Good , But It Is Overrated By Some

Crappy film

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

When the joyful Trolls are threatened with destruction (the monstrous Bergens eat them in order to gain momentary happiness), it is up to the relentlessly cheerful Princess Poppy and the morose Branch to come to the rescue.I'm sure you remember those ugly little toys with the massive sticky-up hair from your childhood: well, they take centre stage in this romp through a confrontation with their mythic ages-old foes, the Bergens. The source of the conflict is the simplest of things - happiness - and this plays a major part in the motivations of all the principal characters.Given that Trolls are - well, Trolls, there is inevitably a similarity of appearance among them, but the character designers have done a good job in making each character well differentiated so that they are easily recognisable. Similarly, the Bergens have strong individual hideousnesses (is "hideousnesses" even a word?). And the voice cast, headed by Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, does sterling work, with the singing being as good as the acting.Given the trend for movies to look drab, dark, dull and desaturated, it was a pleasure to see a film which positively pulsates with prismatic polychromaticism. Some of the musical routines are the modern equivalent of the spectacular Busby Berkeley mass dance routines from Hollywood musicals of the 1940s, only bursting with colour. The story is primarily functional, but it carries a moderate amount of emotional payoff as the main characters all have decent character arcs. The resolution might be accused of being glib if this was not primarily a kids' film. Even so, there is a lot here for adults to enjoy.And I've always enjoyed Cyndi Lauper's True Colours (despite its overuse in UK TV advertising): the routine in which it is used here is exquisite and moving. It might have been written expressly for this movie.

To me there are two kinds of animated films. There are those that approach animation as an art form and use it to tell stories in a way that wouldn't be possible otherwise. And then there are those that are cynical cash cows and throw up some generic lessons on screen in the belief that these films are made for kids and so don't really need to be that good."Trolls" is mostly the latter, though it does get some points for me for being one of the most colorful films I've ever seen, and there is plenty of visual dazzle. But the people who made this are mostly phoning it in.Justin Timberlake, who voices the main character, scored an Oscar nomination for writing one of the only original songs in the film, "Can't Stop the Feeling."Grade: B-

This is the biggest letdown that Dreamworks ever made! They try to be Disney but TOO MUCH SINGING!! Disney movies are better because they limit their singing. Anyways they sing so much that I don't know what's the story, hell if there is a story. It tried to be hip for kids and ends up being all hipster and stuff. I rather watch that cheesy horror movie with the same name then this crap. DON'T WATCH IT!!!

As far as contemporary kid's films go, this film is what you should expect; it's relevant to young children with it's jokes, references and song choice and the visuals are somewhat pleasing. A young child will love this movie for sure but for an adult it can be a bit of a pain to sit through due the aforementioned features. Now, the reason I watched this film is because my younger sister turned it on at a relatives house whom we were visiting- I decided I may as well watch it too. Towards the beginning, I had no interest in the film of course, until a bit later on, I try to search for the message of the film. The ogres or whatever- the deplorable looking guys that eat the trolls- spontaneously start singing "Clint Eastwood" by Gorillaz. This is what really confused me because this is a song about smoking weed to get happy, and those creatures likewise,eat the trolls to be happy. So my guess is that the song choice was intentional, a belief backed up later by the film when the main protagonist says some tripe about 'not consuming things to be happy'. Is this film a 90 minute advert on not doing drugs? I guess my mind looks too far into stupid superficial things when I'm bored. If you're looking for a good family movie, just watch Kubo.