Sing 2 3D Movie Review

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Sing 2

3D Movie Review

Written By: Adolph Vega

3D

The 3D aspect of Sing 2 is nice but its wildly inconsistent. Some moments the 3D looks fairly flat and is not noticeable. In some scenes the 3D is really played up and it’s very fun. The various animal snouts are especially prominent in 3D. The main villain of the movie likes to get up in the camera (your face) and that works especially well in 3D. At times you will have some fun moments with confetti or water spraying at the screen and it pops out. The scene where Miss Crawly (The elderly lizard) visits the house of Clay Calloway (The singing lion) is especially strong in 3D. The first few minutes of the end credits are also very fun to watch in 3D. Some scenes where characters jump from tall locations use 3D depth in effective ways to draw you more into the scene. Sing 2 has both some noteworthy scenes, but most of the movie is just ok to watch in 3D. Overall I do think the 3D in Sing 2 is worthwhile, but just be aware that it comes and goes throughout the movie. 

Final Verdict: Good 3D

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Movie

Sing 2 is a light animated movie that is both enjoyable and forgettable. 

Sing 2 is the sequel to the original Sing (2016) animated movie, but its fairly self contained. If you never watched the first Sing movie you can watch this movie without much difficulty. The movie does assume that you remember the characters from the first film, but its all fairly easy to follow even for newcomers. You might miss some details about the characters and their background but you should be fine to watch this movie. 

Sing 2 starts sometime after the events of the first movie. Buster Moon’s theatre is now doing well, but he still dreams of making it big. Buster gets his chance and is given three weeks to put up a big new play to prove himself worthy of being in the big leagues. Several problems occur that have the potential to derail the play. Can Buster solve all the various problems and make the play work? Well you have to watch the movie to find out. 

Sing 2 is a solid movie that has many issues. The story is fairly predicable and is straight forward. The movie has too many subplots that are solved too easily. It’s just so easy and convenient and basic. Sing 2 doesn’t try to be deep or unique in any way. It’s a light hearted inoffensive animated family movie about singing animals. The songs are well sung and it is very entertaining for what it is but it’s far from high art or anything of substance. Sing 2 is a decent family movie that is something that you will enjoy as you watch it, but will probably forget about it a few days later. Parents don’t worry this movie is not grating or too frantic. 

Sing 2 is a perfectly adequate uninspired animated movie. It is fast paced enough that the kids won’t be bored, and it has enough jokes and great pop song performances to keep it fun for the entire family.

Final Verdict: 6 /10

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Raya and the Last Dragon 3D Movie Review

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Raya and the Last Dragon 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jacob Scarberry

3D


I had high hopes for the 3D aspect of Raya and The Last Dragon, sadly the 3D seems like your standard Pixar 3D animated film ( A Nice Afterthought ). Based on the excellent Disney + 4K 2D stream of this movie and the abundance of vibrant colors popping off the screen I expected more from the 3D aspect of this movie.

Starting with the positive aspects of the 3D, everything just seemed natural. The 3D has natural spacing between the layers of fore, middle and background elements. Overall the 3D details were amazingly abundant and the depth was just outstanding. The settings were beautifully designed and fully enveloped to the point of it looking like the real deal, instead of a computer creation. The water effects are bar none the best that I have ever seen. The 3D greatly increased how real various objects felt on screen. Overall the 3D depth is rather spectacular.

Depth wide the 3D works well, however, nothing really popped out of the screen towards the audience. Beyond a slight jutting out of the sword, some water / rain  splashes , nothing really broke out of the screen, despite the massive opportunities throughout this movie. We do have a few examples of pop out 3D: The water droplets from Sisu (The Last Dragon), the several fights between the characters, and some random shrimp being thrown at Raya. I wanted more pop out 3D for this movie. 

All in all the 3D highlights are few and far between. The various rain scenes where the camera is panning up or down look very nice in 3D. Another noteworthy scene is where, one character aims the crossbow at Raya and a bit of it pops out of the screen. Finally the cave scene with the exploding beetles looks especially nice in 3D.  

The 3D aspect of Raya and the Last Dragon is a very solid effort from Disney, but it simply left me wanting more. 

Final Verdict: Good 3D

Movie

I traveled nearly fifty miles in the hills of West Virginia to watch this movie in 3D. This was during the covid-19 pandemic. My epic long journey to watch this movie in 3D took me through winding roads, up and down the various mountains, into a few valleys and I even crossed a few rivers. All this to watch a movie that I already seen at home but now in 3D in a theatre. Call me crazy if you must, but I just had to do it, partially because no closer theater had it available in 3D, but mostly because I am so dedicated to 3D . These are desperate times and I rose to the occasion, for Raya and the Last Dragon.

