I was just on Cody's old blog for whatever reason and remembered a post like this of hers talking rather about 2010's animated movies. I thought I'd wing it for this year.
Escape From Planet Earth
Seen February 15, 2013
I didn't hear about this until the trailer came on before Wreck-It Ralph. I usually hear about animated movies before then, but I guess this one was kinda undermined. I realized how hard of a rep I'd been giving a lot of movies coming out (eg. Ralph, Rise of the Guardians, Hotel Transylvania, they definitely didn't look bad from the start, just not as great as they ended up being) so I thought it looked like a fun one to give a chance. The friend I see most movies with wasn't interested so I went with another friend. It was, fine, I guess. Obviously, nothing exemplary, but I won't hate on it, because I can't say I didn't enjoy watching it. Definitely not something I'd watch over and over again, and not something I'd highly recommend, but it's good for what it is.
The Croods
Have not seen yet
Of course, when the trailer for this first came out, I excitedly watched, as it was for a new Dreamworks movie. But when I watched it I thought it looked.....pretty, darn, bad. It just looked really boring, and the cavemen! OH THE CAVEMEN! THEY'RE SO UGLY! I didn't think I could look at that for an hour and a half. As time went on, I guess I had mixed feelings about it. I felt I could wait to see it, especially because they were wayyyyyy over advertising it (seriously, I saw so many billboards of it in Hollywood that whenever I listen to songs I listened to when I saw them, all I can think about is The Croods. Even though I don't want to.) I've heard a lot of good stuff about it, though, even from other people who thought it looked as bad as I thought. So, I'll give it a go and we'll see how it is. It'll probably be in the cheapies soon, so I'll probably see it then.
Epic
Seeing this Friday
At first I had zero interest in this. Once again, an animation studio is trying too hard to be dramatic, when they really should just have a little FUN. But in all honesty, the second trailer threw some fun back into it. Of course, I can't resist Mub and Grub, and the animation looks like a HUGE step up from Rio and Ice Age on the humans. It may be a little weird or boring here and there, but I haven't been to the theater since Oz, so if it's animated and looks decent, it'll probably be more than that.
Monsters University
Not released yet, plan on seeing opening day
As a kid, I loved Monsters, Inc. As I grew up, I kinda watched it too often to enjoy it anymore. I needed a bit of a break. But after seeing it twice on the big screen in 3D, I'm getting back into it. So, obviously, a sequel to a Pixar movie I quite like? I'm pretty dang excited. Everything I didn't like about Monsters, Inc seems to be fixed and improved in this one. It seems fun, colorful, with great new characters and a cool story. If I can love even Cars 2, I bet this is gonna be amazing.
Despicable Me 2
Not released yet
The first one was fine, but I don't remember loving it. The hype was a bit too much, and the story was too random and cliche for me. I'll have to give it another try though. From the looks of the second one, it seems cool. Nothing seems bad about it, but nothing seems fantastic. I might see it in the theaters, but I'll definitely see it at some point in the future.
Turbo
Not released yet, plan on seeing opening day
Say what you want about, but this movie seems perfect for me. Snails have never been the focus of a movie, and I haven't gotten me a good animal-focused animated movie in a year or so now. It seems like a great, fun, summer movie. Also, since Dreamworks has recently been stepping up their game, I bet they can make even a movie about snails into something great.
Planes
Not released yet, plan on seeing opening weekend
Now this is getting even more hate then Turbo. Ok, I love Cars, and it gives me a lot of Disney feels. In all honesty, aviation gives me Disney feels too. Plane Crazy, Soarin', Launchpad McQuack, etc. I don't think there could be any better movie for me to see. I don't know if I can see it on opening day though because of the D23 Expo, but I'm gonna make sure to find time somewhere.
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2
Not released yet, plan on seeing opening day
I loved the first one, and this one seems even more clever and cool. The first one may not be one of my all time favorites, but this is definitely a sequel I won't plan to miss. Just gotta find someone to see it with...
Frozen
Not released yet, plan on seeing opening day
Let's look back on Wreck-It Ralph for a moment. I thought it looked....fine from the start, so I saw it. And, well, it was amazing. Every single CGI Disney w/out Pixar movie that has come out I've LOVED, and they just keep getting better. So to have one of them in a new setting for Disney with your typical princess story along with some adventure and comical sidekicks is just a blessing for me. I'm really excited for this.
Also, SCHOOL'S OUT!!!! I'll see if I can get more reviews and stuff up soon.
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