For every Mike Mitchell or Walt Dohrn that delivers a lot of inconsistent movies in DreamWorks, there is still Chris Sanders who can still deliver a hit for DreamWorks
DreamWorks is like Dad. 90% of the time you're getting TV dinners out of him, but those rare times he cooks the one thing he knows how to cook, it's fire.
At the Wild Robot panel at SDCC, the director said that when the movie begins , it’s more cgi animation. As the robot becomes more connected to the wildness life, the animation style switches to hand painted animation. Thought that was cool!
Wow! That’s a brilliant idea from the director. There was a lot of thought that went into the style of animation for this film. Thanks for sharing this tidbit of information.
A perfect example of a family movie that only gets better when you're an adult is The Iron Giant. Hands down one of the greatest films I've ever seen (not just animated but overall!)
Agreed. One of the best example of this. Case in point when I was a kid I was unaware of what the Cold War or threat of a Nuclear Holocaust was. (Soviet Union literally stopped bieng a thing before I was born in 1995). So that element never registered with me. But now as a result I love the Cold War setting and theme of weapons of mass destruction.
“If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem.
@@Sergesauce Its been pretty weak sauce for video games too. Elden Ring DLC, Space Marine 2, Animal Well, Black Myth Wukong and Dragonball Z Sparking Zero are pretty much the only standouts
One of my favorite underrated animated movies that didn't get the attention it deserved. And the audio tracks are still reminiscent of the golden age of Disney.
@@isauldron4337 Some movies need time to simmer in the mind (and a few rewatches) before they feel like a classic, but most real "classics" hit you as you're watching them for the first time. You just know what you're watching has that extra special something.
As an intern who worked on the cameras in this film, this is so incredible to hear from you!! Thank you so much for your kind words and even if you hated the film, I still would’ve loved this video! And just some bts for the cinematography in this film: Spielberg was definitely one of our inspirations camera-wise, with the shot of Roz falling down the cliff has her headlights shine through the forrest being coined by Sanders as the “Spielberg shot” during our feedback sessions for that sequence! And Nolan too as many of our flying sequences were directly inspired by Dunkirk! We even watched Dunkirk at the theater on DW Campus haha! Anyways, thanks again for your thoughtful critique!!
You guys did awesome work. I loved this movie and Kris Bowers deserves major credit for the incredible soundtrack. My partner and I both cried during this film. I want to point out one thing that I think hurt the box office numbers, because the film itself was clearly not an issue, which is the advertising. This was not really advertised at all. No one in my area knew this movie existed, I found out from Reddit and my partner who is a major movie fanatic found out through me. Our theater didn't even have the poster up until release week which is odd for them. Again though, amazing job. Easily one of my favorites and the first movie I've felt emotional about in years. Definitely better than TF One and I am saying that as a major TF fan.
The fact that Chris Sanders wrote and directed this movie excites me the most. He has been in the animation industry for decades and it truly upsets me how a lot of people still don't know his name. From Lilo & Stitch to How To Train Your Dragon to The Croods and now this movie, Sanders is easily one of the greatest artists working in the animation industry. I really hope this could be a bigger hit for him. He's such a gem in animation industry, i adore him so much
But then again, the casual moviegoer and people that are not too big into animated stuff are not too knowledgeable with names of people that work in the animation industry. I feel like directors of live action movie with 1 hit are more popular than animation directors with 3 hits
@@1234dragonsky I agree totally. That's been a big issue for a long time. Animated film writers and directors kind of disappear into obscurity and the studio is elevated as the "creator." It's really unfortunate since when you see Chris Sanders' name you have a pretty good chance of getting a story first film rather than a studio first marketing product.
@@1234dragonsky Well, if people known who John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Brad Bird or basically anyone who worked at Disney at this point from their animated movies, they might as well known Sanders too
The thing i love most about Dreamworks is that they are experimental. No two movies they make are the same. Like all experiments, not all of them will be successful, but this allows them to continue to improve and expand their animated films without being bogged down by a style like what Disney is stuck with now.
Maybe the review got taken down? Because I swear I watched a review from him about it. He’s the one who actually got me interested in watching the film lol
Kiki’s delivery service gave me that experience of watching a completely different movie when I got older. I was obsessed with it growing up and thought I knew what it was about until I revisited it. It had me in tears realizing how much more I needed its message as an adult.
There are very few stories that have truly grew with me. The book Hearts in Atlantis is one of them. Every time I have read it I have taken different things away from it as I grew up. Its amazing when you can find a story like that
This is my youngest daughter's favorite book, and she has been so eager to see it since the first trailer. I am so happy to hear all the love it is getting. Can't wait to experience it with her.
@@graffiti.777 Idk, he missses some films sometimes, i guess it depends on his life outside of youtube, feels like he is reviewing more stuff recently, he hasn't reviewed TV shows in the past as much as he did in the last year or so. I know every once in a while he reviews "on demand" movies too, but he rarely does that, so i guess it's just if he's seen the movie. Maybe he saw the movie later thna others and felt he won't add anything others havent' said (i know he referenced "i am too late on this one" in some reviews and he'd be like 5 days late, so maybe cause life stuff he saw it like a week-two after everyone
@@1234dragonsky yeah that's fair. Maybe he was busy with family since it was the Christmas season. But, another show he hasn't reviewed is The Boys season 4 which I thought was also surprising since he reviewed the first three seasons.
@@graffiti.777 Honestly I had no idea he reviewed the first 3 seasons of The Boys, I haven't watched the show and I bet that's why I missed his reviews
I feel like Incredibles perfectly fits the description of ‘can be enjoyed by adults more than kids’; all the dialogue and themes make it feel like a movie made for adults; when I watched it as a kid, I just thought it was a really fun superhero movie but years later, I can relate to Mr. Incredible wanting to return to the glory days as opposed to the monotony of his current life
When I saw the trailer for this, it didn't have any dialogue and I thought it was gonna be this interesting silent movie about a robot and nature. Then, the trailer ended with a huge celebrity cast list and I was severely disappointed. BUT this review has definitely made me want to watch this movie. First Awesometacular of the year? That's some good praise!
