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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Great!! CGI is great and has a great science fiction feel
This film is an amazing film. One reason being is the animation is phenomenal. Not only is the CGI great, but the movie implements make up on most of the cast. This is nice to see since a lot of films these days use CGI for their characters. The story is very good, yet the reason why I'm giving an 8.5 instead of a perfect 10 is because at some points you feel the story is being rushed and kind of jumbled, it is not rushed too badly nor jumbled a lot, just feels like it sometimes. The character interaction within the team is wonderful. You really get a feel of the characters personality and how they at first do not want to work together. As the film progresses you can see the character development within the characters and how they treat each other with respect and consider each other as true friends. The film does a good job with humor and action. It is good for an action lover and a comedy fan as well. Also one thing about this film that is nice is that it is not based on Earth. (All the Marvel Universe films are based on Earth) This film is based on other planets. I loved that! I felt like I was watching an awesome Science Fiction film set in new worlds and felt like I was discovering new planets. To be honest I felt like it was a weird hybrid of Star Trek meets Marvel. The different alien species and humans living on the different planets is an awesome welcome. Even if the film was set on Earth, still would be a good film. Overall this films animation/CGI, balance of action and humor, and a great character development gives this film a good balance. As I mentioned earlier the story is a little bumpy at first, but smooth's itself out in the later half.
Overall I give this film a 8.5/10
- The_Kansan
The Nut Job (2014)
Not bad, but not good.
The Nut Job boasts an elaborate cast with Will Arnett, Brandon Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Liam Neeson, and even a guest appearance from Psy. (the song score is kind of award in the film). The animation for the film is actually not bad. The animation I feel is what helped this film. The colors are bright and crisp such as the park scenes and other nature scenes. The 1950s attire and theme was kind of awkward, because the viewer cannot really tell if the film is supposed to be a time period film or not. This is why I feel the musical score of pop/electronica music seems to be unfit for the film. The music is good, just does not fit for this film. The story line is interesting because it has two parallel stories both having a heist theme. However they seem to overlap in a confusing way and seem to clash. Yes the symbolism of the humans robbing a bank being a reference to the animals heisting the nuts is nice, but just seems to clash. The jokes in the film are over redundant and stereotypical. Fart jokes once sort of funny, twice eh
OK. But too many times does get old after a while. Character change is what I thought would come in the end. Yes Surly (main character) starts off as a selfish character then learns to share, but he grows very slow throughout the film and you don't feel too involved on his change of character. Overall the film has a good moral ending (basically sharing is good) but the film just doesn't feel too involving with the characters. The animation is wonderful and the casting is great, but the coupling of a storyline that feels rushed and tries to intertwine two stories in a short time feels crowded along with mediocre jokes just seems too "eh it's not bad, but not good" and that's how you feel after you finish watching The Nut Job.
Overall, I give the film a 6/10
- The_Kansan