Other than
clarifying why the Birds hate the Pigs, this movie had nothing to offer me as a
viewer, and I had to fight to stay awake thanks to the massive dose of boredom
it served. I am surprised though, I have many around me who find this movie
very entertaining, so the chances are some of you reading this will too.
It’s not always
necessary to go with critics’ ratings, but when both critics and audiences give
a movie bad ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, you might as well believe the movie is
bad—or see it yourself to decide.
For me, the
writers and producers were handed an empty plate. This Angry Birds movie
is based on an app game where the objective is to knock down obstacles and take
out as many pigs as possible along the way. The app has no concrete storyline,
so the writers and producers could have spun this movie in any direction they
wanted. Unfortunately, they chose this boring route.
The Angry Birds
Movie starts with the introduction of an island filled with flightless
birds. We’re then introduced to Red, a bird with anger issues who loses his
temper at the drop of a hat. He’s avoided and sidelined, while the other happy
birds live carefree lives.
One day, a ship
docks on their island, and pigs led by Captain Leonard arrive, claiming to be
friendly and wanting to get to know the birds.
Red suspects
they’re up to no good and decides to find a way to stop them.
Thanks to the
massive popularity of the game, the movie took first place during its opening
weekend—a feat I don’t expect it to maintain. Angry Birds arrived at
a time when Disney has family weekend entertainment locked down. The bad
reviews might push families to stick with Disney this weekend, opting for
second helpings of Zootopia (2016)
(which I saw three times), The
Jungle Book (2016), or Captain
America: Civil War (2016).
This year, we’re
expecting four video game-based movies, with Ratchet
and Clank (2016) leading the way. However, its bad reviews are
affecting its box office performance. Angry Birds, on the other hand, has
been a crowd-puller for a long time, with the games downloaded millions of
times. Because of its popularity, this movie should still be profitable by the
end of its run.
For me, though,
I’m just disappointed by the movie’s storyline.
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