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It’s funny how Jemaine Clement plays a bad guy in this movie who has a song number and then 5 years later, he appears in Moana as a bad guy who has a song number. If there’s one thing I take away from this, it’s that more animated movies need to cast Jemaine Clement as bad guys who have a song number because he’s so good at it!
Thank you for not using the overused/easiest "If I had a nickel for every time.... I'd have 2 nickels. But still it's weird that it happened twice" joke.
This is still one of the most beautiful and vibrant movies I've ever seen. Plus, I love that it raised awareness of a real life extremely endangered parrot, the Spix's macaw, of which only around 160 individuals remain, and are only just now being released back into the wild.
@@corncake4677 No, just extinct in the wild, those 160 individuals are in captive breeding programs. And like I said, a few have recently been released back into the wild with moderate success.
Brazilian here. The way they depict Rio de Janeiro, the Carnival, brazilians, etc, is pretty spot on! I'm absolutely sure at least one member of Blue Sky studios is brazilian. hahah The bird traffic problem and Blu's species being on verge of extinction is, believe it or not, a TRUE STORY. Spix Macaws or "Ararinha Azul", as we call it here, is a species of little blue macaws that actually became extinct in nature here in Brazil, and have recently been saved from exptinction and are being slowly re-introduced to nature by scientists! Back when the movie was made, there were ZERO spix macaws in nature, so it was a relevant topic to be brought up to people all around the world! Being honest, I found this movie painfully average when I watched it for the first time, but it slowly grew on me, the music, the visuals, the more I watched it, the more I liked it.
Even if this is a generic kids' film, I still think it is a well-made one. I also heard, the director of Rio, or maybe even the founder of Blue Sky itself, comes from Rio, so it is a love letter to his home country. I wish, more people would do this.
Despite everything you mentioned, I still really enjoy the first Rio and I personally consider it to be one of my favorite Blue Sky Studio films. I think it’s very charming, colorful, and I do enjoy the characters. I definitely feel that Jesse Eisenberg was perfect to play Blu considering Blu is the introverted type of character who’s also shy and caring and he definitely brings all of that to him (and whenever I heard him talk, I said to myself, “I didn’t picture Jesse. That is Blu.”) 🙂
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Apart from being a kids' movie, I found the story really great, a nice depiction of a part of Brazil (I am Brazilian, so I identified myself a lot with it, though I'm not from Rio), a nice example of a real-life problem (wildlife trafficking) and the ending makes me cry a lot every time I watch it haha
Unironically one of my favorite movies of all time. I’d watch it all the time on dvd and I still listen to the OST to this day. My mom and I always quote the Tinysota joke whenever we see something relating to Minnesota and I love randomly shouting “I love you Rio!” Such a fun and stunning and hilarious movie
I always thought that was a weird thing to say because the first thing I was thinking was “Umm helllooooo, Minneapolis sound, Prince, Morris Day and the Time, Jimmu Jam and Terry Lewis, Control and Rhythm Nation” shaking your thing in Minnesota is extremely known
"fun waste of time" sums it up perfectly. It isnt boring, it isnt bad, but it isnt groundbreaking or amazing, either. It has a lot of good, but it is nothing new. I do remember elements of the movie, but mostly for the visuals.
It is blue sky's best looking film and if you're a...bird afficinato or as young as 5 then it's got that going for it. As I said about the hotel transylvania movies if you're having a kids party it's good to put on in the background.
To me, the sequel made the first movie pointless because to whole thing about the first one was to repopulate the Blue macaw. So in the second movie, there's a WHOLE MESS OF THEM?? WHAT?? And the irony is that the damn bird is apparently extinct in real life. But at least Janelle Monae sang the opening sequence! 👍🎤🎶
@@awilli182 they aren't extinct. They are endangered still. Or at least they aren't in the wild anymore and are in captivity, about to be released into the wild
One interesting thing it did was with Jewel; whereas she stereotypically saw flying as the ultimate freedom Blu saw it as lonely isolation. Jewel believes at this time she and Blu are the only ones of their kind left and she wants to fly away but being chained to Blu forces her to think outside the box and befriend others. Compromise is also a big lesson in these movies as Blu comes out of his shell but refuses to completely abandon his caretaker. Even in the sequel Jewel understands this and despite rediscovering her race and family in the Amazon she knows Rio is still as much her home as well and they plan out future travels. Blu also shows what thinking outside the box could accomplish as when the caged birds give up hope Blu understands the mechanics and physics to unlock his cage. Even his future kids use smartphones and MP3 Players to train their singing and learn a lot about nature facts, such as disproving a frog's belief she's poisonous.
I don't think Doug knows that bird smuggling is a real thing and one of the contributing factors to the extinction of the Spix's macaw, which is what Blue is based on. It sounds ridiculous but is a very sad thing that happens.
If you like birds you'll probably like this. The bit that stuck most to me was Jewel says they're sitting ducks on the ground so Blue drags her high by climbing. Indoor birds scale just like this and it just felt nice that the movie gave Blue a moment to shine in his element
This movie will always be special to me because it's what gave me something I never had: a best friend. I had no friends in school. I got ostracized, mocked, manipulated, and kicked all throughout my childhood and I had almost given up on life. But in my first year of highschool, that all changed in my first-semester Spanish class. My future friend and I were seated next to each other, and I remember immediately thinking, _"oh God, I have to sit next to a boy?"_ and he later told me his first thought was, _"oh God, I have to sit next to a girl?"_ Most of my childhood bullies were boys, and most of his childhood bullies were girls so we were weary of each other at first. Then our teacher told everyone that we had to pick a Spanish name similar to ours for the class. My name is Irish-Gaelic and there is nothing similar to it in Spanish so I got to just stay with my real name. But my future friend chose the name Rafael and I said, "oh like the bird in Rio?" and he replied, "yeah, I love that movie!" and I said, "me too!" From there we talked about Rio, our favorite parts of the movie, and which characters were our favorites. Over time, we started talking to each other about our likes and interests and opening up to each other about how we struggled to make friends and we started feeling more and more comfortable around each other. Soon we started hanging out every weekend, something we still do to this day, and we invited each other to every outing, we went to junior and senior prom together, and it's all because of this movie ❤🐦
I have watched this movie a lot of times as it was my little sister’s favorite movie when she was younger… and it’s definitely a good kids movie. It doesn’t exactly blow you out of the water but I can definitely see why kids like it with its beautiful, colorful animation and catchy music. I find that while children are clearly the target audience, it’s enjoyable enough for adults as well with some good humor, fairly likable characters, a decent story and positive messages. Again it’s nothing amazing but it’s a good movie for kids and has some things for adults to like as well.
