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from cinematicmethod.comby Kyle ColemanThis is by far the worst animated movie I have ever seen. From the paper-thin plot, to the unfunny recurring "jokes," to the laziest animation imagineable, Hoodwinked Too: Hood vs. Evil is a complete stinker. I guess it's a rule in Hollywood now that if a first installment is marginally well received, makes money, and leaves room for a sequel (they always do), then a second film is guaranteed. Hoodwinked the first barely skated by with a 47% on RottenTomatoes but brought in $110 million worldwide, making a sequel inevitable. Thus, we have the creation of Hoodwinked Too. Needless to say, any of the original charm from the first film does not carry over to the second. Anne Hathaway is replaced by Hayden Panetierre to voice the lead Red Riding Hood character, already a step in the wrong direction. Red Riding Hood must to save her grandmother's secret recipe from getting into the wrong hands since once cooked, this recipe makes its eater all-powerful. This plotline is sustained for 87 minutes until the unsatisfying conclusion that (spoiler alert) you can eat one of the power muffins and become unstoppable, but if you pop more than one in your mouth you'll balloon out of control like the girl in Willy Wonka. What an unbelievably ridiculous cop out. Bad "two/too" puns aside, there are a plethora of failed jokes and bits in the film that are worth mentioning. My favorite was a traveling, yodeling goat that appeared six times, at the beginning of each new location the movie brought us. Let me reiterate that point: SIX TIMES!! Not only was it unfunny, it was absolutely perplexing and had no place in the movie whatsoever. He would sing a song about his travels and his misfortune and then some other unrelated event in the movie would lead to a large object falling on the goat, breaking his spirit, but unfortunately not breaking his spine. This leads me to the animation. The budget for this film (the term "film" being used very generously here) was $30 million. Since we've already established that this is a complete money grab, they of course had to add 3D technology. So, the focus on 3D led to complete disregard for the synching of lips and speech or to any of the background elements in each scene. Normally, a smaller character like a squirrel was zipping around in the background for no other reason than to distract the viewer from the mistimed lips and dialogue, or presumably to make use of the 3D. Since I didn't see the 3D version, I got to focus on the bad animation, and it is truly the worst I've ever seen. Proof: just look at how lazy this spider web is, attached to nothing and supporting a bus: With Pixar normally setting the bar high, I can't see how movies like this get produced. I've never been happier to see that a movie actually lost money box office vs. budget, and I'll be shocked if and when they complete the trilogy. Please, please don't see this movie when you're even close to sober. Rating: 1.0/10Follow us on Twitter!Subscribe on iTunes
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Dave J on 8/08/11 at 11:19 AM
Because this film made money- then they can do a better job on the second one, that's possible too, can it!
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Myerla on 8/08/11 at 11:20 AM
Glad you liked it... =P I got better things to do then see this. Nice review.
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DOCTOR P. on 8/08/11 at 11:22 AM
While I know the first was a success, I'm not sure if many actually asked for a sequel, it just came out of nowhere. you're right about the animation, yesterday I re-watched the original Shrek and it's sad when a movie that came out a decade ago still has better animation then this. Great review.
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Mr. Hulot on 8/08/11 at 11:42 AM
Excellent review. There is no possible way I will watch this.
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Quinn B. on 8/08/11 at 11:49 AM
great review, have no interest in this
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dyl p. on 8/08/11 at 11:54 AM
I liked he first one, but this looks like sh**.
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Reyna Nayee on 8/08/11 at 12:07 PM
Great review! Didn't bother to watch it because of the horrible reviews~
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Colin C. on 8/08/11 at 01:29 PM
The first one sucked too.
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Christopher J. on 8/08/11 at 01:41 PM
I heard it like totally bombed, made only a few million. Good review. I have yet to see the first one.
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Wisenheimer on 8/08/11 at 03:03 PM
Great review Kyle. I've tried to foget this film was ever created. :P
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PantaOz on 8/08/11 at 04:10 PM
Missed this one... Excellent review!
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Eldest2005 on 8/08/11 at 04:30 PM
I knew this would be bad the moment I saw how the animation looked. I enjoyed the first movie, though. Good review.
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Irukandji on 8/08/11 at 06:33 PM
This movie makes one question weather or not they're alive. Outstanding review Kyle.... hopefully you wake up in a bed with a bottle of whiskey to your left, and a copy of Saw V to your right and you smell Bacon & Eggs downstairs!
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TONYS FILM REVIEWS on 8/08/11 at 07:08 PM
I think that some idiot on this site gave it a 60%.
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Rachel H. on 8/08/11 at 08:44 PM
I actually enjoyed the first Hoodwinked, but this looked absolutely atrocious, including and especailly the animation. great review!
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Frisby2007 on 8/08/11 at 09:59 PM
I'm gonna say that even though the first one was enjoyable to me, & the animation to it wasn't that bad, I honestly have no idea why a sequel to it was called for. I honestly didn't even want a sequel to the first one, let alone even bothered to think of a sequel for it. Great review, I'll be sure to avoid this one.
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Daniel R. on 8/08/11 at 10:16 PM
Great review. This sounds awful.
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Film Master Thomas on 8/09/11 at 02:58 AM
now this sounds like true garbage.
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Pandy357 on 8/09/11 at 03:16 AM
I love animation, but this one I will never dare to approach. I was unable to even finish the first. I hope this is the end of this farce. Great review ;)
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Jhon E. on 8/09/11 at 04:17 AM
I kind of liked the original, but this just looked ridiculous.
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adler-s on 8/09/11 at 06:56 AM
this one sounds awfully sad. must have been a real pain watching this. great review!
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Gavin the moviejunkie1994 on 8/09/11 at 01:54 PM
I actually liked the first one. I'm not sure if I can see this, but you're right. Good review
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The Creep on 8/09/11 at 04:36 PM
Knew it was a bad idea.
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Indiana Jones 79 on 8/10/11 at 04:26 PM
good review, my least favorite animated film is the polar express
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Javier A. on 8/11/11 at 08:04 PM
Good review. I saw the first one and thought it was really bad, I have not seen this one, and will probably not see it. Thank you for the heads up. Have you seen Doogal, that is my choice for worst movie ever.
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AndysFilms on 8/12/11 at 12:12 AM
Nice review Kyle! I can't say I've heard anything about this one (until now)... Looks like it might be a dud... But I can be persuaded otherwise...
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Rebeccachu Elizabeth C. on 8/12/11 at 12:38 AM
If my teacher ever brings this in when I come back to school next week, I will go ballistic. Great review. :)
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Jake D. on 8/12/11 at 11:08 AM
Sad, because I actually really enjoyed the first one.
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H.A.K. on 8/14/11 at 07:56 PM
I do not ever want to see this film. good review.
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Lord Naseby on 8/15/11 at 01:36 PM
Yeah, I've never been really interested in this one. I saw the original which was enjoyable enough at a young age. great review!
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Lemonball on 8/17/11 at 11:50 AM
Seems pretty cruddy. Will give this a miss. Great write up.
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Movie Monster on 10/25/11 at 05:02 PM
You haven't seen anything until you've seen Happily N'Ever After! THAT MOVIE IS BAD!
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Rostron2 on 8/21/12 at 09:42 AM
Sounds bad, looked bad from the one trailer I saw.
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