![]() ![]() An eagle engineer, as a form of torture, is seen being suspended in the air with his arms and legs in ice. A pig is knocked in the head by a telescope. A bouncy house pops with young birds inside as the young birds try to escape. Violence: Heavy (especially for a children’s film)- A duck gets hit in the face with a pie. Here is what we’re looking at, specifically: Objectionable Material Potty humor, language, innuendo and even some partial nudity turned what could have been a nice sequel into an hour and a half of “Oh my” (I got tired of how much I had to mark stuff down on my clipboard). The Pigs accidentally put on spandex and start dancing to the song “I’m Too Sexy.” Was this REALLY NECESSARY for a CHILDREN’S film?). There are also some strong lessons on friendship, leadership and teamwork and on never leaving someone behind.īUT, and I really can’t stress this enough, the level of crass and crude content this time around has increased tremendously to the point that about half way through the film I kept rolling my eyes and saying, “Really… again?” or “Why? Come on!” (e.g. But it was still heartening to see Red and Lawrence, even for this one occasion, to overcome their pettiness to work together and bring peace for the sake of both their lands. Sure, the premise of “villain and hero unite” has been down countless times, and, to be frank, this wasn’t unique. With regards to the SECOND film, “Angry Birds Movie 2,” there are still moments of ingenuity, clever dialog and the oh so subtle references to the game itself. However, the first film had these subtle nuances that, for those who had ever played the game, even the adult could muster up a wince and say, “That was clever.” Additionally, like the game itself, the pacing of the first film was so incredibly quick ,it was a challenge to keep your attention on what was going on (I believe, though, this was done intentionally to imitate the game itself). Was it perfect? Absolutely not, far from it. In the first movie, I found the film, truthfully to be one of the most unique video-game-to-film adaptations I had seen in awhile. ![]() Which brings me to the “Angry Birds” films. If I were to make a possible list, the top movies to come to mind that were, in my mind, unsuccessful, by critics and even most audiences include: “Assassins Creed,” “Warcraft,” and “Need for Speed.” I could go on, but I think you get the point that, basically, to make a movie from a video game is always a leap of faith. Movies based on video games haven’t always met with, uh, roaring success. It’s time for Leonard and Red to join forces, along with Chuck, Bomb and Chuck’s sister, Silver, to stop Zeta before Pig Island and Bird Island are lost forever. His goal? To destroy Bird Island and Pig Island and turn them into her own personal paradises. These eagles have been launching balls of ice everywhere (at parts of Bird Island and Pig Island), led by the vindictive and treacherous Zeta. Leonard informs Red that there is, indeed, a third island amongst them. Red thinks it’s a trap, that is until Leonard (the leader of Pig Island) speaks directly to Red. Its a message from the Pigs stating (and I’m paraphrasing), “Dear Birds, let us cease this fighting and call a truce between the two of us.” The birds are convinced it’s true, except for, well, Red. Now, Red is loved and revered by all the people and works, along with his best friends Chuck and Bomb, to protect and defend Bird Island from the continuous attacks (or, as they call it, “pranks”) by the Pigs.īut what’s this? A message tied to a balloon floats to the birds of Bird Island. He was until, through a turn of events, he saved the residents of the island (well, actually the baby bird eggs) from the evil Pigs of Pig Island. Lynnanne Zager … Additional Voice (voice)įor those who didn’t know, Red, a resident of Bird Island, used to be one of the loneliest, angriest birds in all of Bird Island. ![]() Michael Sorich … Additional Voice (voice) Scott Menville … Additional Voice (voice) Richard McGregor … Additional Voice (voice) Richard Horvitz … Additional Voice (voice) Jackie Gonneau … Additional Voice (voice)īridget Hoffman … Additional Voice (voice) June Christopher … Additional Voice (voice) Thomas Bromhead … Additional Voice (voice)īrook Chalmers … Additional Voice (voice) Susan Boyajian … Additional Voice (voice) Stephen Apostolina … Additional Voice (voice) Steve Alterman … Additional Voice (voice) Rosemary Alexander … Additional Voice (voice) Newell Alexander … Additional Voice (voice) Suzanne Waters … Bomb's Opera Voice (voice) Sean Charmatz … Invisible Pig / Teacher (voice) Sunday Rose Kidman-Urban … Lily / Isla (voice)Īlly Garrett … Snake / Pig Mother (voice) Faith Margaret Kidman-Urban … Beatrice / Sophie (voice) ![]()
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