With a friend coming round to visit before X-Mas,I decided to search for a animated flick we could both enjoy watching. Going to a local DVD shop, I spotted a cartoon film I've not heard of before,which led to me lighting the reef.
View on the film:
Whilst Freddie Prinze Jr. Keeps his tone flat as the lead voice of Pi,Donal Logue and Rob Schneider (!) bring colour undersea as Logue's bellowing boo-hiss Troy, and Schneider snaps multiple,lively roles. Exploring the reef, co-directors Howard E. Baker/ Kyung Ho Lee & John Fox give the backdrop to this undersea world a zest lime green appearance, scattering bright plants and sparkling small fish swimming in the background. Going against the tide of the backdrop, the directors give the lead characters a rubbery, dour CGI look, lacking the detailing or shiny shots of colours from the backdrop.
Losing Pi's parents to "The Net" in the opening, the writers take the flick in a intriguingly down-cast direction, where the fear of being reeled in is hooked into the mind-set of every fish, and a surprisingly macabre sting for the baddie. While most animated films retain a feel of staying on track despite a large number of writers, the screenplay by the 4 writers here has a frustrating push-pull quality, where the serious threat of The Net gets torn in attempts half with fishy, plodding attempts to net Pi into a romance on the reef.
View on the film:
Whilst Freddie Prinze Jr. Keeps his tone flat as the lead voice of Pi,Donal Logue and Rob Schneider (!) bring colour undersea as Logue's bellowing boo-hiss Troy, and Schneider snaps multiple,lively roles. Exploring the reef, co-directors Howard E. Baker/ Kyung Ho Lee & John Fox give the backdrop to this undersea world a zest lime green appearance, scattering bright plants and sparkling small fish swimming in the background. Going against the tide of the backdrop, the directors give the lead characters a rubbery, dour CGI look, lacking the detailing or shiny shots of colours from the backdrop.
Losing Pi's parents to "The Net" in the opening, the writers take the flick in a intriguingly down-cast direction, where the fear of being reeled in is hooked into the mind-set of every fish, and a surprisingly macabre sting for the baddie. While most animated films retain a feel of staying on track despite a large number of writers, the screenplay by the 4 writers here has a frustrating push-pull quality, where the serious threat of The Net gets torn in attempts half with fishy, plodding attempts to net Pi into a romance on the reef.