claymation movies that are just ok are still better than anything illumination entertainment puts out

god i lose my shit every time i see an aardman bunny!!!! this studio makes the cutest claymation bunnies and they KNOW it. glad to see a bunny in this flick — aardman’s really giving the people what we want (more bunnies)

I’m going to be honest, I have absolutely no idea why people are giving this low ratings. I loved it so much. I can’t think of many reasons why I loved it so much, I mean the storyline is extremely basic and predictable. BUT ITS SO MUCH FUN. I’m thinking about it now and it was just ... perfect. The humour is amazing, it’s quite obviously made for kids but I laughed out loud over and over again. Aardman animation is legendary, and I will not accept people claiming that it’s “uninspired” as I read earlier. I grew up with Aardman movies and I don’t know as I only loved this for sentimental reasons. At the end of the day, whatever the reason, I loved it very very much.

Nick Park can make literally any genre, setting, or time period about Little Englanders Doing Their Best

There’s a joke in this where a Bronze Age man is seeing sliced bread for the first time and he says “Sliced bread? That’s the best thing since....well......ever!” because of the phrase “the best thing since sliced bread” and let me tell you I laughed far, far too much at that stupid joke.

THE CLAY AGE

Shout out to that big ass duck

Ever have the experience where you really like a creator and want to root for everything they do, but you just can't? This is that. This is one of those children's movies that feels completely harmless, but bland as tapioca, and so familiar that it was like I'd watched it already. The plot involves a group of cavemen ousted from their home valley by a preposterously advanced group who represent the Bronze Age, but are more like a medieval society. Plus they have soccer. So the cavemen challenge them to a soccer match for the valley. But… they've never played before! They're an underdog team with heart and no skills! You know the drill. Also, there's a pig that acts like a dog for no clear reason, especially since it's smarter than the people. I miss the much weirder and more personal Aardman Animation projects circa "The Wrong Trousers."

JUNIMATION III: REVENGE OF THE GOOFY GOOBERS

Look, I have to give it to the studio, as they come up with a quite creative story. I mean, cave people who have to defend their culture and all by winning a football tournament is simply original. Not something anyone can get out of their hat. The animation is really good as always, and some of the humor made me chuckle. Plus half a point for including “I Predict A Riot,” such a banger of a song. But despite all the good stuff, ultimately the film fails in its execution to ignite any grand emotion and feels very short, not exploiting its full potential, which is very unfortunate as, like I said, there’s plenty of good.

TODAY SCHEDULE
Early Man
Thingu
A Close Shave
Wallace and Gromit's Most Fowl

karen love hognob

It’s, ya know, a kids’ movie. There are some fun jokes and clever slapstick here and there, but it saddens me that claymation is such a deeply ambitious and time-intensive genre and yet all it’s ever used for is stuff like this.