Movies: Minions

Movies: Minions

Pixxar movies always play on the cute factor and always tend to have that character that is meant to fulfill the cuteness role in every movie! But not many movies are like Minions, whereby every other main character falls into the cute factor with one single cutest creature which is called Bob. What results is a movie that will entertain the kids and strangely, many females that would fall under the girls category.

Look at that.. Its Bob... Awwww... and he is carrying his teddy..... double awwwww..

Guys on the other hand, well, lets look through the rest of the aspects of the movie before drawing a conclusion!

And note! Don't see the wrong movie! This is the latest one! there is no word "Despicable to be found here"

Woo!! who is that shadow

Storyline 3.5/5

Realistically speaking, this storyline is quite standard for a disney/pixxar flick and you can draw some similarities for this movie with all the previous. Of course it has its unique and charming points overall but looking from the top you should realise that disney/pixxar flicks seldom have very extravagant plot twists and things that you won't expect.

That being said, thanks to its focus on the origin of the minions and what the other minions are doing while these 3 guys are out there wrecking havoc in the world, this movie is prevented from feeling like "Just another Disney/Pixxar movie" as they have slightly more new things to intrigue the audience with for a good first part of the movie.

This does work for the younger audience that this movie is intended for but speaking for the older viewers, this will not and should not be the strong point that you will expect from this movie.

Character 4/5

The three main characters are well fleshed out and distinct from each other and this is emphasized throughout the movie. There are also the inclusion of many fun side characters both good and bad who are different in their own whacky ways and this does keep things fresh and entertaining all the way.

There is of course, no deep background for a show meant for the younger audience but overall, you will mostly be able to enjoy what is happening with the charming personalities that are the minions.

Cinematography 3.5/5

From the very beginning, you will enjoy the creative way of telling the story of how everything begin for the minions. The movie also jumps around from the 3 protagonists back to the whole tribe to keep things fresh and not too stale which works pretty well in preventing monotony of the movie.

However, its not an action movie and hence lacks in epic or action shots throughout the movie that generally was never the forte of Disney/Pixxar.

Music 4/5

Music is really quite a strong item in this movie with a good mix of famous songs to add flavor to what is happening during the movie itself. The sound track also adds a good level of immersion to the movie with relevant music whenever major items happen to heighten the senses and emotions.

Spectacle 3.5/5

It is definitely a cutsy show and this will seal the deal for most of the supporters for the minions but on the realistic front, this is not a totally new concept and this movie can be compared across to another previously released movie "Penguins of Madagascar" which unfortunately shares the same drawing points as this movie. It does not have as much unique characters as the penguins and is slightly toned down when comparing cinematography style.

There is action, there is good music, and there is a lot of fun in general but its not realistic to say that this movie sticks out prominently enough when compared to the other offerings present this year.

Overall

Storyline: 3.5 (Its above average since it focuses on the history of the minions, but the main storyline flow is not something totally new)
Character: 4 (The characters are all different in their own cutsy and fun way and are very lovable... even the side characters)
Cinematography: 3.5 (There some effort put in, and the start of the story is told in a creative way. However there is nothing else after that and the rest of the story is told normally)
Music: 4 (Good choice of music and inserted at good points throughout the movie)
Spectacle: 3.5 (It's biggest draw would be its cute characters. Other then that, it did not really do anything particularly outstanding from the current movies this year)

Overall: 3.7 (For those fans who love the cute minions, this movie is a no brainer and it will give the fans exactly what they want. However, if you belong to the group that is not accompanying your kids, nor your significant others who love the minions, you going to have to set your expectations to just try to have fun and enjoy the silly antics of a bunch of yellow minions. Otherwise, there is really nothing that will strongly entertain you. If you have not seen the previous movie, perhaps you could try to see those movies first to see if this will fit your appetite as this movie is mostly in the same vein and uses the same draw of the previous movies i.e. being cute and fun.)

