I agree with brian577. The songs felt intrusive, and they took me out of the environment the film was trying hard to create. And who in their RICE PICKING mind decided it would be a good idea to have Christopher Walken sing???
My own take? The movie was beautiful, amazingly rendered -- both in terms of textures and animal motion. It once again set a new standard for what a CGI/Live Action hybrid can do. BUT... the attempts at humor were either eyeball rolling droll, or more often just plain not funny. And quite frankly I think I could have written better, more interesting dialogue in my sleep.
I agree with brian577. The songs felt intrusive, and they took me out of the environment the film was trying hard to create. And who in their RICE PICKING mind decided it would be a good idea to have Christopher Walken sing???
For the most part, I agree with the review from Doug of The Nostalgia Critic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNfNAriqVCo
My own take? The movie was beautiful, amazingly rendered -- both in terms of textures and animal motion. It once again set a new standard for what a CGI/Live Action hybrid can do. BUT... the attempts at humor were either eyeball rolling droll, or more often just plain not funny. And quite frankly I think I could have written better, more interesting dialogue in my sleep.