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Post by Vits on Dec 1, 2018 10:26:30 GMT
THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH 4/10 POOH'S GRAND ADVENTURE: THE SEARCH FOR CHRISTOPHER ROBIN 3/10 THE TIGGER MOVIE 1/10 PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE 3/10 POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE 4/10 WINNIE THE POOH 2011 1/10 You'd think that CHRISTOPHER ROBIN is a rip-off of HOOK. Worse! It follows the format of a lot of modern live-action adaptations/remakes/reboots of old stories about animals/creatures who talk: It brings them to the real world so they can teach a workaholic parent a lesson. And it can't even do that right, since it takes an hour for the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood to come here. This bad pacing combined with mostly unfunny jokes overshadow the good performances by Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Jim Cummings and Brad Garrett. As usual in this sub-sub-genre, the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood constantly cause chaos and, due to their naivety, the viewer is supposed to find it cute even though it's actually infuriating. However, other movies use cynical humour to make the characters' lack of knowledge of the human things and other sweet elements from the original stories seem cheesy. This one tries to do that and simultaneously tries to keep a charming tone. Look, I didn't like any of the previous installments (for different reasons), but at least the scripts were consistent. Another trope of this sub-sub-genre is having the characters perform a hit song from 1970-present day in its entirety. I was relieved that WINNIE THE POOH and company didn't do that. It wouldn't have made sense, since these characters had already been seen in musical films so, if they were going to have a musical number, it would be an original song. Unfortunately, the new tracks are uninspired. There are many moments where characters do contrived things just to get "Family is more important than work" message across. For example, when the title character has to leave a meeting and his boss says "What are you doing?!" He could've easily told the truth (his wife is outside and she said that there's an emergency) but, instead, he gives them a "It's time to do the right thing" look and leaves. 3/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog. |
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Post by claudius on Dec 1, 2018 11:31:18 GMT
Technically, aside from the bridging footage, THE HONEY TREE, THE BLUSTERY DAY, and AND TIGGER TOO came from 1966, 1968, and 1974.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Dec 1, 2018 23:10:58 GMT
You seem to hate all the past Winnie the Pooh films and you decided to watch the latest one? I don't quite understand how that works, are you a masochist? Were you twisting your nipples while watching them?
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Post by lowtacks86 on Dec 1, 2018 23:16:55 GMT
You seem to hate all the past Winnie the Pooh films and you decided to watch the latest one? I don't quite understand how that works, are you a masochist? Were you twisting your nipples while watching them? is a bit of an odd ball. He likes to give his critique of classic films and then gives them absurd poor ratings based on what he feels is context. He has also posted this same topic on another thread somewhere. I think it might be an attention thing. So he's basically an Armond White wannabe? |
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Post by Archelaus on Dec 1, 2018 23:26:16 GMT
I don't get why you disliked the past Winnie the Pooh films.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was a charming and whimsical collection of the three Winnie the Pooh films. The Xerox process actually benefited the character animation because they resemble the classic Ernst Shepherd illustrations from the original books. I love the voice cast, and it has some decent Sherman Brothers songs.
It's been a while since I have seen Pooh's Grand Adventure, but I have fond memories watching it and I remember it being darker than usual Pooh fare. I really liked The Tigger Movie and how it handled the theme of family. I always get water-eyed listening to the Kenny Rogers song at the end.
Piglet's Big Movie was decent, but it's been ages since I have seen it. I don't remember hardly anything from the Heffalump Movie, but Winnie the Pooh (2011) is so underrated; it was a really good throwback to the classic Winnie the Pooh films. The songs from Robert and Kristen Lopez were really good, and the character animation was delightful.
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Post by lowtacks86 on Dec 1, 2018 23:27:09 GMT
So he's basically an Armond White wannabe? I am not sure of who Armond White is, will have to research on his critique.
Whatever vits is though, he is a strange one. For someone who professes to like films, he certainly doesn't like them, especially those that are now ordained and perennial classics.
He's a professional film critic that's often a contrarian and probably a troll. Whenever a film receives overwhelingly positive reviews, he'll often slams them and vice versa (he gave positive reviews to Norbit, Grownups, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry). In fact he even said "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" was a better gay movie than Brokeback Mountain. |
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 1, 2018 23:27:23 GMT
Why does the tread title list the franchise as ending in 2018?
With the way every studio is making sequels & remakes... There could very will be another film in as little as FIVE years from now...
