Well...
It's not amazing. Some would even say it's not very good at all. But, in my mind, at least it's better than both "Penguin" and "Thumbelina". I actually enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It wasn't awesome, but it was better than I feared it would be.
Chief among the reasons is that the good old Bluthy crazy-ass moon logic is back in full swing. On that note (let's just get this out of the way) I'm pretty sure I would have enjoyed the movie twice as much if I had watched it under... certain circumstances. (The plot involves a Fairy creature and his magical plants hanging out in a city park. Don't blame me!)
The animation crew is back from the half-assedness of "Penguin" and the old lush Don Bluth style is back in full force. This is, by far, the best kid's film about two annoying children flying around in a dream boat with a gardening troll I will ever see.
All I can really say is this: If I had any sculpting skill, I'd kinda want to make a little fiberglass Stanley for my garden. D'awww.
Now, don't get me wrong. If I hadn't seen such a bad movie immediately before this, I very likely wouldn't have liked "Troll" as much. Main reason for this being that I am not a four-year-old. Don Bluth fans who were old enough to remember the promise of "N.I.M.H." were on their knees at this point. Would our devotion ever be justified? Would we ever see a good movie out of the Bluth studio ever again?
And then, we saw this here teaser trailer...
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Art of the Day!
Gettin' there...
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Announcement:
I am having a huge summer blowout sale on Ebay, so somebody please go and give those old toys and books and stuff a good home!
