Post by Vits on Jan 1, 2021 12:02:28 GMT
THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR
5/10
SON OF FLUBBER
1/10
FLUBBER has better pacing than THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, and the speed-up effects are kept to a minimum, allowing the viewer to enjoy the slapstick more. Both versions are comedies, but this one also has a lot of emotional moments. Neither approach is necessarily better or worse than the other, but it's enough to justify the remake's existance. However, there's a downside to this. You see, the original got away with how the protagonist kept forgetting his own wedding, because the wacky tone prevented us from taking the story seriously. Since this one has a more emotional tone, it's harder to root for Professor Philip Brainard and Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds (the main couple). Why does she put up with him?
5/10
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5/10
SON OF FLUBBER
1/10
FLUBBER has better pacing than THE ABSENT-MINDED PROFESSOR, and the speed-up effects are kept to a minimum, allowing the viewer to enjoy the slapstick more. Both versions are comedies, but this one also has a lot of emotional moments. Neither approach is necessarily better or worse than the other, but it's enough to justify the remake's existance. However, there's a downside to this. You see, the original got away with how the protagonist kept forgetting his own wedding, because the wacky tone prevented us from taking the story seriously. Since this one has a more emotional tone, it's harder to root for Professor Philip Brainard and Dr. Sara Jean Reynolds (the main couple). Why does she put up with him?
At the end, they finally get married... through a video call. Why is she OK with this, if she wanted a normal wedding (are they even legally married despite not being in the same place)? If she didn't, why didn't she or anyone else suggest doing something like this before? Why didn't anyone suggest having the wedding at his house? I can't believe that this movie has such a dumb ending while the farcical original does show real growth. In fact, there's a moment where he justifies this behavior as "I'm absent-minded because I'm love," which is bullshit! Despite these issues with the character, Robin Williams' performance is likeable enough (by the way, so was Fred MacMurray's, despite being less over-the-top). You'd think that changing the title to the invention's name would mean more protagonism for it, but it doesn't happen. Dammit! SON OF FLUBBER (the original's sequel) was also a deceiving title, but at least the advertising wasn't. Here? Watch the trailer. Hell, just look at the poster. And yeah, it's a living being now, but it's still only seen in very few scenes. By comparison, more time is dedicated to Weebo, a robot assistant who's in love with Brainard. Aside from having an arguably cooler design, she has a complete story arc, culminating in a pre-recorded message that almost made me cry! Why isn't the movie titled after her?! When Brainard sees Flubber for the first time, he grabs it (without gloves!) and puts it on his face to see if the shape will change. Does that count as a kiss?
5/10
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