Critics Consensus:How To Train Your Dragon 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to 2010's How To Train Your Dragon!!

Dreamworks has obviously tried to target a more wider demographic and they are doing it even harder this time. While How To Train Your Dragon was a great family movie the all new How To Train Your Dragon 2 is actually trying to attract the Game Of Thrones viewers and teenagers too. Why you may ask? Hiccup has a slight beard in the top photo, and we ain't lying.

Thankfully this doesn't ruin the movies quality in any way as actually it still remains pretty solid. Yes Dreamworks might be cranking out sequels like a factory in some cases (it doesn't help that Kung Fu Panda 3 is coming out soon) but 31 positive reviews and a Certified Fresh score on RottenTomatoes can't lie. HTTYD2 is chock full of script surprises and interesting characters and surprisingly actually teaches kids good morals this time around as Globe and Mail said. Yep we bet you weren't expecting this one, and neither did we.

Overall see this movie. I don't care if it seems like a shoddy kids movie cause there's definitely something deep in this one.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Muppets Most Wanted

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new Muppets movie!

The Muppets was one of the few surprisingly good movies in 2011 in a year without many good movies. Now the Muppets is back but let's see if Hollywood made it another boring cheesy sequel without any direction or laughs or a great adventure for the kids and the family. 

Well The Muppets:Most Wanted isn't the big bombastic sequel Muppets fans,kids or anybody in particular was looking for but it delivers enough laughs, celebrity cameos, and great performances and voice acting to keep us engaged until the boring last act as stated by Reviews On The Run. Fortunately when critics are having this much fun it's hard to bring it down that much as it has a 77% on RottenTomatoes and a 61 on Metacritic.

Overall see this movie if you have the time.

Muppets Most Wanted is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Mr Peabody & Sherman

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is an all new animated film based off of the classic 60s TV Show!

A lot of the time it's hard to reboot something that's very old into something that both kids and adults that have seen the original will like. Mr. Peabody & Sherman is attempting this but we know for sure. Mr.Peabody will never be as hilarious as the minions.

They won't come close but they will succeed. Mr. Peabody & Sherman currently has a 77 on RottenTomatoes and a 59 on Metacritic. It's nowhere as good as The Lego Movie but still an enjoyable ride from the beginning to the end that will most likely have your kids laughing while you are actually paying attention to the movie and not sleeping or on your phone cause it's not that bad.

Overall see this movie if you have kids.

Mr Peabody & Sherman is rated PG.

Critics Consensus: The LEGO Movie

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the all new LEGO The Movie!

Product related movies aren't really a thing anymore. The last somewhat successful (in commercial terms that is) were The Wizard and Mac and Me. Those movies came out in the retro generation of the 80's and there hasn't been one since. Thankfully Warner Bros is using their ownage of the LEGO license for video games and movies to good use. The in development hell since 2008 The Lego Movie is finally finally out, and its downright amazing.

The Lego Movie is everything a movie like this should have. A inventive imaginative script that looks like it came out of some 7 year old kids mind (in the best way possible), impeccable voice acting from Will Ferrel,Will Arnett,(That's right theres two Wills.),Morgan Freeman and Chris Pratt and spectacular animation that looks far superior to those Lego Stop-Motion animations that popped back on Youtube as early as the test of time. As the Los Angeles Times said The LEGO Movie is fresh no other movie has been in a while and especially for an animated film. This is Pixar like quality ladies and gentlemen.

Overall see this movie.

The Lego Movie is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus.  We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs!

When Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs and Despicable Me came out in 2010 they were clearly respectable movies that showed how Sony Pictures Animation was trying to be the next PIXAR. 1. They can't because they have a generic name but whatever. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs was a box office smash and with any movie close to that margin of money gets a sequel! How suprising.

Thankfully Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 is not the fly in the soup most critics and moviegoers expected it to be as it has a 58 on Metacritic as well on RottenTomatoes. It's not a fantastic movie by any means but it certainly is not going to leave a bad taste in your mouth. It's funny and certainly to give some laughs for the kids.

Overall only see this if you have kids.

Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2 is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Percy Jackson:Sea Of Monsters

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new not so long awaited Percy Jackson sequel.

It's funny because the original Percy Jackson didn't even do well commercially or critically. It was meant to be the next Harry Potter or Twilight series but nothing really boosted it to fame. But you know what? Every thing gets the sequel tag slapped on it so here's another one.

