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I didn’t dislike this, but it’s very clear that this was retooled from a tv show. The songs in this kind of just pale in comparison to the original. The ending for this also doesn’t feel like it really did anything to progress characters aside from maybe just giving Moana a tattoo? The post credits doesn’t help at all and maybe just furthers my point. Definitely a side effect of this originally starting out as a tv series. If we…
Honestly? I didn’t hate this. Yes, it’s bad but I still had some fun with this. The plot is full of cliches, the writing is mediocre at best, and the directing just feels super safe. Some of the acting also just feels like the actors were only there for the money. The one positive thing I have to say, is I do think a lot of CG actually looked pretty decent. Definitely not worth $320 million price tag though. The…
Honestly, this captures the essence of the source material far better than I thought it would. The tone especially. That being said, it still has many of the problems these animated direct to video movies have (writing, animation, pacing, etc.). If you can look past those faults, the movie is still pretty decent.
It is, however, still only half of a movie. But for a first part, this wasn’t bad. I will say, I still prefer the live-action film (so far). Looking forward to chapter 2.