Hello All,
At the time of writing this, it is 1:12am. I have seen the two, new, wide release movies out this week, already, so I guess I’m playing catch up the rest of the week. These are also both adaptations as I found out. I already knew about Ghost in the Shell, but did you know Boss Baby is based on a book? Yep, I was shocked too. So how well did these adaptations translate? Let’s find out together shall we?
Boss Baby Review
Plot Summary - Tim Templeton (Tobey Maguire as an adult and Miles Christopher Bakshi as a child), is a normal seven year old boy, until one day, a new baby arrives, who calls himself The Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin). Tim is resistant to him, until he learns why the baby is here, and decides to help him.
Pros - Some of the animated sequences are really well done. They’re nice and colorful, and make full use of the environment and artstyle. There’s also some solid jokes sprinkled in throughout, and the voice cast is okay overall.
Cons - This is sadly another example of a rudimentary kids film. Despite the few good moments, it’s just filled in between with cliche moments, and jokes that either fall flat, or make no sense for anyone, especially children. It also feels padded at times, dragging it along at not a painful pace, but still noticeable enough.
Final Score - 3/10
It’s not awful, but it’s not good either. It’s a very easy pass, unless you have very young kids, or can tolerate simple humour.
Ghost in the Shell Review
Plot Summary - Cyborg Counter Cyberterrorist Field Commander The Major (Scarlett Johansson) and her section 9 taskforce must take down a radical hacker, who has his eyes set on taking down Hank Robotics, the most powerful industry in the world.
Pros - The film is amazing to look at. It’s probably one of the few films I’d definitely recommend seeing in premiere 3D if you can. The cast is great as well, including a great subtle performance from “Beat” Takeshi. The action scenes are cool, and I do like the tweaks they made to the story to make it stand apart from the animated movie.
Cons - That being said, the story itself is the weakest aspect. It’s not quite origin movie syndrome, but there are few points in the story that really surprise you. There’s also a few attempts to replicate key scenes from the animated film, and while they look cool, there are two key ones that admittedly don’t quite work into the story as well as they did in the animated film.
Final Score - 8/10
I was leaning towards a seven, but I will admit I’m a sucker for good looking visual landscapes, and this has it in spades. The animated film got a sequel, so I wouldn’t mind seeing what they would do with a second live action one.
Next: Chips - Yeah, I have some catch up to play before I start tackling the limited releases.
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Until next time, I’ll see you folks at the movies.
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