I LOVE how they're basically their own species 😭 like they're still humans/kids, but they all look like piranhas. Even compared to the normal looking kids, they look so hilariously out of place, it's priceless every time
it all comes down to passion, really, but if you don't care for what you're making and only care about the important parts you *need* to get done, nothing will come out as fulfilling to not as many people as you think. (sorry if it doesn't sound that coherent or if i'm exaggerating, just trying to be encouraging, i think i need sleep...)
Adam always makes the movies he wants to make. It literally doesn't matter to him if people like them or not. He has his crew of friends and he makes movies with them because he likes his friends. Not to mention he married once and hasn't divorced. The guy is living the best life even though people shit on him all the time. He has proven he can play serious roles but won't do them too often because he doesn't like them. He's an anomaly in the fake ass industry of Hollywood.
You know I never thought about it like that before? I've always followed the advice, or at least tried to, that the best artists make art just for themselves. And with every Adam Sandler movie I've ever seen, good or not good, I can't ever say any felt like a cash grab or like it was trying to pander to anyone. We're there ones I didn't find very funny? Yeah. But I can't say I've ever fully hated an Adam Sandler film. And this is probably the reason
Leo was a movie a really original premise and heartfelt storytelling. Wish was a weak cash grab without anything new to say. I’ll definitely recommend Leo over Wish any day.
Wish felt like what Disney believed the fans wanted by crossing off a bunch of boxes on a checklist without putting much effort into any of the tasks on the list.
not just _a_ film company. DISNEY, the company that's for a good chunk of its existence was known for making some of the best animated films on the planet.
It’s kind of clever to cast Adam Sandler as an old animal with tons of knowledge and wisdom; both jokingly and literally. I hope Adam Sandler makes a comeback after this movie and makes better films, and if he decides to retire after this film; I’d be happy he ended off with this movie.
Personally I don't really care for him too much with live action films (except for Click), but he seems to do really well as a voice actor. I just feel like his style of comedy and general goofiness is better suited to animated projects.
It would have been better if it had ended off with something that WASN'T a comedy, since Adam actually does really well with non-comedy movies, but this would be okay too, I guess.
Okay, you know what won me over? The treatment of the TEACHER. As you mentioned, adults in kids' films can...be handled badly if not written well and not written as characters. While the relationship with Leo and the kids is key to the movie, it does one thing that a lot of movies don't, including Disney (INCLUDING WISH); allowing an adult character to have problems and not be set in stone as evil for it nor as the person to defeat because 'kids rule, adults drool'. In a world so cynical and set out to 'teach people lessons', this one does a lesson that so many bad films (LIKE WISH) ignore; EVERYONE HAS A STORY and everyone needs a chance to get it out. The teacher feeling like a failure in her age because she didn't feel like she lived up to the teacher she looked up to and cared about is what I think is the moment for the adults because as much as we go on about how kids need someone to lean on and to talk to as well as to encourage, is the same sort of things actually given towards adults? We hear all the same rhetoric about therapy and shit but sometimes, it's not 'therapy' that a lot of adults need. A lot of adults need ENCOURAGEMENT, reminders that they still matter in this world and that they can still do something good to help someone else, no matter how small. If anything, I think Leo handled a lot of the classic Disney feel good formulas better than Disney itself because looking in the past few years, you can tell that there is a lot of bitterness and overall 'move aside' feelings in a lot of their movies towards characters that aren't 'the special ones'. I think Strange World is a good example of this because despite how it claims to be a movie about family, it comes off more that the filmmakers are saying that everyone from the 'old generation' (aka our parents/grandparents) are out of touch and mean and unemotional because they're not 'enlightened' like the current day because anything from over 30 years ago is evil or some shit. Enter Leo who presents the Teacher JUST AS THAT...only to allow her to SHOW US what is bothering her, why she feels upset, and why it is effecting her in the present. And from there, they WORK on that. They don't fucking shame her and 'put her in her place' like so many of these awful preachy Disney movies/shows have done. They allow her to be human...BECAUSE SHE'S FUCKING HUMAN. Her being an adult doesn't remove her emotions, her wants, her dreams. Do you KNOW how good that feels, JS? DO YOU?!
