Post by Burst on Sept 25, 2015 18:50:06 GMT -5
I admit it, I'm a shameless Angry Birds fan, and I was actually fairly curious how this was going to look. So far, I'm pleasantly surprised. It's not Dreamworks so so far it seems clear of most of the Dreamworks Animation cliches, and even though the voice cast seems slightly gimmicky, I'd argue they're all around the same star level so it evens out.
Regarding the art direction, I'm okay with it. I was very wary when I saw the one publicity still that was put out a while back, but between Transformers Animated and Sonic Boom I've definitely learned to wait to see designs in motion before judging, and these look significantly better in motion. The original invisible-limbed blob style (and the lack of voices) was never going to work for a full-length movie, and this style frees things up a bit. The pigs look a little off so far but that could just be a side effect of their smooth skinned-ness.
I'd say that the look overall (characters, scenery, and setting) is basically the original plus Sonic Boom, but I'd argue it works pretty well.