Yeah, imo that second trailer sucked. It showed way too much. I was super hyped for it after watching the first trailer, then pretty disappointed by the second trailer. I'm really hyped again after I have seen this review, tho.
I am there with you on that. I was hoping for no dialogue or at least very little. The voice lines turned me off too, but if Jeremy says it's good, then I trust that.
Congrats on finally crossing the 2m milestone! Watched Wild Robot last weekend and LOVED it. At one point I was actually physically shaking trying to hold back the ugly crying that was about to ensue. Instant classic.
@@carsonmalleet4367there have been some absolute bangers in the last 5 years though. The spider-verse movies literally changed 3D animation. Puss in boots: the last wish, Toy story 4, Wolfwalkers, Soul, Raya and the last dragon, The boy and the heron, Inside out 2, Suzume have all been extremely good
I totally forgot about this movie. To me, it feels like it barely got advertised and I keep reminding myself "Oh right! This movie is coming to theaters soon." Glad to hear it's a fine film.
@@JojoMoe-io1ev It didn't feel like a masterpiece to me. Maybe it just didn't connect with me in any deep meaningful way. I just found it "nice" and not really ambitious. It went for a couple of clichés and every other thing was just skilled craftmanship at work, but nothing that really piqued my interest towards any particular message or emotion. Yeah, I didn't find it preachy (thank god), except in some sequence, but many of its supposedly strong points fell flat to me and just felt more-of-the-samey. Which parts (or features in general) got you most interested in and made you so attached to it?
I know that a lot of people are expecting Inside Out 2 to win Best Animated Feature next year but it would be nice for once that DreamWorks Animation movie won Best Animated Feature thanks to The Wild Robot. It's been far too long since the last time DreamWorks won an Oscar, not even a single How To Train Your Dragon movie won one 🤷
@@hulkfan97 Shrek (the first ever movie to win Best Animated Feature) and Wallace & Gromit (a collaboration of DreamWorks and Aardman). That's the only two DreamWorks movie that won an Oscar so far. The rest are dominated by.....well you know, their neighbors lol
My embarrassing example: Marry Poppins. Loved it as a kid and now as a parent/adult I see so many layers. That song “A Man Has Dreams,” as a man and a father, breaks me every time. I know it’s a fun musical about some kids and a quirky nanny but the story/movie focuses around the transformation of George Banks. Marry Poppins is a true master class of a movie that means different things to different people based on their stage of life.😊
@@tylere.8436 didn't disney make inside out which is literally about dealing with depression? Or Soul, the one about the music teacher that dies on his way to work.
@@tylere.8436 I mean, Disney can too. They've tackled such a serious topic in Inside Out and I know they can do it again like they did back then. They're just scared that kids might not understand it when watching the film and will find the serious moments boring which is such a shame because we know that the audience reaction's are not Disney's goal when making a film but making money is, lol.
I remember watching "Prince of Egypt" as a kid, and automatically thinking it was a "kids movie" just because it was animated. Watching it years later, that movie is a straight up heavy drama, and the only "kid" things about it are that it's animated and has a few songs (which aren't even all that "childish") , but it's an incredibly mature film and fantastically crafted.
This is the LAST full Dreamworks movie since all their movies from now will be mostly made in other studios. So I’m glad they ended this era of animated films on a high note ❤
Went into this movie last night, completely blind not knowing anything of the plot. Really impressed me and have been thinking of it throughout the day. The gorgeous animation, timeless themes and laughs throughout made this a great choice to watch on the big screen.
@@stardroplet9499 Especially after giving a no-alcohol good time to the guy behind: “If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem. “But it is, in fact, true that you have to make people hurt. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry. But holding signs and yelling loudly will not make anyone hurt. - Matt Walsh, on peaceful protest
We just rewatched Lilo & Stitch last weekend. Wife was bawling on the couch, "She's to young to have raise that child!". Will have to take her to this one with a box of tissues, I guess.
"Iron Giant" is mine. I loved the boy and his robot movie as a kif. Then, as an adult, I realized it's about coming of age, hysteria, life/death, existentialism, gun violence, child rearing, the effects of positive role models. And now it's a masterpiece to me.
It was an amazing film. I saw this at 6pm and then I saw Megalopolis at 9:00 pm. When the PR team asked me what I thought of Megalopolis... my response was "The Wild Robot was amazing!" ... lol The Wild Robot was so much fun, and it was such a fun film to review. 💙🤖
@@nicholasnajibi3082 Well, to be fair, I will admit that sometimes I am a giant child ... because I nearly spit my coffee out when I read your response. In the back of my mind I read it as a raspy old man saying "You don't know, jack!" ...which I know you are nont, but it still made me laugh. LOL. I don't know you, but you made my day.
Haven’t seen a movie where my 3 year old, 8 year old, wife, and I all came out thrilled with the movie in a long time. All of us reacted to different elements, and I thought dreamworld threaded the needle perfectly here. Lupita was fantastic, Pedro was great, and Kit Conner brought so much emotion to Brightbill. Loved it!
“If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem.
Managed to see this film two weeks earlier than the US release (Thanks Australia) and I was worried this would be one of those films that flies past Jeremy’s radar and he would miss out on such a wonderful film, glad to see that notification pop up and to see he loves it as well
My eyebrows went up so high when you pulled out that Awsometacular. I haven’t heard one of those in so long and frankly for such an underdog was shocking. I know nothing about this movie. Just that we’ve been in a desert.
DreamWorks Animation is such a strange company. In one year alone, they gave us that atrocious Megamind movie and a surprisingly fantastic movie like The Wild Robot, what a time to be alive
They also could be hit and miss. They released Puss In Boots 2 out of nowhere at December 2022 and people are still talking about that movie until these days and then in 2023, they released that Kraken movie which is flopped and forgettable due to lack of marketing. Don't forget earlier this year they released Kung Fu Panda 4 which is a total hit in Box Office.