I was absolutely delighted when the teacher was revealed to NOT be a villain. Yes she did some things that she shouldn't but it's understandable and she apologized to it at the end and everyone recognized she did it out of insecurities. Like you said it's so rare in these types of movies for the adults to be people too and not an obstacle
Agreed. I really appreciate how she talked about her insecurities, how she has no family and feels like a failure and how she's angery that a lizard was able to help out a class more than her. Who wouldn't been mad?! She gave her whole life, not just her years, but her potential to have a family, away so she could be the best teacher. And now all she has for it is a small house, no friends, no family, and a lizard who does her job better than she does. It's so human! It's so abundantly human! She certainly was a foil for Leo, but not the bad guy. Just another human doing her best.
yeah tbh if I was a teacher being underpaid and being hated by kids, only to learn that a lizard is somehow making more of a positive impact on my students than I am, I think I'd lose my mind
When does Wish do that? Leo is indeed the better movie, and Wish has many problems, like it’s poor pacing, but, adults being treated like they’re terrible and wrong is not one of them. At what point does the movie paint any adult as bad? Asha loves/respects her mother and especially her grandfather, to the point she wants to get their wishes back, as it’s shown they’re good people with noble intentions. The only adult who’s treated like that is the King, who’s the villain, so yeah. This criticism makes some sense for strange world, but, not really Wish.
I love how the theme of this year (technically earlier with puss in boots 2) is how literally everyone, EVERYONE including illumination and a talking animal adam sandler movie is beating the tar out of disney who’s been content on just consistent lukewarm quality with rarely any real artistic vision or ambition behind it (makes the renaissance era seem like a happy accident ngl)
Yep. If Disney doesn't get better then I really hope that this continues next year too. I'm cautiously excited for Migration, it looks really good even though it's not backed by a reliable company like Nintendo. (Last time I felt like that was ironically with Elemental which I loved, so I got a good feeling) Kung Fu Panda 4 is Kung Fu Panda, but the last Kung Fu Panda content we got (The Netflix show) was meh. A chameleon that can bring Shen back sounds pretty metal though ngl. And Sonic 3 NEEDS to be good after 2 (Favorite video game movie ever) got bodied by Mario and FNAF.
@@MariusWales One good example is Tarzan and Tarzan 2. The Nostalgia Critic says that while Tarzan is more ambitious, Tarzan 2 makes less mistakes because it's more simple.
The fact that Leo beat disney's 100th anniversary movie, let me be clear A NETFLIX ADAM SANDLER MOVIE BEAT DISNEY'S 100TH ANNIVERARY FILM! It just shocks me.
And both of them are still at heart really flawed musicals with shitty songs! And somehow the Happy Madison Adam Sandler animated lizard making suggestive penis jokes in a grade 5 classroom movie was able to top Wish. That really sets the standard for Disney lol
@@celwenileran2135 Disney losing to the Mario Movie is no surprise. Disney losing to Adam Sandler is shocking because ever since 8 Crazy Nights, he became one of the most hated celebrities ever and the fact that he's so overused doesn't help matters ether. In Leo, Adam somehow managed to redeem himself.
The animation Leo can be clunky and the character designs do look generic for 3D animation. However, what I enjoyed about Leo was how the kid characters were written to behave like ACTUAL children: those who have genuine problems actual kids can have (feeling left out, having to mask insecurities, etc)
The story definitely makes up for the lackluster animation. Along with the personalities of the kids and the way they where handled. I can excuse movies that don't have the best animation if the story is good. Sad that can't be said for wish
@@XWierdThingsHappenXoh fr! As one said, "a good story can save a bad animation but a bad story can't save a good animation!" As "good" as Wish looks (and I'm being nice here), to hear that its story is just lackluster made me so glad I gave Leo a chance.
@@jadjason6053 it's definitely not bad! I just really enjoy unique art styles. So it is pretty meh to me. But that really doesn't matter. Because of it being a genuinely good movie. I knew I would like it based on its trailer. It's premise is great. The story was handled awesomely.
Leo got everything right about elementary school, from that one kid flipping his eye lids, the pets being named after characters, and my favorite thing, the gym teacher listening to stuff like watch me whip and wobble. I swear that was the same kind of stuff they played in PE
I highly agree with you; usually kids written in animated movies can come off as one-dimensional/stereotypical, boring, and or (frustratingly) annoying. The kids in Leo all have distinct, fun personalities and you can tell they were inspired by classmates from their childhoods or even their own kids. Is some of it cringe? Yes but to me its the type of cringe we look back on and remember fondly. It really surprised me how Leo accurately captures the Gen Z/Gen Alpha school experience.
