OK, so it wasn't a complete bust (which I feared from watching the trailer, which smacked of "We tried it with women and that didn't work... now let's try it with kids"!).
It sure gets 10/10 on the nostalgia scale, especially with the finale which was a "cinema moment" for sure. I think fans of the original films (which I am) will appreciate this effort, although it did a pretty comprehensive retread at times of the original film.
The humour for me generated smiles without outright belly laughs. I thought Mckenna Grace did a great job as the young science nerd Phoebe. (Although somebody REALLY should tell Paul Rudd that he should NEVER be in any movie featuring a character called Phoebe. It's like crossing the streams man.)
I think the target mid-teen audience for this will love it, and rate it higher.
By the way, don't rush off at the end (as 90% of my screening did. There is a "WHA...WHAT??" credit, followed by a splendid mid-credits scene.
(Full graphical review will be posted shortly on #onemannsmovies.)
It sure gets 10/10 on the nostalgia scale, especially with the finale which was a "cinema moment" for sure. I think fans of the original films (which I am) will appreciate this effort, although it did a pretty comprehensive retread at times of the original film.
The humour for me generated smiles without outright belly laughs. I thought Mckenna Grace did a great job as the young science nerd Phoebe. (Although somebody REALLY should tell Paul Rudd that he should NEVER be in any movie featuring a character called Phoebe. It's like crossing the streams man.)
I think the target mid-teen audience for this will love it, and rate it higher.
By the way, don't rush off at the end (as 90% of my screening did. There is a "WHA...WHAT??" credit, followed by a splendid mid-credits scene.
(Full graphical review will be posted shortly on #onemannsmovies.)