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Day 264: January 19th, 2011
MegaMind
Plain, average, will entertain enough.
Megamind is a MEGAMIND, meaning he's super smart and has turned to a life of crime because of of Metro Man, a superman like being that protects the city. When Megamind actually manages to kill Metro Man, he finds no purpose to his life anymore, so he creates another superhero. But this new superhero isn't like the hero that was before him and it's up to Megamind to stop his own creation.
Looking at the voice actors involved, Megamind has a lot of comedic talent behind it. Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Ben Stiller, J.K. Simmons. It has the uber celeb Brad Pitt playing the uber hero, Metro Man. Yet if anything has told me in the past, is that even thought there is a talented cast behind the film, it doesn't necessarily make the film that funny. With this being a kids animated film, a lot of the comedians restrain themselves and resort to over the top performances to get the laughs. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Megamind does what a lot of animated films do, the bare minimum. The's colourful, to grab the attention of the young ones. It's got the stars that the parents know and like and it has enough jokes and action bits to make you feel like you've not wasted your time and money. So , yes, Megamind is a decent flick. But that's it. It's only decent. It's not memorable, it's not hilarious, it's not jaw dropping with its animation. It gets in, makes you enjoy your time and leaves. What more can you ask for from a film?
Megamind is a Dreamworks effort, they seem to make their films with what's hot today, cram jokes that are funny today and have no heart in it. It's sad that I'm comparing it to Pixar's output, but they really have raised the bar to the point that anything else never really compares. Sometimes there will be a film that surprises me, How To Train Your Dragon and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs are two entries that I really dug. Megamind has to settle with "enjoyable".
MegaMind
Plain, average, will entertain enough.
Megamind is a MEGAMIND, meaning he's super smart and has turned to a life of crime because of of Metro Man, a superman like being that protects the city. When Megamind actually manages to kill Metro Man, he finds no purpose to his life anymore, so he creates another superhero. But this new superhero isn't like the hero that was before him and it's up to Megamind to stop his own creation.
Looking at the voice actors involved, Megamind has a lot of comedic talent behind it. Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Ben Stiller, J.K. Simmons. It has the uber celeb Brad Pitt playing the uber hero, Metro Man. Yet if anything has told me in the past, is that even thought there is a talented cast behind the film, it doesn't necessarily make the film that funny. With this being a kids animated film, a lot of the comedians restrain themselves and resort to over the top performances to get the laughs. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.
Megamind does what a lot of animated films do, the bare minimum. The's colourful, to grab the attention of the young ones. It's got the stars that the parents know and like and it has enough jokes and action bits to make you feel like you've not wasted your time and money. So , yes, Megamind is a decent flick. But that's it. It's only decent. It's not memorable, it's not hilarious, it's not jaw dropping with its animation. It gets in, makes you enjoy your time and leaves. What more can you ask for from a film?
Megamind is a Dreamworks effort, they seem to make their films with what's hot today, cram jokes that are funny today and have no heart in it. It's sad that I'm comparing it to Pixar's output, but they really have raised the bar to the point that anything else never really compares. Sometimes there will be a film that surprises me, How To Train Your Dragon and Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs are two entries that I really dug. Megamind has to settle with "enjoyable".