Why disneys mars needs moms bombed hollywood reporter. Mars needs moms isnt so much an awful flick as it is a wasted opportunity to make a truly stellar animated feature based upon prime source material tailor made for it. Mars needs moms may lead to the end for the zemeckis style of. Mars needs moms is shaping up as a miss so disastrous that it will send signals to. My life would be so much better if i didnt have a mom. Zemeckis is a producer of mars needs moms, which was directed by simon wells the prince of egypt. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. One night after milo has angered mom, he sneaks into her bedroom to apologize to her, when he suddenly finds out that the martians had come to take mom to mars. Mar 12, 2011 mars needs moms is far more wellconstructed and thoughtful than your average kids movie nowadays, but still has its share of cliche plot twists and tired jokes that are aimed squarely at young moviegoers not to mention, a good chunk of the films dialogue was reportedly improvised, and it often shows but not in a good way. He thinks they are just here to feed kids carrots and broccoli and take the fun out of everything.
It settles for so much less than it could be, and in doing so, cheats its characters, its audience and its own credibility. The cast is solid and its visually well crafted, but mars needs moms suffers from a. If you want to start a film marsneedsmoms page, just click the edit button above. With candycolored, vivid illustrations, mars needs moms. The poor martians have no one to take them to soccer practice, or dress them, or make their lunches, or kiss their booboos. Mars needs moms is a 2011 american 3d computeranimated science fiction adventure film based on the berkeley breathed book of the same title. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Adapting the 2007 book by comic strip icon berkeley breathed, the producers bring a fresh fantasy world to life, staging a largescale comic adventure with swooping. Breatheds rendering of his milo character for the picture book mars needs moms. Mars needs moms is adapted from a childrens book by bloom county creator berkeley breathed, much in the same way that my fecal matter is adapted from the food i eat. And mars needs moms, like most animated movies, features a noteworthy comedic voice cast, especially green as milo, fogler as gribble, and cusack as mom. Mars needs moms director simon wells the time machine delivers an eyecatching, sneakily moving adaptation of the 2007 mars needs moms picture book written and illustrated by bloom county creator berkeley breathed, about a highspirited kid named milo performed by seth green, whose voice was replaced at the 11th hour by child actor seth. When berkeley breathed was first asked for his thoughts on the possibility of having his kids book mars needs moms.
In the end, its the finished film that matters, not the process. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 30 produced by 7 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting. Mar, 2011 mars needs moms is adapted from a childrens book by bloom county creator berkeley breathed, much in the same way that my fecal matter is adapted from the food i eat. Breatheds artwork catches each sneer and eyeroll of the suffering milo with accuracy that parents will immediately recognize. Mar 11, 2011 mars needs moms own trailer is glaringly absent and a missed opportunity to celebrate ineffective marketing. Produced by the team behind disneys a christmas carol and the polar express, mars needs moms showcases milos quest to save his moma wild adventure in 3d that involves stowing away on a. Parents need to know that this animated 3d adventure comedy based on the book by berkeley breathed is occasionally frightening and scenes in which it looks as though the mom character has died could be quite upsetting for younger viewers but it has a very strong message about unconditional love. However, milo sneaks into the spaceship and comes to mars. Mars needs moms showcases milos quest to save his mom, a wild adventure that involves stowing away on a spaceship, navigating an elaborate, multilevel planet and taking on the alien nation and their leader mindy sterling. Robert zemeckis performance capture system, which turns lifeaction into animation, gets quite a workout in disneys mars needs moms, so why. If you want to start a main marsneedsmoms page, just click the edit button above.
Mars needs moms epic movie flops pictures cbs news. I just hope that they dont draw flaming skulls all over her forehead. Mars needs moms own trailer is glaringly absent and a missed opportunity to celebrate ineffective marketing. It is about a young boy named milo who just does not appreciate mothers. And on this extraordinary adventure, he also figures out what makes moms so special. The 4yearold boy had a stubborn gullet, his mother was plenty steamed, and the broccoli stalk. Its shot in the same mocap semicomputeranimated style as zemeckis past few films, the polar express, beowulf, and a christmas carol. A young boy named milo gains a deeper appreciation for his mom after martians come to earth to take her away. Wells, seems like an odd choice to direct a film such as mars needs moms, a film that desperately needs the pixar blend of heart, humanity and. Berkeley breatheds golden duck award book, mars needs moms.
