Post by Vits on Dec 1, 2019 10:14:42 GMT
DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD is a very fun adventure that's not afraid to be intense when it's required. It parodies certain elements of DORA THE EXPLORER without being a complete, unnecessary mockery. The title character trying to rekindle her friendship with her cousin DIEGO is touching enough. Unfortunately, not 1, not 2, but 3 more people tag along for the trip. One of them is called ALEJANDRO.
6/10
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I knew he would be a villain the second he appeared on screen. Around the 50-minute mark, he admits it, but it's still treated as a plot twist later. Was the scene of his confession meant to be subtle foreshadowing? Because it was quite obvious.
Despite ALEJANDRO and the other companions (SAMMY and RANDY) having different styles of humor, a fair amount of gags set around them and of jokes said by them fall flat. The humor style of SWIPER (the fox who steals things) is slapstick (which is never funny). That's right: He was less cartoony in animation than in this live-action adaptation. Hold on. Why are there all these comic relief characters in the 1st place, when DORA was already written to be funny? Speaking of, Isabela Moner is an unstoppable force of hilarity and charm. When DIEGO sees his beautiful, age-appropriate cousin for the 1st time since they were children, he acts pretty indifferent towards her. That's the least realistic part of this movie! I think they were both given potential love interests to prevent viewers from shipping them. Why are you making that face? Oh, you think I shouldn't make such tasteless jokes in regards to a family movie? Well, the movie isn't really above that. The word "mating" is used in 2 different occasions, and in only 1 of them it refers. There's also talk about living in the jungle and being forced to start a family. On her 1st day of school, DORA is stopped by the security guard. The students get fed up when the bell rings, because DORA had been holding up the line. Hey, assholes, considering your position and how far away the metal detector looks to be from the classrooms, you wouldn't have been able to arrive on time anyway. There's a montage of DORA doing unusual things and the other students laughing at her. For some reason, this includes her backpack getting stuck in the bus door. How is that her fault? How is that nerdy? One of the traps the exploring group get into is quicksand, but they don't realize it until RANDY says "Anyone else noticed that the walls are getting higher?" Excuse me, how the Hell do you not feel when your body is sinking?!6/10
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