Fun Fact: there was actually gonna be a Pixar film called Newt that was supposed to come out in 2011 (same year as Rio) but it was believed that due the plot of Newt was so similar to Rio where it was about two animals who are the only two species that find adventure and love, Newt was cancelled and than they release Brave instead
I remember years ago when me and my mom went to see Rio 2 and the minute we got inside there was nobody watching the movie but us so really shows you what people think of this franchise
ngl, is more tolerable than trolls movie. for a biologist graduate, it is a feast for the eyes for 90 minutes of distraction (unless it is on the spectrum).
This is one of my favorite movies of all time because I have never seen anything like it honestly. He says the setup is generic, somewhat akin to a Hallmark movie, but the sheer passion, effort, location, and energy is what makes the film stick out for me. The plot is secondary really.
I liked Rio and man Jessie Eisenberg was great as a bird. Nigel was an entertaining villain played by Jermaine Clement, and Rio looks beautiful and the backgrounds with Carnival and the costumes too also the girls!
This movie had a big impact on my childhood, and it means a lot to me in terms of what it did for me being able to grow into the things that I now really love. I love music and art, as well as samba. Samba is great, but nothing makes me happier than going back to see this movie after a long while to remember the emotions it made me feel, as well as revisiting it with someone who is important to me ❤ Not to mention, the fact that the original birds that inspired the characters in this movie, were able to fight extinction and win.. it’s just so heartwarming to think about. We now know that there’s always going to be the possibility that they’re truly is amazing people in the world who want to see such a beautiful creatures like Spix’s macaws surviving and thriving
On the 27th day of disneycember the nostalgia critic gave to me 27 birds mating 26 Obi Wan’s wielding 25 guardians on Christmas 24 Bruce willis (Bruce willi?) acting 23 X Men evolving 22 starlords dancing 21 generic robots 20 boba fetts fighting 19 foxes heisting 18 fictional countries 17 rebels rebelling 16 dinosaurs dawning 15 interconnected stories 14 ugly Sonics 13 bad Thor movies 12 predators hunting 11 terrible plot twist 10 hulks at law 9 ice ages melting 8 glitchy soulsbornes 7 soulless puppets 6 ok burgers 5 mad multiverses 4 generational traumas 3 frogs adventuring 2 ice ages starting And Spider-Man swinging on a pear tree
On the Twenty-Seventh Disneycember my Critic gave to me: Twenty-Seven Birds Singing, Twenty-Six Un-Needed Series, Twenty-Five Christmas Groot Trees, Twenty-Four Bad Kid Actors, Twenty-Three Mutants Fighting, Twenty-Two Great Levels, Twenty-One Forgettable Characters, Twenty Wasted Opportunities, Nineteen Clever Foxes, Eighteen Black Panthers, Seventeen Annoying Droids, Sixteen Dinosaur Chases, Fifteen Story Paths, Fourteen Cartoon Cameos, Thirteen Scene Ruining Jokes, Twelve Awesome Warriors, Eleven Bad Fanfictions, Ten Awkward Cases, Nine Possum Jokes, Eight Glitchy Jedi, Seven Dead Eyed Puppets Six Decent Burgers, Five HORRIFIC DEATHS, Four Best Friends, Three Leaping Frogs, Two Quiet Moments, And a Spider Flying Round the City!
Same I was fucking obsessed with this movie when it first came out but now I see it for all style no substance it is Soundtrack had no right going that hard
@@gamingawesomeness222Still better musical than Mulan Rouge. Why because when ever Mulan Rouge try’s to take it self seriously, the execution was never great. Rio doesn’t try to be serious or complicated, so there’s less to be disappointed by. I would rather watch a by the numbers story, than a story that is pretentious.
Is more enjoyable than the secret life of pets, sing and hotel Transylvania since I need to be distracted by colorful birds for neurological reasons (Aspergers)
I like this movie because it raised awareness to the the problem of the "arara azul" (Blu's species) almost being extinct and the bird smuggling business (yes it's a thing)
I used to geek over this movie when it first dropped. I actually played it too much for the family haha. I loved the animations and characters. It being set in a location not often a setting in animation and the MUSIC!! Will I Am and Jamie Foxx made such awesome music!!!!
I really loved Rio. Its such a beautifully animated movie and I love the colors and characters a lot. Sure there's some awkward moments, however it stands out from other animated movies. The romance is pretty neat and has good chemistry. I also enjoyed the story, and I liked the video games too. IT also has a great soundtrack as well. Absolutely my favorite Blue Sky movie.
As a child who was completely obsessed with Angry Birds back when this came out, I can 100% confirm that I was also obsessed with this movie. I remember the crossover they had with angry birds, as well as the Rio video game that I had on the Xbox 360. I even had angry bird Rio plushies. It’s funny because even though I was incredibly obsessed with this movie as a kid, I genuinely can’t remember anything about it other than what the main plot was and how the characters looked like Doubt I’d enjoy this movie as much as I did back then, but I should really give it a rewatch sometime just for the nostalgia factor.
