Somehow my childhood missed this movie entirely. I've seen the first and the last and have fond memories of both. The first certainly still holds up.
This movie had a lot of promise. The entire movie is set in two locations, Rob's dorm and Rob's lab, both of which are very boring. And the plot is as limiting as its locations. The charm of the first movie was in its adventure and journey. There's no sense of adventure or even danger in this movie. The appliances never have anything to overcome. We're supposed to be emotionally invested in a group of animals that we just met. There are too many characters to be invested in and it all falls flat. I felt more stressed about Rob's lost thesis than any other conflict in the movie.
A setting of a college campus would have been very fun to explore for the appliances. Choosing a veterinary school was an odd choice and the limited setting kills any adventure of the film.
This movie had a lot of promise. The entire movie is set in two locations, Rob's dorm and Rob's lab, both of which are very boring. And the plot is as limiting as its locations. The charm of the first movie was in its adventure and journey. There's no sense of adventure or even danger in this movie. The appliances never have anything to overcome. We're supposed to be emotionally invested in a group of animals that we just met. There are too many characters to be invested in and it all falls flat. I felt more stressed about Rob's lost thesis than any other conflict in the movie.
A setting of a college campus would have been very fun to explore for the appliances. Choosing a veterinary school was an odd choice and the limited setting kills any adventure of the film.