Zootopia (2016) – C+/B-
This film was much more enjoyable than I had expected; I really had no interest in it at all in the first place, but someone put it on, so I watched it.
There were a lot of fun parts, humorous parts, and it generally was okay. The main problem with it is the ever present and overly blatant use of dumb jokes, puns and references that just aren’t funny, and ultimately get in the way of my enjoyment of the film. The most glaring example of this is probably Mr. Big, who is a blatant The Godfather reference. Similar to the ESB reference in Toy Story 2, only a lot worse. And a much lesser “nitpick” problem I had with him was how predictable and unfunny they made the “Mr. Big is actually super tiny” joke. I also didn’t find the bunny breeding jokes very funny. I noticed them, I may have cringed at a couple of them, but it was never funny.
The secondary problem I had with it, isn’t actually that big; it isn’t really a problem at all. I thought the main theme kind of just stuck out too much. Now, the thing that’s actually a problem, is the “bunnies can call other bunnies cute…” line, which made no sense and didn’t have anything to do with the film as a whole. It was just a one off dialogue exchange that didn’t do anything but confuse me. Is that supposed to be like the “black people can call other black people niggers” thing?
I just can’t decide on whether or not it deserves to be on the “B” spectrum or not. Definitely not worth a re-watch for me.
The Secret of Nimh (1982) – B++
Don Bluth.
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I haven’t seen this film since I was little, and I honestly didn’t remember very much about it. My brothers and I just kind of decided to watch it again. It’s a very good and well made film. Really the only issue I have with it is that it feels like it’s not long enough. It runs 82 minutes, and none of Don Bluth’s most well known animated films have ever had long running times, but this one in particular just felt too short. Nothing really even felt rushed or anything, it just didn’t feel like any developments in the film took enough time to make it at its most satisfying when it comes to a close. Really not a big issue at all. Great film.