Just to let you know that DreamWorks and DreamWorks TV are two completely different studios sharing one brand. If the actual DreamWorks is working on Megamind Rules then it would've been the best shit coming from this year
Babe. The movie with the little pig. If only because you appreciate how DARK that movie is willing to get, and how it always feels sincere in its efforts. I miss that in movies.
Was on the fence about seeing Transformers, but I saw your review and decided to take my family. We all loved it. This wild robot movie has been on my list since the trailer. Hope it's a good one.
Movie trying to convince kids that it's totally cool to "choose" a different family... like you know, maybe the government would be a better daddy... this is some seriously dark, evil garbage, masked in pretty colors.
It's amazing!!! My theater had lots of families in it and the kids were LOVING it. The woman next to me was in gulping tears. Honestly, if I wasn't laughing I was crying. It was lovely.
@@brando3342 what the hell are you talking about??? You're probably the only person in the entire world who somehow thinks the 'Found Family' trope is harmful. Go away
Excellent review as always, Jeremy, but also wanted to say this: If you’re a parent, please cry (if you feel inclined to) if this movie or really anything emotionally touches you; it will let your kids know that reacting authentically is okay
That gosling is adorable! I mean I cried in the theater at the end of Toy Story 3 (with my kids asking, "Mom, are you okay?" Hubby did too but hid it better.) so not sure I can make it through this one. I got choked up just watching the scenes while you gave the review. lol As for a movie that was made for kids & adults that I liked even more watching it as an adult with my kids... E.T. and The Sound of Music. (I was going to say Jaws but then realized just because all my friends & I were allowed to watch it when we were kids (it was the 1970s) , doesn't mean it was made for kids. lol)
Jeremy never fails me to make feel interested in a movie I’ve never heard of before. Same goes for Dark City, his interview introduced me to it, I watched it afterwards and I really liked it!
Best way to hide crying at a movie…right before you know the tears are coming take a sip of your drink and then act like it went down the wrong pipe so when the tears come you have an excuse.
For kids and adults: "The Princess Bride". Now, more than ever, there are lessons modern film-makers could stand to learn about how to deconstruct something without disrespecting it.
I don't know why Disney doesn't give it much love but I think Wal-E is the greatest Pixar picture ever made and it worked on so many levels when I took my kids to go see it when it first came out
So glad that we can see something not just recycled and a dollar store version of other things that were recycled also. Glad there is still something good out there. That said, JEREMY, I honestly am a bit baffled that we haven't gotten a video about the soul reaver remasters from you yet!!!
Easily Oscar-worthy. Damn, what a spectacle that was. 10/10. Glad I randomly watched a midday matinee alone, because it got me a few times and I would've probably been a little embarrassed. Gonna call it "over stimulation", but really, it was probably just incredibly well done.
For real, she was also great in that Quiet Place prequel, which is one of those movies that's CARRIED by the cast being understandable without talking. A lesser actor and the film would be unwatchable. She's one of those actors who's quietly just been kicking ass every time.
“If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem. “But it is, in fact, true that you have to make people hurt. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry. But holding signs and yelling loudly will not make anyone hurt. - Matt Walsh, on peaceful protest
The Iron Giant for me for sure. As a kid, I cried. As an adult, it broke me. I think Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish will be that for someone eventually too. You should review it if you haven’t!
This is actually a trilogy of books. My wife picked the first one at random because we love robots and needed new books to read to our kids. It quickly became our family’s favorite book and the book had us tearing up. The trailers looked great and aside from some mild artistic license with the source material it looks faithful. Excited to hear how much you enjoyed it, and can’t wait to watch it this weekend.
Starting to think this movie wasn't for me😅 Remember watching it feeling off ig? Every moment of this movie, I found myself thinking, "That doesn't make sense," but I'm also trying not to think so critically, considering this is a kids' movie. I was thinking that this is just another movie to put in front of kids and it'll probably disappear from everyone's minds in a few months. Then I look for reviews, and so many are praising this borderline masterpiece. I'm very glad people love this movie. I'm just kinda confused I think on how I'm not really seeing the magic here. Anyone here who can explain it to me, maybe?
The Secret of NIMH is a movie I loved as a kid and found myself still loving as an adult, perhaps even more so since I understand more of what's going on in it now. This film was also terrific and I could see it resonating with today's kids the same way as they themselves get older.
It's not that unusual on the whole. They are still teaching kids that they don't have to obey and accept their real parents. That it's okay if a kid wants to choose "new parents"... of course, that's the government. That's the point.
@@brando3342 OMG I hate this message! Like I love the found family trope as much as the next person but I'm getting kind of sick of how it usually comes with villainizing blood family and that it's okay to just renounce your parents if they don't agree with your views because they're "wrong" and you're "right". Nothing against foster parenting but it would be nice to see a film about kids having to realize their blood parents aren't always the bad guys and that others who seem like they have their best interests in heart just want to sway them into their own way of thinking...
Actually the propaganda I'm seeing is less "You're perfect the way you are" and more "if you don't feel like your true self it's because you're not who you think you are, and there are people around you who won't accept you, but they're just bigoted and evil so ignore them and be your "true self" by literally changing your body chemistry and chopping off your body parts!!"
Ngl, I went into this film thinking it was gonna be mid. But I should have had faith in the guy who brought us Lilo and Stitch, HTTYD and The Croods. This film was goddamn fantastic, I am utterly shocked at how good it was, one of the best animated films I have seen. I am personally gonna vote for it as the best animated film this year. I loved it, first time I almost cried because of a film!😭❤️🔥💯
I was already a mess during the movie and then my son, who just turned 4, tugged on my arm and said “I love you daddy” Oh boy I was crying in the club (theater)
I haven't been to the theater in a hot minute, due to time and expense, but I'm so ready for this movie. I read the first book and instantly fell in love with the story. As I've watched the trailers roll in, it felt like Dreamworks did a solid job with it. Thank you for your review!
