>>85653183(2/2)They could have completely done without the "douche" villain sub-plot. It felt very tacked on, as if they decided at the last-minute that the film needed a villain.
I initially described the art and animation as being "early Jimmy Neutron-tier", which I think was a bit unfair. Upon further thought, I think I have a much more apt comparison. Fanboy and Chum-Chum. The design and animation-competence of the characters, especially the human ones, looks eerily similar to the likes of Fanboy and Chum-Chum. Not enough textures on a lot of surfaces and characters, making the film look at times like one of those Venezuelan rip-off animated movies you'd find in a Redbox somewhere. Sure it's a broad, dumb comedy, so the art and animation is secondary to the jokes and writing, but I feel it's worth mentioning.
Again, I think this movie definitely falls under the "turn-off-your-brain" style comedy, which doesn't automatically make it a bad thing. I would say that over time, my comedic sensibilities have changed to be more preferential to Tim & Eric style comedy, but that doesn't mean I can't find "regular" comedy funny anymore. Superbad is a hilarious movie. Walk Hard is great, Knocked Up, and these all came from the Seth Rogen- crowd. Perhaps as a 15-20 minute short this movie would have worked better, but ultimately I just didn't think there was enough there to carry the film. I wouldn't say that I was bored at any point, but I was certainly on the verge of it at times.
There were certainly jokes and gags that I enjoyed, and the film is by no means terrible, but I guess ultimately it sorta fell flat for me.