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Post by MCDemuth on Dec 1, 2018 23:35:00 GMT
I think he is a bit deluded about his own critical skills and importance he places on himself. I don't know why, but we have quite a few posters just like him roaming these boards... |
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Post by Vits on Dec 2, 2018 10:09:34 GMT
Toasted CheeseI don't know why you keep replying to people on my behalf in different threads. Maybe I can understand if it's a statement, but some are questions addressed directly to me. Please, stop. It's annoying and, frankly, unnecessary. style late 60's early 70's This is a review of Christopher Robin, which I haven't seen, so not sure why you just didn't title your thread this. 1) Yes, the era of THE JUNGLE BOOK and THE ARISTOCATS. I'd take those movies any day over this one. 2) It's not a review; it's a comment. I wanted to include the other movies' grades for context. You seem to hate all the past Winnie the Pooh films and you decided to watch the latest one? I'm an open person. Nothing is set in stone. There have been many cases of a sequel being good despite its predecessor(s) being bad. Why does the tread title list the franchise as ending in 2018? With the way every studio is making sequels & remakes... There could very will be another film in as little as FIVE years from now... Because it's what I've seen so far.
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Post by Catman on Dec 2, 2018 16:46:50 GMT
Catman wants to see Godzilla vs Winnie-the-Pooh.
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Post by Vits on Dec 3, 2018 10:44:19 GMT
It is your thread vits. It contains YOUR pov, YOUR critique and YOUR rating. What did you expect to be discussed, the Queen Mother? you are deluded enough to think that YOUR opinion is so important, due to this phony status of self-pretense you have attributed to yourself. 1) Read the title of the thread. 2) I don't know where you got that. And I don't know why you feel so threatened by me. |
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Post by Vits on Dec 3, 2018 11:51:48 GMT
I did read the title of the thread and others have queried it too.
How you got that I am threated by your ludicrous opinions and ratings Aren't others allowed to question what you comment on and tell you where you went wrong? Well, there you go. The topic is these movies. Of course you can question my opinion, but you don't have to talk to others about me like I wasn't here. And if you're not threatened by me, why do you feel the need to insult me out of nowhere? I say out of nowhere because I've never talked to you that way (in this thread nor others). |
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Post by DSDSquared on Dec 3, 2018 16:59:02 GMT
THE MANY ADVENTURES OF WINNIE THE POOH 4/10 POOH'S GRAND ADVENTURE: THE SEARCH FOR CHRISTOPHER ROBIN 3/10 THE TIGGER MOVIE 1/10 PIGLET'S BIG MOVIE 3/10 POOH'S HEFFALUMP MOVIE 4/10 WINNIE THE POOH 2011 1/10 You'd think that CHRISTOPHER ROBIN is a rip-off of HOOK. Worse! It follows the format of a lot of modern live-action adaptations/remakes/reboots of old stories about animals/creatures who talk: It brings them to the real world so they can teach a workaholic parent a lesson. And it can't even do that right, since it takes an hour for the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood to come here. This bad pacing combined with mostly unfunny jokes overshadow the good performances by Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael, Jim Cummings and Brad Garrett. As usual in this sub-sub-genre, the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood constantly cause chaos and, due to their naivety, the viewer is supposed to find it cute even though it's actually infuriating. However, other movies use cynical humour to make the characters' lack of knowledge of the human things and other sweet elements from the original stories seem cheesy. This one tries to do that and simultaneously tries to keep a charming tone. Look, I didn't like any of the previous installments (for different reasons), but at least the scripts were consistent. Another trope of this sub-sub-genre is having the characters perform a hit song from 1970-present day in its entirety. I was relieved that WINNIE THE POOH and company didn't do that. It wouldn't have made sense, since these characters had already been seen in musical films so, if they were going to have a musical number, it would be an original song. Unfortunately, the new tracks are uninspired. There are many moments where characters do contrived things just to get "Family is more important than work" message across. For example, when the title character has to leave a meeting and his boss says "What are you doing?!" He could've easily told the truth (his wife is outside and she said that there's an emergency) but, instead, he gives them a "It's time to do the right thing" look and leaves. 3/10 ------------------------------------- You can read comments of other movies in my blog.I am afraid you may have some kind of mental disorder and you need serious help. You rated maybe the greatest Winnie the Pooh movie of all time and one of the best animated movies honestly in Winnie the Pooh (2011) a 1/10! How is that even possible? Maybe these films are just not for you. I had no desire to see Christopher Robin. However, now that you think it is so terrible, I am sure it is a classic and I may have to check it out. |
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