Percy Jackson:The Sea Of Monster is atrocious. The plot is contrived on so many levels and every character is generic screamed out in a megaphone. The script does not do much better either with the two hour runtime. A lot of critics have given this a 20\100 or below so

Overall stay away.

Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters is rated PG-13.

Critics Consensus:Planes

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a spinoff of Cars. YAY!!!! It's gonna be a crapfest.

OK. Disney is practically using kids as sheep to herd to theaters for their latest disaster Planes. The catch of Planes is that it has the Pixar label on it but even with the decrease in quality in Pixar films lately Pixar only animated this. But people will shell money out of their pockets for trash I guess.
Planes has nothing to prove to widen it from every other kids movie as Film.com said. It looks good with the computer animated graphics but there's no substance and that's what Pixar films used to be made with. Now it looks like money is the key factor instead of a good script as Austin Chronicle said.
Overall just no. No no no no no.
Planes is rated PG.

One Of The Worst:Smurfs 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Smurfs 2. Well life is great isn't it.

It's sad that in order to introduce things to kids that were in the 80's,90's or 70's they have to do this. Make one of the worst movies imaginable and is only watchable if you are younger than 9. It's just an incoherent mess disguised as a cashgrab and even San Francisco Chronicle said that there was so much torture and suffering it was Zero Dark Smurffy. And yep. They have planned a Smurfs 3 and 4. I'm ready to quit life right now.

Overall just lowest of the low. Bottom of the barrel.

The Smurfs 2 is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Turbo

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new animated movie Turbo! Let's see how this does against Planes.

It's interesting to see if audiences will fall for original films for kids. Maybe that's why Pixar has been making so many sequels? Anyway we're off track. Let's get back on the track of Turbo.

Turbo has not been doing so strong at the box office and maybe that's because a story about a snail is not compelling to audiences but it's more than that as the movie drags and is too long as The Playlist said and Decent Films Guide for complaining about no character development. Turbo might be somewhat of a fun movie to see with kids if you have them but it's certainly not a Despicable Me.

Overall only see this with your kids.

Turbo is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Despicable Me 2

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the sequel to Despicable Me!

Remember how Pixar shined the market in animation a couple years back? Well underdogs started arriving into the stage especially Despicable Me which now has a sequel but the question yells is it any good. Surprisingly yes.

Despicable Me 2 is one of those rare movies where every single person working on it works their ass off. The movie looks beautiful and Steve Carell is an amazing voice actor for Gru as ReviewsOnTheRun said. Despicable Me 2 is proof that animated movies can now be refreshing.

Overall see this movie now.

Despicable Me 2 is rated PG. 

Critics Consensus:Monsters University

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is the new Monsters movie.

In 2000-2010 Pixar was killing it. Pixar is not killing it anymore but they can they step up with a new sequel? Let's crawl into the world of Monsters University.
I've got good news. I've got bad news. The good news: Monsters University has been praised by various critics such as Movieline,Entertainment Weekly, and The Playlist for matching Monsters Inc's tone. It's charming and funny. However critics such as Slant Magazine,Austin Chronicle and ReviewsOnTheRun called it a lazy attempt at a Monsters sequel. Well you can't please everybody.
Overall only see this movie of you want to.

Critics Consensus:Epic

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new animated movie from the creators of Ice Age! I'm getting less and less excited each word.

Blue Sky is getting more popular each year. Yes they are not PIXAR, but they are getting more and more popular. Well at least they are bringing in a new franchise. (Looking at you Dreamworks)

Let's face it. Epic is your average kids movie. With a 54 and a 63% its not going to fully engage you as Newark Star Ledger said but if you want the kids to get out of the house, this and a amusement park would work really well.

Overall only see this movie if you want to.

Epic is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:The Croods

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new animated movie!

The Croods is aspiring to be a family friendly fun movie about the world's first modern family. Paramount and Dreamworks are trying to step it up after Madagascar 3 and Ice Age 4 proved well at the box office. The question that begs is will this film succeed?

The Croods barely catches the arrow. Film.com praised that it was heart-warming and that it exceeded their low expectations. However the animation is not very good as The New York Times said. At least some kids will appreciate the voice acting which is sub-par.

Overall see this movie if you have kids.

