5.6 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
Red Riding Hood is training in the group of Sister Hoods, when she and the Wolf are called to examine the sudden mysterious disappearance of Hansel and Gretel.
Starring: Glenn Close, Hayden Panettiere, Cheech Marin, Patrick Warburton, Joan CusackFamily | 100% |
Animation | 88% |
Comedy | 60% |
Fantasy | 58% |
Mystery | Insignificant |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English SDH, Spanish
25GB Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
DVD copy
Region A (C untested)
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 4.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 1.5 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
It's not just a fairy tale, it's an adventure.
If originality is the spice of life, then Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil is the wrong ingredient. Director Mike Disa's bland, uneventful,
slow-paced, tries-too-hard animated film is the woefully inadequate followup to the halfway charming Hoodwinked. It falls completely flat,
certainly not adding anything to the series or the animated genre at-large, instead leaving audiences with a sour taste in their mouths. And the movie
is all about recovering a secret, almighty powerful recipe to boot. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil is so off that it needs to be scrapped, the
recipe thrown away, and the entire thing reworked or maybe given up on entirely. It's not even close to being figuratively edible; it's not just shy a
pinch of this or a dab of that. No, Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil is so bad that even gallons of chocolate syrup, mounds of sugar, piles of
frosting, or a heaping helping of sprinkles couldn't even begin to cover up the foul taste this one leaves in the mouth. From its horrid pacing to its
uninspired animation, there's almost nothing here of value. The fairy tale characters-meet-the-21st century is at least somewhat novel, but this is a
paper tiger recipe, one that looks good
on the cover of the cookbook but that tastes far worse than even those cardboard-textured "healthy" frozen pizzas that merely replicate the basic look
of the real thing.
Even we think this movie is pretty slow.
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil's 1080p transfer is unspectacular, but then again so is the movie's visual style. The animation is nowhere near today's intricately and realistically-detailed images as seen in films like Wall●e and Rango. Anchor Bay's transfer does a good job of replicating the film's limited visuals, but the quality of the source is itself enough to keep this disc on the shelf when demo time rolls around. Fine detail is lacking; sure there are some elements that appear quite good -- a well-textured plank of wood, the leather-bound book seen at film's open -- but hair, fur, skin, and the like are, for the most part, flat and lifeless. On the other hand, color reproduction is fair; the palette never quite pops, but most shades are accurate rather than pale or overcooked. Black levels are stable, appearing inky and lifelike and never really crushing out fine details. There's some readily-evident banding going on throughout the movie, but that's almost to be expected of a midlevel animated picture. Clarity is quite good and the image remains relatively sharp, though not exhibiting much depth. This is a good transfer in that it replicates the film's natural look and feel, but it's a far cry from the best reference-standard material.
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil features a frustrating DTS-HD MA 5.1 lossless soundtrack. While clarity leaves little to be desired, the track is completely lacking in volume and energy at reference levels. It plays almost timidly, like it's afraid to really stand up and do what's required of it. Even heavier sound effects -- an explosion, the roar of a jet engine, the zipping of a motorcycle -- seem underpowered, but the basic delivery in terms of directionality, spacing, and the like is fine. Likewise, surround use is sporadic at best, and the track never really does much to draw the audience into the film. On the other hand, dialogue is crisp and accurate as it flows from the center channel while music enjoys a full front-half delivery, but again, though, both sound a little tinny and underpowered. Make sure to crank this one up a bit past normal levels.
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil arrives on Blu-ray with a handful of mostly inconsequential standard definition extras. Interviews with the voice
cast and storyboard comparisons represent the highlights.
Yikes, is this movie ever bad. Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil is a real drag, a movie with a good idea but terrible execution to show for it. Once the novelty of storybook characters engaged in super-secret 21st century spy work wears off, audiences are left with a cliché-riddled plot, equally unimaginative dialogue, decade-old-in-appearance animation, and lazy voice work. There's nothing to like about this one except its relatively compact runtime, but the movie is so miserable that it feels twice as long as it is. Anchor Bay's Blu-ray release of Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil features a 1080p transfer that's only as good as the material it has to work with, an underpowered lossless soundtrack, and only a few throwaway extras. Skip it.
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