Okay, I've pretty much conceded that they just don't make movies with my sense of humor (sigh). That being said, I know comedies are tough! And awards get-ups should acknowledge the differences more. Think about it. When action movie people want action, or want more action, they add more action--many times dictated by the kind of genre being written. Same goes for mysteries and dramas. But for comedy, you have so many different kinds of humor that it takes real talent to add all of them in there. While this movie pretty much doesn't have my kind of humor, it does a nice job of balancing a number of other kinds.
First off, they have the politically correct number of super heroes--two boys, two girls, two teenagers, two kids--totaling a team of four non-adults. And as such, they have the token romance--okay double romance. They have what I call the "stupid humor" scenes that others so love--and that I'm guessing must appeal to kids more. After all, if you're going to have little kids, then you've got to have the humor that tends to appeal to them--or at least must seem to appeal to kids, because they sure build a lot of kids' movies and kids' TV shows with that style of humor.
So, this movie has a nice balance of characters, of humor, of story parts for the super hero genre, is pretty family-friendly, and has an overall story line geared for family watching. It does fit into superhero movies on the perimeter--it wasn't the line of story I was hoping for--but it was interesting enough that I watched all the way through and quite enjoyed about 96% of it--which is a nice high percentage for me.
As for any "accusations" along the line of "What's wrong with the movie?"
First, nothing. I've mentioned the humor. The humor's fine. I personally don't go for the "stupid humor" scenes (most of the 4% I took off), but it wasn't overbearing and I know a number of folks like it. So, the humor is fine. I won't say no complaints (I have high standards for personal tastes), but nothing worth going on and on about.
Second, if I can't find the movies I want to see, then I really should work on honing the skill to write the scripts for such. I seem to remember reading something about Toni Morrison saying that's part of how or why she started writing novels--she was tired of not reading what she wanted to read. So, really I should do the same thing. If I'm tired of not watching what I want to watch, maybe I should work on writing it. (Publishing it or producing it is obviously a whole other matter.)
Third, if this movie were to hit the "100% and I totally loved it!" mark, then the movie would maybe be less light in places which then would feel like missing the mark for some folks' definition of a "good" family movie. And I don't want it to miss the mark for them. I'm just spending a lot of time searching for movies to hit my mark. (Okay, I'm spoiled by great literature and I know what intrigues me about stories. What of it?)
I often have grudges about how a movie starts and ends, but this was at least well-rounded (for lack of a better term). I can live with that.
Another sign this was a decent movie that I enjoyed? I want to know if there will be a sequel--or TV show spin off.
The "Cindy"/"Princess" character was great! And I liked what the story line spun for "Dylan"/"Houdini".
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