Movies: Jurassic World

Movies: Jurassic World

If at first glance, you thought that this movie sounded familiar, then you must be from the same generation as me! Indeed it has actually been a cool 22 YEARS since the first Jurassic park was shown (1993). In fact, from its most recent Jurassic park it was already 14 years ago. Yep. Jurassic Park III was actually shown in 2001. After that, there's been some TV series, but no there were no serious contender to the Jurassic park series... until now! And in case you are confused at the name change, no worries, Jurassic world indeed was made to be a continuation of the Jurassic Park series.

So how did the movie go? was this a good reboot to the series? Lets break it down and take a look

Storyline 3.5/5

Well.. considering that the previous similar storyline was done nearly 22 years ago.. I would say that the storyline is somewhat refreshing. It's not totally new, but it has not been done for such a long time we can consider this a fresh start. Especially for those who didn't see the first few Jurassics, you will find this a very thought provoking and interesting storyline.

There were a few portions of the movie whereby the the characters (humans and dinos alike) did not really follow the logical path of action but it was all for the purpose of making the movie much longer and entertaining experience so don't be too critical to be expecting a movie that completely does not raise any brows in disbelief.

There is a fair bit of entertainment value and amusement in the conversations and happenings throughout the movie including the tense portions but there is also the addition of the obligatory love story blahblah thing that I would say was just slightly detracting from the movie. The pace is not fully action packed and a good part of slightly more then the first half of the movie is to introduce you to the new theme park that is Jurassic World and it was somewhat slower paced at the beginning. However, once it picks up into the action, it keeps it that way till the end.

Character 3/5

Character also runs into the similar problem as storyline, meaning that the development of the character does not really follow logical progression. It may be overthinking it a little but you probably won't feel as much connection to the characters as to the dinosaurs themselves honestly.

Nonetheless, they are playing the family stick together storyline style and I guess its passable in general although this is nothing that will steal the show.

Cinematography 4.5/5

Good cinematography and its very cool at how they make use the of the special abilities of the dinosaur in the movie itself. There are also a lot of noteworthy action shots and even first person shooter style that look like it could come out from game itself.

There are also a lot of great shots to show the overall scale of the world with dinosaurs involved and it really adds to the enjoyable experience. You will be able to appreciate the scale of the world when you have dinosaurs in the picture and like what the movie wants to do, you will learn how small we humans would have been comparatively.

Music 4/5

One major smart movie that the movie did was to make use of the all familiar sound track from the very first Jurassic park to bring about the nostalgic feeling to the audience who have last seen this movie close to 2 centuries ago.

Overall also, the music is noticeable in immersing the audience into the lull that is the Jurassic THEME park before throwing you into the real Jurassic everything goes to hell park.

Spectacle 4/5

Considering how rare a movie of this scale is nowadays, this is really a refreshing improvement and difference to the usual action movie that is merely man on man or man on monster. It also does a fine job of introducing u to a world where maybe theme parks will be different, and yet how it can go so very very wrong. Action is done pretty well in this movie with a nice climatic finish in the end that will most likely entertain u pretty well.

Sadly, its story is not as intriguing and merely serves just as a medium to get the story across due to the many inconsistencies in the usual logical paths or action that characters will take. Nonetheless, the shots and action part makes up for it leading to a very enjoyable dinosaur movie.

Overall

Storyline: 3.5 (Good enough storyline, has some inconsistencies but overall flowing.)
Character: 3 (Not easy to relate to character story lines and somewhat cliché. Ironically, the dinosaurs may attract more emotional connection then the humans)
Cinematography: 4 (Good epic and action shots, even better then some action movies out there)
Music: 4 (Good usage of music to bring out nostalgic effects, also helps audience immerse)
Spectacle: 4 (Been too long since there was a dinosaur movie and that alone helped it score high. Only let down was the overall story direction)

Overall: 3.7 (I would say that this is definite a good action show and a way to spend about 2 hours of the day if you have nothing superb to do. You will probably enjoy this movie even more if you saw the first 3 movies and can appreciate how times have changed and the movie pretext has advanced through the years. In fact, if you plan to see this, take a few days and watch the first 3 movies with your pals and friends first and you should be able to enjoy this movie even more. Just don't expect too much or a too spectacular kind of storyline and you should be all set for this movie)

Next movie on the list is Minions and hopefully I can get the review up ASAP! Thanks all for reading and comment if there is anything!!