Horatio Yed wrote:
TED couple of days ago, massive fan of American Dad and Family Guy, loved this, similar style with the flash backs and little jokes, loved it.
Thought it was ok, not as funny as I'd hoped. Just seemed to try too hard to play on the 'offensive teddy bear' character, I found the constant swearing and crude sexual references actually spoiled the humour at times, the constant stream of profanity diluted its impact and effectiveness. Smaller doses would have worked better for me. Still, enjoyable enough, and as you say the flash-backs and little jokes were worked well. I'd give it 7/10.
On a side note, in front of us in the queue was an elderly gent and his granddaughter of about 10. They thought it was a nice family film involving a living teddy bear - thank god they were stopped and turned away!
Other films I've seen recently:
- The Hunger Games - thought this wasn't too bad, considering I've not read the books. The young actors did well and the quirky costumes and contrasts in society worked well. Decent, 7/10.
- Battleship - what a ridiculous, cheesey, stupid, laughable film - but oddly enjoyable as a light-hearted alien shoot-em up - and when the plot takes a hysterical turn about 3/4 in it's clear it shouldn't be taken too seriously. As a serious "film", I'd give it 3/10. As a bit of daft entertainment I'd give it 7/10.
- The Devil Inside - promised so much but failed to deliver, with a disappointingly rushed ending. Not particularly scary A fairly interesting plot delivered in an unoriginal manner, could have been done better. 5/10.
- The Cabin In The Woods - where do I start? Knew very little about this film and found myself baffled for the most, until the final climactic portion of the film where everything goes mental and the plot becomes clear. Original concept, well done for what it is. Enjoyed it for the most. 7/10.
- American Reunion - I knew this had been slated in some quarters but for me it delivered precisely what it promised - a reunion of the original characters, now 13 years older, with all the differences that entails. Don't expect the original American Pie and you'll enjoy it. 7/10.
