Rons Gone Wrong 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jacob Scarberry

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After a long drought of any Disney-owned studios releasing any animated films in theaters and in 3D, here comes 20th Century's latest release Ron’s Gone Wrong to save the day! I wasn't expecting anything to blow the lid off my expectations with this film. Hell, until a week before it was released, I didn't know the film would have a 3D distribution model at all. Luckily, Ron’s Gone Wrong did get a 3D release and it looks wonderful in 3D. The 3D has plenty of depth and dimension, native spacing, its colorful and has some lush environments. It also has many examples of some really good pop-out 3D moments that range from faces entering the theater, to a random leg, to particles entering the fray. This is the definition of great 3D, in every way, shape and form. It’s not the best 3D in an animated movie that I have seen, but it’s definitely worth your money to watch Ron’s Gone Wrong in 3D.

Final Verdict: Great 3D

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After the closure of Blue Sky studios by Disney/Fox after the financially middling performance of Spies in Disguise, I was wondering what would take the place of the fourth or fifth-tier animation house in Hollywood. In comes a new animation house, UK-based Locksmith Animation, stepping up to bat. Does the studio have the mighty swing to hit it out of the park, or will it be a total strikeout?

Ron’s Gone Wrong is set in the not-too-distant future. A large tech company called Bubble. Bubble has released a revolutionary new toy, the B-Bot. B-Bot’s are designed with the lofty ambition of trying to make friends with other kids and connect to the internet. After a few months, all the kids in the town of Nonsuch have their own B-Bot, all except the lonely and friendless Barney (Jack Dylan Glaser). Barney's birthday arrives, and he finally gets his own B-bot. Sadly this B-bot is a bit flawed. Barney befriends this lovable defective robot.

The film is your typical cookie-cutter movie of a lonely kid having an atypical object/friend who manages to help the lead grow and succeed. This movie is too long and it ends about 20 minutes after the natural conclusion of the story. The film stops and starts several times and it feels the length of a 3 hour epic. The message of the film is kinda confusing as well. The message is exactly what you expect it to be, a message of technology that is too intrusive, derivative and rudimentary. The villain is also too paint-by-the-numbers, who does all the things that corporations do (i.e. sell your data, intrude on your privacy, etc.) and doesn't even get a comeuppance!

There are a few good things about this film. For starters, the animation is really good throughout the film, except for one weird quirk when a fire is started. This fire sequence has a weird frame rate difference that lasted a couple of seconds, but it was fine the next angle. The voice acting, especially Galifinakis and Glaser, are terrific and overall its well cast. There is also some surprising depth with the supporting characters, with actual character arcs and story resolutions that actually make sense. There are some funny scenes as well.

Back to the question I asked at the start, is Ron’s Gone Wrong a home-run? No, there are some issues with the story nuances and plotting that prevent that. Is it a strikeout of a film? Also no. The film is probably a ground rule double; a perfectly adequate family film with enough charm and humor for everyone in the audience to enjoy, just don't expect high art.

Final Verdict: 6/10

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Sadly the 3D in Dune (2021) is not stellar (unlike its cinematography). The 3D aspect of this movie is clearly an after thought, and is far from necessary to enjoy this movie. The 3D is functional as it shows depth in many scenes. The 3D is especially nice in close ups. That being said many scenes are in the shadows, and many wide shoots look flat. Also, there aren't any pop out 3D moments. If you are really jonesing for a new 3D cinema experience, it will do; but I'd save my money for something else in 3D. Don’t get me wrong I don’t hate the 3D aspect of this movie. The 3D in Dune 2021 is fine and it does’t look bad, but overall I was hoping for more.

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Dune (1965 novel by Frank Herbert) is considered to be one of the greatest science fiction novels of all time. Dune is the sci-fi equivalent of the Lord of the Rings, as its a masterpiece in its genre. I am happy to report that this Dune (2021) movie is a truly great film.

Dune almost single handily inspired generations to focus on environmental issues. Dealing with environmental issues is a big part of this movie. Many of the environmental events in the Dune Saga have come to pass (more or less) and that history adds a weight to the story that makes it more timely than when it was first published in the 1965. Denis Villeneuve and others made the smart decision to shift the story from focusing on white savior space Jesus to that of a struggling occupied desert people. The planet of Arrakis is being destroyed to harvest materials to fuel endless wars for an empire. Unlike previous adaptions, reading the novel is not necessary to follow the storyline in this film. Also, it helps that we now live in a post Game of Thrones world, where audiences are used to these science fiction / fantasy intrigue and complicated storylines. Anything that you need to know is told via massive exposition dumps that are delivered to the audience in the many scenes. Exposition is the primary way they set up the story in this movie. This movie adds details not seen in previous adaptions, helping the narrative hang together better for those unfamiliar with the novel. Several changes were made to add action and create tension in an otherwise mostly talking head drama. Unfortunately just as the movie really gets going, it abruptly ends. Not to spoil the movie but only one part of the first novel (six total) is filmed for this movie. Hopefully there is a Part 2 (and more?) soon, so audiences can see the conclusion of this epic sci-fi tale. Don’t let the cliffhanger ending scare you away what we did get in this movie is glorious. This is a risky venture on revamped franchise's first outing to end this movie in a cliffhanger. Are fans going to be left hanging without a conclusion (besides the two other films and the original novel) if this movie doesn't perform in the box office? We shall see, but I am definitely interested in seeing more Dune movies (or big budget TV show) in the future. In some ways it feels allot like Alita Battle Angel all over again.

Dune (2021) is a great beautiful movie. Fans of the novel should be very happy with this movie. If you never read the novel you will still be able to enjoy this epic movie. This film by Denis Villeneuve is by far the best film adaption of Herbert's ecological, political and religious novel. The other two adaptions have their moments, but they truly fall short capturing the epic tale. In closing Dune (2021) is well worth your time.

Rons Gone Wrong 3D Movie Review

Rons Gone Wrong 3D Movie Review

Written By: Jacob Scarberry

3D

Final Verdict: Great 3D

Movie