Sing
Sing
3D Movie Review Written By: James Tate
3D
The 3D of the film was visually appealing, and was not an eye sore . The animation is very colorful and there is plenty of things popping out of the screen throughout the film. I am a fan of this more classic “popping out at the audience 3D” even if it appears gimmicky or cheesy. The characters are colorful in how they dance and sing on screen and it looks better 3D than if it were in 2D. While this movies shouldn't be considered top tier 3D, it’s certainly was a good 3D presentation that I can recommend.
Final Verdict: Good 3D
Movie
As an "Illumination Entertainment" production I went into this movie with fairly low expectations. The company is fairly new, and in my opinion not even on the same level of Dreamworks. Their movies usually deliver a few laughs here and there, but generally speaking they make mediocre movies . So when I took my younger brothers to see this movie I walked out pleasantly surprised . Sing is a humorous, colorful, creative movie, that is better than I expected it to be.
The movie takes place in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic animals. The film’s primary focus Is a koala bear named Buster Moon who is the owner of a music theater. Buster's theater is now in financial trouble due to showing numerous failed productions. Buster is told by the bank that the theater will be repossessed in the near future. Buster Moon discusses this with his friend a sheep named Eddie Noodleman. They discuss a plan to try and save the theater from closure by hosting a singing competition, with the grand prize being $1,000. As he prints flyers for the competition a huge misprint occurs, suddenly a gust of wind scatters the posters all around the town. Now everyone in town thinks the prize money is actually $100,000 instead of $1,000, which causes every one in town to immediately want to try out for the show.
As the movie begins it is very similar to the TV show American Idol. They showcase the auditions in unique and hilarious way. You see several different animals singing many different kinds of songs. The songs the animals sing vary greatly and it includes, but isn't limited to: modern Pop, hard rock, and even Japanese bubblegum. I really enjoyed the various song covers they had, and felt that the musical selection was a very diverse list of songs from almost of every genre and era. If the film was 100% modern music it just wouldn't have been the same.
Without spoilers, I would have to say the best aspects of the film are its colorful animation and its crisp sounding voice acting. My only grips with the movie includes its plot, which can be cliche and sappy at times. Other then that I was never bored or annoyed by this movie . I can easily recommend this movie, specifically to anyone who enjoys movies like Zootopia, great music and voice work of Seth Macfarlane.
Final Verdict: 7/10
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