Julian Richard
This adaptation of the Angry Birds game does a little bit more than just be an advertisement for the games. It's an entertaining, well-animated flick that even has a Shining reference.
Neil Welch
Do computer games make good films? What happens when an island full of happy-go-lucky birds fall foul/fowl of duplicitous green pigs?On a small island with a huge eagle-shaped mountain in its centre lives a group of birds, going about their anthropomorphic business. Red spends most of his time being rather cross, but most of the other birds are fairly equable. Into their lives comes a boatful of green pigs, all hail-fellow-well-met on the surface, but actually bent on a nefarious, nay, despicable plan.Angry Birds is, I am told, a popular computer game for mobile phones and the like. I confess I have never played it, so I approached this CGI feature without any prejudgement other than the trailer, which I found quite amusing. So what can I tell you?It has a decent plot - simple, of course (as kids are a big part of the intended audience), but with some genuine suspense and jeopardy in it. Lives are at stake here! And there is some genuine emotion, too: it wouldn't be unreasonable for your eyes to start watering a bit here and there. It is very bright and colourful with pleasing animation, in terms of both design and execution, albeit possibly a little over-kinetic in places. I initially thought the character design was rather basic, but it actually fits each character well and, of course, reflects the game. Voices also match the characters well, and the voice actors, being seasoned pros one and all, invest their characters with genuine personality (it's amazing how much difference a good voice cast can make in an animated film). Crucially, Red is a very likeable character despite being angry, which is a point of some importance given that he is the protagonist.The last two CGI films I've seen have both disappointed me, so it is pleasing to report that this one didn't. And I should also report that it is very funny. It is crammed chock full of gags: sight gags, character gags, verbal gags, action gags, and they nearly all work. There is occasional toilet humour - you're probably not to worried about that given where you are reading this, but there are those who may object to their children being exposed to (for instance) the first Eagle gag which had tears streaming down my face. But then, I am very infantile in my appreciation of humour. If you're taking your kids, they'll find it a funny film, and you will enjoy sitting there picking up the references which skate over their heads (there's one from Kubrick's The Shining, for instance).The 3D has its moments, but is fairly non-essential.This is a strong 9 out of 10, maybe even a full 10 if the wind is in the right direction. And I'm not eggs-agerating.
ryanbarradas
Simply the best movie based on a game of all history, great animation, fun and funny story, incredible soundtrack and great characters, Thanks Rovio!
kwanfam
While the movie had some funny lines, it doesn't make up for wasting the time of viewers. Why would anyone let their children see a movie with misinformation of birds that can fly? Anger management is also treated as a joke, which it is not. The creative people lost their common sense in this one.
