Rock-A-Doodle
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Movie Reviews of Rock-A-Doodle
Movie Review: It's Very Disturbing But It's Certainly Entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars
When I was little, I watched this movie. Even then, I found it creepy. But the irony of this tale is the fact that I aspired to be the Duke. Those familiar with the film know that he is the villainy owl who likes to dine upon small animals. Not because fo that fact, you cad, but because he has style, wit, and a cool spectacle- thingy. I know, I know.. I'm crazed... But so is "Rockadoodle."
The plot is stupid, the songs are about ten seconds each and it is stereotypical as the day is long. But it makes up for it by not trying to disguise itself as anything else.
And it's got a great villain.
But, I'd like to know- has anyone else noticed that the Duke takes something out of his cloak that appears to be a mushroom, eats it, and then the room turns funny colors??? Please.. Don't tell me I'm insane. I think all of these animated films secretly want to drive us mad.
Anyway, it is highly disturbing but I'm certain you'll be pleased. (And no, I don't need a drug test! Though perhaps the owl does..) *cough* Oh, and there's a sexy pheasant. What more could you ask for?
Movie Review: Horrific yet Good
Summary: 2 Stars
I remember seeing this in the theatre, and wondering what in the world it was about. To this day, I'm still not sure where Bluth was going with it. As always, he takes a simple, childish story and adds bizarre, adult elements, jazzy colors and terrible musical numbers. But that's all part of the fun.
The animation isn't bad, but it's definitely gritty and unpolished. Like All Dogs Go to Heaven, it looks sort of old and grainy. Anastasia and The Secret Of NIMH did not have that problem (and made decidedly MUCH MORE sense). The female characters are awful stereotypes: we get some ugly, fat, busty chicken women, a whiny and beautiful (but TRICKY!) peasant and a feminist mouse (complete with a lisp and some classic huge glasses for the perfect Smart But Ugly woman look). However, the guys aren't much better. I swear, this movie is full of hopelessly stupid characters. The only intelligent one seems to be The Grand Duke of Owls, the vast and easily worked up villain, voiced by the great Christopher Plummer... but even he randomly will do things like spew colorful shapes and use magic that will leave you wondering what in the heck you're looking at, an acid trip or a children's movie.
Oh and the live-action scenes are scarily bad. The acting is forced and the color is off. The mom gives a lot of evil looks to the camera, too.
The plot is very loose and there are a lot of things thrown in like long chase scenes and dream sequences that seem to only be there to take up time. Everything is very ugly and it gives me a bad feeling.
BUT, please don't think I'm being "mean" or "too harsh." My opinion is just as valid as anyone's even if this isn't a glowing review. I watch this movie still, and I love it despite its oddness. It's entertaining, and some of the characters pull some great one liners, especially the villains (the Duke and his nephew). I would say that 3-7 is a good age group to watch this movie, but also adults, because it's a great one to analyze (if you're on of those types who pleasures in finding strange grown-up references in kiddie films).
However, if you've never seen this and are therefore non-nostalgic, I must say that I brought this over to watch with a three year old that I was tending, and she constantly was asking me what was going on.
It's an odd one, but definitely one you won't soon forget.
Movie Review: An animated Trainwreck
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie is so awful, I watch it once a year just to sit in awe of its vomit inducing production. Like eighty-five percent of Don Bluth's movies it features extraneous story development, grotesque character designs and the worst songs in the history of the animated musical. Anyone who lists it as more than two stars needs to have a drug test. But, if you enjoy watching an animated film on the level of a movie from USA Up-All-Night(circa 1988) then this is the animated movie for you. You have to Bluth some credit though, anyone who would try to turn the classic story of Chanticleer into an Elvis Musical has balls, too bad his weren't big enough to pull it off successfully, "Rock-A-Doodle" is the beginning(and the best) of a downward spiral of Don Bluth's movies into the depth of B-movie oblivion.Movie Review: Read the book!
Summary: 1 Stars
Too bad this awful movie wasn't closer to "The Book of the Dun Cow" by Walter Wangerin, Jr. The book is definitely worth a read! I just wish the story hadn't been so brutalized by this horrible animation.