Alright, just got out of the theater seeing this movie. I’m a guy, almost 50, never had kids, and got hit with some happy tears a few times throughout the story. I can’t imagine one human being (that isn’t a sociopath) not being able to find something personally relatable in here. You’ll want to call a parent when you get out of the theater and check in on them.
@@everythingisawesome2903let's be honest though, Shrek's good will has run out and Wallace and Gromit is more of an Aardman win with a DreamWorks production than the studio itself winning.
DreamWorks can be very frustrating cause they're inconsistent in their movie quality. But when they cook they GIVE A FIVE COURSE FIRST CLASS MEAL.
That's the problem.. they can cook, but the result are not satisfying
They made Puss in Boots which blew me away with the maturity on display.
For every Mike Mitchell or Walt Dohrn that delivers a lot of inconsistent movies in DreamWorks, there is still Chris Sanders who can still deliver a hit for DreamWorks
DreamWorks is like Dad. 90% of the time you're getting TV dinners out of him, but those rare times he cooks the one thing he knows how to cook, it's fire.
I saw this exact comment in Chris's video
At the Wild Robot panel at SDCC, the director said that when the movie begins , it’s more cgi animation. As the robot becomes more connected to the wildness life, the animation style switches to hand painted animation. Thought that was cool!
Yo this is a dope detail! Thanks for sharing, will be watching this ASAP
Didn’t notice this when I watched it but now that I think about it, this is an amazing detail. Thank you for sharing
Wow! That’s a brilliant idea from the director. There was a lot of thought that went into the style of animation for this film. Thanks for sharing this tidbit of information.
Wait, did they use ACTUAL hand animation in this movie?
@samwallaceart288 they hand painted it. But instead of a brush the animators used a stylus since it's digital. Nice refreshing animation style
A perfect example of a family movie that only gets better when you're an adult is The Iron Giant. Hands down one of the greatest films I've ever seen (not just animated but overall!)
Iron giant goat
Damn straight
Oh dang. I already cried as a kid when that came out. Maybe I should try it out again.
Agreed. One of the best example of this.
Case in point when I was a kid I was unaware of what the Cold War or threat of a Nuclear Holocaust was. (Soviet Union literally stopped bieng a thing before I was born in 1995).
So that element never registered with me.
But now as a result I love the Cold War setting and theme of weapons of mass destruction.
“If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem.
Shows how bad Hollywood is. This is his first Awesometacular score of this year. We are already at the end of Sept. Think about that for a second.
Twisters should have been Awesometacular.
Bruh stop glazing, Furiosa & Dune deserved awesometacular
@@marvthemartian001 Not Furiosa like the movie being hold of because VFX
This year has been amazing for video games, music, and tv but movies eh not so much. Pretty weak year for movies.
@@Sergesauce Its been pretty weak sauce for video games too. Elden Ring DLC, Space Marine 2, Animal Well, Black Myth Wukong and Dragonball Z Sparking Zero are pretty much the only standouts
The Prince of Egypt is the perfect example of a film that kids can enjoy and watch years later to see how much better it truly is.
S-Tier Dreamworks movie
YES that movie is brilliant ❤
A true work of art, there's so many shots in that movie that I just want to frame and put on my wall.
That and the Road to El Dorado
One of my favorite underrated animated movies that didn't get the attention it deserved. And the audio tracks are still reminiscent of the golden age of Disney.
The animation changing over time and the voice becoming less robotic
Loved the small details
This is destined to become a timeless classic
Give It 8 years before calling It a classic
Well you got Chris Sanders who made Lilo & Stitch and the first How To Train Your Dragon movie
@@isauldron4337 Watch it. You'll be thinking the same as skinnbag
@@isauldron4337 no
@@isauldron4337 Some movies need time to simmer in the mind (and a few rewatches) before they feel like a classic, but most real "classics" hit you as you're watching them for the first time. You just know what you're watching has that extra special something.
As an intern who worked on the cameras in this film, this is so incredible to hear from you!! Thank you so much for your kind words and even if you hated the film, I still would’ve loved this video! And just some bts for the cinematography in this film: Spielberg was definitely one of our inspirations camera-wise, with the shot of Roz falling down the cliff has her headlights shine through the forrest being coined by Sanders as the “Spielberg shot” during our feedback sessions for that sequence! And Nolan too as many of our flying sequences were directly inspired by Dunkirk! We even watched Dunkirk at the theater on DW Campus haha! Anyways, thanks again for your thoughtful critique!!
Were you guys inspired by Miyazaki films for this movie cause I saw a lot of inspiration that felt gave this it’s essence
You guys did awesome work. I loved this movie and Kris Bowers deserves major credit for the incredible soundtrack. My partner and I both cried during this film.
I want to point out one thing that I think hurt the box office numbers, because the film itself was clearly not an issue, which is the advertising. This was not really advertised at all. No one in my area knew this movie existed, I found out from Reddit and my partner who is a major movie fanatic found out through me. Our theater didn't even have the poster up until release week which is odd for them.
Again though, amazing job. Easily one of my favorites and the first movie I've felt emotional about in years. Definitely better than TF One and I am saying that as a major TF fan.
@@cadequillion5276 I'm surprised you actually believe them
@@melancholybobbyjoethey didn't work on this movie
I loved this movie so much!! Thank you! Very inspiring as an artist.
The fact that Chris Sanders wrote and directed this movie excites me the most. He has been in the animation industry for decades and it truly upsets me how a lot of people still don't know his name. From Lilo & Stitch to How To Train Your Dragon to The Croods and now this movie, Sanders is easily one of the greatest artists working in the animation industry. I really hope this could be a bigger hit for him. He's such a gem in animation industry, i adore him so much
YES!!! Chris Sanders is so talented. You can see his vision in both the script and the finished film. I love him.