Raya and the Last Dragon is a Disney animated movie that takes place in a fictional asian land, that has been splintered into five nations: Talon, Spine, Tail, Fang and Heart. After a series of errors and mistrust, Raya must reawaken Sisu the titular last dragon. Sisu is the only hope to try to reunite this divided world. Sisu is able to do many amazing feats, but it can’t help me love this movie. Asian lore is abundant in this movie. All the usual Disney tropes are also present in this movie. This movie has a young princess, cute animals, and some surprising racial stereotypes. It’s all very familiar and it’s told with a lack of grace and talent. The film just keeps hitting you over the head with obvious metaphors and awkward modern humor. This style of humor makes no sense at all in this story. Raya and the Last dragon fumbles the narrative ball. 

Raya and the Last Dragon’s vocal cast is largely decent. Kelly Marie Tran is better here as Raya than she was as Rose in the Star Wars sequels.  Gemma Chan, Daniel Dae, Sandra Oh and Benedict Wong are all delivering fine work. The one noteworthy exception is Awkwafina who is woefully miscast as Sisu. I like Awkwafina, she's funny and can act, but this character and her portrayal are jarring and downright grating at times. I feel bad for poor Alan Tudyk who was Tuk Tuk (a pillbug/armadillo-like creature that Raya rides on). Alan Tudyk is sorely underused to the point of not being needed to voice the basic grunts of this creature. What a waste! 

Luckily, the movie looks and sounds amazing. This movie showcases many beautiful locations and it has top notch animation. The sets, character designs, particle / hair effects, and water effects are all amazing throughout. I cannot deny how pretty this movie is. The sound design and musical compositions are also very well done. The score by James Newton Howard is excellent and it really captures the asian vibe. The sound and visuals match each other perfectly. The movie has no musical numbers and that is fine by me. 


Raya and the Last Dragon is a good but not a great movie. This film has a basic storyline with underdeveloped ideas, forced humor, and a miscast co-lead (Awkwafina). The 3D is nice and it satisfied me enough to make rewatching this movie worthwhile. This is a beautifully animated movie that sadly doesn’t live up to its potential.

Final Verdict: 7/10

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Spies in Disguise 3D Movie Review

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Spies in Disguise 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jake Jarvis

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Like most computer animated 3D movies, the 3D element of Spies In Disguise is quite good. The movie has many fun uses of inventive 3D pop outs. It also uses 3D depth to a good degree.  Constant movement creates dazzling 3D effects through out the film.  The great animation and character designs help make the 3D quite a treat for the eyes. Every action sequence is a sight to behold with kinetic energy and pop outs. The close ups of Walter Beckett's nose are dazzling and laugh out funny. Spies in Disguise is a visual treat and it has very enjoyable 3D.

Final Verdict: Great 3D

Movie

Spies in Disguise is an animated feature film directed by Nick Bruno and Troy Quane for Blue Sky. It is now being released by Disney, under their recently acquired studio, 20th Century Fox. This movie has been through allot of hands and been delayed a few times. After the first teaser trailer released I was not excited to watch this movie. Never judge a movie by its first teaser trailer because I am surprised by how much I actually enjoyed this movie. 

This is Will Smith's first animated movie since Shark Tale (2004) and Tom Holland's first lead voice role in an animated movie. Karen Gillian voices a fellow agent, Eyes, and she uses an exaggerated Scottish accent to great comedic effect. Will Smith voices Lance Sterling, the world's greatest spy, who is turned into a pigeon and has to rely on tech-nerd Walter Beckett (Tom Holland) to help save the world. Ben Mendelsohn voices Killian, a high tech antagonist with a robotic hand. Country singer/ actress Reba McEntire voices the Joy Jenkins, the big boss of the spy agency. The story takes its time setting up the plot, showing off the tropes, and then takes off a frantic pace with lots of laughs and action along the way. A third act plot twist keeps things interesting and manages to actually say something interesting about espionage, foreign policy, and toxic masculinity. This is a good silly spy movie for kids.

Spies in Disguise is like James Bond meets Stop That Pigeon with a side trip to The Incredibles. This is very funny stuff. Kids will enjoy this movie and adults will have fun too.

Final Verdict: 7/10

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