The story, based on a childrens book by the cartoonist berkeley. For this sweet, silly story is arguably berkeleys very best work. Milo strives to save his mother from alien clutches in mars needs moms. The menu takes us inside the films central locale, settling on a montagedisplaying computer screen. Wells and his animators have come up with some impressive martian landscapes. Directed by simon wells and produced by hollywood great robert zemeckis, the 3d family film had. The title mars needs moms was a warning, although it could possibly be redeemed, but the part where the kid tries to explain what his mom is like to the aliens and says she brings me food does the vaccuming or something was quite painfully 1950s housewife stereotype. Older kids may relate to milos unhappiness with his mother, though younger kids probably wont get it. Mars needs moms is a 2011 3d computeranimated science fiction adventure. Is mickey making a movie version of berkeley breatheds. A young boy named milo gains a deeper appreciation for his. Cartoonist berkeley breathed talks about his book and the. The boy races after them, grabs onto the ladder of their spaceship, and boards it just as it blasts off.
Its easier to just be in awe of it now and to see the actors faces and expressions in every scene. Reading to kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success. Mars needs moms is just good enough to be disappointing. Mars needs moms breathed, berkeley, breathed, berkeley. The 2011 disney animated film, mars needs moms, is considered the biggest flop in movie history. He runs after her, but they end up in separate parts of the martian spaceship. Parents need to know that all kids may enjoy this book. Later that night, milo goes to apologize, but discovers his mom is being abducted. Mar 11, 2011 2 its not like mars needs moms, the book. Im not sure if you guys know the picture book this movie is based on, but if you do, dont go to the theatre expecting a faithful adaptation. Gribble agrees to help milo rescue his mom but the plan goes awry when he is captured. So when they land and swipe his mom, milo doesnt stop to wonder why hes chasing them, he just does. The menu takes us inside the films central locale, settling on a montagedisplaying computer screen resembling grimbles comfy setup. He meets gribble, a young man that behaves like a child and together with the hippie martian ki and gribbles friend wingnut, they try to rescue.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Behind the scenes of mars needs moms movieguide movie. Mars needs women trope theyre invading, and they want our women. Berkeley breathed is also the creator of the illustrated novel flawed dogs and the new york times bestselling picture books mars needs moms.
In the story, 9yearold milo gets angry at his mother and brings her to tears when she punishes him. Reviewer jean zimmerman says the book is the work of a. That slice of real life plays out in the opening moments of mars needs moms, disneys 3d imax performancecapture cuttingeverytechnologicaledge animated feature film opening today based on breatheds book and delivered to the screen by producer robert polar express zemeckis, simon greatgrandson of writer h. Celebrating mothers and the traditional definition of family. Kindle edition by breathed, berkeley, breathed, berkeley. Mars needs moms, so the aliens are stealing them from earth to raise their own kids. The film is based on a childrens picture book by pulitzer prize winning cartoonist berkeley berke breathed, author of the comic strip bloom. Th e film is centered on milo, a nineyearold boy who, after being grounded, finally comes to understand the importance of family, and has to rescue his mother after she is abducted by martians. Once on mars, he looks outside and finally understands why the martians need a mom so badlythey needed driving to soccer. Sadness and disbelief from a world missing american leadership. The bluray 3ds only promotion is a 3denhanced cars 2 trailer. To ask other readers questions about mars needs moms.
Mars needs moms flops, and some blame 3d prices the new. This is like throwing my daughter into a pit of tattoo artists and hoping ill still recognize her after pulling her out. Is mickey making a movie version of berkeley breatheds mars. The film is centered on milo, a nineyearold boy who, after being grounded, finally comes to understand the importance of family, and has to rescue his mother after she is abducted by martians. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pretty much everything that happens after milo hits mars is completely different. He recently decided to bring back bloom county after a 25year absence and has been overwhelmed by the responseand by how much fun he is having. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading mars needs moms. Mar 08, 2011 robert zemeckis performance capture system, which turns lifeaction into animation, gets quite a workout in disneys mars needs moms, so why does this movie directed by simon wells feel so slight. Milo is a boy who is raised with love by his mom, even though he cant get along with mom sometimes. The films weak link is the 60sshowobsessed martian, ki elisabeth harnois. Mars needs moms is a 2011 american 3d computeranimated science fiction advent ure film based on the berkeley bre athed book of the same title. Ever wonder if a movie, television show, video game, etc. Mars needs moms is a very entertaining comical science fiction adventure that extols the traditional premise or proposition that every child needs a mother and a father.
Mars needs moms my life would be so much better if i dibnt have a mom at all duration. Mars needs moms is the latest production from imagemovers digital, the mocap animation squad led by robert zemeckis behind such films as the polar express and a christmas carol. On mars, the female babies are nursed by robots while the male babies are dumped in the junkyard under the command of supervisor. With seth green, joan cusack, dan fogler, elisabeth harnois. Mars needs moms features a boy named milo, the only named character in a read that is quick yet deeply textured.
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