The Croods is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Rise Of The Guardians

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Rise of The Guardians a new animated movie about the Easter Bunny, Jack Frost and Santa Claus going against the Nightmare King or something like that

.Well there's good news and bad news if you are going to see Rise Of The Guardians this weekend. The good news is that it is not horrid. Though it's not up to par with Pixar movies either. Rotten Tomatoes praised that it was a elementary school version of The Avengers, Laramie Movie Scope loved the moral of the story but the main problem about this movie is that if you are an adult half way through you will get a little bit bored and it might mimic you a bit as TIME magazine expelled.
Overall see this movie if you have kids. If you are a kid how the heck did you get here?
Rise Of The Guardians is rated PG.

Critics Consensus: Wreck It Ralph

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Wreck It Ralph a new animated Disney movie about video games.

There has never been a good video game movie. Well at least wide release. Wreck It Ralph is a new movie about Ralph who is tired of his job and starts game jumping. The only negative comments about the movie was ReviewsOnTheRun who complained that there was too little cameos of characters. However The New Movie Thing Show said that they had no complaints about the movie and they gave it a 9 out of 10. Wanna know who else gave it a 9 out of 10? NPR,Box Office Magazine,Los Angeles Times and the Hollywood Reporter. Why well the voice acting is good, it's entertaining and funny.
Overall see this movie. See with your kids if you have kids.
Wreck It Ralph is rated PG.

Critics Consensus:Frankenweenie

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Frankenweenie a new Tim Burton film.

If Tim Burtonb had a report card every year this year would be one of his lowest. Probably a D. That would have happened if Frankenweenie had not came out. Just like Para-Norman this kids romp will make kids and adults alike laugh as the Austin Chronicle said. Better yet Frankenweenie gorgeous to watch as the Washington Post stated,it is also heartwarming as The Advocate exclaimed and lastly was called one of Burton's best in years by The New York Post.
Overall if you have kids see Frankenweenie. Hell even see it if you do not have kids. It will make your day.
Frankenweenie is rated PG.

Critics Consensus: Hotel Transylvania

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Hotel Transylvania a new animated movie from the people that brought you Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs.

When it gets close to Halloween there is always a Halloween themed movie. It could be a SAW movie or a Chucky movie but rarely a kids movie. Halloween related kids movies have really mediocore track records for example Igor, Hocus Pocus, and The Goonies. Well you can add one to the list. Hotel Transylvania will probably be fun for the whole family but as an actual movie the underdeveloped story and jokes you can see coming from a mile away take all the fun away unless you are a little kid which The New Orleans Times said. Chigaco Tribune also complained about Adam Sanders crappy voice acting for Dracula and lastly Portland Oregonian said the only funny scenes in the movie were from Steve Buscemi.
Overall only see this movie if you have kids.
Hotel Transylvania is rated PG.

Critics Consensus: Para-Norman

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is Para-Norman a new animated film.

Most people have not heard of LAIKA but have heard of their movies. They were put in fame when Coraline was nominated for an Oscar and now they might get another one. Like Coraline this one is about spooky spirits and about a little child trying to save his town form unwelcome zombies. What the critics like about this movie is that it is animated beautifully,it's funny,it's mature and lastly it is fun to watch. Keep in note that big name critics like The New York Times and Variety gave it great scores. While the plot is a bit basic and is the reason it got negative response from Doddle the movie overall is lot's of fun.
Overall you should go see this movie. You will love it and your kids will love it.

Para-Norman is rated PG. 

Critics Consensus: The Odd Life Of Timothy Green

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is The Odd Life Of Timothy Green.

Well here's something that comes every year.  A new comedy that is supposed to be heartfelt and is made by Disney. 50% chance that it is usually good. 43% is what it has on Rotten Tomatoes and same on Metacritic. Even St. Louis Dispatch the review site that gives positive reviews to crappy movies (by average critics standards.) hated this movie. The Newark Star Ledger and USA Today called it contrived. Lastly the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said that it was not that heartfelt.
Overall this is an indefinite skip but if your kids want to see this movie make sure you have something to keep busy.

The Odd Life Of Timothy Green is rated PG. 

Critics Consensus:Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

Hi! We are Critics Consensus. We post the regular critics opinion for video games and movies! Today it is a new Diary Of A Wimpy Kid movie.

Good news and bad news for Wimpy Kid fans. The new Dog Days is not as bad as it could have been (actually getting a higher Metacritic score AND Rotten Tomatoes score than Total Recall.) but is strictly mediocre. Village Voice was surprised that it was not that bad and Washington Post said it captured what it was like to be a kid,but it is strictly for that audience. AND THAT'S IT!
Overall see this is you are 10 and under you will squeal with laughter.

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days is rated PG.