Wednesday, January 19, 2022

Viewing Journal: 1/15/2022




16) LUIS & THE ALIENS
(2018 dir. Lauenstein bros.) Date Seen: January 15 2022

Harmless and entertaining for the most part. The core trio of aliens had cute designs & their personalities were funny in a similar way to "Oh" in HOME (2015). But the conflict at the center of the story could've been more complex 
& I thought too many scenes lacked tension. Even animated kids movies need writers who can keep raising the stakes in inventive ways. The part where the neighbor’s dog gets body-swapped with the 3-eyed chartreuse one made me laugh quite a bit.. Turns out this was written & directed by the twins that did that awesome 1989 Oscar winning short BALANCE



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