• The Wild Robot

    The Wild Robot

    ★★★★

    Watched in the cinema (149th visit in 2024)

    It seems as if the success of "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" in 2018 has encouraged the big Hollywood animation studios to leave the perfect recreation of reality to one side for a while and instead go all out artistically again. The makers behind "The Wild Robot" are also following this trend in their adaptation of Peter Brown's three-part children's book series, with the backgrounds in particular being inspired by Impressionism. As the…

  • The Boss Baby: Family Business

    The Boss Baby: Family Business

    ★★½

    Watched in the cinema (54th visit in 2021)

    What is successful once is successful a second time. Or even more often. That's probably what they thought with "The Boss Baby". At the time, it was already clear from the end credits that a sequel was being eyed. But it was the impressive box office takings of over 500 million dollars - almost five times the budget - that probably tipped the scales in favour of continuing the story of the…

  • Jungle Cruise

    Jungle Cruise

    ★★★

    Watched in the cinema (22nd visit in 2021)

    It is a well-known fact that Disney is always quick to make money out of a brand. No other major film studio is so keen on continuously creating or expanding franchises. So it was no surprise that the company tried to turn attractions from its own amusement parks into films from time to time. Most of the adaptations were not really convincing. Several attempts did not gain as much as hoped, the…

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