do we really need another Grinch movie that's what us fans of the Jim Carrey
Ron Howard version and our numbers have grown throughout the years because he's
so amazing but anyway that's what us fans of the live-action version have
been asking ourselves when the announcement for this animated movie was
made again when we saw the trailers and yet again again when it finally hit
multiplexes but like a who I'm a sucker for anything that has to do with
Christmas so of course I went opening weekend perhaps though and then he did
by the way and perhaps it's not just the Christmas setting that got me like a who
but a little bit more because interestingly the two biggest opening
weekend's ever for a Christmas movie are the two grinches okay so let's cut to
the chase which one is better shockingly it ended up being a pretty
tough decision but ultimately I decided that Jim Carrey is still fringe King
that film still seems grander like on a larger scale more worthy of the big
screen this did sometimes seem like an extended TV special not that there's
anything wrong with that but it just didn't feel as cinematic
carries Grinch is darker edgier and funnier so quotable this was funny but
not as quotable as Jim Carrey's Grinch plus the look the Ron Howard live-action
film really does a good job showing how commercialism can cheapen the holidays
which is kind of the point of the story but this who Mel well I think this who
will gets it just right I not only loled at this movie quite a
bit in fact but I would a nod a loud as well at one point I was like oh I should
quiet down a little bit because that you know I'm not watching this movie
privately I was so into it and I wish that this movie was a Christmas catalog
slash brochure and I bet Universal does too in fact I wouldn't be surprised if
part of the Mandate of this movie coming on down hi from Comcast which owns
Universal it's at and NBC was to depict a future theme park land and that's why
Whoville doesn't go overboard this time around because I wouldn't want to visit
Ron Howard to Abell unless I could meet Kari specifically you know
specifically Kerry's Grinch but I could spend hours just shopping strolling and
sipping in illuminations whether or not the Grinch showed up I not say that
Benny sees Grinch isn't to delight he has some yes some good jokes he has some
fabulous sight gags I laughed out loud a lot particularly at the physical humor
but quite frankly he isn't that mean of a guy yes justice illumination pulls its
punches with Whoville it does with the Grinch as well the real stars of the
movie are twofold one the animation so crisp so clean
perfectly capturing the magic glow of Christmas lights and Beyond seriously I
have never seen anything well I mean I have occasionally but this was this was
just perfect it's like I looked at it and I was like that's that's Christmas
that's Christmas I just instantly knew I mean even down to the tiniest smallest
detail this is this movie is like pure Christmas if you cut it it would bleed
Christmas but it's too nice and it's not gonna get into a knife fight like the a
live-action one and then the second star of the movie well that's obviously max
what a scene stealer the face acting he doesn't have a single line yet I always
knew what he was thinking and sometimes he surprised me it is the creativity of
the animators here at the animators here with Max's actions and reactions is
nothing short of amazing never cliche always clever and with a lot of heart so
good there's also a cute subplot with cindy-lou who reimagined as a
street-smart well street-smart for Whoville little
girl with her own gang of friends but I kept getting the feeling that she was
going to set the Grinch up with her single mom but then that never happened
so I was like why did you seem to set that up
also speaking of things they set up there was a sweet selfless wish that she
had for Santa but the new the movie never really dealt with that I mean they
kind of did over the closing credits but not really it's like if that was how
they dealt with it I mean it was but it's like that's such an offhanded
forgetful way to deal with something that you set up as being like really
important and pure and you know you know not commercial so it was it was weird
and first I thought it was rather touching
and sophisticated when Cindy Lou who told the Grinch that were all kind of
sad and that Christmas is the ultimate antidepressant but the more I thought
about it the more bothered me because I think that's a lot of responsibility to
put on Christmas and what do you do the rest of the year like Christmas
band-aids are awesome but Christmas itself shouldn't be a band-aid oh and it
was also nice to hear Kenan Thompson he got work out of SNL even if it was still
you know again Universal and NBC or both earned by cop owned by Comcast but still
he had another gig and he knocked it out of the park he did a really good job I
mean I could clearly tell it was his voice but that didn't bother me I mean I
can clearly tell it's Bill Hader over in wreck-it Ralph - and I thought he had
some really good gags and he he he was supposed to place he played someone who
just loved Christmas and I could feel the love and Keenan's performance like I
always do I like Kenan so while I really truly enjoyed this movie and hope
Universal builds a real life Whoville I want to go to there speaking of NBC
Universal properties this is more of a sweet treat than the full roast beast if
you love Christmas it's a must-see but if you're if you can if you can take or
leave Christmas well it's the same thing with this movie and I think I will buy
it to add to my holiday movie collection but while I sit down and watch The
Grinch every year you know that Jim Carrey one with this I can see it more
being on in the background let's say what's stopping for a few key scenes
finally before I let you go two little things that I want to touch on that I
thought were quite interesting from a business perspective all right so one it
was fascinating to me that Kevin Hart did the voice for snowball for the
illumination intro alongside a minion now I know they're promoting Secret Life
of pets too and all that and you didn't rate the trailer so maybe this is how
they you know the teaser trailers maybe this is how they made it up to him but
that's like almost Tom and Tim level Kevin so congrats that was very nice for
him and then to Chris Malad andriy who's the head of illumination entertainment
now heads up all of Universal animation which now includes DreamWorks he stuck
his name on the front of this thing like it's a chrismedonne tree production and
that's the very first title card the very first thing that you see when the
movie starts it was both cool and off-putting
and an instantly mainly made me think should Kevin Feige start putting
his name front and center like the first thing you see on Marvel movies I mean if
people are putting their names on stuff just that level of ownership from a
producer I mean I guess Jerry Bruckheimer used to do it but did it I
guess to me it didn't even see even with brookheimer even though his name was
everywhere it didn't seem as like look at me look at me as the Chris Mellon
don't you think maybe because she's been so off the radar until now man he's
trying to fix that perhaps just like jason blum I hope he has better luck
than jason blum who keeps sticking his foot in his mat but what do you think
what do you think of producers putting their names on stuff what do you think
of this movie what do you think of it compared to the the Jim Carrey one share
your thoughts down below thanks for going over this with me and of course as
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