This is definitely a favorite of mine. I know, I may say that often, but this was one of my childhood movies growing up, and one I'd play on repeat. 😄😄😄
I remember my two young Neices were taken to the cinema to see this movie whilst I decided to stay home and play Skyrim. I think I made the right choice.
This movie is the definition of by-the-numbers. There's no twist, curveball or spin. On paper, it's lazy eye-candy for kids. In execution however... there's a real sense of heart and passion that permeates through the entire movie. This was the directors dream project, as he's also brazilean, and you can feel the deep love for the culture and subject matter. The characters can be entertaining, vibrant and fun. There's silly stuff, sure (the blue painted chicken have me dying every time), but there's also some mature moments in there too, like Fernando being all alone in the favela, longing for a family. And while humans, in this movie at least, are the most interesting characters, the main plot of Jewel and Blu can be quite touching. There's a weird poetic quality to their relationship. Both of them try to get free of each other to get back to their own lives, and yet what they're really prisoners of is their loneliness. Ironically, the chain that unites them, actually set them free. That message in particular has a strong beginning and end, but the middle part is a little shaky. Blu and Jewel just kinda fall in love from on scene to another, which ads to the feeling of lazyness I described earlier. Again, it is a by-the-numbers kind of movie, but there are some strengths in there (heart, visuals, music, culture) that elevates the material for me. If we talk about the sequel, however... that's another story.
I have ornithophobia where I have a fear of birds, like them flapping at me, I especially hate cockatoos. Their beedee eyes creep me out because it's like they're staring into my soul. A friend asked me if I was scared of Nigel, and for a cockatoo, a bird that most don't find intimidating but I do, who is meant to be intimidating, it was quite the opposite. I love Nigel, and I love his song! Jemaine Clement killed it with that and Shiny!
This legit is one of my favorite movies but i don't blame you for not liking it or thinking it's generic. It is. I liked the music a lot, the visuals, character designs and birds in general so yeah. Happy to see you talk about it finally :3
This is one of those movies I put on in the background for a bit of white noise that I quickly tune out as I'm doing whatever is more interesting at the time.
I love how both this movie and Fast Five came out the same year taking place in Rio, but showing the city in the exact opposite as each other. One movies shows it as a beautiful and colorful vacation, the other as dark, corrupt and crime ridden.
On the twenty-seventh day of Disneycember, Doug Walker gave to me: One of Blue Sky’s best, a movie turned miniseries, “God Bless You, James Gunn!”, Bruce Willis, a Kids’ WB show, a decent Guardians game, a city I want to live in, Boba Fett, Wes Anderson’s masterpiece, a heartfelt tribute, a Clone Wars follow-up, the best Ice Age movie, a confusing game series, Roger Rabbit 2, Thor’s creative bankruptcy, bad-ass history, Pixar’s biggest bomb, Marvel’s craziest ending, Blue Sky’s first sequel, Order Glitchy Glitch, a Zemeckis remake, the best Fox family, a Marvel horror movie, Domee Shi’s debut, one of my favorite Disney shows, Blue Sky’s first movie, and the best Spider-Man game ever!
Remember how after Frozen came out little kids would play the movie on repeat driving their parents nuts? This was my Froze , I had a mini DVD player and this shit was running 24/7
In the 5th-7th grade (one of those), we watched Rio about just about every day for two or three weeks during the end of the year. It wasn't because there weren't other good options. The majority of the class just wanted to whatch it again and again. We had a sub that was puzzled when we explained which movie to put on.
I sometimes love the lack of energy from Doug. Just like in his Beauty and the Beast sequel video, he goes "I'm onto the next one bye." And just leaves instantly. It's gold.
Doug, I'm a biologist, and let me tell you that bird smugglers are a real conservation threat. Hundreds of tropical birds die each year so that maybe 1 or 2 of the whole lot survive the ordeal and get sold. I'm from Honduras, and we have a serious problem with scarlet macaw smugglers, so it makes sense for them to be the villains in the movie
My mom is Brazilian and we saw the movie when it came out. Yeah it’s corny and cheesy but a cute movie. The city scenes are amazing because the animators really did a great job at capturing the look and vibe of Rio. I’ve been there once and I got a little emotional seeing it beautifully made. We also like the second one lol I love the soundtrack because I grew up with samba and bossa nova.
1:43 actually yes exotic pet/animal smugglers are a real thing, it’s a real problem for some endangered species. Especially high value animals such as tigers and other big cats
First he thought Paris was Notre dame and now thinks Brazil is just "Rio"👏👏👏Doug must have taken a lot of naps in the geography classes tought in his home country of Chicago, growing up.
It's not great, but as a Brazilian-American who barely sees ANYTHING about Brazil in The states. It has a place in my heart. I lived in Brazil for five years, so growing up with it. It was nice seeing things I recognized. The chuhascoaira , the little monkeys with the ring tails, the beaches (Prias), hearing portuguese somewhere aside from my house. The only thing that bugs me (aside from the cartoony exaggeration, ex: we don't set our chicken hearts of fire) is that it reinforces the idea that Rio is the only part of Brazil that matters. Whenever americans think of Brazil they just think of Rio or rainforest. I've never been to Rio in my life, so seeing it instead of other places like Brazilia or São Paulo feels alienating. Though that's more to do with the US than the movie itself. Hope y'all enjoyed my Ted talk
This is my favorite Blue Sky movie, not only it’s actually good, it’s on par with Pixar, even the Pixar executives cancelled their movie Newt, because they felt their movie was way too similar to Rio and would’ve seen as inferior to Blue Sky.
this movie was very much a part of my childhood, but that is because I at the time was obsessed with parrots and birds in general, and still am to an extent. I love this movie for nostalgia but other then that it doesn't hold up tbh!
This movie was pretty good great songs great animation some good characters 7/10 I like how when most of the reviews mention angry birds in it or have a clip of it
@@chasehedges6775 This movie inspired me to take on a 10-year-long series that turned from expanding Rio into a huge crossover that I love to do even to this day. If it weren't for this movie, I never would've found my calling as a story writer.