I loved the character designs of some of the kids. Imo, wherever you live, past or present, some of the kids just LOOK like someone you know or used to know. They're so different but have features to them that make them recognizable. I even compared one of the kids that looked kind of like me as a child.
@@T_E_G (Leo Bites Donald Duck’s Butt) Donald Duck: (SCREAMS) Leo: GET HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT WE’LL HOW THOUGH THIS DISNEY IS WHEN HE WATCHES ME KILL HIS BROTHER!
Leo was such a heartwarming and funny movie. The fact that a 100 anniversary DISNEY movie did worse than a netflix Adam sandler lizard movie is shocking. 2023 really has been a year
i had low expectations for the film, and while the film didn't really prove those expectations extremely wrong, the film was a warm and wholesome story that really I wished most teachers would realise the impact of helping children other than academics and actually living up to their role as a "second parent"
As a former teacher (idk if I want to get back to it) I can say we don’t want to focused on the academic side of things, it’s more so what school system and government wants. I worked with kids 0-12+ and most times we had to teach something that even I don’t think all the kids cared about. It has become all about numbers/grades now and I truly hated it because I felt like I wasn’t connected with my kids anymore. Parents were also not helping the teachers when we were saying things were wrong or their kid wasn’t ready to move up. I truly hated “focusing” an unprepared child to move up because we needed to make room in a classroom that felt chaotic. I know people like to think of teachers as the “second parent” because we spent the most time with the kids but unfortunately not all the kids see it that way. They look up to their parents and we can try to help them but if mom says “my kid isn’t the problem” and they are, nobody wants to help and nothing gets done. I have seen teachers break out crying, getting bitten and hit, and cursed out by parents and even I was on the receiving end too. When you’re a teacher it truly feels like nobody is on your side.
Leo genuinely made me emotional, and even though it had a huge cast of characters, all of them felt fleshed out and unique in their own way. Every kid in the class was their own person. Meanwhile, I barely remember half the characters in wish aside from the horrible goat and Asha herself, and King MAGNIFICO was my favorite solely bc you can tell Chris Pine had the time of his life voicing the character
@@omegadude50g74 We also call it grade school in Michigan. Honestly, until I read your comment, the possible that it would be called anything else had never entered my mind. What do you call it?
@@quartzninjaIn here we call it elementary, maybe they also call it that in wherever they're from. But honestly I still don't understand why the alternate name is “grade school”.
When I rewatched Leo I noticed that from the very start of the movie there was a spot at the base of his tail that was gray and flaking like when reptiles shed their skin and that it's there for more or less the entire movie, so it was nice continuity, and I also loved how Leo not only channeled that grampa energy but definitely had the grandpa look to a "T" ( not including the lizard attributes ).
You know it's hilarious when a Netflix animated movie starring Adam Sandler does what Disney's Wish failed to do: making a well-written film with heart and properly focusing on the message of problem-solving through communication
Both of these films are groundbreaking in their own special way. Leo is groundbreaking for being one of the first times a film with Adam Sandler in it managed to out perform a Disney film critically. Wish is groundbreaking for being the first ever film, animated or not, to have song lyrics generated by AI. Which one sounds like a bigger accomplishment?
I'm not really worried about this whole AI thing. People will always care about art made by actual people. Leo, a movie made by creative people that care about the art of film making, beating a movie that feels like it was made by a machine, proofs that.
@@reddeadspartanI think it will become like how there's machine made products and there's the hand made traditional products, one is cheap, mass produced, and the most common, while the other is more expensive, takes along time to make, limited in numbers, and not common to have,
Only time will tell, but I agree. I think AI can make interesting things that I've not seen people make, but things made with human minds & hands are always more impressive & interesting to me.
Definitely Adam Sandler is a man child, and there's zero things wrong with that! His humor is just geared towards adults who want to turn their brains off and not think about how bad things can get, adam Sandler is breaking the mold of his older films now because he's a dad and children and he even said he's making movies for his kids now and they world they live in/ the struggles his children and other kids go through I think it's sweet!
i loved this movie, even though i normally steer away from musicals. i love how they portrayed the teacher, I don't think i've ever really seen a grumpy old teacher trope sort of character go through any sort of character development before like this
I think the closest thing I've seen is Principal Krupp in Captain Underpants, where it becomes apparent that part of the reason he's so mean-spirited is because he lives a sad, lonely life, and ends up softening up a bit after he starts talking to a lady who's into him, but that's about it.
