Starring: Nicholas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds
Director: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders
DREAMWORKS
Ahhh..........school holiday madness. It's always hard to know what to spend those hard earned dollars on during the school holiday period where the kids have you climbing the walls dying to get outside and do something! My 8 year old daughter decided a few months ago that we would be seeing this little gem, The Croods. Who are The Croods? Well, let's introduce you to the modern version of the Flinstones without all the funky gadgets.
Grug (Nicholas Cage) - Grug is the father figure of our cave dwelling family unit. Strong and very protective of his family, Grug prefers to shut his family in the cave to protect them from the dangerous world outside. But he doesn't count on his head strong and somewhat pubescent daughter Eep.
Eep (Emma Stone) - Eep is the typical teenager, bored with the world around her and dying to find out what's on the other side. She hates being cooped up on the cave and dreams of living her life in the light.
Guy (Ryan Reynolds) - Guy is the young man that changes the lives of the Croods for ever. He's smart, good looking, self sufficient and inventive, and he's been alone for a long time, apart from his adorable companion, Belt.
The rest of the family is made up of Ugga, Gran, Thunk and Sandy, the typical family unit, just trying to stay alive.
This movie was funny, colourful, a little sad and really entertaining. I loved how colourful the landscapes were and how adorable the creatures were, even the ones that were trying to eat them on a regular basis! I saw a lot of "How to Train your Dragon" in this, which isn't surprising considering it's from the same people that made it. Some of the animals reminded me of Toothless and their facial expressions were very similar, but hey, it worked for that movie, it's bound to work for another.
Guy (Ryan Reynolds) - Guy is the young man that changes the lives of the Croods for ever. He's smart, good looking, self sufficient and inventive, and he's been alone for a long time, apart from his adorable companion, Belt.
The rest of the family is made up of Ugga, Gran, Thunk and Sandy, the typical family unit, just trying to stay alive.
This movie was funny, colourful, a little sad and really entertaining. I loved how colourful the landscapes were and how adorable the creatures were, even the ones that were trying to eat them on a regular basis! I saw a lot of "How to Train your Dragon" in this, which isn't surprising considering it's from the same people that made it. Some of the animals reminded me of Toothless and their facial expressions were very similar, but hey, it worked for that movie, it's bound to work for another.
Judging by the laughs in the cinema, and not just the kids either, this will be a hit. Well worth taking the kids to see, big kids included.
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