I am on the fence about this film...
The obvious plus is the fine voice cast; John Hurt, Michael Gambon and
Michael York. Alas, they have very little to work with. Do forgive me, it has been months since I saw this, but I do remember Monkey's Tale wasn't a very good film. Kids may like it, but adults will find plenty to criticise here. The biggest minus is the songs, I agree with one of the comments that they are awful,(the sort of thing you'll hear in pre-school) and they come out of nowhere as well. The animation wasn't very good either, it was flat, and there were some scenes where it felt rushed. However, I did like the story. It was a really nice idea, about Kom falling into another world, becoming smitten with a servant, and discovering a plot to overthrow the king. Unfortunately, the voice actors, who are all immensely talented, and the main reason why this isn't a complete disaster, didn't have desperately much to work with. There were times, when it wanted to get somewhere, but never did. I genuinely hate criticising movies, but this movie, while far from the worst movie ever, was very weak in the music, animation and scripting departments. 5/10 in respect to the voice actors. Bethany Cox. G rating undeserved
Unfortunately, I saw the G rating and watched the movie with my family
under the illusion that the rating made it safe. This movie is a train wreck that could not be saved by some fine voice talent. I frankly cannot understand how this film scored a G rating. There were two times "damn" was used, way too many "shut ups" "jerks" and "idiots" to count, several deaths by drowning, a sinister plot to slowly poison a princess, and cartoon breasts of young female monkeys. Here are some more reasons why *not* to watch this movie: The songs were awful. There is haphazard quoting of Shakespeare by monkeys. There is a transparent attempt to paint religion as superstition. The animation is bottom notch. There is a sappy love story between adolescents. Take my advice, if you feel the need to forget the pain of a root canal, by all means, watch this movie.. |
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