Directed by Peter Ramsey
"When the evil spirit Pitch launches an assault on Earth, the Immortal Guardians team up to protect the innocence of children all around the world." - IMDB
So I took my little brother, Logan, to see this on Christmas Eve because I'm just an awesome sister and I thought It'd be nice to spend some time together since it was Christmas! He'd been dying to see it since it came out and let me note that he's 7 so you don't think that we're two teenage weirdos who like to watch kids films together...
Anyway, I really liked the film! (I'm so good at writing reviews right...)
It's primarily a kid's film but even at 19, I really enjoyed it! Logan also said "it was the best film ever!" It was funny, entertaining and kept you gripped all the way through. Jude Law voiced Pitch who was the evil Bogeyman which just made the film really. Although he was the villain, his smouldering voice was still there!
Although the plot made me a little worried that Logan and other children watching would take it to heart (The Guardians had to stop the children from not believing in them) it turned out well and I found it really interesting. The characters fitted in well, and the film portrayed them brilliantly. I like films that tell stories of different characters and I liked this one because we got to find out how the tooth fairy and the sandman etc. (characters who founded our childhood) worked and lived. The characters were really believable which I think made the film as good as it was. It wasn't too over the top or not enough, just in the middle. Just right!
Although most of the characters were created and portrayed well, I didn't understand why they made Santa Claus, or North, Russian. We usually see Santa as English or American and in the back of my mind I was thinking that it wasn't actually Santa and when Logan asked if that was the real Santa etc. I didn't know what to say!
I'm guessing it was supposed to be a Christmas film, but it didn't feel very 'Christmassy'. It was set around Easter time for a start, and the other characters featured more than Santa. There were a couple of snow days, created by Jack Frost, but why would you have a snow day at that time of year? I think the time when the story was set was wrong, and even though a lot of it was set in Santa's workshop, it didn't feel like that was one of the strong/main points.
I'm having a bit of a creative block right now but I hope this has been good enough. If you have any questions or anything, feel free to ask! (Find Me)
Hope you've had a good Christmas!
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