KlarkKentThe3rd
Since: May, 2010
07/05/2010 00:00:00
Just wanted to say that the Big Lipped Alligator Moment was 100% intentional on behalf of Don. And the "horse understanding itchy" is simply a good use of Rule Of Funny (should be obvious).
I have 2 complaints about your review - what was "the formula" and which ones were "the quick jokes"?
prinzenick
Since: Sep, 2009
07/28/2010 00:00:00
^One of the "quick jokes" would be the ending, where it's all sad and serious-and then it switches to a catchy, upbeat musical song.
KlarkKentThe3rd
Since: May, 2010
05/18/2011 00:00:00
^Again, Rule Of Funny.
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The Two Movies
It took me awhile, but I finally took the time to look at the work of Don Bluth. I picked up his allegedly last good movie alongside it's allegedly terrible sequel as a combo pack, so I'll review them together.
They say this movie was the last good movie Bluth made in awhile. Maybe it's Hype Backlash talking, but I think it shows. It is an excellent movie, no argument there, but it seems too ready to break it's established rules for the sake of a quick joke. The trope naming Big Lipped Alligator Moment for one, and the scene were a racehorse attacks Itchy for insulting him. There's also the Family Friendly Firearms scene. I know Executive Meddling played a part in it, but according to this wiki Bluth was Doing It For The Art, so it seems like a bit of a phone in. Still, complaints aside it's a very well put together movie and I would certainly recommend it, though I suggest that you don't read everyone's prasies of it beforehand.
The sequel seemed okay at first, but then I realized it's pretty much the same movie: Charlie goes back to Earth for selfish reasons and meets a child on the streets that can (eventually) understand him who he uses for what are ultimately selfish reasons, only this times there's a romance subplot and a bigger consequence when he screws up. I would call Aesop Amnesia, but Charlie seems to be less of a jerkass than in the first, so there's that. The songs are forgettable other than the excellent Villain Song by Red, and the animation is poorer. It's not as bad as this wiki made it sound, but it's still a pretty weak effort.