Review: Frozen II

-
Don't let it go, come back.
A few years have passed since we last left Elsa, (Idina Menzel) Anna, (Kristen Bell) Kristof, (Jonathon Groff) and Olaf. (Josh Gad) While everything is running smoothly in Arendelle and Anna is determined to make up for lost time with her sister, Elsa is hearing voices that are calling her far away to an enchanted forest their parents told them about when they were children.

I chose the Captain Marvel banner for Dell's Girl Week to talk about the ladies in this film because Elsa is a super hero at this point. She's permafrosted Olaf and she can form ice into anything she wants now. I found Elsa's journey in this film to be far more interesting this time around. Instead of running, she's looking for her purpose. Anna is the one the fairs a little worse, she's obsessed with her sister to the point where it's kind of annoying, but it does lead up to her best song - Next Right Thing - so all is forgiven at the end. 

In true Frozen fashion, some of the plot points are horrendously stupid. It's easy to overlook them with the music. You can tell the new songs were written so that the vocalists could show off more. I really liked Into The Unknown and Show Yourself. While they feel a bit derivative of Let It Go, the music is gorgeous and they are extremely catch. Evan Rachel Wood is a nice addition as Anna and Elsa's mother in a flashback. I've always enjoyed her singing voice so I was happy to hear her again. 

The most surprising thing for me personally was that I actually liked Olaf's song When I Grow Up. I normally cannot stand him, and I still haven't recovered from that horror story of a short that was in front of Coco, but that song was pretty funny.

I wasn't the biggest fan of the original so I ended up preferring this one. When I asked my son what he thought, he also said he liked this one better because there were more subplots. (Though that was a word I had to teach him, he described it as "like when you play a video game and you get a bonus level")

Recommended: Yes

Grade: B-

Memorable Quote: "This is fine." - Olaf (Josh Gad)

Comments

  1. KatyNovember 29, 2019 at 12:53 PM

    Nice review! It's a shame that Frozen II didn't learn from Frozen. If the first movie had reigned in those singing rock troll things, I would've loved it rather than liked it. The return of silly plots is making me sit this is one out for a while.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 30, 2019 at 8:01 AM

      There's so many convenient plot points that it just drives me insane, especially compared to other animated films that somehow don't make theirs seem nearly as stupid.

      Delete
  2. Teddy CrescendoNovember 29, 2019 at 4:39 PM

    The first half of the original frozen was quite magnificent but then it lost its way in the second half (although the happy ending was quite magical obviously). What i liked about Frozen II, and why i thought it was superior to the first movie, was that its magnificent all the way through with no hic-cups at all, i`d have given it an A rating.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 30, 2019 at 8:00 AM

      I definitely think this film is stronger, but there are a few massively stupid things with the plot that I just can't ignore to give a higher rating. HTTYD 3 is still the best animated film for me this year.

      Delete
  3. thevoid99November 29, 2019 at 6:00 PM

    I'll probably wait for it on Disney + (if my sister chooses to keep it) as ERW is my only reason to see it.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 30, 2019 at 7:59 AM

      I love Evan, she has the first song in the film, then sings again later on.

      Delete
  4. Carson Maitland - SmithNovember 30, 2019 at 12:51 AM

    The original Wiggles were inducted into the LIMA licensing hall of fame 💛🙏🏻

    ReplyDelete
  5. BirgitNovember 30, 2019 at 8:49 AM

    I still have to see Frozen and I hate that song “Let It Go”. I also just wanted Olaf to become a puddle. I may give both a try in the new year...we shall see

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamNovember 30, 2019 at 8:24 PM

      I wanted that for Olaf too. I was shocked that I liked his song. I wouldn't listen to it again or anything, but I chuckled.

      Delete
  6. Often Off TopicDecember 2, 2019 at 6:29 AM

    Your sons's explanation for the word subplot needs to be made official, it's perfect!
    I feel like a jerk for not totally loving Frozen 2. I liked it loads, but so many things annoyed me.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Brittani BurnhamDecember 2, 2019 at 6:46 PM

      Don't feel like a jerk, there were a lot of massively stupid things about it lol.

      Delete
  7. Chris WiddopDecember 3, 2019 at 1:05 PM

    I'm seeing so many people either hate on this movie or giving it meh reactions, so I'm glad to see you actually liked this one, despite not being a big fan of the first. Nice review, Brittani. :)

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thanks for stopping by, let's talk movies!
(comments are moderated to reduce spam)

Popular posts from this blog

Random Ramblings: The Radio Flyer Conundrum

-
Image
Recently, I was talking to someone about who I thought were the best child actors when I was also a child.  Two that really stood out to me were Elijah Wood and Joseph Mazello, and one film those two were in together was called Radio Flyer.  Then I was reminded about the uniqueness of this film. Instead of reviewing the film, I wanted to have an open discussion about the ending. It deals with a tough issue; child abuse. What I’ve noticed is the way that the film ends is interpreted many different ways, and the filmmakers never came forward to say what was right and wrong. I’m interested in hearing everyone’s opinions on it. How did you interpret the ending? Obviously spoiler alerts will follow.. For those of you who haven’t seen the film, the basic premise is this: Two young boys, Mikey (Wood) and Bobby (Mazello) move in with their single mother and her boyfriend, who refers to himself as ‘The King’. It doesn’t take long for The King to start physically abusing ...
Read more

Indie Gems: Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

-
Image
Passionate about your profession? I had never heard of this film until it ended up on one of Jason's favorite horror movie lists around Halloween. It immediately sounded interesting to me, so of course I threw it in my Netflix queue. (and if I'm just now watching it after adding it around Halloween, you know how ridiculous my queue is) Taylor (Angela Goethals) is a journalist who, along with a film crew decides to follow around a serial killer named Leslie Vernon. (Nathan Baesel) He plans on doing the typical slasher thing - getting a bunch of drunk teens in an abandoned house and knocking them off one by one. He gets advice from a retired serial killer, Eugene (Scott Wilson) and is threatened by a man who's on to him, Doc Holloran (Robert Englund) Taylor and crew are there capturing it all. Leslie Vernon is fucking hilarious to start with, and clearly very passionate about what he does. He tells Taylor all of his secrets and can barely contain his excitemen...
Read more

My Favorite Movie Youtube Channels

-
Image
Starting around 2018, I started watching Youtube for more than just movie trailers or music videos whenever a new one dropped. Now I'm in full blown subscription mode and don't bat an eyelash at watching a Youtube video that's over an hour long. I watch Youtube for a few different categories of content, but one of them that I love most is movie/TV essays and commentary, and that's what I'm going to talk about today. Below is a list of my favorite movie related Youtube channels. Let me know if you're familiar with them too, or if you have any you'd like to recommend to me.  Double Toasted - I'm honestly surprised this channel isn't bigger. I first came across Korey and Martin when they reviewed War for the Planet of the Apes a few months before it hit theaters and I thought they were hysterical. While their full length videos stream on Twitch, they often upload their movie reviews and commentary on youtube and they're always hilarious. They've...
Read more