But then again, the casual moviegoer and people that are not too big into animated stuff are not too knowledgeable with names of people that work in the animation industry. I feel like directors of live action movie with 1 hit are more popular than animation directors with 3 hits
@@1234dragonsky I agree totally. That's been a big issue for a long time. Animated film writers and directors kind of disappear into obscurity and the studio is elevated as the "creator." It's really unfortunate since when you see Chris Sanders' name you have a pretty good chance of getting a story first film rather than a studio first marketing product.
Same with Brad Bird.
@@1234dragonsky Well, if people known who John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Brad Bird or basically anyone who worked at Disney at this point from their animated movies, they might as well known Sanders too
The thing i love most about Dreamworks is that they are experimental. No two movies they make are the same. Like all experiments, not all of them will be successful, but this allows them to continue to improve and expand their animated films without being bogged down by a style like what Disney is stuck with now.
This seems like a perfect time to ask Jeremy to watch and review Puss in boots 2: The last wish!
I agree. Why did he skip that? He saw the first one
Maybe the review got taken down? Because I swear I watched a review from him about it. He’s the one who actually got me interested in watching the film lol
@@CowboyDan880 Yeah...I definitely seem like I remember him reviewing it.
@@CowboyDan880definitely this. I remember watching his review
He already reviewed.
Kiki’s delivery service gave me that experience of watching a completely different movie when I got older. I was obsessed with it growing up and thought I knew what it was about until I revisited it. It had me in tears realizing how much more I needed its message as an adult.
Which is?
There are very few stories that have truly grew with me. The book Hearts in Atlantis is one of them. Every time I have read it I have taken different things away from it as I grew up. Its amazing when you can find a story like that
This is my youngest daughter's favorite book, and she has been so eager to see it since the first trailer. I am so happy to hear all the love it is getting. Can't wait to experience it with her.
Oh it's a book? I had no idea actually, i can't believe I found that out cause of this comment haha, brb googling, thanks!
I'm surprised Jeremy never reviewed Puss in Boots 2. Anyone know why?
@@graffiti.777 Idk, he missses some films sometimes, i guess it depends on his life outside of youtube, feels like he is reviewing more stuff recently, he hasn't reviewed TV shows in the past as much as he did in the last year or so. I know every once in a while he reviews "on demand" movies too, but he rarely does that, so i guess it's just if he's seen the movie. Maybe he saw the movie later thna others and felt he won't add anything others havent' said (i know he referenced "i am too late on this one" in some reviews and he'd be like 5 days late, so maybe cause life stuff he saw it like a week-two after everyone
@@1234dragonsky yeah that's fair. Maybe he was busy with family since it was the Christmas season. But, another show he hasn't reviewed is The Boys season 4 which I thought was also surprising since he reviewed the first three seasons.
@@graffiti.777 Honestly I had no idea he reviewed the first 3 seasons of The Boys, I haven't watched the show and I bet that's why I missed his reviews
I feel like Incredibles perfectly fits the description of ‘can be enjoyed by adults more than kids’; all the dialogue and themes make it feel like a movie made for adults; when I watched it as a kid, I just thought it was a really fun superhero movie but years later, I can relate to Mr. Incredible wanting to return to the glory days as opposed to the monotony of his current life
Despicable Me is made for adults. They just added the Minions for the kiddos.
When I saw the trailer for this, it didn't have any dialogue and I thought it was gonna be this interesting silent movie about a robot and nature. Then, the trailer ended with a huge celebrity cast list and I was severely disappointed. BUT this review has definitely made me want to watch this movie. First Awesometacular of the year? That's some good praise!
Yeah, imo that second trailer sucked. It showed way too much. I was super hyped for it after watching the first trailer, then pretty disappointed by the second trailer. I'm really hyped again after I have seen this review, tho.
I am there with you on that. I was hoping for no dialogue or at least very little. The voice lines turned me off too, but if Jeremy says it's good, then I trust that.
Watched it. It was good, and the animals having voices was definitely the right choice.
Your a total
Karen
Oh, dont worry, everything works out to perfection. The pace is so good, too!
Congrats on finally crossing the 2m milestone! Watched Wild Robot last weekend and LOVED it. At one point I was actually physically shaking trying to hold back the ugly crying that was about to ensue. Instant classic.
This movie is looking like it might be generational
Just watched it, and i can agree with your take 👍
the plot is kinda cliche and the writing isnt consisstent its a 7-7.5 movie but icl the mc(robot) is the best animated movie characther ive seen
I think it’ll be a classic, which is so refreshing because animated movies feel like they’ve struggled for the past five years or so.
@@carsonmalleet4367there have been some absolute bangers in the last 5 years though. The spider-verse movies literally changed 3D animation. Puss in boots: the last wish, Toy story 4, Wolfwalkers, Soul, Raya and the last dragon, The boy and the heron, Inside out 2, Suzume have all been extremely good
@@mr.josephpro123 it's very well animated but it's also very generic with its messages. The premise's cool
I totally forgot about this movie. To me, it feels like it barely got advertised and I keep reminding myself "Oh right! This movie is coming to theaters soon." Glad to hear it's a fine film.
Here in LA, you can’t go anywhere without seeing a billboard for it.
@@iocomposer Ah. Well I live in East Coast and I do see some adverts of the film. Funny thing is that I haven't see a billboard advertising it.
It ain't just a fine film it's a masterpiece!
I didn't hear I didn't even know the movie existed until last week
@@JojoMoe-io1ev It didn't feel like a masterpiece to me. Maybe it just didn't connect with me in any deep meaningful way. I just found it "nice" and not really ambitious. It went for a couple of clichés and every other thing was just skilled craftmanship at work, but nothing that really piqued my interest towards any particular message or emotion.
Yeah, I didn't find it preachy (thank god), except in some sequence, but many of its supposedly strong points fell flat to me and just felt more-of-the-samey.
Which parts (or features in general) got you most interested in and made you so attached to it?
September sure is giving us two great robot animated films back to back.
Hell yeah. Both are easily two of my favorite films this year.
What is the other one?
