Boss Baby 2 Family Business

3D Movie Review

Written By: Jacob Scarberry

3D

After being slightly disappointed with the 3D in Raya & the Last Dragon, (The last 3D animated movie that I saw in theaters) there needed to be some redemption to fill the void of 3D animated bliss. DreamWorks Animation has released some spectacular 3D Blu-Rays (The Croods 2, Turbo, etc.). Would their excellent home experience with 3D Blu-ray’s translate to a wonderful theatrical experience? What better way to dip my toes and see my first DreamWorks 3D movie in the theater than with The Boss Baby 2 Family Business?

Simply put DreamWorks has delivered with this movie and the 3D in Boss Baby 2 is spectacular. From the cute studio logo, to the end credits, it's a mesmerizing feast for the eyes. Not only is the picture colorful and detailed, there is some terrific depth at hand, along with plenty of pop-out moments, and even stuff entering the audience (or coming from the audience going toward the screen) in several scenes. One scene in particular was breathtaking in 3D. This is the infiltration scene at the Acorn School when the Boss Baby is attacked by ninjas. This scene is literally filled with arrows and ninja stars popping out of the screen for one amazing 3D spectacle.

This is one of the best 3D films that I have ever seen in a theater and it should not be missed. Boss Baby fans will definitely want to watch this sequel in theaters and in 3D. Fingers crossed for a Blu-Ray 3D!

Final Verdict: Great 3D Editors Choice Award

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Movie

For many years, The Boss Baby (first movie) was the butt of many jokes for me and many others on the internet. The trailers and TV spots made the original movie look atrocious, cheap, crass and lazy. This is one 3-D movie that I bought only just a few months ago, to fill the gaps of my ever-growing 3D blu-ray library (240 and counting!), and to try and complete the DreamWorks 3D section. I didn't even bother to watch the first film in 3D at home, but I mustered through the screening in 2D and found myself shocked. The original film was actually pretty decent, which befuddled me.

Yes, there was plenty of gross out gags, fart jokes, and baby butts aplenty, but there was also some surprising cleverness to the animation and storytelling and some funny jokes as well. It was solid entertainment, slightly weird of course, but I didn't hate it (as I expected to). So getting ready to watch the sequel Boss Baby Family Business, I was kinda positive going into the "local" (Local meaning a 30 mile trip) Regal Cinemas and watching this second movie on the big screen. FYI Watching the first film is not required viewing to enjoy or understand this second film. I also did not watch any of the Netflix Boss Baby TV series (or interactive movie) before watching this second theatrical movie.

Boss Baby 2 Family Business is set a year after the end of the original Boss Baby movie. Tim (Now played by James Marsden, after Tobey Maguire voiced the adult Tim in the first film) is a stay-at-home dad, with a beautiful wife and two kids. His brother, Ted (Alec Baldwin) is the successful business man who is always too busy with work to spend time with family. When the Christmas holidays come around, Tim is feeling depressed, with his oldest daughter Tabitha starting to grow apart from her dad and Ted never attending family functions.

While reminiscing his childhood, Tim hears familiar phone ringing, and discovers that his youngest daughter, Tina (Amy Sedaris), has carried on in the family tradition of working for BabyCo. Tina tricks her uncle Ted to come to the house and the team works together to take on the nefarious Dr. Armstrong (Jeff Goldblum). Dr Armstrong is the owner and operator of the Acorn Schools. He has created a new special baby formula that is designed to make the adults into babies. Tim, Ted and Tabitha all must stop Armstrong from ridding the world of parents.

The first film was a cute movie that told the trials and tribulations of childhood, that left it up to the viewer to decide if the events actually happened. This movie pretty much takes away that mystery and confirms that everything is real. Overall it offers a fun wild ride.

The animation is awesome and colorful, and the voice performances are a delight, and there are some nice laughs, but I am having a slight case of sequel-itis. This movie doesn’t seem better or worse than the original just more of the same. The plot is pretty ridiculous, as is the belief that everyone who comes in contact with the younger Tim, doesn't recognize that his voice sounds like an adult. Marsden doesn't even try to make it sound like a kid, and DreamWorks did bother to hire a kid actor to make it sound believable. Overall the plot is just outright stupid. The movie also has a side story involving school troubles with the oldest daughter. She is super smart, but also not liked, and must overcome an obstacle at a school play. The typical brother sister dynamic is fairly worn and tired.

