Neurotic parrot Blu goes with wife Jewel and their kids to meet her family in the jungle. Illegal deforestation is also going on in the vicinity. Oo-er.
This CGI kids' film with an environmental message is a sequel to an original I didn't see: this did not prove to be a problem. It is quite good fun, albeit I thought it was rather overstuffed with different groups who were at odds with each other - Blu, the blue macaw tribe (led by Jewel's father), the environmentalists, the illegal tree fellers, the red macaw tribe, Nigel who hates Blu, and there are even divisions within Blu's family group by the time we approach the final sequences. The central story is fish-out-of-water city dweller failing to impress father-in-law. It is a story which has been told a thousand times, but probably not to the target audience for this film.
It is enjoyable and well made (the jungle settings are particularly nicely done) with some fun, though unmemorable, songs which are well staged. I had a soft spot for poisonous tree frog Gabi, besotted with cockatoo Nigel, a pleasingly surreal touch.
This CGI kids' film with an environmental message is a sequel to an original I didn't see: this did not prove to be a problem. It is quite good fun, albeit I thought it was rather overstuffed with different groups who were at odds with each other - Blu, the blue macaw tribe (led by Jewel's father), the environmentalists, the illegal tree fellers, the red macaw tribe, Nigel who hates Blu, and there are even divisions within Blu's family group by the time we approach the final sequences. The central story is fish-out-of-water city dweller failing to impress father-in-law. It is a story which has been told a thousand times, but probably not to the target audience for this film.
It is enjoyable and well made (the jungle settings are particularly nicely done) with some fun, though unmemorable, songs which are well staged. I had a soft spot for poisonous tree frog Gabi, besotted with cockatoo Nigel, a pleasingly surreal touch.