@@lalboimanlun1230 Transformers One
I know that a lot of people are expecting Inside Out 2 to win Best Animated Feature next year but it would be nice for once that DreamWorks Animation movie won Best Animated Feature thanks to The Wild Robot. It's been far too long since the last time DreamWorks won an Oscar, not even a single How To Train Your Dragon movie won one 🤷
How to train your dragon so deserved an oscar, that film was my childhood
Which DreamWorks movie one best animated film?
@@hulkfan97 Shrek (the first ever movie to win Best Animated Feature) and Wallace & Gromit (a collaboration of DreamWorks and Aardman). That's the only two DreamWorks movie that won an Oscar so far. The rest are dominated by.....well you know, their neighbors lol
Both Inside Out 2 and Wild Robot are great movies! I can't say for sure who will win.
HTTYD 2 was robbed
My embarrassing example: Marry Poppins. Loved it as a kid and now as a parent/adult I see so many layers. That song “A Man Has Dreams,” as a man and a father, breaks me every time. I know it’s a fun musical about some kids and a quirky nanny but the story/movie focuses around the transformation of George Banks. Marry Poppins is a true master class of a movie that means different things to different people based on their stage of life.😊
Damn an awesometacular family movie? Not on my bingo card for the month
I like DreamWorks inconsistencies. Means their writers and directors have some freedom to do something different. Can't wait for this movie
After Puss in Boots, I am glad kids' films are handling serious matters well.
At least for DreamWorks. Don't expect it from Disney or Illumination
@@tylere.8436 didn't disney make inside out which is literally about dealing with depression? Or Soul, the one about the music teacher that dies on his way to work.
Better than a lot of “grown-up” movies.
They have been before puss in boots 2...
@@tylere.8436 I mean, Disney can too. They've tackled such a serious topic in Inside Out and I know they can do it again like they did back then. They're just scared that kids might not understand it when watching the film and will find the serious moments boring which is such a shame because we know that the audience reaction's are not Disney's goal when making a film but making money is, lol.
I remember watching "Prince of Egypt" as a kid, and automatically thinking it was a "kids movie" just because it was animated. Watching it years later, that movie is a straight up heavy drama, and the only "kid" things about it are that it's animated and has a few songs (which aren't even all that "childish") , but it's an incredibly mature film and fantastically crafted.
Ah, first Awesometacular movie of 2024…
This is the LAST full Dreamworks movie since all their movies from now will be mostly made in other studios. So I’m glad they ended this era of animated films on a high note ❤
What other studios will they be working with?
@@madisonwhovian943 Sony Pictures Imageworks was named as one studio doing 50% of the work for one of Dreamworks’ next films.
So sad. 😢
shrek 5 is all in house i think
Went into this movie last night, completely blind not knowing anything of the plot.
Really impressed me and have been thinking of it throughout the day.
The gorgeous animation, timeless themes and laughs throughout made this a great choice to watch on the big screen.
Easiest one of the best movie of the year. Almost brought tears to my eyes like 4 times. I didn't want it to end
Awesometacular is back finally
Can’t remember what movies he gave Awesometacular to this year 😅
@@stardroplet9499 Especially after giving a no-alcohol good time to the guy behind: “If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem. “But it is, in fact, true that you have to make people hurt. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry. But holding signs and yelling loudly will not make anyone hurt. - Matt Walsh, on peaceful protest
I guess this is the first one of the year. @@stardroplet9499
@@stardroplet9499he gave it to your moms box
We just rewatched Lilo & Stitch last weekend. Wife was bawling on the couch, "She's to young to have raise that child!". Will have to take her to this one with a box of tissues, I guess.
L&S is amazing
"Iron Giant" is mine. I loved the boy and his robot movie as a kif. Then, as an adult, I realized it's about coming of age, hysteria, life/death, existentialism, gun violence, child rearing, the effects of positive role models. And now it's a masterpiece to me.
Iron Giant shaped my entire childhood man. Such a fucking gem. I never get tired of rewatching
@williamtorres6211 100%! It's perfect! I'm dreading a live action remake coming, lol
don’t say that. Don’t even think that!
Chris Sanders is a supremely talented story teller. I will watch anything he puts out no questions asked.
It was an amazing film. I saw this at 6pm and then I saw Megalopolis at 9:00 pm. When the PR team asked me what I thought of Megalopolis... my response was "The Wild Robot was amazing!" ... lol The Wild Robot was so much fun, and it was such a fun film to review. 💙🤖
You don’t know film. 😂
@@nicholasnajibi3082 Well, to be fair, I will admit that sometimes I am a giant child ... because I nearly spit my coffee out when I read your response. In the back of my mind I read it as a raspy old man saying "You don't know, jack!" ...which I know you are nont, but it still made me laugh. LOL. I don't know you, but you made my day.
After watching the wild robot, i dont think Megalopolis can be better lol 😅
@@wildcard2741 definitely not better!
@@nicholasnajibi3082 Jeremy said the same thing. Does he not know film either?
Haven’t seen a movie where my 3 year old, 8 year old, wife, and I all came out thrilled with the movie in a long time. All of us reacted to different elements, and I thought dreamworld threaded the needle perfectly here. Lupita was fantastic, Pedro was great, and Kit Conner brought so much emotion to Brightbill. Loved it!
Probably the best animated movie I’ve ever seen. 10/10.
Thank you for the FireFly reference. We can never forget what was taken from us too early....
3:21 Watch the movie in 3D, then you can cry behind your glasses. Avengers Endgame taught me that.
Congratulations on hitting 2 million subscribers. Well earned, well deserved
“If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem.
A firefly reference in 2024!? That's why I love you Jeremy
Managed to see this film two weeks earlier than the US release (Thanks Australia) and I was worried this would be one of those films that flies past Jeremy’s radar and he would miss out on such a wonderful film, glad to see that notification pop up and to see he loves it as well
Been coming here for 14 years to get my movie recommendations.. Never been disappointed.
Did not expect a casual Firefly reference.