This film did save the Spix macaw from extinction. They're still endangered, but they would've been extinct by now if this film hadn't raised awareness of the species.
Fun Fact: Rio is "kinda" partially responsible for giving us one of PIXAR's best films Inside Out. At one point, one of the films on PIXAR's release schedule was titled Newt. The plot: What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can't stand each other? That's the problem facing Newt and Brooke, heroes of "newt". Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned, even when you only have one choice. Love, it turns out, is not a science. PIXAR was even preparing to insert Easter Eggs for the film into into other properties like they had done previously. In Toy Story 3, in Andy's bedroom, there is a sticker on his closet saying "Newt Xing" (Newt Crossing). Ultimately though, the film was cancelled for several reasons. But the two main ones were 1. Blue Sky Studios had recently released Rio, which had a very similar plot. and 2. Since Newt was struggling in production, they brought in Director Pete Docter to help them finish the film. Docter instead pitched the idea that would become Inside Out, and everyone liked that idea a lot more, so Newt was cancelled and the team moved ahead with Inside Out.
It may just be nostalgia, but Rio remains my favorite animated film. That being said, I acknowledge it's flaws, and I don't believe it's a perfect film. But I have so much praise for it, still.
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What did everyone think of Rio? Love it? Dislike it? Meh it?
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It was a decent, generic, kids film, but is worth watching for some of the jokes, and the gorgeous cinematography.
Its a pretty meh story but it has beautiful animation.
@@trinaq 👍👍
One of the best-animated films of 2011
Blu 11/10
Jewel 0/10
Movie 6/10
As a brazillian, yes, birds smugglers are a real thing
It’s funny how Jemaine Clement plays a bad guy in this movie who has a song number and then 5 years later, he appears in Moana as a bad guy who has a song number. If there’s one thing I take away from this, it’s that more animated movies need to cast Jemaine Clement as bad guys who have a song number because he’s so good at it!
He plays villains very well. Love his performance in MIB 3 as Boris The Animal and Tamatoa in Moana.
Agreed, I never spotted the connection before, many thanks!
Thank you for not using the overused/easiest "If I had a nickel for every time.... I'd have 2 nickels. But still it's weird that it happened twice" joke.
He’s awesome
@@edgarmorales9950 Well you did it for them while complaining about it. You could have said two nickels joke and moved on but nope.
If you are doing Blue Sky films, you HAVE to do the Peanuts Movie. By far their best one!
Its probably the one you'll enjoy the most.
He already did it way back when
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Wait when did blue sky films did a peanuts movie? I don't recall/remember there being one
He did do a Doug reviews on it ages ago
So if he doesn't do a Disney-cember on it you can always watch that instead
SPIES IN DEGUISE ANY ONE??
The sad part is that the species of macaw that are the main characters are now extinct in the wild.
I think they have a similair bird type in Brazil that are on the verge kinda about to be released to the wild. Idk tho
Oh no they came back
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We need to do what we can to save more endangered animals. And clone those we wiped out.
@@joshuaW5621 because......
This is still one of the most beautiful and vibrant movies I've ever seen. Plus, I love that it raised awareness of a real life extremely endangered parrot, the Spix's macaw, of which only around 160 individuals remain, and are only just now being released back into the wild.
Didnt they go extinct fully?
@@corncake4677 No, just extinct in the wild, those 160 individuals are in captive breeding programs. And like I said, a few have recently been released back into the wild with moderate success.
@@DanGamingFan2406nice
@@DanGamingFan2406 , wait, really? I'd heard they were totally extinct, but I want this to be true!
@@dinosaysrawr Oh, it's true. In fact, now that I check, that number recently got bumped up to 177!
Brazilian here.
The way they depict Rio de Janeiro, the Carnival, brazilians, etc, is pretty spot on! I'm absolutely sure at least one member of Blue Sky studios is brazilian. hahah
The bird traffic problem and Blu's species being on verge of extinction is, believe it or not, a TRUE STORY.
Spix Macaws or "Ararinha Azul", as we call it here, is a species of little blue macaws that actually became extinct in nature here in Brazil, and have recently been saved from exptinction and are being slowly re-introduced to nature by scientists!
Back when the movie was made, there were ZERO spix macaws in nature, so it was a relevant topic to be brought up to people all around the world!
Being honest, I found this movie painfully average when I watched it for the first time, but it slowly grew on me, the music, the visuals, the more I watched it, the more I liked it.
The director of this movie is Brazilian.
O diretor é brasileiro mas ainda assim acho que é uma adaptação podre do nosso Brasil
I remember liking this movie just fine growing up.
The opening song was stuck in my head for months.
Agreed, the soundtrack and some funny jokes here and there were the only memorable parts of this movie for me.
I can sing it in other languages
Even if this is a generic kids' film, I still think it is a well-made one. I also heard, the director of Rio, or maybe even the founder of Blue Sky itself, comes from Rio, so it is a love letter to his home country. I wish, more people would do this.
I do really love the music honestly but the best is like the opening songs and the carnival scene
Despite everything you mentioned, I still really enjoy the first Rio and I personally consider it to be one of my favorite Blue Sky Studio films. I think it’s very charming, colorful, and I do enjoy the characters. I definitely feel that Jesse Eisenberg was perfect to play Blu considering Blu is the introverted type of character who’s also shy and caring and he definitely brings all of that to him (and whenever I heard him talk, I said to myself, “I didn’t picture Jesse. That is Blu.”) 🙂
I did not even know who Eisenburg was at the time I saw this movie
I’m not kidding when I say this, I want to hug this guy after hearing schaffrillas productions talk about this.
This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Apart from being a kids' movie, I found the story really great, a nice depiction of a part of Brazil (I am Brazilian, so I identified myself a lot with it, though I'm not from Rio), a nice example of a real-life problem (wildlife trafficking) and the ending makes me cry a lot every time I watch it haha
Man I can’t tell you how much I loved this movie as a kid!
