I just reviewed Shaun the Sheep and cannot say enough good things about it. One might ask why this of all movies matter. Easy: it makes us laugh, shows how simple, witty humor can maintain innocence yet be grownup, and reinvent the story of taking a character, or set of characters, we know and dropping them into familiar territory. Yet in this movie, that never gets old because the journey comes into contact with several facets of modern day and never dwells. A situation is introduced, we get a laugh, and move on.
I also just saw that on opening day director Josh Trank is blaming the studio for the result of Fantastic Four. The last Fantastic Four with a completely different cast was one of the most shallow, witless cinematic ventures of the last ten years. With this cast including Miles Teller and Kate Mara who have been in solid fare the last few years, they're probably not to blame. Instead, perhaps the studio and director should see above and Ant-Man to see what's possible. Both films create their own worlds, are true to themselves, have observations about human nature, and incorporate the world we live in into an organic story. They matter, whereas the current Fantastic Four sounds like it doesn't to anyone except investors.
I also just saw that on opening day director Josh Trank is blaming the studio for the result of Fantastic Four. The last Fantastic Four with a completely different cast was one of the most shallow, witless cinematic ventures of the last ten years. With this cast including Miles Teller and Kate Mara who have been in solid fare the last few years, they're probably not to blame. Instead, perhaps the studio and director should see above and Ant-Man to see what's possible. Both films create their own worlds, are true to themselves, have observations about human nature, and incorporate the world we live in into an organic story. They matter, whereas the current Fantastic Four sounds like it doesn't to anyone except investors.
