FILM REVIEW #7 ??
How to Train Your Dragon:
SO freakin' awesome! I loved it SO MUCH. Definitely more than the two toddlers in front of me. Great, tight script, very funny voices/actors with good timing, really interesting animation and characters and that night-terror dragon was super cute and charming!
[spoiler alert]
Best bits? When the Dragon & Hiccup get to know each other: Hiccup has to avoid the places that the Dragon drew, so amazing how she shows emotions, cheesy but lovely when she lets him pet her nose... just so many great things going on!
10/10
The Informant:
I think the writing was a bit stale... or maybe, sadly, Matt Damon's execution? I just was not feeling the voice-over until near the end...when things connected and finally made some sense! The framing was odd at times and ineffective more often than not. To me, the V.O. were way too many, trying to make up for the lack of interesting plot taking place, with characters that are hard to relate to/sympathize with... too many strikes in my book! Although a few chuckles here or there, the pace was too slow for my comedic tastes...
6/10
SO freakin' awesome! I loved it SO MUCH. Definitely more than the two toddlers in front of me. Great, tight script, very funny voices/actors with good timing, really interesting animation and characters and that night-terror dragon was super cute and charming!
[spoiler alert]
Best bits? When the Dragon & Hiccup get to know each other: Hiccup has to avoid the places that the Dragon drew, so amazing how she shows emotions, cheesy but lovely when she lets him pet her nose... just so many great things going on!
10/10
The Informant:
I think the writing was a bit stale... or maybe, sadly, Matt Damon's execution? I just was not feeling the voice-over until near the end...when things connected and finally made some sense! The framing was odd at times and ineffective more often than not. To me, the V.O. were way too many, trying to make up for the lack of interesting plot taking place, with characters that are hard to relate to/sympathize with... too many strikes in my book! Although a few chuckles here or there, the pace was too slow for my comedic tastes...
6/10