Honestly, I think this is the movie Chicken Little SHOULD'VE BEEN... Down to having the better pop song usage even.
The Day the Earth Blew Up pretty much delivers what you'd hope to see from a 2D Animated Looney Tunes film. Mostly nonsense and slapstick, tense stakes, FREAKY imagery, and Daffy Duck being psychotic! Admittedly, it took a while for this one to really grow on me as it's not the drop dead funniest I've seen from this IP (personally…
As someone who's fond of the books, and whose sense of humor is influenced a lot by them, I can safely say that this movie captures everything that is appealing about the Dog Man series and is just a really charming and funny film on its own right.
The art style is really charming and accurately captures the feel of being inside a children's comic, and the characters are all unhateable (except Grampa of course, but that's to his benefit)…
Look at that smug grin... I've never wanted to PUNCH a character so bad in my entire LIFE!!!
Anyway, I decided to sit down for this notorious animated sequel after hearing the rumors, and it was ALMOST one of my least favorites in that category... but not for the reasons you'd expect it to be.
It really shows the first movie was something of a passion project whereas everything about this one felt kinda phoned in... It's one thing to…
It's... VENGEANCE MOST FOWL!!!!!
I had a good time. On the surface, it's a very simple "get back the thing" plot, but that kinda adds to the charm honestly. The movie takes any opportunity it can to embrace the silliness, and it's hard not to smile at all the wits and gags and stuff. Tho it could be that Wallace and Gromit are national treasures, and their presence usually boosts my enjoyment of a film.
I was surprisingly invested in…
