I'm a stop motion fanatic and see them all, sometimes twice! So I know what's out there and what's state of the art. This film is extremely well crafted. Maybe not quite at the smooth level of Aardman but pretty close. It's a fun story with some great laughs and the voice acting is pitch perfect. As has been mentioned there's a lot of Dahl darkness to this story.
The cons, the flesh tones and slimy bad teeth faces are just a little too ick on the big screen at 10 feet high. I caught myself thinking the unintentional gross factor was just a little too much a few times. I don't agree with other reviewers that think the movie is a little too scary, it's really not scary at all but there are scenes that exude sliminess and after awhile it can feel like you've got it on you.
I suspect that the sliminess factor will go down quite a bit if watched on the small screen and overall it's a very fun movie that as a rarity actually gets better in the third act instead of falling apart.
So if you aren't a stop motion fan but just want a kids movie to go to is this worth the price of a ticket? Yes I think so. Recommended.
The cons, the flesh tones and slimy bad teeth faces are just a little too ick on the big screen at 10 feet high. I caught myself thinking the unintentional gross factor was just a little too much a few times. I don't agree with other reviewers that think the movie is a little too scary, it's really not scary at all but there are scenes that exude sliminess and after awhile it can feel like you've got it on you.
I suspect that the sliminess factor will go down quite a bit if watched on the small screen and overall it's a very fun movie that as a rarity actually gets better in the third act instead of falling apart.
So if you aren't a stop motion fan but just want a kids movie to go to is this worth the price of a ticket? Yes I think so. Recommended.