igor0121 Reviews

Hubie Halloween (2020)

It was so predictably and simple, which isn't always a bad quality

[7/10 · 27 October 2020]

I could do almost any chore and still get right back into it without loosing a beat in the story line. Most jokes were very quick to delivery, so I basically got those; or were way too cringy and lingering to watch, so I just ignored those. The only thing for me is that with the 'Star' power Sandler had at his disposal, (and I don't just mean genius acting and improve troop from legendary film and TV, but amazing writers as well) he really created a low ceiling for comedy. In my opinion, mu h more could have been done with these tools. All-in-all I would call this movie a predictable, enjoyable, Star-filled, seasonal, Sandler-medy with added censorship of 'safe-speak' resulting from current political environment; great for cooking or doing something else while watching, and shouldn't be taken critically; Then can be a lot of fun. (also, I'd deliberately miss some of the dialogue bc. I know I'll probably re-watch it at some point and forget I've seen it before )

Primal (2019– )

An Incredible, Immersive Experience

[10/10 · 25 February 2020]

This show is a throwback to the Soviet Era of animation making. It's raw, unapologetic and tells the story through magic of sound and colour. This is the kind of quality animation older Soviets tell grand tales about. However, watching USSR animations from the 60s/70s never really triggered the same enthusiasm in me, rather just an appreciation of complex colouring schemes and intelligent story telling. This is something else, this takes the best of both worlds of the East and West; it's what Soviet Cartoons should have become, if they had the freedom to be. I am forever grateful that such talented people like Genndy Tartakovsky exist in this world. Genndy is able to bridge the gap between these two realities, and is able to rekindle and keep carrying the torch of all that hard work of the past animators of USSR. I would say this is a revolutionary piece of art, and will be remembered for the rest of time, but to wish that is to be tied to the past, so I will just say that you should enjoy it now, go and watch it. It's worth so much to experience this masterpiece.