I'm all for following your dreams. I'm all for thinking outside the box. And I'm all for trying something new that really speaks to you. But there comes a time that you need to take a step back and wonder what went on during the making of a movie.
Delgo is now known for being one of the biggest flops out there. But when it was being announced this was supposed to represent a movie made outside of the Hollywood system. It was a labor of love by the producer who always wanted to make a movie. The problem is in trying to make a movie they didn't try to make a good movie. At it's heart it's a love story, kinda like Romeo and Juliet. That is if Romeo and Juliet were poorly animated abominations.
The animation in this honestly looks like something you'd find in some 90's TV show with a decent budget. It's not fluid, it's rather choppy and the walk cycles that these creatures have doesn't look good. So already that's a big strike against it. But a lot of that could be forgiven if the story and the actors are good.
Like other animated failures they dove deep into the B-list of Hollywood to get the wrong actors to portray these characters. Sure maybe at one point the actors were considered on the cusp of the A-list and had a couple of movies under their belt but there's simply no excuse for casting Chris Kattan as anything. His character of Filo is beyond annoying, but then I guess you could say that's what he built his career on so mission accomplished?
Then there's the story itself. It's just boring. I know what a lot of people are saying that it's a kids movie. And that's all well and good but too often I find this is the excuse given for bad movies. It's like you expect a kids movie to be bad but why should we subject our kids to mindless entertainment? Is it asking too much to give them something of substance which the adults can also enjoy?
And of course the elephant in the room when people say it rips off Avatar. Sure there are similarities here and there but a similarity doesn't mean one was ripped from the other. After all Avatar was conceived of back in the 90's. To say that James Cameron saw this and said, "that's what I want in my movie" is just being silly.
In the end this is a forgettable movie and a bit of a wake up call to future filmmakers. Before trying to shoot for the moon, try aiming a little lower first. It won't hurt as much if you fail and fall to the ground.
Delgo is now known for being one of the biggest flops out there. But when it was being announced this was supposed to represent a movie made outside of the Hollywood system. It was a labor of love by the producer who always wanted to make a movie. The problem is in trying to make a movie they didn't try to make a good movie. At it's heart it's a love story, kinda like Romeo and Juliet. That is if Romeo and Juliet were poorly animated abominations.
The animation in this honestly looks like something you'd find in some 90's TV show with a decent budget. It's not fluid, it's rather choppy and the walk cycles that these creatures have doesn't look good. So already that's a big strike against it. But a lot of that could be forgiven if the story and the actors are good.
Like other animated failures they dove deep into the B-list of Hollywood to get the wrong actors to portray these characters. Sure maybe at one point the actors were considered on the cusp of the A-list and had a couple of movies under their belt but there's simply no excuse for casting Chris Kattan as anything. His character of Filo is beyond annoying, but then I guess you could say that's what he built his career on so mission accomplished?
Then there's the story itself. It's just boring. I know what a lot of people are saying that it's a kids movie. And that's all well and good but too often I find this is the excuse given for bad movies. It's like you expect a kids movie to be bad but why should we subject our kids to mindless entertainment? Is it asking too much to give them something of substance which the adults can also enjoy?
And of course the elephant in the room when people say it rips off Avatar. Sure there are similarities here and there but a similarity doesn't mean one was ripped from the other. After all Avatar was conceived of back in the 90's. To say that James Cameron saw this and said, "that's what I want in my movie" is just being silly.
In the end this is a forgettable movie and a bit of a wake up call to future filmmakers. Before trying to shoot for the moon, try aiming a little lower first. It won't hurt as much if you fail and fall to the ground.