Reviews

This was the second film I ever saw in theaters, and the first I saw with friends, so this will always hold a place in my heart despite it being quite mediocre. Like, Margo falls for a boy Antonio, and the relationship just ends so unceremoniously and in such a rushed manner? Seriously? Not oy that, Gru talking about the kid to Ramsbottom, it made me and all my friends and even my family when they finally saw it later convinced Antonio was part of the plot. But nope. What a waste. Also, I never felt as if the romance between Gru and Lucy was natural. Felt kinda shoe-horned in. It felt as if the girls had no real point in the movie as well. Basically, to wrap it up, the plot is one big mess.

Now, for the good: the soundtrack and score are good. The humor is even more on-point than the first movie. I would argue that this one is funnier. The pacing is pretty good. So, yeah, in the end, it's pretty mediocre. The plot is a mess, but everything else is at least decent.

I have always loved "Phineas and Ferb." The first episode I ever saw was the one with "Gitchee Gitchee Goo." So, I was an early fan. When the show ended, I was crushed. So, when I heard about this movie I got excited. Well, I don't have Disney+, and that is the only way to watch it (legally). So, I didn't have a chance to watch it until now. Anyway, it was fine. It wasn't great by any means. This is the first Phineas and Ferb special or movie to be, in my opinion, forgettable. I just saw this last night and I am struggling to remember much of what happened. It basically felt like a really extended TV show episode to be honest, as opposed to a movie. Kinda felt like it dragged on too long. The villain reminded me a lot of the villain from LEGO Movie 2, but less charismatic and less funny. The songs in this movie weren't all that good to be honest and were, well, forgettable. There really aren't any songs I feel interested in listening to again.

So, I have been quite negative on this so far, but now I want to discuss what I liked about this, because I don't want it to sound as if I think this movie sucked, because I don't. It's good, but forgettable. Anyway, this movie contains a lot of heart, the kind of heart to be expected from Phineas and Ferb. A little too on-the-nose, but still heartwarming. This movie focuses on Candace instead of Phineas and Ferb this time around, and we see her as she feels as if she isn't special, as if she doesn't matter, and her summer has been miserable. So, she gets taken to a planet where she is the chosen one. Eventually, of course, as easily predicted, this isn't a good thing, and she learns that she is special to Phineas and Ferb, and is loved.

The other good thing is that while the humor isn't that great in this movie, there are some genuinely hilarious moments, but don't expect this to be quite as funny as previous movies and specials. The scene of the characters getting returned to a storyboard state and getting to see the creators of the show was a highlight in humor for me.

This is such a wonderful gem of a movie. No matter how many times I see it, it never gets old. It's just so fun to watch. You see this aging supervillain get shown up by a much younger supervillain, and to top him, cynically adopts three girls who will unknowingly give him access to the thing he needs, but unfortunately for him, learns to love the girls. It's sweet, really sweet. You see Gru slowly learn to care and love the girls. The movie is genuinely hilarious at moments, it's super sweet, and honestly just well made. It's very well paced, never getting too fast or too slow, well-written, a good score and even better soundtrack, honestly, this movie just rocks. It's a fun time for the whole family.

I'm like how this film shows a more human side of The Addams Family than in the 90's live-action films. While those were more entertaining due to generally just being more twisted and deranged, this film takes a different approach. It shows how strange and and times twisted The Addams Family can be, but it shows that at the end of the day, they are human (while the 90's did everything to show that they're not human, but "Addams'" instead). It shows how judgemental they can be, and also how scared they are. They are terrified of the outside world because of how they were treated in the past. The outside world wants to kill them, and Morticia and Gomez want to protect their kids from that, but wow it backfires hard. This film really does a good job of expressing the feelings of minority groups in today's America: very worried, very much under attack, but also hoping that maybe society is finally becoming more accepting. The most important part of this is "Assimilation," which in this film is a literal town right next door. For minorities, like me, people, who often live right next door often want to force minorities to be just like the majority. They want to force black people to "act white" or look whiter with their hairstyles and fashion. They want gay and trans people to just be straight and cis-gender. They promote literal torture such as conversion therapy in hopes it will assimilate minorities to be like the majority. They just want everyone to act and look the same, like Ms. Needler who ran "Assimilation," not caring about the toll it takes on minorities (or in this case, the Addams). Then, if the minorities refuse to assimilate, they must be gotten rid of, like Needler tried to do. There is nothing worse than minorities not only living, which is horrible enough, but minorities unabashedly being themselves and not hiding it at all. It shows how bigots claim that minorities are an "infestation" and trying to destroy "our community". The film didn't stop there. It also serves as a critique of the policing within minority communities, the belief that there's only one way to be black or trans and how damaging it is to those in those communities. How assimilation is something that even happens in minority groups. Another thing that the movie showed decently well is how hatred and bigotry is pushed on social media and it slowly ramping up. I didn't like how the movie implies that bigots can be changed as long as they have exposure to minorities and see their humanity. This is often not the case, but I understand that this is a kids movie, so they had had to have a happy ending.

Also, the "Hag Network" gag was hilarious.

Wow. This movie was disturbing, twisted, and dark. The first movie was just weird. This one is downright twisted. I mean, Wednesday Addams gets a bunch of her campmates to burn it down and (seemingly) kill a lot of the people there. Speaking of Wednesday, the actress who plays her (don't remember her name) is honestly fantastic. She plays the character so we'll and is genuinely creepy, especially her smile. She's the best part of the movie. It's also disturbing watching her and Pugsley try to kill their new baby brother and the movie end with Pubert, the baby, kill the villain. It's so disturbing. Fun, but disturbing. That said, the movie does have a few problems, mainly that the story feels disjointed at times. But yeah, it's a fun twisted film overall.

It's amazing how pretty much everyone in this movie is a complete psychopath and a menace to society and yet we're expected to care about any of these characters, especially Stitch. I mean, he literally ruined Lilo and Nani's life. They SHOULD have thrown him out. It actually annoys me that they didn't. Anyway, it's a genuinely entertaining movie that's pretty hilarious but wow it's amazing how none of the characters are even remotely likeable outside of the guy who just wants to eat his mint chip ice cream and something always happens to prevent him from doing so. That and Nani's boyfriend.

This movie was... something... It's kind of a weird movie. The characters are great and fascinating, I want to see so much more of them, but most of the events that happen make little sense once you think about them for even a second. The dialogue is pretty bad at points. For the sequel I genuinely hope they get a better screen-writer. Honestly, the only thing I really liked about this movie is that it's queer as all hell (I mean, it's literally a movie about a girl who is forced to repress her true self because she has been taught her true self is unacceptable and learning to accept herself as an adult). Honestly though, there's no real reason to watch this movie unless you're a Disney die-hard (God help you), or a fan of 101 Dalmatians (like me). It's not that great and you'll probably forget just about everything that happens shortly after the movie ends.