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Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms

Original title: Disco Ormene
  • 2008
  • PG
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.2K
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Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms (2008)
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Two lowly earthworms, Gloria and Barry, decide to make the world's greatest disco band which helps them rise from the bottom of the food chain to stardom proving that earthworms can boogie t... Read allTwo lowly earthworms, Gloria and Barry, decide to make the world's greatest disco band which helps them rise from the bottom of the food chain to stardom proving that earthworms can boogie too.Two lowly earthworms, Gloria and Barry, decide to make the world's greatest disco band which helps them rise from the bottom of the food chain to stardom proving that earthworms can boogie too.

  • Directors
    • Thomas Borch Nielsen
    • Tonni Zinck
  • Writer
    • Morten Dragsted
  • Stars
    • Peter Frödin
    • Trine Dyrholm
    • Lars Hjortshøj
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  • IMDb RATING
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    1.2K
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    • Directors
      • Thomas Borch Nielsen
      • Tonni Zinck
    • Writer
      • Morten Dragsted
    • Stars
      • Peter Frödin
      • Trine Dyrholm
      • Lars Hjortshøj
    • 11User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Peter Frödin
    • Bjarne
    • (voice)
    Trine Dyrholm
    Trine Dyrholm
    • Gloria
    • (voice)
    Lars Hjortshøj
    • Niller
    • (voice)
    Troels Lyby
    Troels Lyby
    • Jimmy
    • (voice)
    Helle Dolleris
    • Donna
    • (voice)
    Birthe Neumann
    • Mor
    • (voice)
    Peter Hesse Overgaard
    • Far
    • (voice)
    Henning Jensen
    Henning Jensen
    • Tonni Dennis
    • (voice)
    Olaf Nielsen
    • Naturspeaker
    • (voice)
    Kim Hagen Jensen
    • Promotor
    • (voice)
    • (as Kim Hagen)
    Tonni Zinck
    • Skolopender
    • (voice)
    Casper Byriel Svane
    • Flue
    • (voice)
    Kirsten Skytte
    • Døgnflue 1 og Slimeline Stemme
    • (voice)
    Margit Rosenaa
    • Døgnflue 2
    • (voice)
    David Bateson
    David Bateson
      Fedor Bondarchuk
      Fedor Bondarchuk
      • Tonni Dennis
      • (voice)
      Heather Carino
        Jason Graae
          • Directors
            • Thomas Borch Nielsen
            • Tonni Zinck
          • Writer
            • Morten Dragsted
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          1plrecords

          All bad

          My children are 5 and 3, and they both are disappointed with me for my selecting this for them.
          5elicopperman

          Worms Dance to Disco to Compete in Competition....that's about it

          So this is a movie about worms who are treated by other insects with the same respect of white people being prejudice towards black people. Suddenly, a worm named Barry gains a love for disco music, so with the help of some other passionate worms, he sets forth to compete in a music talent competition to prove that worms have more to offer than being gross grubs.

          Yeah it's as cliche as it gets, and while this isn't a bad film per se, it definitely leans on the mediocre side. The biggest flaw this film has is how predictable the plot is; it's the same underdog story we've heard in countless other animated features where the main character wants to rise up above all odds and prove he's worth something. It doesn't help that it also contains the story beats of getting a band together, the main protagonist having a falling out with the other members, and then they get back together, and a female band member even becomes his love interest. Seriously, this feels like a diet Pixar or Dreamworks film with even more derivative beats.

          It doesn't help that the characters are rather one dimensional down to their basic traits. Barry is the loser who wants to prove he's more than what he seems, Tito is the fat best friend who resists the band at first before soon joining in, Gloria is the love interest who can't sing unless from the heart, and Tony Dean is the generic bully singer who hates any worm. There really isn't much weight to them outside of their traits and the movie doesn't really let them grow outside of the generic plot. The only character worth remembering is the British punk rock worm Jimmy, since he offers the best laughs and grows from hating disco to liking it rather smoothly. Oh, and Barry's dad does give some closure to the plot, but he might've done it later than he should have.

          Furthermore, considering that this is a Danish animated film with an English dub, the voice acting itself is fine and some of the singing is quite enjoyable. However, where the voices are passable enough, the synching is not very good and it makes it all the more obvious how little the mouth movements match the alternate language track.

          Now to the film's credit, it does have a good message. It's not the fame or money coming from music that makes it worth it, it's the love and passion from the creator that really matters. That can speak to anybody of a young age, and as cliched as the story is, it does highlight said message to remind all that fame is nothing compared to the talent hidden inside you. Also, while not Pixar quality, the animation is decent enough and the animators do get rather creative with the dance moves, timing, and even lights. Although, why did you have to put breasts on the female worms? That...that's just wrong. Lastly, the soundtrack is a lot of fun considering it contains a bunch of 70s disco classics, and it even made me sing along much of the time.

          Overall, Disco Worms is by no means of dubious quality, but it certainly doesn't rise above mediocrity. While the message, animation, and soundtrack do give the film some fun entertainment value, the predicable story, bland characters and obvious poor lip synch keep the film from being anything special. I guess if you're in the mood for a sub par movie that at least offers some fun songs and groovy animation, then you might have fun with this. Otherwise, this is a generic albeit harmless film that only children might have fun with, but at least they'll understand to not let fame get to their head. In fact, never let go of your talent, and keep on playing that funky music pink worm...I mean white boy.
          4jamesbond-28264

          A unwatchable mess

          I don't know why most of the reviews are overhyping this film. The characters aren't really interesting and dull and the plot is really unoriginal and its just a ripoff of Flushed Away and Bee Movie and every second it just starts to become even more worse with stuff like horrible political messages and stereotypes.

          Animation is really bad and the characters have weird movements that fell into the uncanny valley and the backgrounds look like plastic (even in 2008 there were films with better animation than this) the character design looks like it had potential but got messed up in a horrible film.
          10mrcnma

          This is not easy film.

          This is the story about friends grounded to the corporation jobs. In their world you cannot be somebody if you do not agree with the corporationism. Work, eat, sleep are only allowed activities. Is it not the same as we have in our world ?. Film required deep understanding and this is not film for young children because they will not able to understand what is going on. This is not film for everybody.
          4earthworm-10626

          Missed the mark

          Honestly, I was kind of excited about this one at first. I mean, worms doing disco? Sounds like a hilarious concept, right? But man, this movie really missed the mark for me. First off, the animation feels a bit outdated, and not in a charming way. It just lacks that polish that keeps you visually engaged. The worm characters, while trying to be cute, ended up feeling a bit bland and one-dimensional. I can't even remember their names! The syory just drags on and gets super predictable. The jokes and puns really don't land either, they're cliché and honestly cringy, which is a shame because I was hoping for some clever worm-related humor. The music, which should've been the highlight given the disco theme, was mostly forgettable, and it felt like they were trying too hard to make it catchy but ended up with tunes that made me want to zone out.

          This film had a fun idea but just didn't deliver. It sure had potential, but it fell flat, leaving me wishing I'd spent my time watching something else.

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          • Release date
            • October 10, 2008 (Denmark)
          • Countries of origin
            • Denmark
            • Germany
            • Sweden
          • Languages
            • Danish
            • English
          • Also known as
            • Disco Worms
          • Production companies
            • Crone Film
            • Crone Film Produktion A/S
            • Disco Ormene
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            • $6,371,879
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            1 hour 15 minutes
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