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Author Topic: Rio 2 Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 05-04-2014 11:49 PM                        Rio 2 is just ok, but it's not nearly as good as the first Rio, which I like quite a lot. Gabby the Poisonous Frog is by far the best character in this movie next to Blu himself. The babysitting scene with Tiny at the beginning is a hoot, too. They really went out of their way to try to drag all of the supporting characters from the first movie into this one.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 05-07-2014 04:45 AM                     I share your opinion, this movie was "just OK". The last one might not have been as great as Pixar in its heydays but it was funny and also connected on an emotional level (read: you went all soft afterwards). quote: Frank Cox They really went out of their way to try to drag all of the supporting characters from the first movie into this one. And it didn't do them any good. Nigel, the main antagonist of the last installment became just a byline in this one. It looks like BlueSky is trying to diversify themselves from their somewhat one-trick-pony called Ice Age. Unfortunately, their Rio franchise falls flat on their second attempt. And unfortunately, their Ice Age franchise primarily coasts from one funny cut-scene, involving their nut-driven version of Wile E. Coyote called Scrat, to the other, To me it looks like their 3D tech has sufficiently evolved to compete with Pixar and Dreamworks Animation on the highest level, but story-wise, there are still some gaps to fill.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 05-07-2014 05:44 PM                        Agreed on all counts. I wonder why they always think it's necessary to bring back ALL of the supporting characters even if the storyline would be better off with different characters? Heck, Indiana Jones proved that 30 years ago.  |  IP: Logged

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