I was actually really excited to see this movie. Then I realized Seinfeld is in it and my desire went out the window
This article reads like the author kind of liked the movie, but their editor changed the headline:
Naturally, the premise sounds silly. Foolish, even. But Seinfeld doesn’t let it show. Unfrosted is briskly paced, gamely acted, and its script, co-written by Spike Feresten, Andy Robin, and Barry Marder, does not contain a whit of self-consciousness. It’s also funny at times, even if it is a depressing, vulgar little project.
Sounds like Seinfeld committed the gravest sin possible in the race for clicks: he made a movie that’s… okay.
Which, tbf, is probably about his ceiling without Larry David around.
Yea I’m confused, the article seems to waver between it was confusing to good, but also it misses the point of why the writer likes pop tarts so it’s not good?
“That’s a nice feeling. *Unfrosted *isn’t about that feeling. It’s about the product […] It takes whatever pleasure that can be derived from a Pop-Tart, and chokes on it”
The author is making 2 main points.
- This movie exists because studios will fund projects that are connected to ip, and it’s ridiculous that pop-tarts counts.
- The movie isn’t choosing to say anything. It is telling jokes to have fun and that’s as far as it’s willing to take it.
Now, does this make it a bad movie? That’s for you to decide. If all you want from a film is to be entertained with some jokes? It sounds like it’s good, but that’s not what the author is speaking to. The author is speaking to people that enjoy films that have points of view that they are expressing. If that isn’t you, that’s okay.
Sure?
(…) in the service of a story that possesses no satirical edge, nor any human connection. It takes whatever pleasure that can be derived from a Pop-Tart, and chokes on it.
The perfect pop tart adaptation has already been done, “P.T.” by Hideo Kojima.
So true
I know, it’s like Hollywood will make a movie out of literally anything nowadays. It’s a Pop-Tarts movie today, but what’s next? A movie based on Monopoly? The Sims? Barbies (now available on Blu-ray and select streaming services)?
I mean, can you imagine?
It still sounds better than Bee Movie
Seinfeld… embarrasses everyone
Saved y’all a click.
Haven’t seen it but it seems like the kind of movie that has a montage of talking heads at some point, probably close to the beginning.
