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Megamind

Saw Megamind last weekend. I have to admit, I was kind of disappointed. Not that it was a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination; it was actually quite funny in several places. But it wasn't as funny as so many of the animated movies that have come out recently. Pixar is the gold standard, but even other studios are putting out great stuff like How To Train Your Dragon, Kung Fu Panda, and Shrek have really set the standard for what animation can be. Megamind was good, it just wasn't great.

More than anything, it was a little slow and inactive. There were a lot of talking scenes, which kind of made me wonder why it was an animated movie. I mean, the whole point of animation is that you're unrestricted by real-life limitations. You show far off worlds and exotic animals and have big bold action scenes... you're limited only by your imagination when it comes to animation. So then why create an animated movie with so many scenes of two characters simply talking to one another?

I'd say wait for this one on video or catch it at a matinee. It wasn't awful, but I'm not sure it's worth the $9 for a full price movie ticket.