Legend
I’ve seen soooo many ads for this movie that it was starting to annoy me. Never would have expected it to get such high praise. Great review!
My eyebrows went up so high when you pulled out that Awsometacular. I haven’t heard one of those in so long and frankly for such an underdog was shocking.
I know nothing about this movie. Just that we’ve been in a desert.
Just came from watching this beauty! I cried my eyes out and my heart was on the brink of exploding most of the time! Beautiful in every way!
DreamWorks Animation is such a strange company. In one year alone, they gave us that atrocious Megamind movie and a surprisingly fantastic movie like The Wild Robot, what a time to be alive
They also could be hit and miss. They released Puss In Boots 2 out of nowhere at December 2022 and people are still talking about that movie until these days and then in 2023, they released that Kraken movie which is flopped and forgettable due to lack of marketing.
Don't forget earlier this year they released Kung Fu Panda 4 which is a total hit in Box Office.
DreamWorks has been unpredictable for a while now.
Just to let you know that DreamWorks and DreamWorks TV are two completely different studios sharing one brand. If the actual DreamWorks is working on Megamind Rules then it would've been the best shit coming from this year
Megamind is fantastic...
@@MintReactionsThey're talking about the sequel movie
That firefly reference and Christopher Walker cameo 😂... Man i love this dude!!!
Watched it last Friday and it was such a riveting masterpiece....you might need to carry tissue as well because it is an emotional rollercoaster
Babe. The movie with the little pig. If only because you appreciate how DARK that movie is willing to get, and how it always feels sincere in its efforts. I miss that in movies.
Thought you were calling Jeremy babe 😭
@@Guardian_Cochayuyo same😂😂😂😂
@@Guardian_Cochayuyo😂😂😂
A robot surviving the wild is Awesometacular... Guess Skynet just needed a better PR team. 😊 Love you Jeremy!!
Was on the fence about seeing Transformers, but I saw your review and decided to take my family. We all loved it. This wild robot movie has been on my list since the trailer. Hope it's a good one.
Two GOATed Robot movies in the span of a week. I'm very much looking forward to Wild Robot
Movie trying to convince kids that it's totally cool to "choose" a different family... like you know, maybe the government would be a better daddy... this is some seriously dark, evil garbage, masked in pretty colors.
Who hurt you?💀
I know you haven't watched the movie yet, so maybe don't just assume things yet, no?@@brando3342
It's amazing!!! My theater had lots of families in it and the kids were LOVING it. The woman next to me was in gulping tears. Honestly, if I wasn't laughing I was crying. It was lovely.
@@brando3342 what the hell are you talking about???
You're probably the only person in the entire world who somehow thinks the 'Found Family' trope is harmful. Go away
Simple … EVERYONE NEED TO GO WATCH IT! Great movie 10/10 … it is not like any other film
0:14 THAT EXPLAINS IT
Excellent review as always, Jeremy, but also wanted to say this:
If you’re a parent, please cry (if you feel inclined to) if this movie or really anything emotionally touches you; it will let your kids know that reacting authentically is okay
That gosling is adorable! I mean I cried in the theater at the end of Toy Story 3 (with my kids asking, "Mom, are you okay?" Hubby did too but hid it better.) so not sure I can make it through this one. I got choked up just watching the scenes while you gave the review. lol
As for a movie that was made for kids & adults that I liked even more watching it as an adult with my kids... E.T. and The Sound of Music. (I was going to say Jaws but then realized just because all my friends & I were allowed to watch it when we were kids (it was the 1970s) , doesn't mean it was made for kids. lol)
Jaws is my favorite movie all of time. Saw it for the first time at like 7 years old. Great movie. I lost count how many times I've seen Jaws.
Toy Story 3 nearly killed me. My 14 year old kid was actually alarmed by how hard I was crying. Now that he's an adult, I'm afraid to watch it again.
We've all been there, brah. We've all been there. 🥲
I cannot watch Dumbo. I know that they’ll have to take me away. I am starting to tear up when I just think about it.
Jeremy never fails me to make feel interested in a movie I’ve never heard of before. Same goes for Dark City, his interview introduced me to it, I watched it afterwards and I really liked it!
I saw the trailer & thought "I want to see that in the movie theater & I know it's going to make me cry!" Jeremy, you confirmed my feeling! 😂😂
First awesometacular film of 2024 so far❤❤❤
Congrats on 2 mil subscribers Jeremy!
Best way to hide crying at a movie…right before you know the tears are coming take a sip of your drink and then act like it went down the wrong pipe so when the tears come you have an excuse.
Just don't be ashamed to be a human being with feelings, and *definitely* fuck those who would sneer at sincerity.
For kids and adults: "The Princess Bride". Now, more than ever, there are lessons modern film-makers could stand to learn about how to deconstruct something without disrespecting it.
I don't know why Disney doesn't give it much love but I think Wal-E is the greatest Pixar picture ever made and it worked on so many levels when I took my kids to go see it when it first came out
So glad that we can see something not just recycled and a dollar store version of other things that were recycled also. Glad there is still something good out there.
That said, JEREMY, I honestly am a bit baffled that we haven't gotten a video about the soul reaver remasters from you yet!!!
So glad you reviewed this, I would never have looked twice at this otherwise!
What?😭😭😭
Congrats on the 2 million subscriber milestone! You should make a video in celebration.
Easily Oscar-worthy. Damn, what a spectacle that was. 10/10.
Glad I randomly watched a midday matinee alone, because it got me a few times and I would've probably been a little embarrassed. Gonna call it "over stimulation", but really, it was probably just incredibly well done.
Lupita Nyongo is awesome
For real, she was also great in that Quiet Place prequel, which is one of those movies that's CARRIED by the cast being understandable without talking. A lesser actor and the film would be unwatchable.
She's one of those actors who's quietly just been kicking ass every time.
glad you liked it, Jeremy!!
Jeremy's reviews are the only opinion I really watch for movies and shows. N appreciate the spoiler warnings for some reviews. Awesometacular reviews!
