The garish German TV spin-off combines live action and animation, but its babyish tone sets the bar too low for its preteen audience
Based on a German children’s TV series, this feature-length spin-off dutifully trots out the fantasy tropes – quest narrative, chosen-one hero, multicoloured unicorns aplenty – but doesn’t really pluck anything compelling out of this otherworldly brew. Its Narnian land of Centopia, accessed by protagonist Mia (Margot Nuccetelli) through a magical book and bracelet gifted to her by her deceased mum, is depicted in garish and ornate animation by director Adam Gunn. But its vacant-eyed elf inhabitants sum up the general lack of personality.
Chilling out with her grandad (David Willetts) at his lakeside pad, Mia is summoned to Centopia just as megalomaniac toad Toxor (voiced by Paul Davies) is menacing the realm once again. Spewing forth malignant smoke that transforms the local elves into subservient “groundlings”, he...
Based on a German children’s TV series, this feature-length spin-off dutifully trots out the fantasy tropes – quest narrative, chosen-one hero, multicoloured unicorns aplenty – but doesn’t really pluck anything compelling out of this otherworldly brew. Its Narnian land of Centopia, accessed by protagonist Mia (Margot Nuccetelli) through a magical book and bracelet gifted to her by her deceased mum, is depicted in garish and ornate animation by director Adam Gunn. But its vacant-eyed elf inhabitants sum up the general lack of personality.
Chilling out with her grandad (David Willetts) at his lakeside pad, Mia is summoned to Centopia just as megalomaniac toad Toxor (voiced by Paul Davies) is menacing the realm once again. Spewing forth malignant smoke that transforms the local elves into subservient “groundlings”, he...
- 10/17/2022
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
Footballer Joey Barton made his debut on the BBC's Question Time on Thursday night (May 29), attacking Ukip in a heated debate about the recent European Parliament election.
The outspoken Qpr midfielder, who was joined by former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan on the panel, apologised after suggesting that Ukip's success was down to the party being the best of "four really ugly girls".
Barton - the only panellist to wear a polo shirt - caused members of the audience to gasp by saying: "If I'm somewhere and there was four really ugly girls, I'm thinking she's not the worst - that's all Ukip are."
Ukip Mep Louise Bours responded by claiming that Barton's comment simply proved that footballers' brains "are in their feet".
After an audience member told Barton that his analogy would be all over Twitter, he apologised and said: "I couldn't think of a better one. It's my first time.
The outspoken Qpr midfielder, who was joined by former Daily Mirror editor Piers Morgan on the panel, apologised after suggesting that Ukip's success was down to the party being the best of "four really ugly girls".
Barton - the only panellist to wear a polo shirt - caused members of the audience to gasp by saying: "If I'm somewhere and there was four really ugly girls, I'm thinking she's not the worst - that's all Ukip are."
Ukip Mep Louise Bours responded by claiming that Barton's comment simply proved that footballers' brains "are in their feet".
After an audience member told Barton that his analogy would be all over Twitter, he apologised and said: "I couldn't think of a better one. It's my first time.
- 5/29/2014
- Digital Spy
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