Despite the many flaws the film still works. Thankfully they reduced the gross out gags in favor of some clever jokes. Yes this movie is still filled to the brim with juvenile humor for the tots. The movie even has a creepy girl who loves horses and has the talent to appear and disappear at her leisure. I wouldn’t say this was an Oscar worthy film or “Pixar level quality”, but it's no slouch when it comes to providing entertainment to families at the local cineplex, or from the home via Peacock.

Boss Baby 2 Family Business is a stupid, but entertaining movie that won't stick with you. The 3D will stick with you but the movie itself is a fairly forgettable family affair.

Final Verdict: 6/10

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Godzilla vs Kong 3D Movie Review

Written By: Adolph Vega

3D

Inconsistent is the best word to describe the 3D visuals in Godzilla vs Kong. I was pleasantly surprised by how well the 3D looked in darkly lit scenes (your experience may vary). Overall the 3D seems muted. Some scenes only seem to have three layers (foreground, mid ground and background) of 3D. The 3D seems fine but rarely did I feel like a scene wowed me. Pop out 3D is fairly rare in this movie. All that being said I still enjoyed the 3D aspect of this movie. The various action set pieces are more fun in 3D. When the action gets going and stuff is flying around it can be a very immersive visual experience. The 3D did help make Kong and Godzilla look more lifelike. I feel like the 3D could have looked better in many scenes. I would have loved for Kong and/or Godzilla to escape the bounds of the aspect ratio and really pop off the screen, but sadly that didn’t happen. I can’t specify a specific scene when the 3D really shined. The 3D was fine throughout with some peppered moments of greatness. In closing I think 3D fans will find enough enjoyable moments to make the 3D barely worthwhile.

Final Verdict: Good 3D

Movie

Godzilla vs Kong is not an art house film. Godzilla vs Kong is a stupid fun action movie, nothing more than less.

The plot of Godzilla vs Kong is essentially just a thin pathetic excuse to have Kong and Godzilla fight. Godzilla has recently attacked a city and nobody knows why. The story is split between two subplots and neither are especially strong or interesting. The first subplot follows Millie Bobby Brown’s character “Madison Russell”. Madison is essentially the leader of a trio who are investigating the Apex corporation and the possible connection to the unprovoked Godzilla attack. The other subplot revolves around moving Kong from skull island to the center of the earth. Apparently Kong and Godzilla are ancient rivals and are destined to fight as they are both alpha predators. The two subplots eventually join together to make a weak narrative. This is the forth movie in the titan monster movie universe, and it has possibly the stupidest plot of the series. Several times as I watched this movie I just rolled my eyes at the various illogical and silly decisions that are made in this movie. This is almost as dumb as your average Transformer’s movie. You don’t need to watch the other titan monster movies (Godzilla [2014], Kong Skull Island , Godzilla King of the Monsters ) to understand this movie as many of the characters in this movie are new. This movie does connect and build upon the previous movies but it all barely makes any sense. For God sakes this is a movie with a giant ape fighting a giant lizard so you just have to accept this movie as is. The movie is almost a self parodying itself in how dumb it is. All the characters are fine and I don’t hate nor love any of them. The story of Godzilla vs Kong is forgettable hodgepodge collection of action movie cliches. Despite all the flaws in the story I still enjoyed it and was never bored.

Action scenes are the reason why you want to watch this movie and it delivers in that regard. I found the action set pieces to be very fun to watch. The action is well choreographed and is well shot (no ugly background colors and odd camera angles). The outstanding special effects perfectly compliment the action. I enjoyed how the filmmakers animated the titans. Kong and Godzilla both look and behave in a very lifelike manor. They have a real presence on screen and a real weight to them. It's a joy to watch these titans fight. Only one action scene disappointed me. Maybe they ran out of money because this Hong Kong scene was mostly in the background and felt super short. Regarding the action I think most people will walk away from this film satisfied and very happy.

In closing Godzilla vs Kong is a dumb fun movie. I was entertained and I can recommend it.

Final Verdict: 7/10

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