The school holidays are here bringing children in desperate need of entertainment. Lezly Herbert checked out two cool animated films that are currently screening. Of course, you don’t actually need to have any children to head off to see this fun films.
INSIDE OUT (PG)
Directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
Pixar have come a long way since Toy Story in 1995. In their fifteenth animated feature film, they venture into the mind of 11 year old Riley.
Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions and Pixar have personified these emotions and given them competing voices. The voices in the control room of Riley’s head are: Joy, Fear, Disgust, Anger and Sadness.
Adults and kids will fall in love with these colourful characters as they guide Riley’s feelings, oversee her stored memories and reinforce her core beliefs.
When Riley’s family move from Minnesota to San Francisco, there is chaos in the control room as Riley struggles to cope. Joy and Sadness fight and end up stranded in Riley’s memories. Their journey back to the control room is truly amazing as they navigate things like Abstract Thought.
Kids see the joy; adults see the pathos and everyone will want to see this film again.
MINIONS (PG)
Directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda
Originally assistants to Gru in ‘Despicable Me’, the Minions now have their own feature film. These childish yellow creatures wear goggles and blue overalls. They utter gibberish and create mischief and find themselves serving a series of masters over time.
In this prequel to ‘Despicable Me’, they are looking for an evil master to serve. Kevin, Bob and Stuart (all voiced by Pierre Coffin) travel to London via New York in search of Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock).
It is the sixties and the super villainess commands that the three steal the crown from Queen Elizabeth I (Jennifer Saunders) to prove their worthiness.
Accompanied to an upbeat sixties soundtrack, the Minions undertake their task with an enthusiastic amount of slapstick comedy along the way.
While this film is probably directed to a younger audience than ‘Despicable Me’, it is still good fun for the big ones and as well as the little ones.
Lezly Herbert
