Father Figures (2018)
Movie Watch
Owen Wilson (“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” “Zoolander 2”) and Ed Helms (“The Hangover”...
comedy
Solar Poems
Homero Aridjis and George McWhirter
Book
A book of cosmological surrealism in the tradition of Octavio Paz, Solar Poems is the first English...
The Arab City: Architecture and Representation
Book
Moving beyond reductive notions of identity, myths of authenticity, fetishized traditionalism, or...
Halt and Catch Fire - Season 1
TV Season
It's the early 1980s, and the spirit of innovation in personal computing is about to catch fire. Hot...
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Movie Watch
Blacksmith Will Turner (Orlando Bloom) teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow (Johnny...
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 7
TV Season
Catherine heads to a small town in Nevada ("Leaving Las Vegas") as Grissom and Sara continue their...
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Season 4
TV Season
Nick accidentally leaks information to a news reporter ("Assume Nothing"), and Catherine tries to...
BankofMarquis (1832 KP) rated Free Birds (2013) in Movies
Nov 26, 2020
The first full length animated feature film from REEL FX (one of only 2 they have put out thus far) FREE BIRDS suffers from that kiss of death - multiple writers revising the script over time. Directed by JImmy Hayward (HORTON HEARS A WHO), who is also credited with writing this film alongside long time Kevin Smith collaborator Scott Mosier,FREE BIRDS is actually a pretty fun film, despite the disjointedness of the plot.
Credit should go to the stellar voice cast, led by Owen Wilson and Woody Harrelson. They have tremendous chemistry together and are a fun pair to watch. Joining them is the always dependable Amy Poehler (who would shine as the voice of Joy years later in Pixar's INSIDE OUT). It was fun spending an hour and a half with these 3 - and the others in this cast: Colm Meaney, David Keith and Dan Fogler.
But, for me, the star of this film is Star Trek's George Takei as the voice of S.T.E.V.E (the egg-shaped time machine device). He understands what type of film he is in and delivers just the right blend of comedy and seriousness that helps elevate the proceedings. And that is good for, as I stated above, the plot is a bit disjointed, so I would recommend you just sit back, relax and enjoy the ride.
The critics panned this film, but it made over $110 million at the box office (more than doubling it's production cost), so many, many moviegoers had the same, fun experience that I did.
And...you will, too...if you give FREE BIRDS a try.
Letter Grade: B
7 stars (out of 10) and you can take that to the Bank(ofMarquis)
Girls - Season 3
TV Season
In Season 3, Hannah is now in a committed relationship with Adam (Adam Driver), and the two are...
The Letters of T. S. Eliot: Volume 6: 1932-1933
Book
A vivid and personal documentation of T. S. Eliot's most crucial years, both in his private and...