MEGAMIND
AMC Tysons Corner - IMAX Digital 3D
Dreamwork's latest animated film is a mixed bag, only in the sense that the film's theme would fit perfectly along side 'Despicable Me' where the protagonist, the villain, finds his true inner 'good' side. While the 3D is certainly the highlight of the film, notably in the film's flying sequences and the towering city skyscrapers - one who is wary of heights [me] might freak out how well 'height' is excellently conveyed. The voice acting is actually good for a change, Dreamwork's animated films seem too preconceived and hype films way too much in this respect. But here for 'Megamind' Will Ferrell is good and restrained (thank god) and Brad Pitt doesn't act like himself (Dreamwork's 'Sinbad' where he played the lead, was bland, bland, bland). The animator's also seem to incorporate Tina Fey's facial expressions into her portrayal of Roxanne Ritchi. Only when Jonah Hill's 'Titan' becomes the key villain does the film become a tad too derivative of 'The Incredibles' (i.e, 'Syndrome'). Even David Cross' role as Minion gives the film much needed humour, which largely seems quite limited and restrained. Technically, the soundmix is odd, since for a film of this genre one would expect alot of explosions, body pummelling and audio mayhem - it's not overdone and as a result the mix almost hinders the viewer to be fully encapsulated into the film's environment. To bad I didn't hear the full discrete 7.1 mix, since IMAX audio is not set up as such All in all though I found this film to be quite entertaining, but not 100% 'great' - but still recommended.
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