The thing about sandler is that I honestly think he's actually a very good actor, and most of his compatriots are also pretty good at their jobs too. They've just figured out that they can go to vacation destinations, goof around for a bit, then make millions while putting in no effort. But whenever they try I feel like they can do good work.
Seeing the comedy actor who played as Zohan, of all people, managed to outclass a Disney film is hilarious. It's nice that Adam Sandler is finally getting a W for once after most of his previous films are hit-and-miss, with an exception of _Click,_ _Bedtime Stories,_ _Reign On Me,_ and _Uncut Gems._
I watched Leo with my boyfriend and he said “this script feels like an unpolished first draft, but I think that’s a good thing.” Leo is 100% a bizzare movie. Just in its comedy and premise alone. I expected this knowing this was an Adam Sandler movie and I know his comedy. But it is a good movie with several good messages for both kids and adults. Don’t lie to people. Make sure you listen to others. I also appreciated that the teacher wasn’t 100% a bad person. Kids media tends to paint teachers as evil, but the teacher has her own struggles too. What does wish give as a message to anybody? Grant people’s wishes?? Don’t trust your king?
Your boyfriend echoes the same sentiment I've been screaming from the mountaintops for YEARS. In an entertainment world where everything is expecting to be overly polished, it's honestly refreshing when you see a project that isn't perfect but plays to its strengths well to help compensate for the weaknesses. When a movie overly polished, you get Wish - which looks so contrived and artificial. Warts and all, movies like Leo aren't afraid of embracing their charm.
can we talk about how this move makes the kids a little bit odd looking like most kids are. unlike disney wich desings there protagonists to look absolutly perfect. great video as alwas man.
I also like how they designed first-graders, as these bubble-headed gremlins with essentially the same design. It makes sense, as children often aren't as refined as people until they grow older.
Leo brought me back to Hotel Transylvania 1 honestly. I know HT1 isn’t perfect but it’s a charming movie, Especially the ending. It’s nice to see Adam Sandler make something like this
HT1 is actually a good movie, in my standards, it had a very solid concept and the characters followed it. It just went downhill as it kept going until they gave up on it on the last one
I liked HT1. Never saw the sequels (except maybe a clip of HT2 or 3 while waiting in the doctor's office), but it looks like I should give the first sequel a chance… Sandler seems much better suited to animation -- except Eight Crazy Nights (shudder), but even it tried something different
I'm beyond excited to witness the downfall of Disney. Leo was actually kinda funny and had a simple, heartfelt moral. Wish was a collection of references to better movies and the Villain made more sense than the protagonist
You know, I honestly never thought of that - and that 100% adds to the character so much. It's like my dad who is just about to turn 62 - 90% of his closest friends and coworkers over the years (some younger and some older than him) are dead.
Maybe, though he wouldn't know about most of them… Assuming a small-town setting, he may also have been taken care of by these kids' parents or grandparents
they should make an episodic version of Leo for TV. would be awesome if each season explored a new grade (or even college), and each episode could go over a different kid. i feel like it was a great concept, but could use more time to really work with those issues or more difficult topics like trauma, anxiety, and other complex emotions
The thing with adam sandler is that he was always a great comedian, and the fact that he made so many low effort movies with same archetypes and comedy was the most frustrating thing about him, he won his fame by his own inaction, so if this movie is a signal of his objectives, then i am glad he is finally trying after a long time
@ECKohns No, they're lizards, as in they're a highly evolved form of squamates, which is what the term lizards refers to. They're not just reptiles like archosaurs, crocodilians, tuatara, or terrapins, reptile is a much broader group. Snakes themselves are specifically a sort of lizard, in the same way humans aren't just simians, but specifically apes, a particular grouping of old world monkeys.