You loved it as a kid but it's pretty predictable and derivative as an adult
And I can’t tell you how much I loved this back in January 2012. after that I never saw it again until 2014.
Unironically one of my favorite movies of all time. I’d watch it all the time on dvd and I still listen to the OST to this day. My mom and I always quote the Tinysota joke whenever we see something relating to Minnesota and I love randomly shouting “I love you Rio!” Such a fun and stunning and hilarious movie
"We do not shake our thing in Minnesota" is my favorite line in the movie. I thought this was a pretty good kids film. Jemaine Clement was fantastic.
I always thought that was a weird thing to say because the first thing I was thinking was “Umm helllooooo, Minneapolis sound, Prince, Morris Day and the Time, Jimmu Jam and Terry Lewis, Control and Rhythm Nation” shaking your thing in Minnesota is extremely known
"fun waste of time" sums it up perfectly. It isnt boring, it isnt bad, but it isnt groundbreaking or amazing, either. It has a lot of good, but it is nothing new. I do remember elements of the movie, but mostly for the visuals.
This is actually my favorite Blue Sky Studios movie, I think I like it even more than Ice Age
It is blue sky's best looking film and if you're a...bird afficinato or as young as 5 then it's got that going for it. As I said about the hotel transylvania movies if you're having a kids party it's good to put on in the background.
I don't get why people think this movies is bad. I love it
You should see the sequel, that made people angry. This film however has to be one of the most gorgeous 3D films I've seen in recent years.
To me, the sequel made the first movie pointless because to whole thing about the first one was to repopulate the Blue macaw.
So in the second movie, there's a WHOLE MESS OF THEM?? WHAT??
And the irony is that the damn bird is apparently extinct in real life.
But at least Janelle Monae sang the opening sequence! 👍🎤🎶
@@awilli182 they aren't extinct. They are endangered still. Or at least they aren't in the wild anymore and are in captivity, about to be released into the wild
I don't get what the big deal is with the second one. It's not great, but it was about as passable as this one.
I kind of liked the second one. I mean it's either have more of them, or their children grow up to have children with each other.. which isn't good.
@@coolnerdlll6053 People said it had too many plots and messed up some of the characters, especially Jewel.
Hearing Jesse Eisenberg's voice come out of that bird is super funny to me now cus all i can imagine is him saying something like ''Poor fat bastard''
One of the best-animated films of 2011, a pretty good year for movies and life in general, in my opinion
Preach, the animation is strong, and holds up well over a decade later. Shame that the story isn't more memorable.
I liked this film too. I remember seeing it in theaters with my younger sister
@@Omar-wq9dz That's awesome, man. I have a younger sister myself
One interesting thing it did was with Jewel; whereas she stereotypically saw flying as the ultimate freedom Blu saw it as lonely isolation. Jewel believes at this time she and Blu are the only ones of their kind left and she wants to fly away but being chained to Blu forces her to think outside the box and befriend others. Compromise is also a big lesson in these movies as Blu comes out of his shell but refuses to completely abandon his caretaker. Even in the sequel Jewel understands this and despite rediscovering her race and family in the Amazon she knows Rio is still as much her home as well and they plan out future travels. Blu also shows what thinking outside the box could accomplish as when the caged birds give up hope Blu understands the mechanics and physics to unlock his cage. Even his future kids use smartphones and MP3 Players to train their singing and learn a lot about nature facts, such as disproving a frog's belief she's poisonous.
Forgot to mention that because of this movie. Pixar shelved their planned version; Newt.
That's since been debunked. Main reason was "story wasn't working out" and was retooled as Inside Out.
On the 27th day of disneycember the critic gave for me:
27 brazilian birds
26 "Hello there" memes
25 plastic elfs
24 childhood memories
23 mutant powers
22 80's walkmans
21 rusty gears
20 zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
19 quirky animals
18 hidden cultures
17 Imperial fighters
16 T-rex eggs
15 Keyblade swords
14 cartoon actors
13 killable gods
12 hunting gadgets
11 time jump ins
10 broken walls
9 extinct species
8 lightsaber customs
7 CG horseshits
6 untasty burgers
FIVE MULTIVERSES
4 red pandas
3 talking frogs
2 ice craking nuts
and an amazing superhero game for me
I don't think Doug knows that bird smuggling is a real thing and one of the contributing factors to the extinction of the Spix's macaw, which is what Blue is based on. It sounds ridiculous but is a very sad thing that happens.
Thanks lol I just wrote a comment to that point and then I saw yours.
Exactly! Just because he's never heard of it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist at all. It'd be like saying that puppy mills don't exist or something.
If you like birds you'll probably like this. The bit that stuck most to me was Jewel says they're sitting ducks on the ground so Blue drags her high by climbing. Indoor birds scale just like this and it just felt nice that the movie gave Blue a moment to shine in his element
This movie will always be special to me because it's what gave me something I never had: a best friend. I had no friends in school. I got ostracized, mocked, manipulated, and kicked all throughout my childhood and I had almost given up on life. But in my first year of highschool, that all changed in my first-semester Spanish class. My future friend and I were seated next to each other, and I remember immediately thinking, _"oh God, I have to sit next to a boy?"_ and he later told me his first thought was, _"oh God, I have to sit next to a girl?"_ Most of my childhood bullies were boys, and most of his childhood bullies were girls so we were weary of each other at first. Then our teacher told everyone that we had to pick a Spanish name similar to ours for the class. My name is Irish-Gaelic and there is nothing similar to it in Spanish so I got to just stay with my real name. But my future friend chose the name Rafael and I said, "oh like the bird in Rio?" and he replied, "yeah, I love that movie!" and I said, "me too!" From there we talked about Rio, our favorite parts of the movie, and which characters were our favorites. Over time, we started talking to each other about our likes and interests and opening up to each other about how we struggled to make friends and we started feeling more and more comfortable around each other. Soon we started hanging out every weekend, something we still do to this day, and we invited each other to every outing, we went to junior and senior prom together, and it's all because of this movie ❤🐦
That's so amazing! Thank you so much for sharing this story. 😍💙
Oh that’s insteresting~
I have watched this movie a lot of times as it was my little sister’s favorite movie when she was younger… and it’s definitely a good kids movie. It doesn’t exactly blow you out of the water but I can definitely see why kids like it with its beautiful, colorful animation and catchy music. I find that while children are clearly the target audience, it’s enjoyable enough for adults as well with some good humor, fairly likable characters, a decent story and positive messages. Again it’s nothing amazing but it’s a good movie for kids and has some things for adults to like as well.
