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Barnyard (2006)
Funnier than i thought.
I knew about this film thanks to it's spin-off show. When i knew the movie came first, it took me a long time to finally deciding to watch it. And i really enjoyed it.
The plot revolves around a farm owned by a vegan farmer. When he isn't around, the animals act as if they were human. They are led by Ben, a black cow voiced by Sam Elliott (i had seen him before in 2003 Hulk, but it was this film that introduced him to me by name), whose adoptive son Otis, voiced by Kevin James is very irresponible and likes to party everyday.
But one night, the farm is attacked by a pack of coyotes led by Dag, voiced by David Koechner, who wants to steal the hens. Ben fights him off but is mortally wounded in the process, prompting Otis to become the animals' new leader.
The movie is pretty funny. While i admit the animation isn't as good as a Pixar or Dreamworks movie, it is pretty good. It has good jokes and really funny scenes. Like the car chase, for example. If you ever wondered how a GTA game with cows would look like, that is your answer. Or all the partying scenes.
It also has good characters. Otis is a very sympathetic and funny protagonist. His friends are very funny too. Ben is very wise and the scene where he dies is very powerful. Dag is charismatic villain (maybe not so much as the Joker) who really can both terrify you and make you laugh at the same time. And resuming, all the main characters are very good.
Honestly, i really recommend you to watch this film. You'll laugh and also maybe cry. It is one of Nickelodeon's best films.
Dragonball Evolution (2009)
It doesn't deserve all that hate.
Honestly, i understand why people usually don't like this film. It has no faithfullness to the manga and anime, and it has a very lame script. But a long time ago, when i was a DB fan, i liked this film. I enjoyed watching it. And i also liked to see the differences between this and the source material.
On the technichal level, it was pretty good. The scenarios are good-looking and the fight choreographies are pretty good.
What makes me sad about this film, is that people hate it as if it was a second holocaust. As if this film caused any death. And they exaggerate. This film is decent, but honestly, i would watch it if the showed it on TV.