no academy award winner, but I've seen many kids movies that were worse than this.
Have you ever seen Spy Kids 3? The Secret of Nihm was worse. All Dogs Go to Heaven was worse. The Cat in the Hat was worse and I love Doctor Seuss.
The only good thing in Secret of Nimh was the look on the bearded dragon's face as he hurtled through the air. I gave it to my young granddaughters.
shareWhat you got against Don Bluth?
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Nothing. Just pointing out that nobody bats a thousand.
shareWhat is it that you don't like about Secret on Nimh(all dogs go to Heaven is understandable).
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The voice casting was good, and the animation was lovely, but the book has two main plots, and I liked the other one, the one they didn't focus on better, for one thing.
Supposedly (for another) the rats became smart as a result of a scientific experiment in contemporary world, so why toss in the magic powers and all of the artifacts? It's been said that they were just an excuse for cool special effects, and I kind of agree with that. Plus, if the other animals can talk and build stuff and dress up, what's so special about the rats anyway?
And I thought the ending left a lot of things just hanging, which is something that bugs the heck out of me.
Ahh you actually read the book, always wondered how it stacked up to the film. I think the point was that the rats of nimh could build a greater society and were scientists, while the normal animals were just that, normal. I thought the ending was fine and wrapped everything up nicely. If there is one thing that bothers me it is the poorly developed villain and some of the generic characters.
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I have to disagree with you. When we went the whole audience (adults and children including my son and I) laughed more than three or four times. It was a great movie and I look forward to buying it on DVD. Maybe you and your son don't have a sense of humor like the rest of us.
shareHumor = subjective. He didn't insult those who liked it, so why insult him?
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