Truthfully, I don't know if I can say enough about this film to warrant 1000 words, but I'll try.
First of all, while people are lauding the film for being an animated family piece set in WWII, and being about homing pigeons, I didn't think it was that big of a deal. I took my 10 year old nephew and his friend to see the film on opening weekend, and they didn't really care about which war was happening at the time, just that there were explosions every so often.
Second, while I personally didn't find it humorous at all, (overly-abused prat falls, moronic hench-falcons, and clichéd bird punchlines does not a comedy make) I did want the boys to enjoy the show. It seemed strange to me that several families (mostly fathers and young boys) were watching a comedy film, and yet nobody ever really laughed. None of the kids laughed unless an adult started laughing first. It was like a sad game of follow the leader, with each of us adults taking turns cue-ing the children's' laughter. Perhaps they should've used canned laughs.
Sure the animation was good. The characters were flat, the story line was formulaic, the villains were pathetic and unfrightening, and the show lacked any sense of humor or adventure, but the animation was good.
First of all, while people are lauding the film for being an animated family piece set in WWII, and being about homing pigeons, I didn't think it was that big of a deal. I took my 10 year old nephew and his friend to see the film on opening weekend, and they didn't really care about which war was happening at the time, just that there were explosions every so often.
Second, while I personally didn't find it humorous at all, (overly-abused prat falls, moronic hench-falcons, and clichéd bird punchlines does not a comedy make) I did want the boys to enjoy the show. It seemed strange to me that several families (mostly fathers and young boys) were watching a comedy film, and yet nobody ever really laughed. None of the kids laughed unless an adult started laughing first. It was like a sad game of follow the leader, with each of us adults taking turns cue-ing the children's' laughter. Perhaps they should've used canned laughs.
Sure the animation was good. The characters were flat, the story line was formulaic, the villains were pathetic and unfrightening, and the show lacked any sense of humor or adventure, but the animation was good.