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Gnomeo, oh, no, Gnomeo
Posted Mar 1, 2011 by Kim Franke-Folstad
Updated Mar 1, 2011 at 06:15 PM
Lovers of gnomes and other garden decorations, beware: Don’t get sucked into thinking the new movie “Gnomeo & Juliet” has anything to offer you.
Except maybe a good nap.
At least, that’s the effect the animated retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” had on me. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon. In a back row seat that didn’t recline.
The movie wasn’t my first choice, but animated films are so clever these days (I loved “Toy Story 3” and “Tangled” last year), I thought it would be funny. Or fun.
I was wrong.
There are a few lines aimed at adults, but this movie is truly meant for children. Very small children. Like, 6 or younger.
Not even my passion for gardening could keep me interested. Or a score by Elton John. Or James McAvoy voicing Gnomeo. (Sadly, this animated character looks nothing like the real-life actor.)
The only appealing part of the movie for me was a group of tiny bunnies, which – stay with me here – were not animated real bunnies, but animated stone bunnies. Those I would buy if someone decides to produce some “Gnomeo” merchandise.
And they might, because the movie is making money. It led the box office last weekend at $14.2 million – it’s third week in release.
Go figure. But don’t go to the movie—unless you’re talked into taking your favorite tot.
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Posted by (Chip) on March 02, 2011
Thanks for the heads up. Since our youngest grandson will be a teenager this October I don’t see us going to this movie. ..“Chip”
Posted by (Kim Franke-Folstad) on March 02, 2011
I’m wondering if plastic flamingo sales will soar, because the flamingo in this film is sort of the hero. I’m always tempted to put one in my garden—they’re so Florida—but the voice in the movie is so wrong (OK, wrong in my head for what a flamingo would sound like ... if flamingos talked) that I think I’ll stick with the real-life roseate spoonbill that frequents our little lake.
Posted by (Chip) on March 04, 2011
No my strawberry loving grandkids are teenagers! they all love those berry’s, no toping no cake just the berry’s. We have an outside cat that loves them to. last year Diane and I was outside looking over the berry’s wondering what was taking bites out of the berry’s one of the outside cats we feed pounced on a ripe berry took a bite! If Diane had not been there I would not been able to convince her a cat ate a strawberry but we both seen it. We took the boys to an U-pick-it strawberry field as long as they don’t weigh them first thats the only way for them to get there strawberry fill. ...“Chip”