Movie Thread

[Dolphman]

I went and seen Angry Birds yesterday. And to be honest, I was actually surprised with how decent it turned out to be.
What's more refreshing, this is one of the few video game movies that didn't suffer from being turned into garbage.
Probably helps that Rovio was heavily involved in it. And that alone really helps it being a good adaptation.
Or should I say prequel, as it explains how the birds fight the pigs to begin with, by expanding on the official backstory.

Even critics at RT, IMDB and Meta Critic gave it mixed to average ratings and reviews. RT surprising me as that site is often mocked for their negative reviews by their critics. It even came second at the box office, just behind Captain America: Civil War. 

I really liked the animation though, as they used 2D animation gimmicks you think would be hard to accomplish in CGI, like how the birds' beaks and pigs ears face one angle instead of straight. Even using smears and wheel motion blurs for Chuck's running.
I think the animators are the same ones that did Hotel Transylvania, which also used a lot of 2D gimmicks.
Even Pixar did the cheating angle thing with Fear from Inside Out, as he looks too awkward when his head faces the front.

As for the voice acting. Pretty fitting with the characters, I reckon. Like Peter Dinklage as the Mighty Eagle. It sounded like he had fun.
There was some funny stunt-casting similar to Vin Diesel as Groot: Sean Penn as Terrence the big red bird, who only speaks in grunts.

From me, this movie gets a 7 out of 10 stars, for being one of the few video game movies that didn't suck.