Sep
26
Wild Robot, The
Hot Take McGee here… and trust me when I say I wish I wasn’t. I wish I could lie and say I loved The Wild Robot. It’d oil the gears, smooth the framework, make me one of the agreeable. But … Continue reading
Tag Archives: CGI
Sep
19
Transformers One
Given the surprise positive buzz around this flick, I went in expecting the best and I kind of got the worst. I hated the first half of this film… thinking I might have to give it some slack for being … Continue reading
Aug
14
Watchmen: Chapter 1
When I first saw there was going to be a Watchmen animated adaptation, it looked so similar to the Zack Snyder film, I couldn’t figure out why they’d bother. But that impression was wrong as this film more closely follows … Continue reading
Aug
08
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
I wasn’t even going to bother with Netflix’s latest SpongeBob movie. I’ve seen two of the films and only a handful of the original series. I was much too old for the show so I have no built up nostalgia. … Continue reading
Jul
22
Under the Boardwalk
Under the Boardwalk was an overlooked 2023 animated film that I heard was pretty good. One of these two things was true… it was definitely overlooked. For some inexplicable reason, it’s about hermit crabs living under a Jersey boardwalk and … Continue reading
Jul
15
Dragonkeeper
Dragonkeeper is a bland, boring, generic and mediocre animated flick from China and Spain. It’s about a little girl who has a run in with a couple of dragons and promises to rescue a dragon egg from the emperor. The … Continue reading
Jul
08
Despicable Me 4
Familiarity Breed Contempt: The Movie. While there’s probably nothing radically different or even worse in this flick than all the other Despicable Me and Minions movies, the thoroughly average nature of this franchise has become less and less amusing by … Continue reading
Jun
14
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 is neck-and-neck with the original film… though I give it the edge due to a more emotionally complex story. It follows the same premise as the original but adds depth to Riley’s internal and external personality because … Continue reading
May
28
Garfield Movie, The
The only reason I didn’t give this flick a half star is that I realized afterword that the ugly yellow mustache Garfield has isn’t unique to the movie. I hate hate hate how its animated in this flick but since … Continue reading
May
21
Thelma the Unicorn
*Sigh* I had no interest in watching this Netflix animated flick but a “friend” said it was better than expected. And, yeah, I guess technically it’s better than I expected… and better than some other really crappy animated flicks released … Continue reading