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Rihanna's voice was strike 3 for a "kids" movie for me

posted 9 years ago by BeanieBabyProfits
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I really wouldn't consider myself extremely over protective when it comes to media/movie content for my kids, girls 4 and 1.5. For some reason this one annoyed me to the point of turning it off within three minutes of hearing Rihanna's voice (and neither kid really cared because this was awful). The three strikes below were even more stupid because they added no value and were easily avoidable:

1. Grammar
The grammar when the aliens spoke was impossible to get past. I don't know if that was supposed to be cute or something but it wasn't. All cartoons have silly characters that speak incorrectly so this one wasn't so much about my girls hearing poor dialogue, more just because of how irritating it was.

2. Boobs
This one is just irresponsible. I still don't even know what the hell they are actually called but this movie basically says boob or boobs every 30 seconds. Completely avoidable; who was dumb enough to hear this over and over again when reading and listening to the scenes without thinking, "man this name sounds an awfull like BOOBS which may be somewhat inappropriate for our target audience" ?

3. Tip's voice
I'm not sure how old this character was supposed to be but I'm pretty sure she wasn't 27 years old. Why even cast such a horrible voice for what should have been a lightly spoken young lady? Please don't tell me it's for the star recognition of Rihanna. As if parents are supposed to think, "what a great, noticeable celebrity and role model, this is perfect for my children." I know kids don't know about Rihanna but the voice casting was terrible, and for who? The anti role model for little girls in Rihanna?

We ended up watching Rio 2.

Did any other parents feel the same about any of this stuff?

[–] OhNooos 9 years ago

1. Grammar - spoken by an alien race. By watching this without judgement, kids learn to be tolerant and patient with non-native speakers and those who have learning difficulties.

2. Boov, not Boobs. Perhaps you need your hearing checked?

3. Tip's voice You aren't alone in criticsm of her voice for this role. I thought it fit since Tip was not a child, but a 12 year old girl who had a bit of an edge to her. I can appreciate it how it ruins a movie experience because I was bothered by the voice in Dark Night and couldn't watch it because I got an uncomfortable feeling in my throat as I listened. However, not allowing yourself to get past the initial shock meant you missed out on some great things.

Reasons to watch this movie, and especially why your girls should see it:

1. The hero is of African decent. How often does that happen in an animated feature? Not often enough

2. The heroine and her mother do not have "idealized" figures, but have hips and thighs. How often does that happen in an animated feature aimed at children? Not often enough.

3. The themes are friendship and acceptance.

4. The topic is imperialism and the clear judgement is that it's wrong.

5. The animation is stunning. Many of the scenes are clever and simply beautiful. The fur on the cat is articulated and you feel as if you could reach out and pat that adorable purring thing.

5. The movie score (not the pop songs) compliments the action quite well.

6. It's funny. It's sweet. It has its heart-rendering moments.

[–] LillyStryker 9 years ago

Tip is not of African descent. She's from Barbados (just like Rihanna) and that's in the Caribbean.

[–] Havenless 9 years ago

Black people in Barbados are originally from Africa, hotshot.

[–] erinjoliedupree 9 years ago

Have you been using that same username since 1996?

[–] BeanieBabyProfits 9 years ago

Haha

...I would however love to buy your lunch, maybe look at a family album...

[–] always_keep_fighting 9 years ago

Could have been worse. Could have been Nicki Manaj. *projectile vomits*

[–] FullColor 9 years ago

If you're not purposefully making a jab to the movie, stay away from Ice Age 4. Seriously.

[–] zombieferrets 9 years ago

I 100% agree with OhNooos response! I just finished this movie for the first time. I'm 27, my son is 2.5, and my mother is 62. We all LOVED it!! Beautiful story!!! I'll never understand why everyone obsesses over movies like Frozen instead of this one. This movie was hilarious, sweet, loving, and wonderful!

[–] ImInTheater 9 years ago

I agree about Rihanna sounding too mature and I thought Tip was a boy.

Tip was really cute as a character but the aliens has awesome animation and acting that seemed natural and for some reason Tip was animated differently. I'm not sure if they animated first and then had Rihanna voice or vice versa

[–] ImInTheater 9 years ago

Lol btw the "the aliens has" I wrote was a complete accident. Wow, the movie really influenced me

[–] oos_005s 9 years ago

Really? You berate this movie because you think BOOV sounds too much like BOOB? Are you joking?

Wow.

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[–] geearf 9 years ago

I mostly agree with OhNooos but anyway...

1) It didn't bother me, it was just one trait of the Boov, kind of showing how not so smart they may actually be.

2) It's Boov not Boobs... but even if sounds similar, so what? I fail to see a problem with anatomical nouns.

3) Agreed. And the music also...