“If it’s causing this much chaos and violence, why do you insist on continuing to do it?” - Matt Walsh on being gay and having a night out, after the Club Q mass shooting. "Expecting your kid to learn 'social skills' from public school is like sending him to live with chimpanzees so that he'll learn proper table manners." - Matt Walsh, on public schooling. "So what I'm saying is that the problem is not per se teenage pregnancy, it's unwed pregnancy. That's the problem in society." - Matt Walsh on when impregnating teenage girls should be considered a problem. “But it is, in fact, true that you have to make people hurt. And I'm sorry. I'm sorry. But holding signs and yelling loudly will not make anyone hurt. - Matt Walsh, on peaceful protest
This is now one of my favorite movies of all time. 10/10. GO SEE IT IN 3D!!!!
The Iron Giant for me for sure. As a kid, I cried. As an adult, it broke me.
I think Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish will be that for someone eventually too. You should review it if you haven’t!
This is actually a trilogy of books.
My wife picked the first one at random because we love robots and needed new books to read to our kids.
It quickly became our family’s favorite book and the book had us tearing up. The trailers looked great and aside from some mild artistic license with the source material it looks faithful. Excited to hear how much you enjoyed it, and can’t wait to watch it this weekend.
This may seem a bit of an oddball, but one of my favorite movies as a kid that still hits as an adult is The Sandlot. It's such a timeless classic.
Starting to think this movie wasn't for me😅
Remember watching it feeling off ig?
Every moment of this movie, I found myself thinking, "That doesn't make sense," but I'm also trying not to think so critically, considering this is a kids' movie.
I was thinking that this is just another movie to put in front of kids and it'll probably disappear from everyone's minds in a few months.
Then I look for reviews, and so many are praising this borderline masterpiece.
I'm very glad people love this movie. I'm just kinda confused I think on how I'm not really seeing the magic here.
Anyone here who can explain it to me, maybe?
You are a great reviewer. Thank you for your input and service.
The Secret of NIMH is a movie I loved as a kid and found myself still loving as an adult, perhaps even more so since I understand more of what's going on in it now. This film was also terrific and I could see it resonating with today's kids the same way as they themselves get older.
Wow. That's a really unusual in modern cinema. Normally the message is "you are perfect the way you are. The world needs to accommodate you."
It's not that unusual on the whole. They are still teaching kids that they don't have to obey and accept their real parents. That it's okay if a kid wants to choose "new parents"... of course, that's the government. That's the point.
@@brando3342 OMG I hate this message! Like I love the found family trope as much as the next person but I'm getting kind of sick of how it usually comes with villainizing blood family and that it's okay to just renounce your parents if they don't agree with your views because they're "wrong" and you're "right". Nothing against foster parenting but it would be nice to see a film about kids having to realize their blood parents aren't always the bad guys and that others who seem like they have their best interests in heart just want to sway them into their own way of thinking...
Actually the propaganda I'm seeing is less "You're perfect the way you are" and more "if you don't feel like your true self it's because you're not who you think you are, and there are people around you who won't accept you, but they're just bigoted and evil so ignore them and be your "true self" by literally changing your body chemistry and chopping off your body parts!!"
Ngl, I went into this film thinking it was gonna be mid. But I should have had faith in the guy who brought us Lilo and Stitch, HTTYD and The Croods. This film was goddamn fantastic, I am utterly shocked at how good it was, one of the best animated films I have seen. I am personally gonna vote for it as the best animated film this year. I loved it, first time I almost cried because of a film!😭❤️🔥💯
I was already a mess during the movie and then my son, who just turned 4, tugged on my arm and said “I love you daddy”
Oh boy I was crying in the club (theater)
Virtually stunning, emotionally powerful, beautiful songs, The Wild Robot is everything.
I thought we were gonna go through the entire year without an Awesometacular. A movie I appreciated more as an adult was Inside Out.
Loved the Vin Diesel burn at the end. Very unexpected, well played sir.
Movie I loved as a kid and loved even more as an adult? The Land Before Time.
The Iron Giant was my jam‼️ and still to this day, and I’m 52 years old it still gives me the feels.
If a Disney property wins Best Animated Feature over The Wild Robot, we riot.
I haven't been to the theater in a hot minute, due to time and expense, but I'm so ready for this movie. I read the first book and instantly fell in love with the story. As I've watched the trailers roll in, it felt like Dreamworks did a solid job with it. Thank you for your review!
I teared up. I'm not ashamed.
The Iron Giant has to be the best example of a kids movie that you appreciate even more when you watch as an adult.
Alright, just got out of the theater seeing this movie. I’m a guy, almost 50, never had kids, and got hit with some happy tears a few times throughout the story. I can’t imagine one human being (that isn’t a sociopath) not being able to find something personally relatable in here. You’ll want to call a parent when you get out of the theater and check in on them.
Thanks for the review! My daughter wants to see it, so it looks like we're going Friday night.
This movie just took me back to a time when movies were simple plots, heartfelt stories, beautiful animation and no BS agendas to push. Great movie
It looks like the next iteration of The Iron Giant.
Saw it last night. Masterpiece. 10/10. Cried so many times and sometimes just from sheer happiness.
I want SO BADLY for this to be dreamworks first oscar win.
First? They have already won two times for 'Shrek' and 'Wallace and Gromit'
@@everythingisawesome2903let's be honest though, Shrek's good will has run out and Wallace and Gromit is more of an Aardman win with a DreamWorks production than the studio itself winning.
I was scared you would have spoilers. You didn't! Thank you so much! Great video ❤
Dude i cant belive that i have been watching you so long that we both have grey hairs now.
OK I am shocked. I definitely didn’t think your review would be this good about this movie. You have me convinced. I’m watching it
This movie feels like a sequel of The Iron Giant
I assure you it is not. It’s in a league by itself.
@@iocomposer A shittier league, no doubt.
@@brando3342 See the movie, then we can talk.
@@brando3342??????