Okay, guys! I just got back from seeing "Migration"! My verdict? It was a cute movie. Though for an Illumination movie, I was expecting a little more out of it. I will say out of all the major Illumination franchises, compared to "Despicable Me", "Sing" and "The Secret Life of Pets", "Migration" is easily the weakest of the four. I don't really see them making a sequel anytime soon. I was surprised to see Awkwafina make an appearance, and I felt the movie seemed a bit short. Still, I'd rather see that than "Minions" or any of their Dr. Seuss adaptations anyday. And before you ask,
Trey_Vore, I haven't seen either of the Minions movies, but I am not interested; just because you love them doesn't mean I have to as well.
Now that I have seen it, I have now watched AniMatt's review of it, and his verdict is pretty much what I was expecting from him in the first place:
Story: 4/10
Animation: 9/10
Characters: 5/10
Overall: 6/10 = 60%
The story was predictable and felt like it was playing it safe but was self aware of that and was just creating a family-friendly kids flick. The animation is a mixed bag but has its moments where it stands out compared to other Illumination films mostly through the humor and the flying scenes. The characters are simple and what you'd expect from a family in a movie but are still enjoyable and have fitting voice actors.
So now, his ratings stand like this:
1. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - 93%
2. Nimona - 93%
3. The Boy and the Heron - 87%
4. Elemental - 80%
5. Wish - 75%
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem - 73%
7. The Super Mario Bros. Movie - 67%
8. Leo - 65%
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever - 60%
10. Migration - 60%
11. PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie - 57%
12. The Magician's Elephant - 53%
13. Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kracken - 47%
14. The Monkey King - 47%
15. Trolls Band Together - 43%
Now that I have seen all the animated films I wanted to see this year, I can now officially reveal my Top 5 Best and Worst titles of 2023:
My Top 5 Best Animated Films of 2023:
#5 - Migration
#4 - PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
#3 - Elemental
#2 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie
#1 - Wish
My Top 5 Worst Animated Films of 2023:
#5 - The Monkey King
#4 - Leo
#3 - Trolls Band Together
#2 - Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever
#1 - Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken
I have a pretty good idea as to what AniMatt's will be, but we'll see how he ranks "Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget" this Friday. As for
Trey_Vore, I don't know if he plans to do a Top 5 Best and Worst, but I predict it will most likely be a lot different from mine...probably closer to the universal opinion.