Snakes are an evolutionary offshoot of the common ancestor of it and lizards -- some snakes do have vestigial legs in their skeletons -- but they are not lizards per se
@Soufriere84 Only due to name, but they're lizards in the same way birds are dinosaurs. A certain type of lizard became snakes, a certain type of dinosaur became birds, and a certain type of archosaur ancestor unifies crocodilians, birds, and dinosaurs. It's pretty weird to think about, but it's the logic of ancestry, all lifeforms are bracketed within what their ancestors were, humans are, broadly, primates, mammals, synapsids, amniotes, reptiliomorphs, tetrapods, gnathostomes, chordates, antiarchs, placoderms, and then some other stuff. Point is we're fish, and so are lizards, including snakes.
When I was first hearing about this whole situation with Leo beating Wish on reviews, I assumed it was some schadenfreude-kind of situation. nobody talked about the movie itself so I just expected something on the idea of "Haha, Wish is so bad and we are so mad at Disney that even the shitty Adam Sandler movie where he is a lizard is doing better!". As if saying Leo was still a bottom-of-the-barrel flick which was only succeeding by technicality of Wish being THAT bad. HOWEVER, finally seeing someone talk about it and revealing that it's actually a very good movie by it's own terms puts a big smile on my face! At at time where I can count on a single hand the amount of movies I ended up enjoying this year, it nice to hear of another one that can possibly give me a good time cause I rather see good effort be rewarded rather than just look at things as a competition of who's worse. I'm definitely gonna watch this movie next time I have some time for.
Are we going to ignore how beautiful the animation in Leo is? Like I cannot believe a Netflix movie (especially Adam Sandler lol) looks pretty amazing. Wish looks like some rejected Sophia the First special 💀
The drone was actually really funny as a side character, because it goes through a legitimate _character arc_. They do the "side character for the adults" really well for a kids movie. In the third act they have a fight scene, and they have to leave a plot hole of "the drone just doesn't show up" so that it can actually exist. They have to nerf the drone. Its great.
Sad you didn't even mention the kindergartener jokes in the movie every scene with them just showing up animated like crazy ass cloudy with a chance of meatball characters had me actually laughing out loud lol they are terrifying 😂
The virgin disney: -Everyone is complaining about the twist villains and "there is no real villain" trend. -Disney finally caves gives us Magnifico -Critically panned, audiences despise the movie The chad Leo -Everyone is complaining about the twist villains and "there is no real villain" trend. -Ignores everyone and has both a twist villain and "there are no villains" in the same movie -Is admired for it, critically acclaimed
I was genuinely blown away by how good Leo was, and yeah I agree the musical numbers aren't that great (though the "extra time" song being played in the background I thought was really funny.) And gosh, this has got to Adam Sandler's best role and movie, like I straight up couldn't believe this came from him and that he was the voice of Leo. Lastly, the conflicts the kids have and the stuff that Leo teaches them is so relatable and actually the stuff that kids need to hear. Seriously, parents need to watch this film it captures different kids struggles and how to overcome them perfectly. And the kindergartners designs were really funny.
My best guess as to wear, this movie came from production wise, was just experience from hotel Transylvania. You do enough kids, movies and you know you work in entertainment long enough you can sort of throw these things together in your sleep . Much like the movie Leo, having real experience for years and years is actually very beneficial
it doesnt really surprise me that sandler was able to create a charming movie like this. despite all of his movies being, you know. adam sandler movies. one thing i always found kinda charming is how he treated children and the relationships they had with their parents or mentor figures. he always had a lot of potential on that front. as you mentioned towards the end, I imagine that his experience as a father was what this aspect of his writing needed to mature into this honestly lovable and endearing movie. If his future movies will also show this level of skill and growth on his part, that remains to be seen. but between Leo and a couple of other projects that came in the last few years, I think the future looks promising on the Adam Sandler part. Wish I could say the same for Disney.
