Rio 2

when the movie started, i really wanted this to be a two-hour janelle monáe music video with silent animated birds. no will.i.am, no one else singing or speaking. it would be better than the actual movie, which involves groups of characters from the first movie, and some new villain characters, searching for rare blue birds. its essentially around the world in 80 days with birds and other animals, with the thinnest of plots, only held together by mostly bland musical sequences. thats it. thats my review. i had more, but i thought this would cover it. except i somehow missed that in the first... read more

the first rio was a fun and engaging, if not wholly original, animated family film. rio 2 tries to replicate the magic but fails, recycling the generic "animals think humans are evil" environmental storyline that was used in warner bros.' happy feet two. thankfully rio 2 is a better film than that, but only due to the animation efforts and the voice acting from jesse eisenberg, anne hathaway, jermaine clement, kristin chenoweth and andy garcía in particular. the problem with the film is almost entirely in the script, which packs too much plot into what should be a simple-enough film. you have... read more

an average 3d computer animated movie with a very predictable and unoriginal plot. there were no real laughter moments, not even snicker. for kids an okay movie i guess for adults, don't bother. i've seen the 3d version but they never used the 3d effect really impressive. the graphics in general are nice in particular the water effect and the feathers of the different kind of birds. all in all a mildly entertaining kidsmovie which will probably get another part in a few years. read more