Fun Fact: there was actually gonna be a Pixar film called Newt that was supposed to come out in 2011 (same year as Rio) but it was believed that due the plot of Newt was so similar to Rio where it was about two animals who are the only two species that find adventure and love, Newt was cancelled and than they release Brave instead
Only other time I 'member something like that happened was when Dreamworks released ANT-Z 1 month before Disney-PIXAR released A Bug's Life.
And then Pete Docter turned the cancelled Newt into Inside Out.
I remember years ago when me and my mom went to see Rio 2 and the minute we got inside there was nobody watching the movie but us so really shows you what people think of this franchise
Reminds me of seeing Fantastic 4 with my friends lol
It just…exists
ngl, is more tolerable than trolls movie. for a biologist graduate, it is a feast for the eyes for 90 minutes of distraction (unless it is on the spectrum).
Blue sky studios made average movies the only one that made you feel something was ice age 5 and that one sucked
@@Poever One of the movies of all time.
Rio is one of my all time favorite Blue Sky films next to others like the Ice Age franchise!
I was obsessed with this movie when it first came out
This is one of my favorite movies of all time because I have never seen anything like it honestly. He says the setup is generic, somewhat akin to a Hallmark movie, but the sheer passion, effort, location, and energy is what makes the film stick out for me. The plot is secondary really.
I liked Rio and man Jessie Eisenberg was great as a bird. Nigel was an entertaining villain played by Jermaine Clement, and Rio looks beautiful and the backgrounds with Carnival and the costumes too also the girls!
This movie had a big impact on my childhood, and it means a lot to me in terms of what it did for me being able to grow into the things that I now really love. I love music and art, as well as samba. Samba is great, but nothing makes me happier than going back to see this movie after a long while to remember the emotions it made me feel, as well as revisiting it with someone who is important to me ❤
Not to mention, the fact that the original birds that inspired the characters in this movie, were able to fight extinction and win.. it’s just so heartwarming to think about. We now know that there’s always going to be the possibility that they’re truly is amazing people in the world who want to see such a beautiful creatures like Spix’s macaws surviving and thriving
On the 27th day of disneycember the nostalgia critic gave to me
27 birds mating
26 Obi Wan’s wielding
25 guardians on Christmas
24 Bruce willis (Bruce willi?) acting
23 X Men evolving
22 starlords dancing
21 generic robots
20 boba fetts fighting
19 foxes heisting
18 fictional countries
17 rebels rebelling
16 dinosaurs dawning
15 interconnected stories
14 ugly Sonics
13 bad Thor movies
12 predators hunting
11 terrible plot twist
10 hulks at law
9 ice ages melting
8 glitchy soulsbornes
7 soulless puppets
6 ok burgers
5 mad multiverses
4 generational traumas
3 frogs adventuring
2 ice ages starting
And Spider-Man swinging on a pear tree
“Real in Rio” and “I Wanna Party” are pretty fun bops.
On the Twenty-Seventh Disneycember my Critic gave to me:
Twenty-Seven Birds Singing,
Twenty-Six Un-Needed Series,
Twenty-Five Christmas Groot Trees,
Twenty-Four Bad Kid Actors,
Twenty-Three Mutants Fighting,
Twenty-Two Great Levels,
Twenty-One Forgettable Characters,
Twenty Wasted Opportunities,
Nineteen Clever Foxes,
Eighteen Black Panthers,
Seventeen Annoying Droids,
Sixteen Dinosaur Chases,
Fifteen Story Paths,
Fourteen Cartoon Cameos,
Thirteen Scene Ruining Jokes,
Twelve Awesome Warriors,
Eleven Bad Fanfictions,
Ten Awkward Cases,
Nine Possum Jokes,
Eight Glitchy Jedi,
Seven Dead Eyed Puppets
Six Decent Burgers,
Five HORRIFIC DEATHS,
Four Best Friends,
Three Leaping Frogs,
Two Quiet Moments,
And a Spider Flying Round the City!
I like this movie. I remember it was one of my favorite movies of all time, but it's just an okay film.
Same. In really liked this movie and it was a lot of fun.
I like the film too
Same I was fucking obsessed with this movie when it first came out but now I see it for all style no substance it is
Soundtrack had no right going that hard
@@gamingawesomeness222Still better musical than Mulan Rouge. Why because when ever Mulan Rouge try’s to take it self seriously, the execution was never great. Rio doesn’t try to be serious or complicated, so there’s less to be disappointed by.
I would rather watch a by the numbers story, than a story that is pretentious.
Is more enjoyable than the secret life of pets, sing and hotel Transylvania since I need to be distracted by colorful birds for neurological reasons (Aspergers)
I like this movie because it raised awareness to the the problem of the "arara azul" (Blu's species) almost being extinct and the bird smuggling business (yes it's a thing)
"You're coming with me, little princess."
"I ain't your princess, leave me alone."
Got me laughing hard 😂🤣
I used to geek over this movie when it first dropped. I actually played it too much for the family haha. I loved the animations and characters. It being set in a location not often a setting in animation and the MUSIC!! Will I Am and Jamie Foxx made such awesome music!!!!