The Adam Sandler lizard musical...a lot of words I never imagined being used in sequence. I don't even like musicals, but I watched this, and it was genuinely good. How Disney continuously manages to wet the bed and be beaten by other forms of media is crazy. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish outshines everything they've made recently, Leo beats their 100 year anniversary, Invincible has been getting more hype than the MCU. Disney is in shambles
I had a teacher like that, where she was old fashion, and uptight. We would get detention for the weirdest things, like one time I didn't pay attention to this teacher's story he wrote, and I legit drew one line, instant recess detention. (Story was super basic and boring. He did not write or spend his teacher check on making a new book. Lmao.) She wrote me up all the time for not turning in homework, but I had the awful luck of when I did my homework, she wouldn't grade them. But when I didn't, it was magically the day she would grade. I was in IEP, and I had poor attention skills(I have ADD. I won't pay attention unless I'm mentally into it. And due to her teaching, I legit could not focus enough.) Though after some time, she actually warmed up to me, and actually grew to like me as a person, and not as a student. Yes, I was struggling, but after the second half, I was getting better and better. Much so, that I got on honor roll, she didn't show this to me until the end of the year, likely on purpose so that I would still try to become better, even though I was. So I wouldn't lose sight on trying to pass 5th grade. But to be fair, my teacher had a crappy class, like besides me and a handful, she had 35 students that year, and multiple things were destroyed, etc. Anyway, flash forward when I was in HS, I had accidentally bumped into her because the HS offers their audiotorium for the elementary's christmas concert.(Btw super cute, we got to see their little practices in choir and band classes.) She actually hugged me, and said she was very proud of me. As by this time, I had become an excellent student, and I had officially graduated in 2020, at a 3.9 GPA. I forgot her name unfortunately, but I hope she realizes not everyone in that school thought she was the devil. If it wasn't for her being rough with me, I would have likely not gotten my head in the game.
I'm honestly surprised this was Happy Madison's 2nd animated movie in years since Eight Crazy Nights. This felt like Adam actually took his time to work out the production as opposed to just shitting out a cash grab that no one would've remembered.
Little moment: I like when the girl starts crying and he sings a song about 'just get over it' and then the girl laughs and brings out a book and talks about how crying actually helps. He decides that it did help to let her talk, that venting helps. Later on leo and squirtle have a moment where they cry and admit that it did help them. IDK I thought that was a nice thing. Even if the song made me cringe, I was laughing. lol Overall I felt like the songs were supposed to just be lame to make fun of musicals since they interrupt them and sing single words at punchlines.
Had you not tweet about this film and giving it a lot of praise, I don't think I would've watched it. But my god am I so happy you brought this film some attention!
I think the question isn't (just) what adam sandler did, its how poorly both disney and wish did that even gave adam sandler the chance to surpass them in quality.
I'm glad I watched this instead of Wish because honestly the movie's jokes just hits with the side of that Adam Sandler's comedy and the writing was on strong points despite the animation or art style looking a bit generic.
I find it really funny that Wish has NO messages or morals really, while Leo has numerous good and practical messages! Leo’s a fun and smart movie that anyone can watch, laugh, and learn from! It ticks me off that Wish is in theaters cause there are AAALLLLOOOTT of movies on Netflix that should have been in Theators instead (Over The Moon, Leo, Nimona, Klause) and ALL of these utilize there animation infinitely better.
When I saw the trailer for Leo, i remember thinking, "wow, that actually looks really interesting" and I was anticipating it's release. It's very heartfelt and kind to kids working through their issues. It was just original, funny, and left you with a good feeling at the end. Oh, the design for the kindergartners was absolutely hilarious and they made me laugh every time they were onscreen.
Since the Hotel Transylvania trilogy Adam Sandler has seemingly hit the sweet spot in terms of his movies. They’re not all winners, but they’ve been improving a lot. The HT trilogy was able to balance its humor and serious moments, setting norms while also having unique traits. And you can also has that balance that also made HT a success. And it’s a good bet that the next Sandler digital animated movie will probably improve even further.
I love a movie showing that even kids today have problems and always will, and shows how they can be solved. It’s refreshing and gives me hope for future generations!
Being better than Wish isn’t exactly a high bar due to that movie being extraordinarily mid, but the fact it’s being compared to an animated movie where Adam Sandler plays as a lizard makes it way funnier lmao
Leo as a character is basically the short guy from 8 Crazy Nights played more straight instead of as the joke. Honestly a lot of Sandler movies have recently been feeling less a need to have people laughing the entire movie and focus more on what it is about at heart.
VIIIINDICATION‼️‼️🗣️🗣️🗣️ This movie actually has substance story wise and it’s so unexpectedly wholesome!!! I love the relationships Leo makes with the kids, while the musical aspect is exhausted its literally there for less than 2 min. Not only that it actually has something to say to the kids that are watching. This totally feels like a movie from the mid 2000’s, kinda Blue Sky ish
I love how the substitute teacher wasn't a generic mean teacher from beginning to end. It was refreshing to see her realize that what she did was wrong, apologize, and become a better person like the kids before her.
