April 19, 2013
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone.
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone.
Director: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders.
For
some reason or the other animation films that release during vacation time are
sure to become hits irrespective of the content. The only difference with
respect to The Croods is that it’s rich in content as well!
Set
in a period 4 million years ago, the croods (as their family is called) lose
their cave during the geographical shifts taking place on earth. The over
protective Grug (voiced by Nicolas Cage) along with his family is forced to
trek through alien lands with the help of Guy(voiced by Ryan Reynolds). Grug’s
daughter Eep (voiced by Emma Stone) falls for Guy.
With
a weird family consisting of a wife, a cowardly son, a dog like daughter, and a
crazy mother in law (apart from Eep ofcourse) the trek with Guy offers plenty
of entertainment for the viewers. The antics of the family itself will leave
you in splits.
Though
it is a simple story the breathtaking visuals and stunning 3D are sure to
transport you into a dreamland. If you take kids along you can see them trying
to catch the objects on screen every now and then. It’s equally appealing to
adults as well. The visual effects and animation team surely deserve a pat on
their backs for creating such a visual masterpiece. Some scenes might remind you
of ”Avatar” mainly because of the similarity in the landscape and the animals.
Then
comes the different animals some of whom most of the time are trying to kill
the croods (for food of course). Now do not get me wrong these are not the
dangerous sort that you might have seen in “Avatar” for example; these are the
funny type and you have to give it to the character development team for making
them so endearing. The fluffy colourful adorable scary looking but cowardly tiger,
Guy’s belt (that’s an animal for your information), Grug’s son’s pet are just
some of the animals you are most certainly going to fall in love with!
The
cinematography and some action set pieces are simply stunning and some of the
finest that you have seen in the recently released animated movies.
But
the strength of the croods lies in it’s brilliant script, knowing it’s
limits(not attempting to stuff in unnecessary details), that keeps you entertained
throughout and the wonderful direction that remains faithful to the script.
Iam giving a 3.25/5 for The Croods. Be
prepared to take your kids for repeat viewing!
Rating
Scale (Out of 5)
Less
than 2
-
Unwatchable.
2
to 2.25
-
Below average.
2.5
to 2.75 -
Average.
3 to
3.25 -
Good.
3.5 to
3.75 -
Really Good.
4 to
4.25 -
Great.
4.5 and
above -
Extraordinary.