I really loved Rio. Its such a beautifully animated movie and I love the colors and characters a lot. Sure there's some awkward moments, however it stands out from other animated movies. The romance is pretty neat and has good chemistry. I also enjoyed the story, and I liked the video games too. IT also has a great soundtrack as well. Absolutely my favorite Blue Sky movie.
As a child who was completely obsessed with Angry Birds back when this came out, I can 100% confirm that I was also obsessed with this movie.
I remember the crossover they had with angry birds, as well as the Rio video game that I had on the Xbox 360. I even had angry bird Rio plushies.
It’s funny because even though I was incredibly obsessed with this movie as a kid, I genuinely can’t remember anything about it other than what the main plot was and how the characters looked like
Doubt I’d enjoy this movie as much as I did back then, but I should really give it a rewatch sometime just for the nostalgia factor.
This is definitely a favorite of mine. I know, I may say that often, but this was one of my childhood movies growing up, and one I'd play on repeat. 😄😄😄
To think Pixar was going to steal this plot
I hate it when movie ideas get stolen by other studios.
Pixar would have also done well with this story
@@alexmapp5444 It suck but it's not always a bad thing, honestly
They didn't steal the plot, it was just similar, and they had a different one that was better so they went with that instead, and it was "Inside Out."
@@chasehedges6775 idk this was made in 2011 which is a year pixar would like to forget…
I remember my two young Neices were taken to the cinema to see this movie whilst I decided to stay home and play Skyrim. I think I made the right choice.
This movie isn’t as generic as this guy lets on.
This movie is the definition of by-the-numbers. There's no twist, curveball or spin. On paper, it's lazy eye-candy for kids.
In execution however... there's a real sense of heart and passion that permeates through the entire movie. This was the directors dream project, as he's also brazilean, and you can feel the deep love for the culture and subject matter.
The characters can be entertaining, vibrant and fun. There's silly stuff, sure (the blue painted chicken have me dying every time), but there's also some mature moments in there too, like Fernando being all alone in the favela, longing for a family.
And while humans, in this movie at least, are the most interesting characters, the main plot of Jewel and Blu can be quite touching. There's a weird poetic quality to their relationship. Both of them try to get free of each other to get back to their own lives, and yet what they're really prisoners of is their loneliness. Ironically, the chain that unites them, actually set them free.
That message in particular has a strong beginning and end, but the middle part is a little shaky. Blu and Jewel just kinda fall in love from on scene to another, which ads to the feeling of lazyness I described earlier.
Again, it is a by-the-numbers kind of movie, but there are some strengths in there (heart, visuals, music, culture) that elevates the material for me.
If we talk about the sequel, however... that's another story.
Rio is not only one of My Favorite Animated Films but’s also My Third Favorite Film from Blu Sky Studios
Ive seen this so many times on tv when they show it each year during the holidays. And like Doug says, i struggle to remember anything at all!
Love this movie the animation, the music, the actors blue and jewels especially I believe are great and feels real.
I will say, as someone who has kept parrots, the animators captured their movements and mannerisms very well.
I have ornithophobia where I have a fear of birds, like them flapping at me, I especially hate cockatoos. Their beedee eyes creep me out because it's like they're staring into my soul. A friend asked me if I was scared of Nigel, and for a cockatoo, a bird that most don't find intimidating but I do, who is meant to be intimidating, it was quite the opposite. I love Nigel, and I love his song! Jemaine Clement killed it with that and Shiny!
I legit love this movie
This legit is one of my favorite movies but i don't blame you for not liking it or thinking it's generic. It is. I liked the music a lot, the visuals, character designs and birds in general so yeah. Happy to see you talk about it finally :3
I did enjoy this movie when this came out. The standout characters were Nico and Pedro for me and as you said, it’s a beautiful looking movie
I remember playing Angry Birds Rio more than watching the actual movie
I didn't see the movie at all but I enjoyed playing the Rio Version of Angry Birds as much as the original abd the Star Wars Version
I really like that game, too. 😂
This movie was a fever dream
This is definitely, a movie that exists. You gotta give it that.
A great movie that exists.
I loved this movie as a kid.
This is one of those movies I put on in the background for a bit of white noise that I quickly tune out as I'm doing whatever is more interesting at the time.
I love how both this movie and Fast Five came out the same year taking place in Rio, but showing the city in the exact opposite as each other. One movies shows it as a beautiful and colorful vacation, the other as dark, corrupt and crime ridden.
This movie was veeeery big here in Brazil when it came out lol, everyone went to see it
Blue Sky's entire catalog might as well be "animated movies that go exactly how you think they'd go".
On the twenty-seventh day of Disneycember, Doug Walker gave to me: One of Blue Sky’s best, a movie turned miniseries, “God Bless You, James Gunn!”, Bruce Willis, a Kids’ WB show, a decent Guardians game, a city I want to live in, Boba Fett, Wes Anderson’s masterpiece, a heartfelt tribute, a Clone Wars follow-up, the best Ice Age movie, a confusing game series, Roger Rabbit 2, Thor’s creative bankruptcy, bad-ass history, Pixar’s biggest bomb, Marvel’s craziest ending, Blue Sky’s first sequel, Order Glitchy Glitch, a Zemeckis remake, the best Fox family, a Marvel horror movie, Domee Shi’s debut, one of my favorite Disney shows, Blue Sky’s first movie, and the best Spider-Man game ever!
truly the Morbius of animated movies
Honestly the music from this movie stood out and is more memorable than everything else.
I played Angry Birds Rio when I was a kid and I remember that more than the movie!
I used to own a bird that was the same type as Nigel. It was very loud and I now realize birds are nicer to look at then to take care of.
My grandparents used to have that type of bird (cockatoo).
Remember how after Frozen came out little kids would play the movie on repeat driving their parents nuts? This was my Froze , I had a mini DVD player and this shit was running 24/7
"I dunno. Bye." Wow, that's probably the most meh sign-off I've ever heard Doug do!