At the end of the day, companies may think AI is the be-all and end-all for a perfect art:profit ratio, but while it may replace human writers, it can never replace the human mind. Using AI to write a serious story for profit is like trying to use a toy hammer to build a house because you don't want to hire construction workers. AI is best as a toy, be it for personal use, shits and giggles, or talking to chatbots. It can't be used for serious stuff like a 100th anniversary celebration for the most iconic studio in the world, and if you try to do something like that, your work will suffer.
honestly i find the adam sandler lizard movie's antagonist way more relatable than the disney 100th year aniversary's protagonist. that really should tell you something.
Leo felt like one of the older adam sandler family movies that's super wholesome with a fun animated flair while having bits of adult comedy that will fly over the children's heads. I was skeptical at first but it was a fun watch
How on earth did I not get that the drone is supposed to be a metaphor for helicopter parenting, given the fact it is a literal helicopter drone that tends to every one of the kid's needs
Disney has been in the unfortunate mindset of, "If you don't have to compete, you don't have to care." Leo and other movies like Puss In Boots 2 worked hard for their success, while Disney simply thought, "Just pump out the usual slop, those pigs will eat it up anyway."
Leo actually made me tear up a few times. I probably wouldn't have even watched it if my friends hadn't dragged me into a day of "Let's watch the new Disney movie and the Adam Sandler lizard movie, it'll be funny." Being released alongside Wish and the favorable comparisons are probably the best thing that could've happened with Leo.
Dude in the year 2023 I would never expect Adam Sander to not only be a father but to be someone to have a movie that outclass Disney in like everything when it comes to this movie. From this video I know now I gotta watch Leo, cause it's a straight up masterpeice nothing more to say. And I wish you all have a great day
Wish was the same formulaic quirky girl story, Leo was a cute and heartfelt story with a unique protagonist. I don't even mean because he's a lizard, but because he's a senior. Its part of what Up so unique. Also, Leo felt like a loving story for his kids while still having his style of humor. It just felt like a movie by someone who loves kids but can still point out why/how they drive you nuts. (As someone with a kindergardener I loved the chaos balls that were the kindergardeners lol)
I've heard Sandler gets a bad rep for his ability as an actor because he's always being cast as a funny stupid guy despite there being a few (can't remember which) cases where he's perfectly able to, and very good at, playing it straight and sincere. Glad Leo gets to show he's not JUST the pee-pee-poo-poo funny man
This movie sounds a lot like a modern day Rugrats to me. The Rugrats creators set out to portray what it feels like for both kids and parents during the childhood phase and they seek to explain where their characters are coming from without preaching the "correct" way to parent or be a kid. I think Leo can attribute its success to having a similar structure and message.
I was actually shocked that I liked this movie tbh. It’s genuinely one of the first movies I’ve seen in a while where I wanted to pay attention to every single thing that was happening on screen; scared I’d be missing an important moment or detail
I cant believe im saying this but Sandler has been on a roll the last couple of years. Uncut Gems, Hustle, the detective movies he made with Jennifer Aniston, you're so not invited to my batmitsfa, and now this. This has been a solid couple of years for him.
I've reached the point that whenever i heard "non-Disney animated movie" i instantly get interested because it'd be hard to make it any more boring than modern Disney.
As Harrison Ford said- *“I think its not a question of the technology, it’s how you use it. We have the capacity to generate more enemies than anyone would ever face, more airplanes in the sky than anyone would ever see. But what happens is you lose the human scale. And if you lose that, you lose the audiences ability to experience… the story you are telling.”*
I can't get over how incomplete the rendering on Wish looks, and that it was intentionally designed that way. There were moments in Leo where the rendering was really nice, like when Leo leaves a handprint on the ginger girl's cheek. I am not surprised in the slightest that this film is doing well.
Imho, from what you see around like interviews and stuff, Adam Sandler feels like someone who nailed parenting on an higher level and can relate to children like few people can. It seems just right that an animation movie codeveloped by him can beat a company that rn is so out of touch with everyone it just scares me. Disney is no longer making entertainment for children or their parents, they're just praising to the twitter mob that never watches their movies, they just write porn fanfictions about them.
