The Good Dinosaur

[thistlechaser]

I've been in an odd mood lately. Bored as hell, but at the same time I don't feel like doing anything... thus I get even more bored. As the evening drew on and I continued to do nothing, I decided if nothing else, I could watch a movie. Not one single movie caught my interest though, so I picked the one I hoped I'd like: Good Dinosaur.

I had heard many bad things about the movie. I HATE (HATE HATE HATE) the ultra-fake character designs.


"What? You mean dinosaurs didn't really look like plastic toys?"

Thankfully all that set my expectations very, very low, so I ended up not hating the movie overall. I didn't like it, there's no way in hell I'd recommend it to anyone over the age of five or so, but I don't feel like writing an angry letter demanding two hours of my life back.

It had a few nice moments, very rare and very far in between. Most scenes with the human worked well. I did like the world they set up: dinosaurs never went extinct, so they evolved language and culture. Herbivore dinosaurs became farmers, while carnivore dinosaurs became ranchers. All mammals were "critters" -- pests. Cavemen included.

The highpoint of the movie was the voice actor who played the father t-rex. Mmm his voice made me all melty.

So all in all, the movie was a little sweet, but mostly it was shallow as a puddle. The character design was horrible, especially when the backgrounds were all realistic and beautiful.

Comments

[teaandfailure.livejournal.com]

I was thinking when I saw the previews that this movie is definitely not for me. This review definitely cements that.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I was pretty dead set against ever wanting to see it, but it seemed like the best option of the dozen or so I had to choose from. It's a shame, it could have been so much better...

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I love Pixar movies but didn't hear much about this one. I will probably give it a try but my expectations are low. It makes me think of 'Cars' (the only Pixar movie I don't like) because it felt like the toys came before the movie.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I still haven't seen Cars, and have no desire too. I had the same feeling about toys, plus the characters never seemed interesting at all to me.

Low expectations are good! Maybe you'll enjoy it that way. :)

[twissie.livejournal.com]

They did a preview of this during last year's From All of Us to All of You, and the character design in particular really irked me. It clashed wildly with the backgrounds ... I think I'll skip this one

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I recommend skipping, unless you're bored as heck and have no other options. Good choice!