6.4 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Find out why the birds are so angry. When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb - to figure out what the pigs are up to.
Starring: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Bill HaderFamily | 100% |
Animation | 91% |
Comedy | 70% |
Action | 44% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 MVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.85:1
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1
Cantonese: Dolby Digital 5.1
Mandarin: Dolby Digital 5.1
French (Canada): Dolby Digital 5.1
Korean: Dolby Digital 5.1
Portuguese: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
Thai: Dolby Digital 5.1
Vietnamese: Dolby Digital 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Indonesian, Korean, Mandarin (Simplified), Mandarin (Traditional), Thai, Vietnamese
Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Blu-ray 3D
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 3.5 | |
Video | 5.0 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.0 |
Note: Sony has only released 'The Angry Birds Movie' on Blu-ray 3D as part of the three-disc UHD package, which also contains the standard 1080p release. As of time of publication, there is no Blu-ray 3D
release that is not tied to the UHD package.
For the few people who are unaware, or who've forgotten about it since Pokemon Go overwhelmed the mobile game market, Angry
Birds is essentially a colorful physics-based
game in which players must fire an object, in this case a bird, into a structure, structures, or something dangling above or setting on or around
those
structures, and knock them down in order to smash targets, in this case green little pigs, in the fewest shots possible. It's a simple game of
cause and effect, try and retry, and attempt to earn those coveted three stars on each level. Its popularity stems from simple touch controls
(except
on consoles, onto which it's made it way in several forms and fashions, which is still easy enough to play), colorful characters with a
surprising depth of personality even consdering the game's relatively
basic
structure, and pick-up-and-play simplicity. The franchise has spawned more than new games, though. The charactes have infiltrated popular
culture.
There are plush toys, books, even little video shorts that expand on the world of Angry Birds. But nothing has
quite
taken these birds to new heights quite like Directors Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly's The Angry Birds Movie, a feature-length digitally
animated adventure in which the birds get their first taste of pig invasion and the birds go on their first offensive against their enemies. Yes, there
are
slingshots and yes, the favorite birds fly through them. They talk, too, and while the film doesn't exactly reinvent the children's digital genre, it's a
fun
movie that works both as a standalone entertainer and a satisfying origins story for fans of the game series.
Destiny.
The Angry Birds Movie 3D's presentation is pretty good. Character depth is obvious, particularly with all the round and oval shapes that make
them. Basic depth is excellent. There's always a wide-open feeling to it in all but the most enclosed locations. Whether quick falls down a mountainside
or a
tree or surveying the lands -- bird and pig alike -- from a distance, there's always a tangible sense of real space. Spacing extends to smaller elements,
too, whether the room between the cramped-in buildings on Pig Island or even, more finely, blades of grass on Bird Island. Some of the movie's best
depth comes when the birds fling themselves via the slingshot during the assault on Pig Island. The band stretches back, birds cradle up inside of it
and around it, and that stretch back into the screen is most impressive. The presentation also features plenty of extra-screen mayhem. Whether
feathers that appear to float beyond the confines of the front edge or bird beaks that protrude from it, the 3D stretches the outward spacing as well as
the
inward. One of the best such moments comes minutes into the movie when a cuckoo clock springs in and out, in and out of the screen. The remainder
of the presentation -- detail, color -- isn't quite up to par with the standalone 2D 1080p image. Colors are decidedly less vibrant, though still
impressive. Likewise, details appear to have lost a very slight edge, though, again, basic sharpness and fine detail down to the nitty-gritty digital
finesse is still excellent. Trace evidence of aliasing and jagged edges are scattered throughout, though rarely distracting. This may not be a
perfect 3D image, but Sony's presentation takes full advantage of all the medium has to offer and it's a fun 3D image.
Screenshots are sourced from the 2D Blu-ray release.
The Angry Birds Movie features a fabulously aggressive and fully detailed DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 lossless soundtrack. Music dominates much of the movie's first half. The track implements a number of styles -- score, Hard rock guitar riffs, Pop songs, operatic music -- and all of it plays with seamless front end spacing, revealing clarity that handles the smorgasbord of a soundtrack with impeccable clarity, and a healthy, natural low end accompaniment. Surrounds are engaged conservatively with music, but more liberally with action. The stage opens up considerably for all of the movie's more aggressive scenes. Around the 57 minute mark comes the first full-on action extravaganza. Sounds swirl, depth is potent, and surround use is plentiful. Explosions, crumbling trees, vehicles zipping about, and other bits of mayhem drive the film and capture a seamless and enjoyable 360-degree experience. Most of the third act plays with nonstop excitement that features flawless stage presence, finely interwoven yet very clear details, and incredible aggressiveness, even through the myriad of elements that the track strings together. Dialogue, whether in calm and quiet or very loud action, is always well prioritized and clear with a natural front-center positioning.
Note: All supplements are only available on the 2D disc. The only extras on the 3D disc are the 'Angry Birds Action! How to Sync'
supplement (described below) and a trailer for 'Hotel Transylvania 2' (1080p, 1:54). Inexplicably, both extras are
2D only.
The Angry Birds Movie contains a lengthy assortment of mostly fluffy bonus content. A UV digital copy code is included with purchase. Note
that, for whatever mysterious reason, Sony has hidden the "Scene Selections" tab within the special features category (2D disc only; it appears on
the main menu page on the 3D disc).
The Angry Birds Movie boils down to the usual animated fare qualities: there's lots of humor, color, action, and adventure in a relatively safe environment and presentation. There's really no substance-- this isn't Pixar -- but it's a fun little diversion that should satisfy younger audiences, those familiar with the game or not, while both adults and Angry Birds game veterans might find it appealing if only to see their favorite characters in a real adventure that does a fair, if not sometimes sluggish, job of gradually building them and constructing a story towards the (fairly brief) implementation of game mechanics on a much large scale than a phone screen. Sony's Blu-ray 3D release of The Angry Birds Movie features fine video that takes full advantage of the 3D landscape. Detail and color aren't quite as fine as the 2D version, though. Audio is excellent and the supplemental section is long, though not particularly deep. Recommended.
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