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Epic (2013)
Decent movie
The story is decent too. It's a seamless melding of realities (such as a brusque taxi driver) with fantasy (tiny beings riding hummingbirds?). It proceeds organically, eventually incorporating pretty much everything that happened earlier (even things that appeared to be already completed or even unrelated). The typical joke is mostly visual, developing slowly over many seconds - no one-liners here. There are not a lot of the ironic jokes that have been prominent in many recent animations. (In fact this movie is often relegated to "kids film" or "family film", which makes me feel a little silly for enjoying it.) The ending is positive but not saccharine -- there's resolution ...but not of everything.
Comic relief is provided by a tag team of a snail and a slug. A typical gag is something about "eyes inside your head" or "everybody hide in your shell" (slugs of course don't have shells). I found it adequately funny (but not laugh out loud funny). Humor is a very personal thing though, and I suspect some of the more "with it" young adults will find it painfully unfunny.
Fakin' Da Funk (1997)
Simply a classic....
Simply a classic. The movie Fakin' Da Funk is hilariously told with many many MANY funny moments.
The songs are good, well-performed, meaningful and more often than not, catchy. The pacing is spot-on, throughout.
It also has the honor of being the first Asian-Black movie that spawned 'Rush Hour' - I know one crew member who worked on it said Chris Tucker was inspired by the film!
Perfection at it's finest here, this is highly recommended and a true must-see movie.
10/10