This movie had my childhood by the balls. I’ve probably seen this movie more than any other film. Thanks daycare.
In the 5th-7th grade (one of those), we watched Rio about just about every day for two or three weeks during the end of the year. It wasn't because there weren't other good options. The majority of the class just wanted to whatch it again and again. We had a sub that was puzzled when we explained which movie to put on.
“I have beautiful eyes” 👁️👁️ “I bet you can see right through them”
I sometimes love the lack of energy from Doug. Just like in his Beauty and the Beast sequel video, he goes "I'm onto the next one bye." And just leaves instantly. It's gold.
Doug, I'm a biologist, and let me tell you that bird smugglers are a real conservation threat. Hundreds of tropical birds die each year so that maybe 1 or 2 of the whole lot survive the ordeal and get sold. I'm from Honduras, and we have a serious problem with scarlet macaw smugglers, so it makes sense for them to be the villains in the movie
My mom is Brazilian and we saw the movie when it came out. Yeah it’s corny and cheesy but a cute movie. The city scenes are amazing because the animators really did a great job at capturing the look and vibe of Rio. I’ve been there once and I got a little emotional seeing it beautifully made. We also like the second one lol I love the soundtrack because I grew up with samba and bossa nova.
Man, I haven’t watched this movie in years. I remember really liking it when I was young. Hope you give the sequel a chance, it was pretty good too
Ok, but you can't deny that Jemaine Clements is the best part of the movie. He even has the only song in the movie that I actually kind of liked.
1:43 actually yes exotic pet/animal smugglers are a real thing, it’s a real problem for some endangered species. Especially high value animals such as tigers and other big cats
I took my daughter to this in the theater... This is the only movie I fell asleep in the theater watching it.
I liked it fine. And loved the music!
First he thought Paris was Notre dame and now thinks Brazil is just "Rio"👏👏👏Doug must have taken a lot of naps in the geography classes tought in his home country of Chicago, growing up.
Man, the way Doug says it, it really is one of the movies of all time. Of ALL the animated movies out there, this is one of them.
It truly is a movie that exists.
This is one of the most movies to ever movie. Movie!
@@CourtJesterVA 👍
It's Rio.Time!
Critics are raving: "It exists. I dunno."
It's not great, but as a Brazilian-American who barely sees ANYTHING about Brazil in The states. It has a place in my heart. I lived in Brazil for five years, so growing up with it. It was nice seeing things I recognized. The chuhascoaira , the little monkeys with the ring tails, the beaches (Prias), hearing portuguese somewhere aside from my house. The only thing that bugs me (aside from the cartoony exaggeration, ex: we don't set our chicken hearts of fire) is that it reinforces the idea that Rio is the only part of Brazil that matters. Whenever americans think of Brazil they just think of Rio or rainforest. I've never been to Rio in my life, so seeing it instead of other places like Brazilia or São Paulo feels alienating. Though that's more to do with the US than the movie itself. Hope y'all enjoyed my Ted talk
My childhood favorite movie during elementary school 🥰🥰🥰
This is my favorite Blue Sky movie, not only it’s actually good, it’s on par with Pixar, even the Pixar executives cancelled their movie Newt, because they felt their movie was way too similar to Rio and would’ve seen as inferior to Blue Sky.
The reason it got a sequel: It flopped in the US market, but did gangbusters overseas. It was a huge success overseas, especially in... well, Rio.
It made $143.6 million in the United States on a $90 million budget. I wouldn't call that a flop.
@@alexmapp5444 Movies have to make twice their budget to be a box office success.
I have very fond memories of this movie and it's sequel
this movie was very much a part of my childhood, but that is because I at the time was obsessed with parrots and birds in general, and still am to an extent. I love this movie for nostalgia but other then that it doesn't hold up tbh!
I do enjoy rio as a movie especially for its setting
I love the setting as well. It's very fun and tropical.
This movie was pretty good great songs great animation some good characters 7/10 I like how when most of the reviews mention angry birds in it or have a clip of it
And here we take a look at my favorite movie of all time.
One of the best films of 2011.
@@chasehedges6775 This movie inspired me to take on a 10-year-long series that turned from expanding Rio into a huge crossover that I love to do even to this day. If it weren't for this movie, I never would've found my calling as a story writer.
@@stickmanstickian So the movie inspired you to write fanfiction?
@@jlev1028 Pretty much. And a good one at that.
This film did save the Spix macaw from extinction. They're still endangered, but they would've been extinct by now if this film hadn't raised awareness of the species.
Fun Fact: Rio is "kinda" partially responsible for giving us one of PIXAR's best films Inside Out.
At one point, one of the films on PIXAR's release schedule was titled Newt.
The plot:
What happens when the last remaining male and female blue-footed newts on the planet are forced together by science to save the species, and they can't stand each other? That's the problem facing Newt and Brooke, heroes of "newt". Newt and Brooke embark on a perilous, unpredictable adventure and discover that finding a mate never goes as planned, even when you only have one choice. Love, it turns out, is not a science.
PIXAR was even preparing to insert Easter Eggs for the film into into other properties like they had done previously. In Toy Story 3, in Andy's bedroom, there is a sticker on his closet saying "Newt Xing" (Newt Crossing).
Ultimately though, the film was cancelled for several reasons. But the two main ones were
1. Blue Sky Studios had recently released Rio, which had a very similar plot.
and
2. Since Newt was struggling in production, they brought in Director Pete Docter to help them finish the film. Docter instead pitched the idea that would become Inside Out, and everyone liked that idea a lot more, so Newt was cancelled and the team moved ahead with Inside Out.
It may just be nostalgia, but Rio remains my favorite animated film. That being said, I acknowledge it's flaws, and I don't believe it's a perfect film. But I have so much praise for it, still.
Im a simple person, l see my country in a movie and l _will_ enjoy it even if a little bit