The Croods

Wow...
I mean wow! This movie was a very very pleasant surprise.

The Croods stars Nicholas Cage, Emma Stone and Ryan Renolds. Cage is the father of a cavemen, sort of neanderthal family, who is absolutely afraid of everything, and Emma Stone plays the rebellious daughter who wants to see the world, but when they meet the first human outside of their family, played by Ryan Renolds, everything changes.

Now, i'm going to say something rather big here. The Croods is THE most BEAUTIFUL animated film I've ever seen in my life. Dreamworks have really outdid themselves, and i think it's mainly to do with the colour. This is a really pretty movie. The environments are amazing, the creature designs are amazing, and even the characters are very well designed. Let me tell you, it's hard to make a large, muscular woman look attractive, but they did it somehow, although it probably helps that she was played by Emma Stone. Hottest female actress, and her voice shows that.

The story is a combination of both a father-daughter relationship movie, and a roadtrip movie (except without the road) I won't spoil the story for you because it's worth watching. Ignore the relatively low 69% on Rotten Tomatoes, it's worth it. Watch it on the big screen too. It's so good seeing it in super HD digital widescreen. Don't ask about the 3d though, I didn't see it in 3D, and there's minimal "Forced 3D" scenes, although it probably would enhance the overall experience, since Dreamworks is good at 3D

Overall, this movie is a must watch. It's up there in the great animated movies, and it's the prettiest animated movie ever, getting really close to Avatar quality (although Avatar is more realistic, which gives it a small upper hand)

Just watch it.

9/10

*Amazing effects, character design, and scenery
*Great Slapstick
*Great Voice Acting
- Slightly Generic Story