Initially, I’ve often thought that I’m the odd one out in the office. I eat cai png without curry gravy, I hate bubble teas and I laughed when Jack died in Titanic.
So I assumed that I’m the only fellow who didn’t know about Playmobil, a toy line that looks almost identical to Lego.
And it turns out that most of us didn’t know the existence of Playmobil. Heck, one of us even thought that Playmobil is Lego.
My introduction isn’t to hit my word limit: To understand this review completely, you’d need to know a little about Playmobil.
Playmobil is like the twin brother of Lego, but larger and catered more for kids between four to twelve. Playmobil’s figures are a tad more lifelike while Lego’s ones are usually yellow.
Lego has the first-mover advantage when it comes to movies: their first movie came out in 2014 and it won viewers’ heart immediately. It now has a total of four films in its franchise and has grossed over USD$1 billion so far.
Playmobil is like DC in the superhero world: they’re a little late to the movie world.
But would it be like DC, which failed miserably with its first few films?
Playmobil: The Movie
Before anything, here’s the trailer:
I’d be the first to say that it looks promising, with its animation being on point and its cutesy characters melting my heart.
A look at the reviews online suggests otherwise:
To get just 19% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes isn’t a simple feat; you have to be pretty darn bad to fail so badly.
Unfortunately, it seems like numbers don’t lie here, because it’s that bad.
At least according to a 30-year-old who has no idea what Playmobil is.
Movie Made to Sell Toys
The plot for the movie is simple: siblings got sucked into the Playmobil world and we get to see all kinds of Playmobil characters and blocks.
From people in a Viking battle…
…to gladiators…
…to, of course, contemporary sports car.
So, pray tell: is it just a coincidence that the story revolves characters from all parts and periods of the world, or is Playmobil trying to tell us that they have toys from all parts and periods of the world?
To some extent, the settings connect pretty well so it doesn’t feel forced, but it’s not an Alice in Wonderland. I did scratch my head as even a freaking T-rex appears but maybe kids won’t mind the outrageousness of it all.
The animation does make the movie a tad more palatable; every character’s expressions were made to perfection, and I subconsciously did check out a few Playmobil images on Google after the movie.
Maybe that’s the whole idea after all: a feature-length film to milk money from me through ticket sales and merchandises.
Is it worth a watch? If you like watching sponsored content on Facebook or YouTube, then this is for you.
If not, you might want to resist the temptation to invoice the cinema for wasting 1.5 hours of your time.
Rating: 1/5
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