I had been reading this thinking you must not have kids. Then I get to the end and you say maybe you're too busy with your 3 kids. Huh. I feel like animation is where the funny films are at these days. The Bad Guys is a fantastic comedy heist movie that happens to star talking animals. The Croods and its sequel had some hilarious moments…
I had been reading this thinking you must not have kids. Then I get to the end and you say maybe you're too busy with your 3 kids. Huh. I feel like animation is where the funny films are at these days. The Bad Guys is a fantastic comedy heist movie that happens to star talking animals. The Croods and its sequel had some hilarious moments. My family recently rewatched Flushed Away and I was delighted by some of the very clever humour in that.
Or are you taking a definition of comedy that excludes animation and/or family films just on principle?
I didn’t like the Bad Guys. Croods had charm. I mention Minions at the end - which is a better example. Great series.
But I do think they are a different kind - the family comedy. No obvious down tick, I agree, though for my money Monsters Inc and Shrek are the best and their days are behind them also (and query whether you could make the original Shrek today)
One tangential question I have asked before is: why does Disney have *zero* quality sequels, yet other animated sequels are some of the best out there?
The Bad Guys was great, but it’s a movie aimed at children (my wife and I liked it; our kids liked it). He’s talking about adult comedies, exploring themes for grown-ups (including wacky gross-out stuff). I can’t think of any at all since, yes, Bridesmaids.
However good The Bad Guys was, if people are watching it with their buddies in college, comedy (and the culture in general) is in serious trouble.
I had been reading this thinking you must not have kids. Then I get to the end and you say maybe you're too busy with your 3 kids. Huh. I feel like animation is where the funny films are at these days. The Bad Guys is a fantastic comedy heist movie that happens to star talking animals. The Croods and its sequel had some hilarious moments. My family recently rewatched Flushed Away and I was delighted by some of the very clever humour in that.
Or are you taking a definition of comedy that excludes animation and/or family films just on principle?
I didn’t like the Bad Guys. Croods had charm. I mention Minions at the end - which is a better example. Great series.
But I do think they are a different kind - the family comedy. No obvious down tick, I agree, though for my money Monsters Inc and Shrek are the best and their days are behind them also (and query whether you could make the original Shrek today)
One tangential question I have asked before is: why does Disney have *zero* quality sequels, yet other animated sequels are some of the best out there?
The Bad Guys was great, but it’s a movie aimed at children (my wife and I liked it; our kids liked it). He’s talking about adult comedies, exploring themes for grown-ups (including wacky gross-out stuff). I can’t think of any at all since, yes, Bridesmaids.
However good The Bad Guys was, if people are watching it with their buddies in college, comedy (and the culture in general) is in serious trouble.